Huge advances in the area outside

In just one month we had a very significant advance in the services on the facade of the Temple of Solomon, which can be seen around the work.

Referring to the ventilated facade system, still placing the metal profiles, which are already almost the entire facade, while also advancing the service placing the stones from Israel. We currently have more than 5 square meters (m2) already installed, completely changing the aspect of the work.

As soon as the facade is completely done, we will be placing the stones from Israel in the 32 columns that are surrounding the Temple.

This week We also concluded the coverage of the nave, giving way for numerous other activities that start inside.

Isolation of TAGs

The project already has three tanks of cold water (TAG)
mounted with approximately 300,000 liters of water each.

To reach this point, water-tightness tests were performed
according to the Inspection and Testing Plan (PIT in
Portuguese) elaborated for the project, and in compliance
with the Brazilian Standards regulations. Furthermore, each
tank was checked by visual inspection and topographical
monitoring, being issued an accordance report for each 20% of
the filling of each tank.

The tests showed the solidity and the tightness of the tanks,
which are consistent with the design specifications. These,
of course, the result of a strict quality control, we had talked
about in the previous posts.

The next step was to start the thermal insulation of it. The
thermal insulation is a key point when it comes to the energy
efficiency of the air conditioning system, and also to prevent
condensation outside.

The engineering work had to find at an optimized point,
between cost and benefit of the material to be used,
considering the optimal density of the material, and the
thickness required to prevent the heat transference through
the walls of pipes and tanks. This is also the result of an
extensive study of laboratory and field tests.

Is valid to remember that, after isolation, the pillars will be
built of reinforced concrete around each tank, which will later
be coated also with stones from Israel.

Therefore, the insulation will be enclosed and its
implementation should be done flawlessly and definitive.

Innovation in the Construction Work

As we have talked about since the beginning of the work, we seek the modern technologies of the building trade industry to apply in the services and daily activities of the Temple of Solomon.

The newest equipment installed is a "rack platform" of facade, fully in accordance with the Brazilian standard, with baseboards and guardrails all around and non-slip floor without openings, providing extreme speed and agility in the productivity - all we need to give a new rhythm in the work that is being done very safely. 

At this point, the machine is used for executing services of the facade plaster, and as a result, it will be used for fixing the aluminum profile that will receive the coating of stones from Israel.

   

Another novelty is the installation of an electronic panel with the

countdown for the conclusion of the project - scheduled for May 2014.

Stones from Israel -The Holy Land

Some of the stones that will cover the Solomon's Temple has arrived in Brazil. Made in the quarry of Hebron, in Israel, the three rock types are stored in a shed in the neighborhood of Bras.
The process of extraction of stones was closely followed by team Engiurd, which recorded the time they were cut by backhoes, sawn into boards.

The first model, called Taltishe, which measures 25x50x3, widely used in most buildings in Jerusalem, will serve to cover the entire exterior of the temple, about 19 thousand square meters.

And to cover the internal floor, the model will be used Brushed Stone, size 80x80.

The pillars will receive a type of stone called Matabeh, which measures 50x100x3, who will share interim polished with rough cuts, giving highlights  to the external pillar.

But the creative team responsible for this large building does not stop, a new model of stone, with golden color, called Jerusalem Gold, is being considered to cover the altar.
The forecast final delivery of all the stones to be used in the project must occur by May 2012, when will have a total of 39 thousand square meters
of stone from the Holy Land.