How to Build a Strong Villa in a Day
RW, through its setup in United Arab Emirates, RW Middle East, has built the first modular precast villa, located in Samawah City, Al Muthanna Governorate, Southern Iraq.
Announced today, March 5, this 225 m2 villa demonstrates the technology and benefits of fast track precast modular concrete homes versus other forms of residential construction in the gulf region, such as precast panels or traditional masonry construction.
“Imagine assembling a secure, sustainable, villa in just one day, allowing for thousands to be built in half the time of traditional masonry construction. That’s exactly what we have done,” says Ahmed Halet of RW Middle East.
[ Visit the ultimate destination for global tech trends and news – RMN Digital – where technology gets simplified. ]RW shipped their formwork from the US to Southern Iraq, and specialized supervisors temporarily moved to Samawah City to manage and train local Iraqi workers in module construction. All materials and equipment used to build the villa were procured locally and the local workers gained knowledge and training which can now be transferred to their next jobs.
Once pulled from the mold, the pieces are erected into place, and finishing begins. Schedules are drastically reduced, there is minimal waste, significant cost savings, and the result is a sustainable, durable, and secure product.
[ Also Read: World’s Tallest Hotel to Open in Dubai ]“Precast modular construction is the right fit for new large scale housing due to the fast paced construction, strength, and durability of the materials and technology used,” said Steve Weirich, president and CEO of RW. “Once a project has been slated for construction, one 4-bedroom villa can be produced per day per set of formwork.”
The model villa is complete with interior finishes, electrical, and plumbing, and it is open for demonstration and viewing purposes. RW aims to produce thousands of the modular precast villas to provide affordable housing for citizens of Southern Iraq. The team intends to expand construction activities to other areas and countries in the Middle East.
Rotondo Weirich (RW) Enterprises, Inc. provides precast modular construction solutions for residential housing, military housing, and correctional facilities.
