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Robert Bird Group Joins Surbana Jurong
Robert Bird Group, one of Australia’s leading structural, civil and construction engineering firms, has today announced it will join the global network of Singapore-based urban, industrial and infrastructure consulting business Surbana Jurong Private Limited (Surbana Jurong).
Continue readingRBG Director wins prestigious award at MEED Awards 2022
Paul Mullett, RBG’s Global Engineering & Technology Director, has won Engineer of the Year at the MEED Projects Awards 2022. Last night, Paul won both the National and MENA-wide award for Engineer of the Year, across all sectors of the construction industry. The judges said Paul won the award due to his leadership across the Engineering & Technology space, not only within RBG but across the industry in general with his thought leadership and involvement in various panels. The rollout of REVEAL, Magpie and various other initiatives have all been under the leadership of Paul and the highly talented E&T team within RBG, and the award captures the efforts of all involved in these initiatives.
Continue reading21 Moorfields (London)
Exciting times at 21 Moorfields as the final piece of lightweight concrete is cast onto the roof of the 17 storey 16,000T steel frame on 9th September 2021. Developed by Landsec with Structural, Civil, Geotechnical and Construction Engineering design by Robert Bird Group, the building will provide ~600,000sqft of premium office space, and is due for shell and core completion by Sir Robert McAlpine in 2022. The building is located directly over London Underground’s Moorgate Station platforms, Crossrail’s running lines, and the Moorgate Station Entrance to Crossrail’s Liverpool Street Station.
Maintaining station operations throughout construction was imperative, and the complex underground constraints left little space for foundations. Robert Bird’s solution for a 60m span ‘bridge’ building is founded on 70m long large diameter monopiles located within negotiated back of house station areas. Foundations were piled within steel sleeves through the station from a bespoke piling grillage sat on the station roof. This method enabled the station to remain fully operational with very little noise or disruption from the construction process.
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