TY - CHAP
T1 - Are We There Yet? Progress Review of Digital Manufacturing for Earth Construction
AU - Gomaa, Mohamed
AU - Malekian, Hamidreza
AU - Soebarto, Veronica
AU - Reyes, Alejandro Veliz
PY - 2025/11/1
Y1 - 2025/11/1
N2 - The construction industry is currently transforming under the dual imperatives of digitisation and decarbonisation. Digital Manufacturing of Earth Construction (DMEC) is emerging as a sustainable alternative to traditional building methods, offering solutions to environmental challenges while improving efficiency. This chapter provides a progress review of DMEC from 2021 to 2024, focusing on three key domains: manufacturing technologies, material and performance aspects, and research reliability and visibility. Serving as a “Checkpoint 2.0,” this chapter builds on previous review by authors, aiming to consolidate critical information to support the broader adoption of digital earth construction techniques. The review highlights significant advancements, such as the development of hybrid systems and enhanced earthen mixtures. It also examines the increasing interest from industry and government stakeholders in scaling up DMEC for industrial applications. The digital earth construction framework has evolved from initial proofs-of-concept to full-scale prototypes, marking a significant step toward commercial viability.
AB - The construction industry is currently transforming under the dual imperatives of digitisation and decarbonisation. Digital Manufacturing of Earth Construction (DMEC) is emerging as a sustainable alternative to traditional building methods, offering solutions to environmental challenges while improving efficiency. This chapter provides a progress review of DMEC from 2021 to 2024, focusing on three key domains: manufacturing technologies, material and performance aspects, and research reliability and visibility. Serving as a “Checkpoint 2.0,” this chapter builds on previous review by authors, aiming to consolidate critical information to support the broader adoption of digital earth construction techniques. The review highlights significant advancements, such as the development of hybrid systems and enhanced earthen mixtures. It also examines the increasing interest from industry and government stakeholders in scaling up DMEC for industrial applications. The digital earth construction framework has evolved from initial proofs-of-concept to full-scale prototypes, marking a significant step toward commercial viability.
KW - 3D printing
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Clay-based materials
KW - Decarbonisation
KW - Digital manufacturing
KW - Earth construction
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97818-0_4
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105020922797
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-97818-0_4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-97818-0_4
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-031-97817-3
T3 - Springer Series in Materials Science ((SSMATERIALS,volume 352))
SP - 57
EP - 71
BT - Springer Series in Materials Science
PB - Springer
ER -