New Delhi, April 24 -- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have studied the effect of lattice-patterned 3d-printed concrete walls on a building's thermal performance. The study, led by Dr Biranchi Panda, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, examines whether these specially designed walls can help regulate internal temperatures and improve the energy efficiency of buildings.

"The findings of this research have been published in the international journal Progress in Additive Manufacturing, in a paper co-authored by Dr Panda and his research scholar Dhrutiman Dey, and Dr Yash Shukla along with Dr Rajan Rawal from CEPT University, Ahmedabad," as per a IIT Guwahati release.

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