Notes from the site and the plant room

Tagged planning

• Structural steel Featured

  Site readiness before steel arrives

  A checklist worth working through before the first delivery, because every item on it stops the crane if it is missed.

  AL NIMRA Admin 31 Aug 2026 · 2 min
• Structural steel

  Crane selection and lift planning, without the jargon

  Capacity is the least interesting number on a crane chart. Radius and ground conditions decide far more.

  AL NIMRA Admin 02 Jul 2026 · 2 min
• Chiller works

  Planning a chiller replacement in an occupied building

  The plant is the straightforward part. Access, temporary cooling and sequencing are what decide whether the job goes well.

  AL NIMRA Admin 13 May 2026 · 2 min
• Structural steel

  Common causes of delay on a steel package

  The same handful of items account for most lost time, and nearly all of them are decided before erection starts.

  AL NIMRA Admin 03 May 2026 · 2 min