Saudi Arabia, CyBe set up region's first 3D printed house

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Saudi Arabia has successfully build the region's first house using 3D printing technology in the capital Riyadh, in partnership with Dutch company CyBe, a pioneer in the technology, said a report.

The National Housing and Industrial Development and Logistics Program, a part of the Kingdom Vision 2030, said it had succeeded in the first home building experience, using one of the latest technologies of the fourth generation of building technology, reported the SPA.

The 3D printed house has been set up on a housing ministry plot located west of King Khalid International Airport.

The move is aimed at keeping abreast of the technological progress in the world and will also help the kingdom promote the adoption of innovative construction techniques in the construction sector and in localisation of its industry in line with the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and the National Transfomation 2020 Program.

Over the next five days, the model 3D printed house will open its doors to specialists, workers and the engineers besides architects and construction companies to conduct their project studies, the report added.

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