PORR Delivers Gleisarena at Zurich Central Station

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After approximately two and a half years of construction, total service and general contractor PORR delivered the Gleisarena, located in Switzerland. PORR was commissioned by SBB Immobilien to construct the multi-purpose building alongside the train tracks at Zurich central station. The most striking element of this project is the innovative glass brick facade facing the tracks. In addition to its aesthetic appeal, the facade’s complex geometry and exacting requirements in terms of building physics made the project a technically challenging one. PORR SUISSE completed the project with the aid of technical guidance from PORR subsidiary Alu Sommer. The contract volume … Read more

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Antarctic Wharf Ready for RRS Sir David Attenborough Polar Research Vessel

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For the first time, polar ships have moored at a new £40 million wharf at British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. The RRS James Clark Ross used it to re-supply the station and pick up staff for return to the UK. Construction partners and designers of the wharf, BAM, with the support of Sweco and technical advisors Ramboll, completed a second, six-month construction season, during the Antarctic austral summer. Turner & Townsend also provided cost management for the project. The new wharf, which replaces a smaller structure built in the 1980s, is part of the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme, … Read more

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STRABAG Realizes CAPE 10 Social & Health Services Center Project in Austria Utilizing BIM 5D

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The contract to design and build CAPE 10, a modern social and health services center that will serve as a beacon of cooperation between business and civil society, has been awarded to STRABAG. The new center, being built near Vienna, Austria’s Central Station in the new Sonnwendviertel community, is intended as a place for socially disadvantaged groups, with space for interaction and a health center. BIM 5D is about enriching the usual 3D model through the dimensions of time/processes (4D) and material/costs (5D). The present BIM 5D model is constantly evolving. STRABAG’s internal technical building equipment department carried out a … Read more

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Dubai ‘Office of the Future’ Sets Guinness World Record

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Recently, the 3D-printed Dubai landmark, Office of the Future, set a Guinness World Record as the first 3D-printed commercial building in the world. China State Construction Engineering Cooperation Middle East, general contractor on the project, has served throughout the process from design to construction. Adjacent to the Dubai World Trade Center, the Office of the Future is a 250-square-meter building that has built-in activity centers, offices and lounges. The project showcases the design concepts of simplicity and modernity, a futuristic appearance and a spread-out layout. The building components were 3D printed in China, transported to Dubai and then assembled onsite. … Read more

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BAM Construction to Build New Mental Health Inpatient Facility in London

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The Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust has appointed BAM Construction Ltd to build its new mental health inpatient facility in Highgate, north London, England. Construction of the new building, opposite the Trust’s existing Highgate Mental Health Centre, is due to begin later this year, following planning permission approval. The new facility, with five wards, a gym, dedicated activity spaces and a community café, will replace the mental health inpatient wards at St Pancras Hospital, which are aging and no longer meet modern health and safety needs, nor do they provide an effective therapeutic environment. During the last 12 months, … Read more

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