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Welcome to the World of PORR.

Discover exciting blog articles on trend topics in the construction industry. Along with technical background information on our diverse projects in the fields of structural and civil engineering, infrastructure, environmental technology as well as design and engineering.

Join us on our journey. And let us inspire you.

Welcome to the World of PORR. Discover exciting blog articles on trend topics in the construction industry. Along with technical background information on our diverse projects.

Digitalisation
Digitalisation: How we set records
Digitalisation
Digitalisation: How we set records Digitalisation: How we set records

20 kilometres of asphalt paving – from milling to road marking – in 192 hours. Yes, it’s possible, as PORR Verkehrswegebau proved on the A3 motorway. With passion and digital tools.

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Road construction: A flamingo travels to the Baltic Sea
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Road construction: A flamingo travels to the Baltic Sea Road construction: A flamingo travels to the Baltic Sea

The adventure in the Sudetes Mountains lasted 1,440 days. The construction of the lmost technically challenging section of the S3 has tested PORR’s pioneering spirit in Poland time and time again.

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Digitalisation
Forecast: It's getting cloudy
Digitalisation
Forecast: It's getting cloudy Forecast: It's getting cloudy

Generating 3D models from point clouds, walking through virtual construction sites and projecting tunnels into rooms. New technologies open up new opportunities - for PORR and our customers.

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Top 3: Extraordinary museums
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Top 3: Extraordinary museums Top 3: Extraordinary museums

Some museums are as interesting on the outside as they are on the inside. At least for those interested in architecture. And these are our top 3.

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Top 3: Colourful buildings
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Top 3: Colourful buildings Top 3: Colourful buildings

Some buildings are so colourful that they make their surroundings look gray. Here are our top 3.

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Sustainability
Signs of the times: Revitalisation & Monument Protection
Sustainability
Signs of the times: Revitalisation & Monument Protection Signs of the times: Revitalisation & Monument Protection

Some buildings tell stories from the past. That is why it is so important to preserve them for the future.

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Sustainability
5 answers on the topic of timber construction
Sustainability
5 answers on the topic of timber construction 5 answers on the topic of timber construction

Harald Hobacher, head of the timber engineering department, explains why wood is so effective in hybrid structures, and how it makes projects particularly Green and Lean.

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Top 4: Buildings in unlikely places
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Top 4: Buildings in unlikely places Top 4: Buildings in unlikely places

Architecture is always based on the available building area. But sometimes human ingenuity overcomes nature.

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Sustainability
LeopoldQuartier: We are building on cooperation
Sustainability
LeopoldQuartier: We are building on cooperation LeopoldQuartier: We are building on cooperation

The LeopoldQuartier in Vienna is being built using a timber-hybrid construction method. And Green and Lean through and through - in construction and operation. One key to success: good cooperation.

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Top 5: Curious houses
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Top 5: Curious houses Top 5: Curious houses

There are buildings that don't even exist. At least that's what you might think. Whether crooked, squashed or upside down - the buildings in our top 5 are real. Well, almost.

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At the pinnacle of architecture
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At the pinnacle of architecture At the pinnacle of architecture

PORR is building a new mountain station and viewing tower on the Titlis glacier in Switzerland. Even ice and snow can't stop us.

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Sustainability
Top 5: Unusual building materials
Sustainability
Top 5: Unusual building materials Top 5: Unusual building materials

From mushrooms to popcorn - research is constantly testing new building materials. And while they are unlikely to replace steel and concrete any time soon, it is worth taking a look outside the box.

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Railway Construction: There is a train to Gradistea
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Railway Construction: There is a train to Gradistea Railway Construction: There is a train to Gradistea

It is as old as PORR: in 1869, the first railway line from Bucharest to Giurgiu opened in Romania. 155 years later, we are modernising this important connection – including Slab Track Austria.

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Welcome to PORR's Ressources Competence Centre
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Welcome to PORR's Ressources Competence Centre Welcome to PORR's Ressources Competence Centre

As a production facility and service centre for all of PORR markets, the Resources Competence Centre is unique. A report from Vienna-Simmering.

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Top 7: The most impressive construction site treasures
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Top 7: The most impressive construction site treasures Top 7: The most impressive construction site treasures

Gold coins, paintings, graves - construction work often brings to light true treasures from days long gone. This also applies to PORR projects. Here are our top 7.

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