Week of 6 May
1. One-year progress at Rail Baltica Riga Central Station Project (Latvia)
In the pictures below, you’ll see the progress that has been made in the past year at the Rail Baltica Riga Central Station Project. The difference is impressive! One year ago, the central station building was only just rising from the ground. Now, the roof structure has been fully installed and scaffolding is being removed.
Keep up the good work, team!
2. Deloitte University EMEA Training Centre obtains BREEAM Excellent certificate (France)
The Deloitte University EMEA Training Centre project has been awarded the BREEAM Excellent certification! Located in the outskirts of Paris, the 135,000 m² training centre harnesses more than 40 % of its power from green and local energy, which is achieved through the 1,100 square metres of solar panels installed on carports, as well as a system to recover waste heat from IT installations and cold rooms.
Congratulations to the whole team for this incredible achievement!
3. Second Automation Bootcamp for BESIX Unitec (Belgium)
Three weeks ago, our colleagues at BESIX Unitec organised the second edition of their Automation Bootcamp, an initiative to introduce industrial and civil engineering students in electromechanics/automation to BESIX Unitec's Automation department.
On the first day, the students visited a number of BESIX Unitec’s projects. This year, they had the chance to visit a control centre and some bridges where they could take a look inside and discover how the automation works. The second day involved a teaching day, during which the Automation department’s employees explained for example how to read specifications and how to programme hardware and software. As icing on the cake, the students had to get to work themselves and were tasked to present a large bridge model on the last day.
What a great example of practical learning. Good job, BESIX Unitec!
4. Dismantling launching nose on one site, while assembling it on another (the Netherlands, Tanzania)
At the A16 highway project in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), the De Groene Boog teams are currently launching the very last segment for the 400-metre-long flyover over Terbregseplein. Simultaneously, the launching nose, which balances out the weight of the flyover equally during the launch, is being dismantled. Soon, the flyover will have entirely reached its final location, marking a big milestone for our team at A16!
Meanwhile, another launching nose is being installed on a BESIX project on the other side of the world. At the Tanga jetty in Tanzania, the teams are finalising the assembly of the launching nose’s main frame. The project involves the design and build of a jetty and load-out facilities in the bay of Tanga.
Go, team!
And then this… Belgian television channel visits Saint-Denis-Pleyel metro station to film a broadcast
A couple of weeks ago, the site of the Saint-Denis-Pleyel metro station had the honour to welcome the RTBF* film crew on their project for the programme C’est du belge. The broadcast is aimed at promoting what Belgium does internationally and particularly focuses on Belgians working abroad. Although the exact air date is not identified yet, we are already looking forward to seeing our team in Paris shine on the Belgian TV!
*RTBF is the French-speaking Belgian national television channel.
