UAE: SRTI Park, home to first 3D-printed house, explores extending the concept to street furniture

UAE: SRTI Park, home to first 3D-printed house, explores extending the concept to street furniture

Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park hosts workshop on innovating street furniture with 3D concrete printing

Published: Mon 12 Dec 2022, 10:39 PM

The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTP), home to the region’s first 3D printed house, is exploring new applications for this technology, including in the field of street furniture.

In an effort to disseminate knowledge in the latest construction and digital fabrication technologies, Middle East Engineering Technologies (MEET) and SRTIP hosted a workshop titled “Innovating Street Furniture with 3D Concrete Printing” at the 3D-Printed House at SRTI Park.

Commenting on SRTI’s plans for pushing 3D printing innovations, Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO of SRTIP, said: “3D-printing is a technology whose time has come. We believe 3D printing is set to revolutionise the construction industry. The construction of the first house of architectural heritage with the three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques at the park is a testimony to our mission to boost the usage of 3D printing. We are delighted to host this workshop which helped throw new light on the application of the emerging technology.”

Haidar Alhaidary, projects executive at MEET, presented various insights into the new technology, and explained unique features of the 3D printed villa, and the possibilities for innovating concrete