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    <periodOfReport>2022-07-27</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001340476</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DRTT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>Somayaji Nandini</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>7303 30TH STREET S.E.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CALGARY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>T2C 1N6</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ALBERTA, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>See Remarks</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2024-03-01</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Shares</value>
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                    <value>9050</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2025-03-01</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>33708</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On September 18, 2018, the reporting person was granted a stock option representing a right to purchase a total of 21,800 common shares of the Issuer (&quot;Common Shares&quot;), vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on first anniversary of the grant date. The exercise price of the option of CAD$7.84 is converted to USD based on the Bank of Canada exchange rate on August 8, 2022 of C$1.2857= US$1.00.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On May 17, 2019, the reporting person was granted a stock option representing a right to purchase a total of 11,628 common shares of the Issuer (&quot;Common Shares&quot;), vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on first anniversary of the grant date. The exercise price of the option of CAD$7.84 is converted to USD based on the Bank of Canada exchange rate on August 8, 2022 of C$1.2857= US$1.00.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On June 17, 2020, the reporting person was granted 20,000 restricted share units (&quot;RSUs&quot;), vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Each RSU represents a conditional right to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of one Common Share of the Issuer or, at the Issuer's discretion, a number of Common Shares (or a combination of cash and Common Shares) equal to the fair market value of one Common Share</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">On March 1, 2021, the reporting person was granted 13,575 RSUs, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Each RSU represents a conditional right to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of one Common Share of the Issuer or, at the Issuer's discretion, a number of Common Shares (or a combination of cash and Common Shares) equal to the fair market value of one Common Share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">On March 1, 2021, the reporting person was granted a target number of RSUs equal to 4,525 restricted share units (the &quot;Target Number of Restricted Share Units&quot;). The number of RSUs that become vested RSUs will be between 0% and 150% of the Target Number of Restricted Share Units, depending on whether and to what extent certain trading price hurdles are achieved over the three-year performance period, which commenced on the date of grant. Vesting of the RSUs is further contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment through the end of the performance period. Each RSU represents a conditional right to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of one Common Share or, at the Issuer's discretion, a number of Common Shares (or a combination of cash and Common Shares) equal to the fair market value of one Common Share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">On March 1, 2022, the reporting person was granted 33,708 RSUs, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Each RSU represents a conditional right to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of one Common Share of the Issuer or, at the Issuer's discretion, a number of Common Shares (or a combination of cash and Common Shares) equal to the fair market value of one Common Share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">On March 1, 2022, the reporting person was granted a target number of RSUs equal to 11,236 restricted share units (the &quot;Target Number of Restricted Share Units&quot;). The number of RSUs that become vested RSUs will be between 0% and 150% of the Target Number of Restricted Share Units, depending on whether and to what extent certain trading price hurdles are achieved over the three-year performance period, which commenced on the date of grant. Vesting of the RSUs is further contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment through the end of the performance period. Each RSU represents a conditional right to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of one Common Share or, at the Issuer's discretion, a number of Common Shares (or a combination of cash and Common Shares) equal to the fair market value of one Common Share.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>SVP Talent, General Counsel &amp; Corporate Secretary</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Nandini Somayaji</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-08-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
