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Construction wrap: 3D printing growth and digital twin alliance

July 19, 2020
in Digital Construction, O&M, Offsite
Photo by Ivan Bandura on Unsplash
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A weekly round up of news relevant to digital construction professionals in the Middle East

Immensa Technology Labs has forecast that the additive manufacturing and 3D printing market will be worth $599m by 2025, a three-fold increase on today. CEO Fahmi Al Shawwa said the UAE had the biggest range of concrete 3D printers in the world.
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Doris Group (engineering and project management), Schneider Electric and Aveva (engineering and industrial software) have joined forces to bolster digital twin offerings in the oil & gas sector. The trio will combine to create digital twin replicas of operational facilities.
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In a separate interview, the CTO of Aveva, Andrew McCloskey, said that the use of a digital twin brings cost savings and operational efficiencies. He said that they are becoming relevant to many industries.
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Abu Dhabi’s waste management company Tadweer has said that it recycled 1.2m tonnes of construction and demolition waste in 2019. It comprised 70% of the total volume of waste in the emirate, with 40% used in roads and construction projects in Abu Dhabi.
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The UAE government has reviewed a number of projects – including construction technology – that could be used in space, as part of its Mars programme. According to Wam, this included one using Interlocking Blocks that could be used on Mars to build structures, without requiring the use of other building materials.
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The value of projects awards in Kuwait fell by almost 40% in the first half of 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Awards fell in value from $2.8bn in Q1 2019 to $1.7bn, according to government statistics. In Q2, the value of awards fell from almost $1.2bn in 2019 to $495m in 2020, a 57% decline.
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Also in Kuwait, plans by Kuwait National Petroleum Company to build a 1,500MW solar photovoltaic power plant have been cancelled. Construction on the $1.4bn Al Dabdaba project was originally scheduled to begin in 2019, with a planned commissioning date of February 2021.
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