Skanska Builds Hotel and Develops Apartments in Oslo, Norway, for NOK 495M, about SEK 490M
Skanska has signed a contract with HAV Eiendom to build a hotel and retail space as well as to develop apartments in Bjørvika, Norway, one of Oslo's most sought after areas. Skanska Property Development’s investment amounts to NOK 205M, about SEK 200M. The construction contract is worth NOK 495M, about SEK 490M, which is included in order bookings for Skanska Norway in the third quarter in 2016. The two buildings to be erected include underground parking garage, basement and technical rooms b...
Hunt+Danis Celebrates Groundbreaking of Daily’s Place at EverBank Field
JACKSONVILLE — Hunt+Danis, a joint venture of Hunt Construction Group, an AECOM company, and the Danis Group of Companies, celebrated the groundbreaking of the new amphitheater and covered flex field at EverBank Field, home of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, on Friday, August 19. Hunt+Danis is the construction manager for the sports complex expansion project, which represents phase two of a $90 million investment by the City of Jacksonville and the Jaguars. The new complex will be known as Daily...
Skanska Builds Hospital in Michigan, USA, for USD 175M, About SEK 1.5 billion
Skanska has, together with its joint venture partner Closner Construction, signed a contract with Duke LifePoint Healthcare to build its new replacement hospital for UP Health System - Marquette in Michigan, USA. The total contract is worth USD 206M. Skanska USA Building will include its share of the contract worth USD 175M, about SEK 1.5 billion, in the order bookings for the third quarter 2016. The new 50,000-square-meter, 243-bed, replacement facility includes approximately 14,000 square met...
Construction Complete at New FedEx Ground Distribution Hub in Ocala, Florida
Dewberry helped design the recently completed FedEx Ground facility in the northwest corner of Ocala, Florida. The firm performed due diligence, site/civil engineering, surveying and mapping, environmental services, permitting, construction administration, and landscape architecture design. The 430,000-square-foot facility—expandable ultimately to 630,000 square feet—supports FedEx's existing Orlando operations and is designed to accommodate a nearly 200,000-square-foot build-out for addition...
SmartLam Cross Laminated Timber Secures ANSI/APA Certification
COLUMBIA FALLS, MT (AUG. 18, 2016) – SmartLam Technologies Group, the first manufacturer of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) products in the United States, today announced it is now certified under the American National Standards Institute approved ANSI/APA PRG 320-2012 Standard for Performance-rated Cross-Laminated Timber. SmartLam Cross Laminated Timber is an engineered wood building system made from several layers of solid lumber boards, stacked crosswise to each other and bonded together with...
CH2M Continues Next Phase of Work on Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 Programme
DENVER, Aug. 17, 2016 - CH2M recently agreed to its second annual programme of work with the Environment Agency on the Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 Programme (TEAM2100), the Environment Agency's largest single flood risk management contract. The scope of work in the second year consists of engineering investigations, appraisals, detailed designs and construction across the Thames Estuary, including work on the largest ever programme of improvement on the major barriers that protect Londo...
Dewberry to Replace Greenhouse at Cary, North Carolina, High School
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been tasked with replacing Wake County Public School System's (WCPSS) Cary High School's greenhouse in North Carolina. As part of the task, Dewberry will review the existing site and prepare site, landscape, utility, and improvement plans to relocate a gas-heated polycarbonate greenhouse within a bus loop "island." The firm's construction plans will include utility layouts and preliminary erosion control options. "We're excited to...
Dewberry to Design Green Infrastructure Improvements Using GIS Innovations
Dewberry has been awarded a contract by the New York City Department of Design + Construction (NYCDDC) to provide design services for green infrastructure improvements in New York City. The task order includes preparing contract plans using the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) standard design for right-of-way bioswales, right-of-way rain gardens, and stormwater greenstreets. The plans adhere to DEP's site selection, survey, and geotechnical investigation procedures and will appl...
Arup Appointed Lead Building Designer for Kemsley energy from waste plant
Arup will deliver the building design for a new combined heat and power facility which will convert household waste into steam and electricity in Kent, UK. Wheelabrator Technologies' new £340 million facility will divert 550,000 tonnes per annum of waste from Kent and the South East of England. This is waste that would otherwise have been sent to landfill sites or have been exported to Europe for treatment. The facility has also been designed to provide steam for the neighbouring papermill an...
78.7% of AEC Firms Expect Scanning/Modeling Work to Increase in the Next 12 Months
Washington D.C., August 9, 2016 — Despite swings in the global economic climate, strong growth is expected in the scanning and modeling market, as nearly 4 of 5 firms expect their business to expand in the next twelve months. This is just one of the critical findings in a new survey of the laser scanning and 3D modeling industry. Sent to over 5,500 firms, the survey illuminates crucial industry data including average project profit margin, scanning/modeling best practices, profit margin degrad...
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