News, thoughts & findings on concrete formwork, architecture and construction. Schalungsreparatur, Betonschalungen, Architektur, Sperrholzschalung
Monday, December 6, 2010
russian government to spend USD 3.8 bn on new football stadiums for the 2018 FIFA worldcup
On top of that, the russian government will spend another $ 6 bn on renewal of infrastructure for the worldcup.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Zürich trainstation underground works
Have a look at the project, which is going on rather silently and is appreciated by zürichs population.
http://infra.sbb.ch/durchmesserlinie_page/bau_durchmesserlinie.htm
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
emplica formwork repair website now in spanish
Bienvenido!
http://www.emplica.com/es/home.html
Bauma China exceeds all expectations
Saturday, November 13, 2010
new emplica training video online
check out our products on our website: http://www.emplica.com
Thursday, November 11, 2010
fascinating translucent concrete
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| Image: lucem.com |
visit the manufacturers website: http://www.lucem.com
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
News Update
- Deripaska's "Basic Element" Buying back shares of austrian Strabag.
- Calatrava archs poured at New York's ground zero rebuilding site.
- MAXXI / National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid
Basic Element / Strabag
Oleg Deripaska's Firm Basic Element is buying back 17 per cent of the shares it had sold to investors last year during the crisis to finance other projects. In return, Strabag has agreed to buy a 17 per cent stake in Deripaska's road construction firm "Transtoi". Basic Element has the option to buy another 8 per cent of Strabag until july 2014.
Haselsteiner, Strabag's CEO holds via his family holding 29,5 per cent of the company, another third of the shares are held by Raiffeisen Group and Uniqa. 23 per cent of the shares are free float.
With the deal, Strabag hopes to become stronger in the russian construction market, which is recovering after the crisis. Especially the road construction deal seems to be a strategic investment for Strabag. Strabag is planning to be heavily involved in the construction of infrastructure, hotels and residential building in the olympic winter games resort of Sotchi.
Ground Zero / Calatrava archs
During October 2010, the 54 archs that support the structure above the WTC transportation hub have been poured. See the images of the archs that have been designed by Santiago Calatrava here:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey image Gallery
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| Image credit: Joe Woolhead Courtesy of: Silverstein Properties |
MAXXI / National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid
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| Image Courtesy of Iwan Baan |
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| Image Courtesy of Iwan Baan |
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| Image Courtesy of MAXXI/Roberto Galasso |
The Website of the maxxi museum has a nice coverage with images of the formwork used to build Zaha Hadids beautiful structure for the museum.Details here: http://www.maxxi.beniculturali.it/english/cantiere.htm
A Gallery of the formwork progress can be found here: http://www.maxxi.beniculturali.it/english/galleria.htm
To see how fair faced concrete formwork is repaired, see our website with videos and descriptions.
http://www.emplica.com
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
emplica on Twitter
here we are: http://twitter.com/#!/emplica
You can also share our blog posts via your twitter account. There is a "tweet-this" Button at the end of each post.
Of course, we still have all about our formwork repair products and related news on our website: http://www.emplica.com
Worlds tallest wooden building to be erected in Austria
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| image: Rhomberg |
Not far from the "Nordwesthaus" (see my post about Nordwesthaus here), in the triangle of austria, germany and switzerland, at the shore of lake constance, the tallest wooden building is being planned. The "LifeCycleTower" is put together of prefabricated wooden beams and concrete slabds. With a planned height of about 100 m (ca. 300 ft.) it will surpass the existing talles wooden building in London.
The Planning and executing Firm "CREE" is a spin off of Austrian construction company Rhomberg. Cree aims to build a big useable structure with the lowest possible carbon footprint.
visit cree's website: http://www.creebyrhomberg.com
more information about emplica's formwork repair systems: http://www.emplica.com
Sunday, October 31, 2010
UK construction largest contributor to GDP growth in Q3.
don't forget to visit our website http://www.emplica.com
Cement producers in former soviet states looking towards a brighter sky
Many of the CIS countries (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Georgia and Armenia) are rich in minerals, some have oil reserves and gas. To be able to turn those assets into money, governments are spending massively on infrastructure.
Personally, i think the CIS countries have been underestimated by western companies for a long time.
All about formwork repair system on our website: http://www.emplica.com
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Sochi 2014 winter games will break record in sponsorship funds
read the full article here: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/sochi-games-may-not-need-state-cash/419677.html
and dont forget to check emplica's website for updates on formwork repair.
Housing market in Poland on track
Distributors needed / economy recovering strongly
- Singapore/Malaysia
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Southern Africa
- Brazil
- Chile
- Argentina
- Russia
- Japan
- Canada
- USA
- Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador
- UK and Ireland
- France
- Italy
If you are interested, have a background and references, please send us your details through our webform . We will get back to you shortly.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Bem-Vindo!
Bem-Vindo!
As of today, we are proud to announce that our portuguese-speaking clients can read our website in their mother tongue as well.
Welcome Portugal, Brazil, Mocambique, Angola, Guinea, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Cap Verde and Sao Tome
check out our portuguese website here:
Welcome Portugal, Brazil, Mocambique, Angola, Guinea, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Cap Verde and Sao Tome
check out our portuguese website here:
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Video of emplica long-term test
Here is the slideshow of the test. As stated in a previous post. the results are better than expected. We can't find any significant difference between the first and the 25th pour. What changed a lot though was the damage that can be seen on the lower right corner. it has become deeper as with every pour some wood fibres stick to the concrete and get torn out of the form.
The emplica plywood repair system apparently does its job well.
more info on our website: www.emplica.com
Monday, October 18, 2010
emplica starterkit video
Different compartments give easy access to all tools and parts to start repairing your formwork today!
more info on www.emplica.com
Long-Term Test with emplica Plicafix on concrete form
We are testing the development of the concrete surface with each pour. Up to now, we have poured 25 times.
Test setup:
- plicafix60 plywood repair spot on Wisaform birch
- finegrain concrete (0-8mm), very little form release oil.
- concrete stays in form for 72 hrs.
Results:
- No significant change in concrete surface
- changes of surface mainly occur according to liquidity of concrete and amount of oil applied
here are the images of every 5th piece of concrete made during the test:
we will of course continue this test and keep you updated on results.
for more information about our products please visit our website www.emplica.com
Friday, October 15, 2010
Sissi does it!
The Gotthard Alptransit is a 57 km long tunnel through the center of the swiss alps. Due to government regulations that demand cutting heavy road traffic from 1,2 million trucks to 0,65 million trucks per year this tunnel was necessary to carry the commercial transport through switzerland on the north-south route.
more information about the project can be found here: http://www.alptransit.ch/en/
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Longest Tunnel in the world about to see "break-through" tomorrow!
With a lenght of 57 kilometers (35 miles), the Alptransit Train Tunnel is to be opened for traffic in 2017. The workers will remove the last 2 meters of rock friday 15th of october. A live stream will show the last digging here: SFTV
Here's the Trailer to the show:
Seems like the world is seeing a lot of digging lately, as the 33 miners were rescued yesterday in Chile. What an impressive work of engineering.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
stunning tranformation of overground WW2 Bunker in north-western Germany
images courtesy of http://www.architekturobjekte.de
One of the most famous overground bunkers is the one on Heiliggeistfeld in Hamburg (Hamburg had the most bunkers during the war) image courtesy of wikipedia
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
8.5% increase in construction output in Poland in August
This stands in contrast to shrinking construction business in romania and bulgaria, where the aftermaths of the economic crisis account for 1,7 per cent decline.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Expansion of Panama Canal, one of the worlds current Megaprojects
Construction started in 1904 with the goal to shorten east-west route for commercial shipping. In the early days, about 1.000 vessels went through the canal per year, recently this number has increased to 14.000 ships per annum.
Due to the extreme increase and the much larger cargo vessels used today, the panama canal has become too small and is currently being expanded. The expansion of the panama canal is one of southern americas largest construction project with an estimated budget of US$ 5.3 bn. (compare this to the new trainstation in stuttgart with at least7 bn euro).
construction in 1904...
and construction in 2010
formwork for the new gates is hopefully repaired by the emplica formwork repair system...
check out our how-to-repair-formwork videos on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/emplicaswitzerland
Friday, October 1, 2010
Yelena Baturina: position weakens in moscow, new opportunities for construction market
As a reaction to Luzhkov's dismissal by Medvedev, Russias VEB-Bank has dropped first credits to Baturins empire according to "Spiegel", a german news magazine. Furthermore, Moscows own Bank has received a less favorible rating by Fitch New York now "rating watch negative". Why? Moscow Bank is Baturins "housebank" and covers for much of what she does. Fitch fears that the relationship between the Bank and Moscow will turn rougher now and put the Bank into a bad position...
Since the rest of russia is very much depending on moscow, one could hope now for less corruption in all of russia as well.
More in-depth articles about the incident can be found here, here and here (the last link to moscow time is a little older, but the article says a lot. scroll down a bit or search for baturina)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
construction outlook
emplica has listened to some experts on world construction outlook and this looks like a very good conclusion of their opinion...
....things moving up i mean.
Friday, September 24, 2010
New Distributor / Agent for scandinavia
Sep 23, 2010
New Distributor / Agent for scandinavia
As of today (september 23, 2010), emplica is proud to announce that we have a distributor for scandinavia. Mr. Carl Kuylenstierna has received extensive training last week and will be happy to serve our clients from now on. We also have all our produce in stock in southern sweden for quick delivery to our clients in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Do not hesitate to contact Mr. Kuylenstierna vie email: ck(at)emplica.com
WELCOME SCANDINAVIA!
Do not hesitate to contact Mr. Kuylenstierna vie email: ck(at)emplica.com
WELCOME SCANDINAVIA!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
broken formwork.... Not really.
images courtesy of nordwesthaus.at
What one can do with concrete
http://www.concretedesigncompetition.com/results.php#
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
testing and developing
this is the setup:
- pouring with fairface concrete (small grains 0-16mm additives)
- 72 hrs in formwork
- formwork cleaning with brush, water
- oiling
- next pour
see the image below
the plicafix plywood repair spot is barely visible just right and below the center of the board. the damage on top left is growing with every pour. we left the damage to show the difference between repaired and unrepaired form.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
world longest tunnel almost through!
see lots of good images here and read about this major construction project on their website
http://www.alptransit.ch
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
concrete again abused!
http://www.grayconcrete.co.uk/sofa/
world construction outlook webcast by IHS Global insight
I will be attending the following webcast. I just put the whole schedule here for anyone interested.***********************************IHS Global Insight's 7th Annual Construction Web Event: | ||
| 29 Sep 2010 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (New York Time) 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (London Time) Registration deadline: 28 September 2010 No Fee |  Register for this Event | |
| Total construction spending is expected to be 2% lower in 2010 than 2009. While not good, it is an improvement from the nearly 7% decline of the prior year. With economists talking about a double-dip recession, there are lingering doubts as to whether this economic roller coaster ride is over. How long will it take the construction industry to return to its peak of US$6 trillion spent in 2007? Please join us on 29 September 2010, as we present our seventh annual view of the world's construction markets. Session 1 WORLD CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. (E.T.), 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. (G.M.T.) The recent financial market turmoil has raised the risks of another downturn. The euro crisis and attempts by the Chinese government to deflate the real estate bubble have only increased the anxiety about a global double-dip outcome. How will this affect global construction markets? Global Economic Overview: Has the Risk of a Double-Dip Recession Risen? Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS Global Construction: How Will Activity Weather the Brewing Storm? Scott Hazelton, Director, Construction Services, IHS Global Insight Western Europe: The Scope for German Economic and Construction Sector Decoupling Timo Klein, Senior Economist, World Economic Service, IHS Global Insight Session 2 U.S. CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. (E.T.), 4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. (G.M.T.) The construction market continues to weigh negatively on U.S. economic performance. Total construction spending contracted 4.8% in the first quarter of 2010 and is not expected to see positive growth until the last quarter of the year. Will it continue on from there? Hear our outlook for 2011 and beyond during Session 2 of our Construction Web Event. U.S. Economy and Housing: Double-Dipping? Nigel Gault, Group Managing Director, North American Macroeconomic Services, IHS Global Insight U.S. Regional and Non-Residential Construction: As Infrastructure Funding Wanes, What Will Fuel Non-residential Markets? Karen Blanford, Research Manager, Construction Industry Analysis and Forecasting, IHS Global Insight U.S. Building Materials: Will Renovation Continue to Present the Most Viable Markets for Materials? Scott Hazelton, Director, Construction Services, IHS Global Insight Session 3 INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLOOK 12:00 noon – 12:30 p.m. (E.T.), 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (G.M.T.) August's 60-mile traffic jam in Beijing underscores the state of the infrastructure industry in developing markets. Countries like China and India are struggling to keep up with the incredible pace of economic growth and spending. The same cannot be said for developed markets. Join us as we take a look at the best locations to invest in infrastructure spending and weigh the associated risks. Asia: How Long Will the Infrastructure Boom in China and India Last? Simona Mocuta, Senior Manager, Asia-Pacific Economics, IHS Global Insight Europe: Will the Financial Crisis in Europe further Derail Construction Markets? Eduardo Rodriguez-Priego, Director, EMEA Construction Consulting, IHS Global Insight Rest of World: Travel with Us As We Review the Infrastructure Outlook in Africa and the Americas Karen Blanford, Research Manager, Construction Industry Analysis and Forecasting, IHS Global Insight | ||
http://www.ihsglobalinsight.com/Events/EventDetail105947.htm
Strabag record high - KHL Group
A +10% rise has led to a record order backlog being reported by Strabag SE, one of Europe's leading construction groups which has particular strengths in Central and Eastern Europe.
Strabag said the € 15.75 billion order backlog was "another record high", and that this time, the growth was not solely a result of newly-acquired large-scale projects in the Polish transportation infrastructure segment. In Slovakia, the full consolidation of railway construction subsidiary Viamont in the first quarter of 2010, had a positive effect on the order backlog.
The company said it continued successfully to pursue the strategy of expanding its market presence in Benelux, Scandinavia and non-European markets to avoid being fully exposed to the margin pressure on the core markets in Europe.
Hans Peter Haselsteiner, CEO of Strabag, said' "The lower first-quarter output volume resulting from the winter weather could not be compensated for in the second quarter - at € 5.2 billion we are -7% below the levels after the first six months last year - but we are well on our way to concluding the current financial year with output volume and results at the previous year's levels."
Expenses for raw materials, consumables and other services remained stable in the first six months in terms of revenue. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) nevertheless gained +14% over last year as a result of the write-up through profit or loss for Czech railway construction company Viamont of € 24.6 million. Strabag increased its share in the company from 50% to 100%.
more international construction news on www.khl.com
Friday, September 3, 2010
Chinese man expands his house underground...
image source: chinadaily.com.cn
Chen Xinnian, a former coal miner has "undermined" his home in china to get more space. He worked for 4 years underground (he must have loved his job as a miner to go on with it after retirement). But since he knew what he was doing, the result is quite ok. 50 square meters more space for the family. Or what the germans would call "Partykeller"
read the full story here: chinadaily
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Images of concrete with emplica plywood repair spots vs. scratch
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
why the Burj Kalifa looks how it looks
We have learned it very early in school: a tripod usually stands more stable on the ground than a cruciformed (four-legged) structure. This article on McGrawHill Construction explains the physical advantages of the Burj Kalifa Building in Dubai.
Image courtesy of McGrawHill online
Monday, August 23, 2010
concrete coffee machine
For some, concrete is more than just material for walls and slabs...
Friday, August 20, 2010
repairing a rebar-scratch video
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Video of the emplica system in use on plywood formwork
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Expansion plans with great possibilities for you!
Emplica formwork repair systems is looking for agents and representatives in all markets worldwide. Become part of a professionally run, expanding company with very good oportunities.
enquire now at jan(at)emplica.com
Construction in Europe still up
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Crazy Buildings
This collection of crazy buildings must have driven a few civil engineers into psychiatry!
fun to watch and not of the ordninary:
Corbusier and Burri in Zürich
The Bellerive Muesum in Zürich has an exhibition of photographs taken by Rene Burri. Burri started to follow Corbuiser's work in 1955 with his camera. This exhibition shows a large part of images Burri took of Cobuiser's work, Corbusier himself and working progress.
The exhibition will go on until November 07th 2010.
images courtesy of museum bellerive zürich
Friday, August 13, 2010
small from outside, big inside
This House in the Alps was built to have less visual impact to the surroundings. Images of the housecave here.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
new user manual for repairing formwork with the emplica system
also produced more images of the drillbit and the usage.
Monday, July 12, 2010
The world's largest current construction projects
read the full article here.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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