{"id":7536,"date":"2025-01-21T17:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/?p=7536"},"modified":"2025-01-27T12:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:49:28","slug":"fricks-2023-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/?p=7536","title":{"rendered":"2023-24 \/\/ Fricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7536\" class=\"elementor elementor-7536\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-353a73a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"353a73a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd6e351\" data-id=\"cd6e351\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">|Fricks<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aed11e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aed11e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbb44cb\" data-id=\"bbb44cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73bfa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c73bfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>|<b>Team<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claudia Elzbieta Gowgiel, Pinelopi Filothei Karali, Julina Simantob<\/span><\/p><p>|<b>Faculty<\/b><\/p><p><i>Areti Markopoulou, Nikol Kirov<\/i>a, <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniil Koshelyuk<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>|<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Project year<\/span><\/p><p><i>2023-24<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991aa4b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"991aa4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22daae1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"22daae1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b575ccf\" data-id=\"b575ccf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad820e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad820e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fricks<\/strong> is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0a solution designed to mitigate the environmental challenges posed by traditional construction practices. Crafted primarily from <strong>recycled brick waste<\/strong>, Fricks exemplifies a shift toward circular economy principles by transforming discarded materials into <strong>thermally efficient<\/strong> and <strong>lightweight<\/strong> building components. These <strong>porous geopolymer bricks<\/strong> are designed to be integrated into <strong>facade systems<\/strong> to improve thermal insulation of the buildings.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68cad8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"68cad8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6584201\" data-id=\"6584201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996e1c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"996e1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01_waste-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01_waste-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01_waste-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01_waste-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01_waste-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01_waste-1568x1109.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01_waste.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1852931 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1852931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the European Union, construction and demolition waste (CDW) accounts for nearly one-third of all waste produced. Spain, in particular, faces a critical challenge, with brick and ceramic residues constituting over 50% of the waste generated by the construction sector.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b6cc6e\" data-id=\"5b6cc6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc9841 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bc9841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1448\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02_sankey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02_sankey.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02_sankey-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02_sankey-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02_sankey-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02_sankey-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02_sankey-1568x1109.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a68f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"84a68f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2364a4\" data-id=\"e2364a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e86498 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e86498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The production process begins with collecting brick waste from demolition sites. The bricks undergo a series of refining steps, including the removal of plaster or cement residues, crushing into aggregates no larger than 2 cm, and grinding them into a fine powder. This brick powder is then combined with an alkaline solution to initiate the <strong>geopolymerization<\/strong> process, forming the base material. Through the controlled addition of <strong>foaming agent<\/strong>, <strong>various grades of porosities<\/strong> are generated. This <strong>controlled porosity<\/strong> ensures optimal <strong>thermal performance<\/strong> and <strong>lightweightness<\/strong>, making Fricks versatile for a range of architectural applications and contexts. Through iterative material testing two grades of porosity are achieved: <strong>layered<\/strong> and <strong>uniform<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd7856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd7856\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-def3cbb\" data-id=\"def3cbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4da97 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de4da97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/03.2_material.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/03.2_material.jpg 960w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/03.2_material-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/03.2_material-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b64849d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b64849d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2696af0\" data-id=\"2696af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603e27b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"603e27b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1264\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/layered.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/layered.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/layered-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/layered-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/layered-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c6ad53\" data-id=\"0c6ad53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034bff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"034bff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1264\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/uniform.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7809\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/uniform.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/uniform-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/uniform-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/uniform-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2b8a80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2b8a80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaac327\" data-id=\"eaac327\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3536c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e3536c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1448\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/prototypes.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7828\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Various Prototypes<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c3669d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3c3669d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7802f31\" data-id=\"7802f31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b10fca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b10fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The material composition and state allow for different ways of fabrication such as <strong>casting<\/strong> into <strong>standardized panels<\/strong> or <strong>3D-printed<\/strong> for <strong>highly customized designs<\/strong>. Advanced parametric tools in generative design enable users to personalize facade systems according to specific needs. Once finalized, the components are printed and cast, and <strong>assembled directly on buildings<\/strong>, <strong>enhancing thermal efficiency<\/strong> and environmental sustainability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike traditional materials, this material composite<strong> does not require additional energy for drying<\/strong>, as the components air-dry naturally. This <strong>significantly reduces the energy footprint<\/strong> of production. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-245e9d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"245e9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-194da59\" data-id=\"194da59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a24dc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-slider happy-addon ha-slider\" data-id=\"d8a24dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_speed&quot;:300,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ha-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hajs-slick ha-slick ha-slick--slider\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/04_first_option.jpg\" alt=\"Standardized Panels\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Standardized Panels<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/05_first_option.jpg\" alt=\"Standardized Panels Details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Standardized Panels Details<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06_first_option.jpg\" alt=\"Aggregation of Standardized Panels\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Aggregation of Standardized Panels<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d735351 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-slider happy-addon ha-slider\" data-id=\"d735351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_speed&quot;:300,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ha-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hajs-slick ha-slick ha-slick--slider\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/13_second_option.jpg\" alt=\"3D Printing Catalog for Customized Panels\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"ha-slick-title\">3D Printing Catalog for Customized Panels<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12_second_option.jpg\" alt=\"Final Prototype with Customized Pieces\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Final Prototype with Customized Pieces<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14_second_option.jpg\" alt=\"Final Prototype Detailing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Final Prototype Detailing<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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