Archinect - News2024-05-05T20:06:47-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150306513/icon-s-latest-military-project-will-produce-the-largest-3d-printed-structures-in-north-america
ICON's latest military project will produce the largest 3D printed structures in North America Josh Niland2022-04-11T18:01:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/47ca03b16eaca3fe6fc1fcb9792d5d9a.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Department of Defense (DOD) has once again teamed up with construction technology company <a href="https://archinect.com/ICON3dtech" target="_blank">ICON</a> to produce three residential structures for the Fort Bliss military installation in El Paso. At 5,700 square feet apiece, the DOD says they will represent the largest 3D printed structures in the Americas once construction is completed.</p>
<p>Companies had been prevented from even applying for DOD contracts until a recent change to the federal Unified Facilities Criteria (or UFC) allowed for the inclusion of 3D printing technology companies like the Austin-based startup, which immediately produced a design for a <a href="https://austonia.com/icon-camp-swift" target="_blank">Marine Corps barracks facility</a> at Texas’ Camp Swift Training Center.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ebd22b4bb7bf3850745311aeadee2c4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ebd22b4bb7bf3850745311aeadee2c4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Logan Architecture.</figcaption></figure><p>Leapfrogging off of this past experience, ICON will again incorporate its patented Vulcan printer and Lavacrete material to create three separate barracks, designed by Austin-based <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150254165/logan-architecture" target="_blank">Logan Architecture</a>, that will be realized in a period of about ten months.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4b8f3b48564671a3360d18849cf87f57.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4b8f3b48564671a3360d18849cf87f57.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Photo courtesy of ICON</figcaption></figure></figure><p>“T...</p>