SALIMA, MALAWI - Adifu Maulana quit school in 2014 to escape punishment she often received for arriving late. But thanks to what is being called the world’s first 3D-printed school, constructed by joint-venture group 14Trees, Maulana has resumed learning. The school is near now, she said, so she won’t arrive late at school, and her lessons are going smoothly. The aid project 14Trees is a joint venture between Swiss cement maker LafargeHolcim and the United Kingdom’s development finance institution, the CDC Group. While the school cost about 15% less to print than to build, the 3D printing machine costs about $500,000.

Source: Ethiopian News July 23, 2021 09:33 UTC