3D Concrete Printing Construction in Dubai

Miles holds a Dubai commercial licence activity for 3D printing building construction contracting, and its head of engineering is certified for 3D concrete printing by Dubai Municipality. Individual projects still require the normal building permit and authority approvals.

Walls and structural elements are printed on site by robotic arm, and wall panels can be printed off site and delivered. Landscape and outdoor elements are printed too. Foundations, slabs and MEP are built conventionally and integrated with the printed work.

No. A printed building still needs conventional foundations, slabs, MEP and finishes. Printing replaces the formwork and the blockwork, not the rest of the build, which is why it is delivered alongside conventional works rather than instead of them.

The layers are visible as a ridged texture across the surface. On the printed mosque in Dubai that texture is the finish itself rather than something applied afterwards, and printing allows curved and relief forms that would need bespoke formwork if cast.