The Planning and Growth Division – Trakhees, the regulatory physique of the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Company (PCFC), introduced the issuance of the primary license for development utilizing 3D printing expertise for buildings in Dubai.
The license was granted to Nakheel for the Al Furjan Hills venture in December 2023. The celebration marking the completion of the printing course of for the preliminary venture occurred solely 20 days after the beginning of development operations.
His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Company, mentioned: “On the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Company, we’re dedicated to implementing Decree No. (24) of 2021, issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which regulates the usage of 3D printing within the development sector in Dubai. Via the implementation of this Decree, our goal is to drive financial progress, promote environmental sustainability and improve city growth in Dubai by embracing revolutionary options. We additionally purpose to strengthen Dubai’s place as a world centre for development, constructing and concrete growth by means of our collaborations with actual property builders, corresponding to Nakheel.”
Bin Sulayem highlighted the position of Trakhees in selling the usage of 3D printing expertise in development initiatives in Dubai. The division has labored alongside a number of key entities to realize this, he mentioned. The mixing of 3D printing expertise represents a pivotal step in the direction of fostering innovation, superior expertise, and a knowledge-based economic system, in step with the aims of the Dubai Financial Agenda D33, he mentioned.
Moreover, Trakhees has been devoted to issuing permits and guaranteeing regulatory compliance in areas overseen by PCFC to assist the emirate’s strategic goal of guaranteeing that 25% of its buildings are constructed utilizing 3D printing expertise by 2030, he added.
Bin Sulayem additionally highlighted PCFC’s dedication to staying abreast of technological developments and sustainability practices, whereas additionally simplifying procedures to additional improve Dubai’s management on this sector. “3D printing expertise stands as one of many newest eco-friendly development strategies. In contrast to conventional strategies that contain pouring concrete layers, 3D printing depends on a robotic arm to straight print layers of cement-based materials onto a ready floor,” he defined.
He emphasised the significance of adopting this contemporary expertise to align with Dubai’s strategic objectives for 3D printing, highlighting its potential to cut back the environmental footprint of development actions. “This expertise facilitates fast and cost-effective venture completion. Moreover, it permits exact dimension management and the development of advanced buildings tailor-made to venture necessities, which makes it well-suited for purposes demanding non-traditional designs,” he mentioned.
His Excellency Abdullah Belhoul, CEO of the Division Planning and Growth at Trakhees, PCFC, mentioned that 3D printing expertise has revolutionised the development trade by offering new alternatives for architects to create buildings shortly and with excessive precision. This opens new horizons for architectural engineering in Dubai and enhances the emirate’s economic system. He underlined the significance of adopting revolutionary applied sciences, which strengthens Dubai’s place as one of many main logistics and industrial centres within the area.
Belhoul additionally mentioned that the adoption of 3D printing expertise considerably reduces labour prices within the area by 80%, which results in a lower in office accidents as a consequence of its extra programmable and automatic nature in development. It additionally shortens the length of development initiatives by 60%, leading to fewer working days for employees and accelerating the development course of in comparison with conventional strategies, which generally take a number of years. This fast progress enhances venture effectivity and contributes to assembly the growing calls for of city growth in Dubai.
Trakhees will proceed to work with related stakeholders to deal with technical elements associated to integrating 3D printing expertise into the ‘Dubai Constructing Code’, he famous. This ensures that constructing designs adjust to authorised rules and technical requirements in Dubai, in step with the most recent developments within the development area. The target is to realize seamless integration between fashionable expertise and regulatory procedures, facilitating the implementation of development initiatives utilizing superior strategies that adhere to world requirements, he added.
The Civil Engineering Division, represented by Trakhees, issued the primary ‘no objection’ allow for 3D printing expertise in October final 12 months. Remarkably, the printing course of was accomplished in simply 20 days from the graduation of operations.
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