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Brigade Tech Gardens Whitefield is a Grade A project featuring a total development of 3.3 million square feet (310,000 square meters) spread across 26 acres (10 hectares). The commercial project is in the middle of Bengaluru’s IT corridor in Whitefields, Bengaluru, India.

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R.seau Express M.tropolitain (REM) is an automated (driverless) light-rail transit (LRT) system in Montreal, Canada. It features 67 km (42 mi) of double tracks and 26 stations. Once completed, it will be the 4th longest automated LRT transportation system in the world.

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According to the available documentation, the Iron Removal Building and the Rapid Filter Building were both put into operation in 1943, built mainly by prisoners of war from various nations.

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Shotcrete shafts often present unique challenges for construction projects. In many cases the construction method is different from the one used in the main tunnel (often using a TBM), presenting challenges recruiting experienced and certified personnel for the shaft works.

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Building a swimming pool on the edge of a cliff can be an exciting and challenging project, especially when using shotcrete as the main building material. Shotcrete is chosen for its strength, durability, and ability to create complex shapes, which is essential for a pool

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Aqua-Environs Construction was subcontracted to provide shotcrete installations as a part of our broader scope of work: construction services to create a naturalistically themed terrestrial and aquatic habitats for Auckland Zoo’s new South East Asia Jungle Track (SEAJT), the Zoo’s most ambitious project in its

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Multi-million dollar underground stations are currently under construction on Metro and LRT lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, the thick, heavily reinforced structural concrete station walls have been constructed using the conventional form-and-pour concrete construction method. This construction method, while widely used, is not without

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During the summer of 1970, on my 18th birthday, my father woke me up and told me they needed me on a job. I drove out that morning in July to the Crucible Specialty Steel plant in Midland, PA. It was my first experience working