Five Dubai students say they plan to solve the region’s refugee crisis through a piece of cardboard. Using automated 3D printing, they have created an inexpensive, interconnected housing model for people displaced by conflict and natural disasters.
Explaining the concept using a mini prototype, they said they plan to 3D print a basic mould “measuring 7 metres high and around 2.5 metres squared” before wrapping it in cardboard.
Using 3D printed units, team ‘Pentagon’ said by operating from mobile units and not factories, they can print the moulds in one hour and wrap them in just 30 minutes – making it easily accessible and transferable in areas of conflict or disaster.
With UAE plans to welcome 30,000 refugees to the country, team ‘Pentagon’ have a message to the country’s leadership.
News Source:Dubai students’ cardboard homes to solve refugee housing crisis
