Qatar: UCC Holding, in partnership with Qatar's Public Works Authority, has commenced the printing of two schools with a combined built-up area of 40,000m2, on 100 x 100m plots. Gulf Construction News has reported that Denmark-based COBOD supplied two customised BODXL printers for the tasks. UCC Holding says that each building is 20 times more massive than any existing 3D-printed building. Its dedicated 3D printing team has conducted more than 100 full-scale test prints using a BOD2 printer, and completed intensive training alongside COBOD engineers.
COBOD General Manager Henrik Lund-Nielsen noted the scale of UCC Holding’s custom selection of BODXL printer. "The world has never seen such a large 3D construction printer before, and it is more than four times bigger than the second biggest printer. On its own, this printer can produce a 1500m2 footprint up to five floors."
UCC Holding 3D-prints schools
