Ciel Tower is an 82-storey high-rise building under development in Dubai Marina. With a total height of 365 meters, the building is set to become the world’s tallest hotel upon its completion, scheduled in late 2023.

The tower is situated at the heart of the Marina, near popular attractions like the Marina Walk and the Marina Mall shopping and entertainment complex. It will house 1,042 luxury suites with a rooftop that hosts a pool bar, a restaurant, and an observation deck.

The structure is heavily inspired by the concept of vertical living, to maximize views of Palm Jumeirah, Blue Waters Island, Dubai Harbour and the Arabian Gulf.

Dextra has supplied 180,000 Bartec couplers for the connection and enhancement of rafts, columns to beams, slabs to core walls, core walls and starter bars.

Ciel Tower is a remarkable project that will become a new landmark and further enhance Dubai’s reputation as one of the world’s most popular touristic destinations.

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Orbit is a 25-storey office building located strategically in the heart of the IT Hub of Hyderabad being constructed with precast technology. It is the tallest commercial buildings in India made with precast technology.

The Orbit building constructed by Aurobindo Realty was awarded the “Best Office Architecture India” award by International Property Awards- Asia Pacific Property Awards 2018.

As it is designed with Precast technology, the building is also proposed for LEED V4 Gold Rating from USGBC, a certification that guarantees our commitment to environmental friendliness and sustainability.

Dextra Groutec played a key role in precast element connection. Around 60,000 couplers were installed in the precast elements at the precast factory, and then transported to the site to perform a grout connection.

Groutec couplers are widely used in response to the increased demand for modular buildings around the world, especially during this Covid-19 outbreak with more requirements for healthcare and quarantine buildings. They are designed and manufactured in accordance with Eurocode 2, BS 8110, ACI 318, IBC, and AASHTO.

Source of images: https://www.aurobindorealty.com/portfolio/orbit/

The Two IFC is a landmark skyscraper in Hong Kong, located in West Kownloon. The commercial building is 412 meters high and features 88 floors. It is the second tallest building in Hong Kong, right after the ICC Tower.

Vertical reinforcement is by definition a key feature for buildings of that height. Consultant ARUP and contractorsE-Man-Sanfield JV picked Dextra for the splicing of reinforcement across the building.

For this project, Dextra supplied more than 200,000 rebar couplers. Those were used to perform most vertical connections on the structure, in particular all columns.

Rebar couplers also provided connection points for second phase rebar reconnection. Typically between columns and slabs, and between columns and beams. To do so the rebar coupler are aligned horizontally and cast in concrete. Reconnection is only performed at a later stage by screwing in second stage rebar.

Bartec is the preferred reinforcement splicing solution of contractors in Hong Kong as the solutionis recommended in the Hong Kong Building Material List.Dextra also operates its own rebar threading workshopin Hong Kong, providing the rebar preparation service for its customers.