We are serious about industrial decarbonisation

We have grown our commitment to industrial decarbonisation by joining Climate Group‘s SteelZero initiative, alongside our pledge to ConcreteZero back in October 2022.
SteelZero members pledge to use 50% low-emission steel by 2030, which sets a clear pathway to using 100% net zero steel by 2050. Our prior commitment to ConcreteZero is our promise to use 30% low-emission concrete by 2025 and 50% by 2030, with a long-term target of using 100% net zero concrete by 2050. We are excited to be able to influence the design and use of concrete and steel across a wide range of built environment projects.

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Engineering the Heart of Expo2020

RBG, in collaboration with Cimolai Rimond Middle East, developed the Construction Methodology and Erection Sequence (CMES) for the Al Wasl Trellis, simulating the construction of the Trellis with a Digital Twin whilst also implementing predictive and live health monitoring of the strand jacking operation for the 900t ‘crown’ lifted in September 2019. RBG was awarded Consultant of the Year for its positive contribution to the centrepiece of Expo 2020.

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The women leading Robert Bird Group’s specialist teams!

At Robert Bird Group, powerful women are breaking through the glass ceiling and striving for success, with greater motivation than ever before. Inspiring females are proving to themselves and others around them, that they have the skills, knowledge, experience and passion to lead and develop teams on some of the world’s most ambitious projects. Combining positive stakeholder engagement, adept commercial management of resources and specialist technical prowess, these women offer bright perspective to RBG’s service offering. Our proactive Diversity & Inclusion Committee, working closely with the People & Culture Team and supported by the Leadership Group, has enabled a development platform that focuses on opportunities for women. With this platform we envisage sustained growth in female staff numbers, across all levels, for the foreseeable future. Below each gives her own insight as to what is it like to be a woman working in the construction industry.

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Three awards of excellence at CTBUH 2021

Kicking 2021 off to a great start! Three Robert Bird Group projects have been recognised as an ‘Award of Excellence’ winner in multiple categories at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH Awards Program 2021.

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Two Robert Bird Group projects named in the global top-ten at the Skyscraper Awards

Two Robert Bird Group projects named in the global top-ten – including the number one ranking – at the prestigious International Skyscraper Awards hosted by Emporis.
Robert Bird Group (RBG) is thrilled to report that two of its iconic projects have been nominated in the global top-ten best new skyscrapers in the world, in the 2021 Emporis International Skyscraper Awards.

One Barangaroo in Sydney, Australia has been named at number one in the top-ten list of best new skyscrapers completed across the globe in the past year, winning the overall annual award. At 890 feet (272 metres) and 71 storeys in height, One Barangaroo is the tallest building in Sydney and fourth tallest in Australia, offering expansive views of Sydney Harbor and the Opera House. One Barangaroo was developed by Crown Resorts and built by Lendlease, with architecture by Wilkinson Eyre.

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21 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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RBG London Launches 16-18 Work Experience Program

This summer the RBG London Office hosted 11 work experience students from local schools. Earlier this month, a group of budding engineers from a local Comprehensive School joined our office for two weeks to find out what it takes to deliver the world-class engineering projects here at RBG.

Tailored specifically towards Secondary School age students; RBG have developed a structured work experience program designed to give students a holistic taste of an engineering project providing the students with an insight to BIM, Civil, Structural & Geotechnical Engineering and even given the opportunity to do some 3D printing.

The program is based on a live RBG project, this year it has been based on the Battersea Redevelopment Scheme [insert hyperlink to project page?]. It has been structured to give the students an understanding of what’s required to deliver a construction project and explains the planning, concept and detailed design stages of a project, concluding with construction and delivery.

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Robert Bird Group signs MOU to establish 3D Concrete Printing and Digital Construction Center

Robert Bird Group is proud to be an inaugural member of the American University of Dubai’s Centre for 3D Concrete Printing and Digital Construction. Working with fellow inaugural members Arabtec Construction and 3DVinci Creations, we look forward to driving the development of 3D Concrete Printing and Digital Construction in the UAE and wider GCC. We believe that 3D Printing presents a significant opportunity for the construction industry and we recognise that collaboration with 3D Printing specialists, contractors and academia is critical to realise the benefits of the technology for both the industry and society.

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