The construction of the first educational institution in Ukraine using 3D printing technology has started in Lviv. This will be a new educational building for first-graders of school No. 23, located on the street. Varshavska, 126.
“Our foundation is currently implementing 2 projects in Ukraine – supplying food to war victims in the frontline regions together with the UN Foundation and building the school you see in front of you. We brought 3D printing technology here to show how Ukraine can be rebuilt quickly and efficiently. This school is 506 square meters. m, which we, together with partners COBOD International and 3DCP Group, plan to do by January 1. What has already been built was printed in just 48 hours and this phase of construction will be completed within two weeks. In general, the opening of the school is planned for January 1.
The goal of 3D construction is not to be cheaper, but to be faster. This project is not cheaper than conventional construction, but it is ten times faster.
This is a very important project for the reconstruction of Ukraine. We plan to open a training center to teach people in Ukraine to work with these technologies and develop 3D construction in Ukraine. We plan to build a bridge in Kherson with the help of this technology,” said Jean-Christophe Bony, founder of the Team4UA humanitarian fund (Ukraine-France).
According to preliminary calculations, the additional educational building of secondary school No. 23 will become the largest educational institution in the world built with the help of such a 3D printer, and will open in 2024. 100 primary school students will be able to study here. School No. 23 is overcrowded, because it is located in a rather densely populated area: the educational institution is designed for 700 students, and now about 1,000 study here.
“We are very grateful to our partners for this project, because the new building for this school will help relieve the burden of the educational institution. The building is being built for this school for three reasons: this educational institution needs additional premises, there is an area where it can be done, and all the necessary communication networks for such a construction have been completed.
A few years ago, we bought 3D printers in all our schools and students in computer science classes learn to create various small figures. Now these children have the opportunity to see that real buildings can be built with the help of a 3D printer,” said Andriy Zakaliuk, head of the Lviv Education Department.
It is planned that this one-story facility will have classrooms, a comfortable hall for children to socialize, a teacher’s office and bathrooms. There are also large glass surfaces, and monolithic concrete walls will meet new safety standards.
“We are the company that developed 3D construction technology, which builds new structures, new buildings layer by layer. Now this technology is being used in Ukraine for the first time. With the help of this technology, Ukraine can be restored much faster and more ecologically. We are very proud that we are here now and provide a printer for free for Ukraine, because it is the least we can do for you,” said Henrik Lund-Nielsen, founder and CEO of Sobod International (Denmark).
The organizers and initiators of the 3D school construction project are the humanitarian foundation Team4UA with the support of the international technological humanitarian foundation Humanitarian Innovative Technologies (HIT).