October 2014 NEC Update
Workers are placing reinforcing steel for the bottom of the utility trench.
The design of the New Embassy is almost entirely reinforced concrete. Steel rods or reinforcing steel strengthens the concrete and produces a strong structure. All structures at the New Embassy are on top of concrete piles that support the heavy buildings and prevent these building from sinking into the soft soils.
The process of making concrete structures is simple; first a one side of a mold or form is made. Second, reinforcing steel is placed in the form as well as block to create any required spaces. Third, the second side of the form is installed and concrete is placed into the form. Finally, after the concrete hardens, the forms are removed and the concrete wall is completed.
The Paramaribo New Embassy Compound (NEC) Project continues to make excellent progress and continues to remain ahead of schedule of the July 2016 completion date. For the Month of October 2014, the project completed approximately $2 million of work. The project is approximately 30 percent complete. Approximately 300 Surinamese workers are employed on the site with responsibilities ranging from labors, to skilled technicians, to office workers to professional engineers.
October 2014 NEC Update
Workers are placing reinforcing steel for the bottom of the utility trench.
The design of the New Embassy is almost entirely reinforced concrete. Steel rods or reinforcing steel strengthens the concrete and produces a strong structure. All structures at the New Embassy are on top of concrete piles that support the heavy buildings and prevent these building from sinking into the soft soils.
The process of making concrete structures is simple; first a one side of a mold or form is made. Second, reinforcing steel is placed in the form as well as block to create any required spaces. Third, the second side of the form is installed and concrete is placed into the form. Finally, after the concrete hardens, the forms are removed and the concrete wall is completed.
The Paramaribo New Embassy Compound (NEC) Project continues to make excellent progress and continues to remain ahead of schedule of the July 2016 completion date. For the Month of October 2014, the project completed approximately $2 million of work. The project is approximately 30 percent complete. Approximately 300 Surinamese workers are employed on the site with responsibilities ranging from labors, to skilled technicians, to office workers to professional engineers.