Skanska builds replacement high school in Vancouver, Washington, USA, for USD 144 M, about SEK 1.3 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with Evergreen Public Schools to construct the replacement of Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington, USA. The first phase of the contract is worth USD 144 M, about SEK 1.3 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2020. The project scope includes the demolition of the existing school, construction of the new 26,000 square-meter building, with new athletic fields and parking lot. Construction began in July 20...
Skanska builds Tier III Data Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, for USD 64 M, about SEK 585 M
Skanska has signed a multi-phase contract with Flexential Corp. to include the construction of the H3 – Flexential Data Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. The first phase of the contract is worth USD 64 M, about SEK 585 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2020. The initial phase of the project includes the construction of an about 32,500 square-meter Tier III Data Center with a structural steel core and concrete tilt panels as the primary façade. The fir...
New York City’s Charlotte Gardens Multi-Family Passive House Project Featured on Amazon Prime’s Documentary “Our Corner of the Planet”
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The design of a two-building, seven-story 18,000 square foot development in the Bronx is garnering nationwide attention. “Our Corner of the Planet”, a documentary released this week on Amazon Prime, features the 24-unit multi-family development and its Passive House Pre-Certified design which, once constructed, will be almost a net zero carbon energy building. NODE Founder and Principal Architect, Jakov Saric, a Certified Passive House Designer, jumped at the opportunity t...
Baltimore County Goes Live with Cityworks AMS Project, Implemented Virtually by Woolpert
An initial strategic assessment is serving as the foundation for a successful, phased approach to asset management. TOWSON, Md. (Sept. 24, 2020) — Baltimore County has gone live with its Cityworks Asset Management System (AMS), implemented by Woolpert. The system supports the county’s Department of Public Works and its Utilities group, which includes water and wastewater services. This implementation followed a strategic asset management assessment and phased approach created for Baltimore...
Turner-AECOM Hunt Joint Venture celebrates the opening of SoFi Stadium, largest in the NFL
SoFi Stadium recently kicked off its first regular season NFL football game LOS ANGELES – Turner-AECOM Hunt, the joint venture of Turner Construction Company and AECOM Hunt, part of AECOM (NYSE:ACM), celebrate the opening of SoFi Stadium, the new home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, in Inglewood, California. The 3.1 million-square-foot facility, which is the first football stadium erected in Los Angeles in nearly a century, can host approximately 70,000 fans and is expandabl...
UC Davis completes Phase I of nation’s largest student housing project
The Michaels Organization/Stantec team adds more than 1,000 beds to student campus Davis, CA- NYSE, TSX:STN : The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) opened the first phase of The Green at West Village student housing project, adding more than 1,000 beds to the University’s West Village neighborhood. Once the entire project is complete, the housing complex will add nearly 3,300 beds to the campus, making it the largest student housing development currently under construction in t...
Stantec Assists City of Benicia with Completion of 2020 Condition Assessments
Benicia, CA - Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—recently completed a 20-year major facilities condition assessment and technical update to the Wastewater and Water Master Plans for the City of Benicia Public Works Department. The Master Plans provide the foundation for City-based decisions regarding construction, operation, and maintenance of the water conveyance, treatment, storage, and distribution system, along with wastewater collection and treatment consistent...
Stantec-designed San Luis Obispo RTA Bus Operations & Maintenance Facility Breaks Ground
27,500 square-foot, $17 million facility designed with wellness, functionality, and sustainability in mind San Luis Obispo, CA: The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) recently broke ground on a new bus operations and maintenance facility. Top ten global design firm, Stantec, planned and designed the bus facility, which will play a vital role in the RTA’s ability to deliver safe, reliable transit services for San Luis Obispo County. In support of the agency’s wide coverag...
Cityzenith gets green light on $500 Million Orlando Sports & Entertainment District Digital Twin project
A ground-breaking Digital Twin project by Cityzenith promote, optimize, and future proof the ambitious $500 million Orlando Sports & Entertainment Smart District (OS+ED), aiming to drive the Florida city’s millions of annual visitors to the downtown hotspot. Confirmation follows a commercial agreement with SISCO, the project’s technology provider, finalizing terms with Cityzenith (CZ) and the project owners, OS+ED Dev Corp, to deploy CZ’s award-winning SmartWorldPro2™ Digital Twin platform f...
PennDOT Breaks Ground on New District 6 Regional Traffic Management Center in King of Prussia
King of Prussia, PA – PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian and District 6 Executive Kenneth M. McClain were joined today by Transportation Chairs Sen. John Sabatina and Rep. Tim Hennessey, Upper Merion Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Jenaway and state and local officials for a groundbreaking ceremony to highlight the start of construction on the new District 6 Regional Traffic Management Center (RTMC) and parking structure on the existing PennDOT Engineering District 6 office property l...