Terminal Velocity

PM NetworkVol. 23 Nbr. 12, December 2009

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"One of the secrets of success in a project like this is making every effort to squeeze the maximum out of the available working windows," says Mr. [David Buisson]. "If we had a quiet activity planned that could take place in a boarded-up area, we'd say, 'Can't we do it during die day?' We didn't get a yes' all of the time - but enough of the time to make a difference."

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Terminal Velocity

The rules were quite clear from the start.

Heathrow Airport in London, England was going in for a major overhaul of one of its terminals, but there would be absolutely no dust, no noise, no mess-and no daytime working. Basically, there was to be nothing that the millions of people traipsing through the project site might not like.

Each year, the airport handles 67 million passengers flying to more than 180 destinations in 90 countries. And no fewer than 20 million of those travelers pass through Terminal 1, the airport's oldest secrion. Designed and built over 40 years ago, it was cramped and crowded - har...

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