To increase efficiency, the Indian Army’s Military Engineering Services (MES) has constructed two houses within three weeks using 3D Rapid Construction Technology as our armed forces take a step towards digitized construction.
The 3D-printed houses were constructed in the South-Western Air Command in Gandhinagar Gujarat and they are the first-of-its-kind structures in India.
The Army is calling the construction of these 3D printed houses a step towards modern-day rapid construction efforts as it will help the growing accommodation requirements of the families of the members of the Indian armed forces.
“These structures also stand testament for the solidarity of the Indian Armed Forces in fostering home-grown technologies that are focused on indigenization of Defence technologies, as a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,” the statement read.
The houses have been constructed in collaboration with a Chennai-based private start-up Tvasta and each house possesses a built area of around 700 square feet and has been designed as disaster-resilient structures that are in compliance with Zone-3 earthquake specifications.
The MES had constructed India’s first 3D Printed sanitary blocks with a total built area of about 600 sq ft at Jaisalmer, which kickstarted a new beginning for using 3D printing in Defence applications.
The use of 3D print technology in construction will now ensure that the urgent requirement of housing for defense personnel is met quickly.
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