UCC to purchase world’s largest 3D printers from Denmark’s COBOD to build sustainable schools in Qatar
Pioneering partnership to ship record-breaking, eco-friendly instructional amenities by way of superior 3D building printing expertise
Doha, Qatar: UCC Holding, the main building and infrastructure firm in Qatar and Denmark’s COBOD, the world’s main producer of concrete 3D printers, have signed a contract to produce the world’s largest third-generation 3D printers that will probably be used to construct faculties in Qatar.
The signing ceremony passed off right this moment in Doha, between Ramez Al Khayyat, President of UCC Holding, and Henrik Lund-Nielsen, CEO and Founding father of COBOD, together with different dignitaries and key stakeholders.
A world-record setting and sustainable initiative
UCC Holding and COBOD will collaborate to construct faculties utilizing third-generation 3D printers, masking a complete space of 40,000 sq. meters, setting a Guinness World File for the most important buildings constructed utilizing 3D printing expertise worldwide.
Sustainability on the core
The venture locations a excessive precedence on sustainability, with COBOD’s superior 3D printing expertise particularly designed to cut back materials waste and enhance effectivity, leading to diminished concrete consumption, a crucial consider lowering the carbon footprint of the development course of. Through the use of 3D printing, the colleges will probably be constructed with fewer uncooked supplies whereas guaranteeing structural integrity, making the development course of environmentally pleasant. COBOD expertise additionally permits the automated building of concrete buildings and constructions by way of improved designs that improve the effectivity of concrete and reinforcement use, which is in step with the State of Qatar’s sustainable improvement targets in response to Qatar Nationwide Imaginative and prescient 2030.
Moutaz Al Khayyat, Chairman of UCC Holding, said that he’s pleased with this vital partnership, “The partnership with COBOD is a leap not just for the development sector in Qatar, but additionally globally. We all the time attempt to undertake the newest applied sciences that contribute to attaining sustainability and effectivity in our operations, and this venture is a part of our dedication to attaining Qatar Nationwide Imaginative and prescient 2030. By this superior expertise, we set new requirements for sustainable building and contribute to lowering the environmental impression of our operations.”
Ramez Al Khayat, President of UCC Holding, careworn the significance of this step for the corporate and the development sector on the whole, saying: “This partnership with COBOD represents a major step ahead for the development sector within the State of Qatar and the world. Adopting expertise in all fields is a basic component of our company technique, and adopting superior building strategies contributes to lowering the venture’s labor necessities, bettering the standard of labor, lowering waste, shortening venture execution occasions, lowering the usage of supplies, along with lowering carbon emissions, and thus preserving the surroundings.”
“Our partnership with UCC Holding and the colleges venture represents an distinctive leap ahead for the development trade pushing it years forward by way of use of the expertise, scale of the tasks and goals for a extra sustainable future. By 3D printing, we will scale back waste, minimizethe use of supplies, lower down on CO2 emissions, and construct in a method that respects the surroundings,” mentioned Henrik Lund-Nielsen, CEO and Founding father of COBOD.
In keeping with the settlement, COBOD will present consulting on the design, manufacturing, set up, and supervision of concrete printers. COBOD will even present on-site coaching and technical help toUCC Holding to make sure the 3D printing course of is carried out effectively.
Building for the 2 faculties is scheduled to start in 2025, and the usage of COBOD’s third-generation 3D printers will guarantee a streamlined and environment friendly course of. Every faculty could have a two-storey construction, that includes a 100 x 100-meter footprint. The 2 BOD XL printers from COBOD could have a record-breaking dimension of 50m in size, 30m in width and 15m in top every. The printers will function on the quickest printing pace doable, guaranteeing speedy completion whereas sustaining excessive requirements of security and sustainability.
