In April 2009, HKCEC completed its Atrium expansion project. This expansion is suspended above the harbour, using an unconventional top-down approach for construction which broke several records in Hong Kongˇ¦s building history;
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Used the heaviest crane, maximum load lifted was 4,000 tonnes
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Used the largest metallic bearings which were 2,830 millimetres in diameter
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Five 109m steel trusses climbing 10m to 26m in height and weighing between 1,700 and 2,100 tonnes which were the heaviest steel truss
This seminar, together with a site inspection tour, will tell the story of the expansion, from design to production, highlighting essential strategies for building and enabling a sustainable future and to protect our beautiful Victoria Harbour.
