Advantages and Benefits of Additive Manufacturing in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Review

Industrial Techniques Laboratory, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Fez, Morocco,hind.jebbouri@usmba.ac.ma

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) has become a technology emerging in the construction industry, after revolutionizing other industry sectors. to define its benefits, we conducted a systematic review investigating the advantages of AM in construction based on a thorough screening of 30 papers retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases. A PRISMA approach was adhered to ensure transparency and rigor in paper selection. The study identifies 11 main categories of benefits that were reviewed to determine the prevalence and relevance of each benefit across the studies. The results stress that AM can lead to revolutionary efficiency improvements, material efficiency, and design flexibility, but material durability concerns, widespread use, and the integration of emerging technologies are a few challenges. The paper concludes that although AM offers promising prospects for the construction industry, additional research needs to be carried out to overcome its drawbacks and explore its full potential.