CISDI has been tasked with transforming one of China’s biggest steel plants into an attractive, urban green space.

The company has been contracted to EPC mode to improve the environmental spaces and buildings at Maanshan Steel’s vast site in China’s Anhui Province.

Designs and constructions will bring a green parkland vibe to the riverside development.

Two parks will be created - Mengtangyuan and Gangliaoyuan. Five of the plant’s zones will also be transformed - the wharf, the coal and coking South Road, the Tuzhashan, the North sharing service centre and South coking plant, and greening at the North major ring road.

Buildings requiring greening lie in a 241,700 cubic metre area, the new buildings in 6,680 cubic metres, and the elevation rebuilds in around 32,000 cubic metres.

CISDI’s Project Management Office has utilised all available local land and met its targets for cost efficiency, strong functions, easy maintenance and swift action.

The team overcame numerous challenges. Long-distance working, issues caused by the pandemic and the sheer scale of the site were successfully managed by meticulous planning and the use of digital technologies - including drone surveying and mapping and real-scene fusion.

Over the last three years, CISDI has carried out multiple regional environmental improvement schemes.

It created an intelligent centralised control centre at Masteel, where a ‘Steel Plant Plus’ philosophy has been carried throughout the plant’s landscaping, building and structural engineering and ecological system. The site is now home to cultural exhibitions and features areas where industry and city exist in harmony.

Artist’s impression of the green Gangliaoyuan Park at Masteel

A scenic, green view of Masteel