Godrej Const Partners with IIT-M Based Start-Up Tvasta for 3D Printing
Godrej & Boyce announced that its business, Godrej Construction has partnered with Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions, an indigenous start-up founded by IIT-Madras alumni, to introduce and commercially deploy an innovative 3D Construction Printing (3DCP) Technology in India. Inspired by the nation’s call for an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', Godrej Construction and Tvasta aim to pioneer this technology for the development of various sustainable infrastructure projects, housing solutions, disaster relief structures, national defence related applications and various other public amenities in India, and globally. Addressing the growing needs of the Real Estate and Infrastructure sectors of India, Godrej Construction and Tvasta have collaborated to develop a Proof-of-Concept (image attached). The Bus Shelter was 3D Printed within a span of 32 hrs and assembled on site within 8 hrs. To promote adoption of Circular Economy principles in the Construction industry, Godrej Construction, along with Tvasta have developed for the first time a very sustainable concrete mix design comprising of approximately 30% of Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA), sourced from concrete waste debris, recycled at the Godrej Recycled Concrete Plant, at Vikhroli, Mumbai. The unique structure has a distinct physical design – a curvilinear geometry to showcase the aesthetic versatility, structural advantages and excellent potential that this technology has to offer to the Construction Industry. It is designed to be completely energy efficient with independent solar panels for lighting the bus shelter and it's commercial signages at night. The idea germinated during Godrej & Boyce’s ‘Sprint’ Initiative, an organisation wide intrapreneurial innovation program.
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