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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.

Sustainability
Sustainable buildings for critical infrastructure
Sustainability
Sustainable buildings for critical infrastructure Sustainable buildings for critical infrastructure

Buildings with the highest safety standards can fulfil sustainability requirements to a high degree. Here are two prime examples by Fernando Menis Arquitectos.

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Sustainability
Bionics: Modelled on nature
Sustainability
Bionics: Modelled on nature Bionics: Modelled on nature

Gecko feet, termite structures, sea urchins – architecture borrows considerably from nature. And enables it to make buildings more efficient and more sustainable.

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Digitalisation
Visionary Civil Engineering Expertise
Digitalisation
Visionary Civil Engineering Expertise Visionary Civil Engineering Expertise

PORR uses digitalisation to make infrastructural and civil engineering projects more efficient. The DeepSoil project in Romania also proves that we are always one step ahead.

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Sustainability
Top 5: The most impressive buildings in Copenhagen
Sustainability
Top 5: The most impressive buildings in Copenhagen Top 5: The most impressive buildings in Copenhagen

Copenhagen is UNESCO World Capital of Architecture 2023. Why is that? We found five good reasons.

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Digitalisation
General renovation with digitalisation
Digitalisation
General renovation with digitalisation General renovation with digitalisation

It is ASFINAG's first digitalisation project: the general renovation of the A9 Pyhrn motorway between Edlach and Gaishorn. PORR is once again demonstrating its pioneering spirit with digital tools.

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Sustainability
Circular construction: 5 smart strategies
Sustainability
Circular construction: 5 smart strategies Circular construction: 5 smart strategies

Circular economy is a sustainable solution with a huge impact for the construction sector as well. And here are the five most important approaches.

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Best Place to Work
Lord of the Mountains
Best Place to Work
Lord of the Mountains Lord of the Mountains

Austria's most successful high-altitude mountaineer on the world's most dangerous mountain: PORRian Hans Wenzl on his tenth summit victory on an eight-thousand-metre peak, the Annapurna.

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Sustainability
Urban planning: How urban spaces are getting greener
Sustainability
Urban planning: How urban spaces are getting greener Urban planning: How urban spaces are getting greener

A city is sustainable when it has ample affordable housing. And creates neighbourhoods where people and nature are equally at home. Here are some examples.

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Digitalisation
The Construction Site of the Future
Digitalisation
The Construction Site of the Future The Construction Site of the Future

Which technologies we will use. And what the construction job will be like in 2050: Karina Schiefer, team leader in PORR Innovation Management, takes a look at a possible future.

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Sustainability
Sustainable Construction Sites: An Outline
Sustainability
Sustainable Construction Sites: An Outline Sustainable Construction Sites: An Outline

Sustainable construction sites are all about conserving resources and planning with foresight. Our expert Katrin Maja Künzler explains what this means and how PORR does it.

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Building construction
New MAM Competence Center
Building construction
New MAM Competence Center New MAM Competence Center

As a global leader in the development and production of baby products, MAM takes the utmost care to combine functionality, attractive designs and high product safety standards. High quality is always MAM’s number one priority – there are no compromises in this regard.

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Sustainability
Modern architecture with wood
Sustainability
Modern architecture with wood Modern architecture with wood

Building with wood has a rich tradition. And yet, today’s timber projects were unthinkable just a few years ago. Things are very different today.

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Best Place to Work
Visionary and World Champion
Best Place to Work
Visionary and World Champion Visionary and World Champion

She first came to PORR as an intern. Now Elke Mayr is developing the construction site of the future with her innovative ideas. A success story.

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Sustainability
Vive le sport
Sustainability
Vive le sport Vive le sport

PORR has built a multifunctional sports centre in Poland. And it is also sustainable.

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Digitalisation
The digitalisation of the Koralm Tunnel
Digitalisation
The digitalisation of the Koralm Tunnel The digitalisation of the Koralm Tunnel

The Koralm Tunnel will significantly shorten train journey times from Graz to Klagenfurt. With BIM and LEAN, work is progressing quickly.

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