| 23/11/2007 | A contractor has been designated for the construction works of the railway viaduct on the Sado river (PT). After the preliminary design and the tender documents studies (news dated 12/08/2005), the engineering office greisch goes on with the execution studies, along with the portugese engineering office GRID. |
 | Two approach viaducts, 1115 and 1140 m long, lead to a central bow-string structure made of three continuous spans crossing the 480 m wide river. The particularities of the bridge are the hexagonal cross-section of the arches and the structural continuity of the deck between the three spans. Located in a highly seismic area, the bearings are fitted with devices allowing the transmission of longitudinal efforts. |
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| 23/11/2007 | David Monfort has been commissioned Civil engineering Manager. |
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| 23/11/2007 | Jerôme Carabin has been commissioned Head of a drafsmen team. |
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| 05/11/2007 | The engineering office greisch has realised the stability studies for two statues of the artist Bernar Venet at Toulouse (F) and New-Ulm (DE) |
 | These arch-shaped statues are made of steel that self develops a patina. Their size is impressive, weighing 18 and 15 tons and reaching 25 and 37 meter high. The engineering office greisch has studied the stability of these slender elements, particularly the dynamical wind response. |
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| 29/10/2007 | In temporary association with Tractebel Development Engineering and Technum, the engineering office greisch is in charge of the complete studies (civil engineering and eletromechanics) of a lock at Ivoz-Ramet (BE). |
 | The works aim to build a new lock on the Meuse river (225m long, 25m wide, 4.5m waterfall), close to an existing lock to keep on duty, in replacement of an old construction to demolish. The access to the construction site is one of the difficulties of the project. |
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| 29/10/2007 | The engineering office greisch, in temporary association with the architecture office greisch, has won the contest for the design and contruction studies of two new bus depots at Frameries and Houdeng-Goegnies (BE). |
| | These depots of the transport society TEC Hainaut, initially designed for 50 and 60 vehicules, with a later extension to 80 and 110 buses, have to be optimised in terms of energetic management. |
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| 22/10/2007 | Cramped for room, the bureau greisch expands. |
 | The enlargement, located behind the existing building, has two levels of about 320 m² each and is bound by a glazed atrium.
The new part has a painted steel structure, fully glazed façades and a flat roof covered with vegetal substrate.
> more information |
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| 11/10/2007 | Design and execution studies for three bridges in Equatorial Guinea. |
 | These bridges are part of the reconstruction works of the road linking Malabo and Riaba. Each bridges has three prestressed concrete spans, built by increasing cantilevers from the piles. The voussoirs are concreted on site. |
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| 13/09/2007 | The racetrack of Francorchamps (BE) is ready for start of the Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday September 16th 2007. |
 | The completion of the new stands with 4000 seats has been realised on September 3rd. Besides theses works, the mission of the bureau Greisch includes the change of about one kilometer of track, the construction of the new paddocks and the final touch of the surroundings.
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| 10/09/2007 | Beginning of the works for the construction of the new head office of the CSC (christian association of labor unions) in Bouge, close to Namur (BE). |
 | The stability studies and the security and health coordination mission are realised by the bureau greisch. The structure of the building is mostly made of reinforced concrete.
The project of the architect Lanotte includes offices and a formation center and should be completed in March 2009. |
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| 01/09/2007 | The Lommersweiler S10 bridge crosses the A27 motorway close to the German border. The replacement of its deck, studied by the bureau greisch, is under way. |
 | The delicate removal of the prestressed concrete deck slab has been done, keeping intact the existing piles and abutments in order to support the yet to come new steel-concrete composite deck. |
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| 26/07/2007 | Last important stage in the construction of the roof of the HSR station of Liège-Guillemins (BE), designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava. |
 | On July 19th and 20th, Emesa, the spanisch contractor for the steel construction of the station, assisted by the bureau greisch, has progressively released the temporary supports of the huge canopies.
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| 23/07/2007 | The transformation of the race track of Spa-Francorchamps (BE) is going on with the construction of new stands |
 | With a capacity of 4000 seats, these stands will be on duty for the Formula 1 race on September 16th.
> more information |
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| 06/06/2007 | Another step in the construction of the new Guillemins station, designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava, in Liège (BE) : the end of the construction of the rear canopy. |
 | The bureau gresich is in charge of the stability studies, the tender documents and the technical assistance to the owner during the construction stages.
> more information |
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| 25/05/2007 | Official opening of the paddocks, the track and the surroundings of the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack (BE). |
 | Studies and works have been realised in hardly seven months. Besides the paddocks, the chicane, a new straight line and the widening of the safety off-track spaces, the project includes car parks, access roads and four new underpasses. By the end of august 2007, the new stands will offer 4000 operational seats to the spectators.
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| 23/05/2007 | A new project for the bureau Greisch : a storage platform along the Center canal, between the boat lifts at Strepy-Thieu and the Sart canal bridge at Houdeng-Aimeries (BE). |
 | This platform is to be fitted with twelve storage cells for building materials, with an overall capacity of 13.500 m³. A ramp for trucks, opening a 8x4 m free space on the wharf, allows the barges to be loaded with gravels. |
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| 26/04/2007 | Winner of a contest, Bgroup-Greisch, together with the architecture office Accarain-Bouillot, is in charge of the engineering studies of a 70.000 m² logistic plant, close to 'Tour & Taxi' in Brussels (BE). |
| | The owner is BILC, an assocation between SOGARIS and the harbour of Brussels. The architect Franck Hammoutene from Paris is also involved in the project. |
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| 20/04/2007 | The "Pyrénées Atlantiques" General Council (FR) has entrusted the execution of the USTARITZ bridge near Bayonne to the bureau Greisch, associated with the architects Defol & Mousseigne. |
 | Although the preliminary studies have just started, it seems rather clear that the most convenient solution for this 44m long "tied arches" bridge, with crossed hangers, is to combine steal arches and a prestressed concrete deck. |
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| 19/04/2007 | The positioning of a steel footbridge calculated by the bureau Greisch is an important sttep in the renovation works of the Royal Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels (BE). |
 | This new cantilever bridge is only attached to the new concrete tower, in order to avoid any extra charge on the existing building. This footbridge has been designed by the architecture office "SUM" (formerly Group Planning) and allows to create a tour through the museum. |
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| 17/03/2007 | The project proposed by Greisch for the 'Oosterweelverbinding' on the motorway ring of Antwerp (BE) has officially been declared winner on December 22, 2006. |
 | The works that will start in 2008 concern a number of bridges, of which especially the Lange Wapper bridge, a curved cable-stayed bridge on two levels with a 603 m long main span, located in the North of the city, on the right bank of the Schelde river.
Some hyperlinks to official websites :
> www.antwerken.be
> www.bamnv.be
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| 17/01/2007 | Bureau greisch participated to the construction of the Aspire Tower at Doha (Qatar). |
 | Since the first of december, opening of the XVth Asian games, the flame, symbol of the spirit of these games, is burning on the top of this tower. Bureau greisch realised for the society Jungbluth Alu Partners of Herstal (BE), all the design studies of the skin in Mesch Inox and glass. |
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| 01/01/2007 | Wishes for 2007. |
 | The teams of "bureau d'études Greisch", "Greisch Ingénierie" and "Greisch Coordination & Etudes" wish you a Happy New Year 2007. |
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