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Patti Harburg-Petrich, principal in the Los Angeles office of U.K.-based engineering firm Buro Happold, expressed to Construction Dive last year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/why-3d-printing-still-flat-commercial-construction\/641731\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">building codes were hindering progress<\/a> on the method.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Nevertheless, some builders in the space are betting on the tech. Last September, Canadian builder WSP announced that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/3d-printed-concrete-wsp-infrastructure-clean-energy\/692958\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">researching new applications<\/a> for 3D printed concrete, including infrastructure and clean energy projects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u201cThe technology is impacting the housing sector and its reach is expected to eventually expand into heavy infrastructure,\u201d said Markus Wernli, vice president of the maritime division at WSP in the U.S., in a <a href=\"https:\/\/wsp.com\/en-us\/insights\/2023-3d-printed-concrete-future-of-construction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">news release announcing the move<\/a>. \u201cThe use of 3DPC will first grow in less challenged structural and non-structural components before finding application in components for large infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Outside of terrestrial construction, 3D printing is finding a use as well \u2014 a team from New York City-based Turner is working with AI SpaceFactory to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/turner-ai-spacefactory-terrestrial-project-test-space-3d-printing-technology\/646709\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">test the capabilities of off-world 3d printing<\/a> here on Earth.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 20-foot-high expansion is one of the largest freestanding 3D-printed commercial concrete structures in the U.S., according to Alquist 3D. Walmart selected Alquist for its expertise in 3D materials and robotics, aiming to embark on a project of this magnitude, stated Mike Neill, vice president of new construction for Walmart. &#8220;Walmart is always looking to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Walmart Integrates 3D Printing for New Store Addition in Tennessee - 3D Printing Services Blog and Updates | 3D Print Prototypes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/3dprintingservices.com\/blog\/walmart-integrates-3d-printing-for-new-store-addition-in-tennessee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Walmart Integrates 3D Printing for New Store Addition in Tennessee - 3D Printing Services Blog and Updates | 3D Print Prototypes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 20-foot-high expansion is one of the largest freestanding 3D-printed commercial concrete structures in the U.S., according to Alquist 3D. 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