I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 607 - 505: New City Construction

At the construction site of the new city, Chen Xin was holding a blueprint and discussing construction issues with the engineer in charge of leveling the land.

"When you're leveling the land, make sure to follow the designated areas. Many parts of the new city need to be reserved for planting trees, so don't compact the soil directly. Otherwise, planting trees and plants later would be troublesome." After explaining the specifics, Chen Xin half-jokingly, half-seriously said to the engineer.

Although it was partly a joke, Chen Xin's words were not unfounded.

Even though building the new Dome City requires the entire land to be leveled, and areas for building new city structures and dome supports need to be compacted, the designated green areas in the new city must be preserved. Even the soil needs to be treated, to avoid affecting plant growth later.

Ultimately, this is because, in the current external natural environment, plants have almost gone extinct. Only a few seeds buried deep in the soil survived the previous catastrophe, serving as the last remaining hope for nature.

However, when this last hope can rekindle is still uncertain. Given the present cold environment, not to mention sprouting, survival itself may be a huge challenge for plants.

In such circumstances, artificial planting and greening must be handled with extra care. It's not like before the disaster when transplanting dead plants was merely a financial concern.

Now, every plant is incredibly valuable and can only be obtained through artificial greenhouse cultivation. The quantity is scarce, cultivation is difficult, and any loss is unacceptable.

The engineer was naturally aware of this, as he had been seriously instructed about the key points of construction before arriving.

So the engineer nodded earnestly and replied to Chen Xin, "Dr. Chen, rest assured, we are a professional construction team, having handled many significant projects domestically and internationally. We know what needs attention and won't encounter any issues."

The engineer seemed full of confidence as he spoke.

His words weren't just empty boasts. Although some workers were transferred from elsewhere, they were only the basic workers. The construction team led by the engineer was seasoned, having taken on numerous large projects both at home and abroad. They were very experienced.

With such a seasoned team, it's no wonder the engineer spoke with such confidence, fully assured of completing the task.

Hearing the engineer's words, Chen Xin felt confident in him as well, and returned to examining the construction blueprints in his hand.

This was the master construction plan for the new city. After several rounds of amendments and adjustments, the construction design for the Dome City was finally finalized.

The final blueprint adopted was a design that Chen Xin created by integrating proposals from various design institutes. After reviewing it, each design institute acknowledged that this integrated design was superior to their individual designs.

As a result, the final design wasn't contracted to any single design institute. Instead, it was divided into different design sections, and each part was distributed according to the contributions of each institute.

After each design institute completed its assigned part, this comprehensive design was thus produced.

Different parts were designed by different institutes, so there were some issues when integrating them into the final version. However, after coordination, these issues were successfully resolved, resulting in the design submitted to the construction team.

Of course, engineers now only have design diagrams of parts of the foundation, while Chen Xin holds the master plan.

Being the design for an entire city, and in paper format, the complete set of drawings would fill an entire truck.

Hence, only the responsible parties hold their respective parts, while only Chen Xin and the higher authorities have the complete set.

Fortunately, this isn't a problem. As long as the construction team strictly adheres to the blueprints, there shouldn't be any issues. Additionally, design institutes have dispatched designers to be on site to make timely adjustments if any issues arise.

While Chen Xin and others were discussing construction issues, the construction site was bustling with activity.

This site used to be an industrial area in the city's county district. Before the disaster, it consisted mainly of light industry factories, contributing significantly to the county's revenue.

However, after the disaster, it was completely abandoned. The original factories here, after being devastated by fire, freezing, and snow, had mostly turned into ruins.

Consequently, it wasn't too hard for the workers to clear up the site. The original factories were mostly steel frame sheds with color steel tiles, and not much remained after burning and freezing.

The only slightly troublesome part was the cement bases, which were made of reinforced concrete. Dismantling them would be a bit troublesome using manpower alone.

However, this hassle was less bothersome than clearing the snow from the site. With a lot of construction machinery in use, the overall progress was still going smoothly.

Especially since this area was originally an industrial zone, with not many buildings on the land, and the terrain was relatively flat. It was an ideal site for constructing the new city.

Watching the workers dismantle the original buildings and scrape off the cement and roads, Chen Xin asked a concerned question to the engineer nearby: "Are these construction wastes going to be disposed of?"

"No, the steel and concrete demolished will be recycled. The steel will be used for other purposes, and the concrete bricks and such construction waste will be processed and used as fill for the foundation of the new city." The speaker was a designer standing beside Chen Xin, whose design institute was responsible for the foundation part.

Hearing this, Chen Xin became interested and asked him, "Will it be recycled?"

"Yes, with resources being scarce now, although this construction waste has lost its original purpose, after being crushed and processed, the bricks and cement blocks serve as excellent foundation materials. They also have cold-proof and insulation functions. If we lay them in the foundation and pour new reinforced concrete on top, it's a very good building foundation." The designer seemed enthused when talking about this, eagerly explaining to Chen Xin.

Through the designer's explanation, Chen Xin nodded slightly in agreement.

Resources are indeed scarce now, and any recoverable resources, no matter how troublesome to process, should not be wasted.