3D PRINTED MEDICAL CENTER COMPLETED IN THAILAND

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Siam Cement Group (SCG), one of the largest and the oldest cement and building material companies in Thailand and Southeast Asia, has recently revealed the successful completion of a 2-story 3D printed building in ASEAN. The stunning two-story medical center located in Saraburi, Thailand, was constructed using a state-of-the-art Cobod BOD2 3D concrete printer. The project boasts a total floor area of 345 m².

The building immediately stands out with its wavy walls. This design solution is made possible and was easy to implement thanks to the 3D construction printer and the design freedom it allows. Hence, the 3D printed medical center features all benefits of the revolutionizing construction solution, specifically the free from design, increased building speed and reduced number of workers on site compared to conventional construction practices.

Simon Klint Bergh, Cpbpd Co-Founder and Head of APAC, commented: “Last year I was proud to announce our local partnership with SCG for introducing our technology to the Thai market. Now, the SCG team has truly shown the whole world, why they are the right partner with this fantastic accomplishment of printing a design-free structure like this. With this SCG is setting new standards for what can be done and showing the way for the market.”

SCG now offers the market the chance to increase the construction efficiency, reduce the environmental footprint by generating less waste on the construction site, while improving the design. As an official distributor of Cobod in Thailand, SCG promotes the value of the innovative technology, which offers a range of benefits over traditional construction methods. The building was specifically designed to support seismic loads, and the use of 3D printing technology increased construction speed and reduced the amount of labor required compared to conventional building methods.

Commenting on SCG’s use of the printer and the plans for the future, Mr. Chalermwut Snguanyat, 3D printing & fabric concrete technology director from SCG said: “Besides demonstrating SCG capability to build a two-story commercial building using the Cobod printer, the project's highlight was to implement our research on a 3D printed structure. In this building, we successfully implemented results from our collaborative studies with top-tier universities in Thailand for constructing a one-story 3D printed load-bearing structure and a two-story 3D printed non-load bearing structure. The design of the 3D printed medical center was approved by a senior professional engineer. The materials used in this building were SCG 3D printing mortars with strength classes of C75/80 and C30/35 for load-bearing and non-loadbearing 3D printed walls, respectively. As CPAC 3D printing solution under the SCG cement company umbrella, we aim to create best practices and standards for 3D printing construction. Moreover, our commitment is to help the construction industry become more sustainable and carbon-neutral through innovation and technology”.