The Agüimes City Council has declared the tender for the construction of the first municipal building using 3D printing void. According to Canarias7, no company submitted a bid that met the requirements. This setback halts the municipality's plans to bet on more sustainable and efficient construction through this technology.
The technical requirements that complicated the printing 🏗️
3D printing in construction requires large-format equipment, special concretes, and qualified personnel. For a municipal project, the specifications usually include guarantees, tight deadlines, and certifications that not all companies can assume. In the Canary Islands, the sector is still incipient and few firms have the necessary machinery to build habitable structures. The lack of bids reflects that the technology, although promising, needs more local development and less bureaucracy to take off.
The printer runs out of ink and paper 🖨️
It seems that 3D printing not only needs filament, but also companies willing to take the plunge. The City Council is left empty-handed with the printer turned off. Meanwhile, residents can breathe easy: for now, they won't see a municipal building that looks like it came out of a toy printer, although perhaps it would have been faster than traditional construction.