Construction is getting a surprising helper: dirt from the building site itself. MIT researchers have found a way to use 3D-printed mud to build concrete structures faster and cheaper than traditional methods. Currently, builders spend time and money creating wooden molds, then tear them down after the concrete hardens. MIT’s new method, called EarthWorks, uses treated soil instead of wood for these molds. “We’re taking the ground we’re standing on and turning it into molds for concrete buildings,” explains Sandy Curth, who leads the research at MIT’s Department of Architecture. The team mixes construction site soil with straw and adds … Continue reading MIT’s 3D-Printed Mud Molds Aim to Halve Concrete’s 8% Carbon Emissions