State-owned enterprises have built high-quality projects along the Belt and Road and created a large number of landmark projects. Recently, China's infrastructure construction has added new works on the Belt and Road Initiative, and Egypt's new administrative capital has risen in the desert city.

The New Cairo Central Business District, Egypt’s new administrative capital, undertaken by China State Construction Group, has a construction area of about 600,000 square meters. This brand new central business district includes 12 office buildings, 5 apartment buildings, 2 large hotels, and a height of 385.5 meters. "Africa's tallest building", according to the instructions of Egyptian President Sisi, Egyptian government departments will gradually move to the new administrative capital from December 2021, and conduct a six-month trial operation.

China and Egypt create a model for cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative

For more than a thousand years, Cairo on the Nile River has always been the center of political power in Egypt. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa and one of the most crowded cities in the world. It is overcrowded and overcrowded.

In 2015, in order to reduce the population and traffic pressure in Cairo, the Egyptian government plans to build a new administrative capital. On January 21, 2016, under the witness of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Sisi, China State Construction Group and the Ministry of Housing of Egypt signed a new administrative capital construction cooperation agreement. On March 18, 2018, the construction of the Central Business District project in Egypt's new administrative capital was grandly started, which will create a model for cooperation between China and Egypt under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Central Business District renderings

Drive about 50 kilometers east from the center of Cairo, passing a large yellow Gobi, and you will arrive at the new capital of Egypt's Central Business District (CBD), which is under construction in full swing.

The CBD project of the new administrative capital of Egypt is by far the largest project of a Chinese enterprise in Egypt. It covers a total area of approximately 600,000 square meters and a total construction area of approximately 1.7 million square meters, including 12 office buildings, 5 apartment buildings and 2 large hotels , And the 385.5-meter tall "Africa's tallest building" landmark tower, after the completion of the project, Egypt will truly have a world-class central business district, and will drive the development of Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Belt and the Red Sea Economic Belt.

Real view of the central business district

As of the end of November 2021, the CBD project has completed the roofing of all 10 high-rise office buildings and 3 high-rise apartment buildings, and the "Africa's tallest building" landmark tower has completed the main core tube and outer frame steel structure roofing.

China's infrastructure builds tall buildings in the desert

Located in the west of the central city of Egypt’s new capital, with a height of 385.8 meters, it is a veritable "Africa's tallest building". It covers an area of 65,000 square meters, a building area of 268,000 square meters, and 78 floors above the ground. It is a collection of offices and hotels. The super high-rise building, which integrates the functions of commerce, tourism, etc., has completed the topping of the main structure in June 2021 and rises into the cloud.

On June 17, 2021, the main structure of the landmark tower is topped

During the construction of the landmark tower of "Africa's tallest building", China State Construction Group set a number of construction records in Egypt, demonstrating Chinese wisdom at the speed of China. Set the record for the fastest pouring of super-large foundation rafts in the history of Middle East and African architecture.

On February 26, 2019, under the witness of Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuli, after 38 hours of construction, the landmark tower completed the pouring of 18,500 square meters of concrete foundation rafts at one time, refreshing the history of Middle East and African architecture in one fell swoop The fastest record for pouring a super large foundation raft.

The pouring of the super-large foundation slab was originally expected to be completed in 72 hours, but the entire pouring process took only 38 hours, creating an astonishing rate of 785 cubic meters of pouring in a single hour during the peak period. This is the first time that China State Construction Group has made "how fast and save" Chute technology was brought to Egypt.

"Four days and one layer" and "Three days and one layer", creating a new speed of construction in Egypt. The core tube of the landmark tower was constructed for a total of 808 days. The core tube and steel structure construction achieved the construction speeds of “four days and one layer” and “three days and one layer” respectively, creating a new construction speed in Egypt.

On November 16, 2019, the first steel tube column weighing 26.8 tons was slowly hoisted by a towering boom tower crane and embedded in the concrete base of the L01 floor, marking the first successful hoisting of the tower steel structure project, which entered a large scale Steel structure construction stage.

The total amount of steel used in the steel structure of the sign tower is 26,000 tons. The steel columns are manufactured in China and sent to Egypt by sea after passing the inspection.

During the construction of the steel structure of the sign tower, the pouring of concrete in the steel column tube is one of the biggest bright spots. According to design requirements, concrete must be poured in the steel column cylinder, for this reason, a steel cage is bound on the ground. After the steel column is hoisted successfully, the "lifting method" is used to pour the concrete. This process has high efficiency, does not need to be vibrated, and the concrete has a good self-compactness effect. In order to ensure the smooth installation of the steel structure column foot of the sign tower, the project has prepared a special construction plan, and optimized the support structure through BIM technology, and adjusted the arrangement and style of steel bars to avoid difficulties in tying steel bars in high altitudes and enclosed areas through the overall installation. While accelerating the construction progress, fully guarantee the construction safety.

China's smart manufacturing accelerates into the Belt and Road Initiative

Chinese companies have also brought the concept of smart city construction to Egypt.

The D01 residential building in the P2&P6 bid section of the CBD project of the new administrative capital of Egypt is 196 meters high. It is the tallest residential building in Africa. It leads the development of the Egyptian high-end residential market with advanced design concepts. It is a truly green and intelligent building.

Effect drawing of D01 residential building adopting energy-saving green equipment

Street lights and street signs adopt automatic control, automatic processing of domestic waste, etc.; equipped with an intelligent control system, which integrates security, fire alarm, building control systems and other subsystems into the central control center for unified intelligent management... D01 residential building will be fully automatic and intelligent Incorporate every detail.

Sign tower energy-saving lamp with external effect

Not only the D01 residential building, but at the construction site of the New Capital CBD project, you can see the details of green construction and energy saving and environmental protection everywhere-build a reclaimed water treatment station to treat about 400 cubic meters of sewage per day, and use the purified water for greening , Dust removal, etc., to improve water efficiency; convert solar energy into electrical energy for field lighting and domestic water heating, partially replacing generators; installing 103 60-watt LED solar street lights on the main road can save 170,000 angstroms of electricity costs each year Pounds or more; recycled aluminum formwork, environmentally-friendly curtain wall materials, self-compacting concrete and other environmental protection technologies are used to give full play to the advantages of environmental protection and energy saving, and improve resource utilization... China State Construction Group takes measures to local conditions and promotes harmony between man and nature through various green construction measures Symbiosis and build a beautiful green home with the Egyptian people.

Central SOEs help foster talents for the Belt and Road Initiative

China State Construction Group focuses on the needs of the Egyptian construction industry for talents, focuses on the needs of Egyptian employees to achieve professional development, upholds the talent strategy of "specialization, professionalization, and internationalization", changes the concept of talent cultivation, integrates training resources, and builds a matching development strategy. An employee training system that meets the needs of job capabilities, respects the law of talent growth, unblocks all types of talent career development channels, and builds a dynamic and open stage for employees to realize their personal value.

Established Egypt’s first "Luban Academy" and improved the technical level of Egyptian workers through theoretical study and skill training.

Establish a "mentor and apprentice" system, through the paired combination of mentors and students, inherit architectural concepts and technologies for talent cultivation. By equipping new recruits with two highly qualified mentors from China and Egypt at the same time, it helps them grow quickly and better integrate into the work.

The desert is windy and smoky, and Changhe New City rises. The outline of the central business district of the new capital of Egypt is clearly outlined by the builders of central enterprises. In the future, central enterprises will participate more deeply in the construction of the Belt and Road. Exchanges and cooperation in management and other fields strive to build a community of destiny and a community of interests, and make greater contributions to promoting the sustainable development of the global economy. Editor/Sang Xiaomei