Skanska invests EUR 26M, about SEK 260M in a residential development project in Helsinki, Finland
Skanska invests EUR 26M, about SEK 260M in a residential development project in Helsinki, Finland. The building will consist of 74 apartments. The aim is to receive a RTS Environmental Classification. The project represents the highest energy efficiency class and solar panels on the rooftop will help generate some of the electricity used by the property. Parking places will be equipped to accommodate charging electric cars, and residents will have access to car sharing. Construction starte...
Skanska prepares and maintains project site for new government quarter in Oslo, Norway, for NOK 563M, about SEK 560M
Skanska has signed a contract with Statsbygg, the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property, regarding preparation and maintenance of the project site of the reconstruction of the government quarter in Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 563M, about SEK 560M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter 2021. The project includes preparatory work of the project site, operating and service during construction as well as disposal of all installa...
Video: A Forgotten Disaster: Haiti's 2021 Earthquake | Week 2 - Jérémie
Miyamoto International continues its inside look into the Haitian reconstruction efforts, carrying on its path throughout southwest Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck on Aug. 14, 2021, leaving an estimated 650,000 people in need of aid. Arriving at Jérémie, join us as we keep on with our assessment of the extensive structural damage on schools, hospitals, bridges and other key public buildings and structures.
Urban Renewal Fund Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary Connecting Communities for Sustainable Urban Renewal: Innovations and Inspirations Cum "Community is Renewing" Community Online Exhibition
Image 1: Online Exhibition on the 10th Anniversary of Urban Renewal Fund HONG KONG SAR - 23 September 2021 - The Urban Renewal Fund was founded in 2011, with "People First, Districts Based, Public Participatory" as its conception of urban renewal, serving citizens affected or dislocated by urban renewal projects, and promoting heritage preservation and revitalisation of local districts. s the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Urban Renewal Fund approaches, it celebrates the occa...
New ASCE Press Book Aids Stakeholders on Excavation Projects
Reston, Va. –Every day in the United States construction projects involve thousands of excavations. The new ASCE Press book, Underground Utilities for Construction Practitioners and Homeowners offers guidance for stakeholders to reduce damage to underground utilities during excavation. Authors Ahmed Al-Bayati and Louis Panzer stress that safe excavation is a shared responsibility. In this publication, they provide an overview of the location process that is generally followed across the United S...
Video: A Forgotten Disaster: Haiti's 2021 Earthquake
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Haiti on August 14, leaving an estimated 650,000 people in need of aid. Although this story has all but disappeared from headlines, the fact remains that over 120,000 structures, including homes, schools, and churches, were destroyed, with many more suffering serious damage. The majority of these structures are in remote, hard-to-reach areas with little hope of assistance reaching them anytime soon. Get an inside look at the Haitian reconstruction effo...
Earthquake Structural Engineers Arrive in Haiti's Earthquake Disaster Zone
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Earthquake structural engineers and disaster recovery experts from Miyamoto International arrived in southern Haiti’s disaster zone on Monday to assist with damage assessments, urban search and rescue, and recovery strategies after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the island on Saturday. The epicenter of the quake was approximately 125 kilometers (80 miles) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Jeremie, Les Cayes, and Baradères were three of the most severely damaged urban a...
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
A woman carries her child as she walks in the remains of her home destroyed by Saturday´s 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn) LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at...
New ASCE Manual of Practice 144 Provides a Framework to Plan and Design for Hazards
Reston, Va. – Natural disasters such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms, affect a large portion of the world’s population. Infrastructure resilience and sustainability are critical system characteristics to prepare and endure as a society. ASCE’s new book, Hazard-Resilient Infrastructure: Analysis and Design, MOP 144, provides guidance and underlying framework for creating consistency across hazards, systems, and sectors in the design of new infrastructure systems and in enhancing the...
Stantec completes infrastructure improvements for Quay Sarasota
The project positions the area for the next phases of waterfront development in downtown Sarasota, Florida SARASOTA, FL - TSX, NYSE:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has completed infrastructure improvements in Sarasota, Florida as part of Quay Sarasota—a new mixed-use waterfront district positioned on a 14-acre downtown site on Sarasota Bay. The project includes roadway and infrastructure improvements to serve the private mixed-use development as well as a roundabout at the intersectio...
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