Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has announced the opening of the first house built in the region with 3D printing technologies as per traditional architecture.

 

Sharjah 24, which has been built in Arab design, was completed in two weeks.

 

On the key achievement, Hussain Al Mahmoudi, the CEO of SRTI Park, said: "We aspire by launching this technology to develop it in Sharjah and build more homes, which will support the emirate's economy and its competitiveness, in addition to activating the role of true partnership between the academic, economic and private sectors."

 

Al Mahmoudi said the project involved a large research programme between different universities, especially the American University of Sharjah, and in cooperation with the private sector and some international universities in Finland and research institutions in the Netherlands and other countries. 

 

"We aspire, through this research project, to strengthen the emirate's position as a centre for research and innovation in the world," he added.-TradeArabia News Service