Regenerative earth-based formworks
Additional information
Authors
Type
Article in conference proceedings
Year
2025
Language
English
Abstract
This paper presents a series of experimental approaches, including 3D-printed earth fillers for concrete slabs, scored slurry layers that crack into material-optimized casting geometries, or early explorations into reconfigurable granular formworks—using crushed bricks, gravel, sand, and construction waste—shaped by manual or robotic techniques, transforming the mould itself into part of an adaptive, reversible system. Together, these investigations offer a shift from rigid, wasteful practices to a flexible, circular, and materially expressive casting paradigm. The following discussion identifies key barriers to integration—technical, regulatory, and cultural—and asks what frameworks might be required to support a broader adoption of these strategies.
Keywords
Digital fabrication, Regenerative formworks
Conference proceedings
Sustainable Built Environment Conference
Meeting name
Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE25): Shaping Tomorrow: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment
Meeting place
Zurich, Switzerland
Meeting date
June 24-27, 2025
Diffusion
License
CC BY-NC
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Gold
