The Swedish Would Wood project is bringing together a group of businesses, colleges, students, designers and architects to develop the technology to make large-scale, 3D-printed wood-based structures and objects a reality, according to 3DPrint.com.
The interdisciplinary team has two goals: to 3D print wood furnishings and small-scale structural elements and, once having achieved that, amplify the technology to produce medium- and large-scale construction projects that would make future cities more sustainable and eco-friendly.
The team will have to develop a new wood-based additive manufacturing material to achieve their goals.
Project coordinator Mikael Lindström told 3DPrint.com that the technology will have en enormous impact.
“We believe that this technology will change the way we look at all aspects of sustainability, including quality of life, environment, logistics, materials strategies, energy and transportation,” he said. “It’s a very exciting time, and we see 3D printed wood as an innovative, sustainable and obvious material in the bio-based economy of the future.”
