A huge inflatable dome has been erected over an entire construction site in Jinan, capital of Shandong province in east China.
Officials say it allows for all-weather construction and expanded working hours. It also contains dust and cuts noise pollution by 80%.
Made of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plastic, the 159m-long by 108m-wide, heat-reflective dome covers nearly all the 20,000-sq-m site of the “Honglou 1905” urban renewal project being developed by China Energy Construction Group and Licheng Urban Development Group.
Located in the city’s Licheng district, the site is adjacent to a century-old church and Shandong University.
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Local media report that inflating the dome took 10 hours. Sensors monitor air pressure and temperature.
Construction is due to ramp up in October, with work beginning on the foundation.
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