Crescent Communities Celebrates Groundbreaking on New Multifamily Community
Pictured: Breaking ground with the full NOVEL University Place team NOVEL University Place broke ground on Thursday, November 4 CHARLOTTE, NC – Crescent Communities proudly announces the groundbreaking of a new multifamily community in the center of Northeast Charlotte’s University City submarket. The highly anticipated NOVEL University Place by Crescent Communities, located at the intersection of J.W. Clay and W.T. Harris Blvd, will include 311 for-rent residences and act as the resi...
Stantec to lead design of new transit and public works operations and maintenance facility for City of Commerce
Facility to accommodate future city growth and transition to zero-emission bus fleet Commerce, CA - Global design firm Stantec is supporting the City of Commerce with the development of a new transit and public works operations and maintenance facility. The new facility will accommodate the current and future bus fleet to serve the city’s transit system’s needs, including the transition to zero-emission buses (ZEBs) in alignment with California’s clean energy mandates. The Commerce tr...
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport unveils new home for celebrated public art piece
Phoenix, AZ -NYSE, TSX:STN A treasured mural that welcomed travelers to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s Terminal 2 for almost 60 years has a new home and was unveiled by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Friday, October 22. Paul Coze’s three-piece work, “The Phoenix,” dominates a wall at the airport’s Rental Car Center. Visitors can see the mural as they leave the rental counters and exit the lobby to pick up their vehicles. Global design firm Stantec, working with general contractor...
Rosendin Selected to Build Facebook’s Mesa Data Center
Electrical contracting company hiring 500 craft workers, BIM, project managers, and office staff Tempe, Arizona (October 26, 2021) – Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contracting company with a regional office in Tempe, has been selected as the electrical contractor for Facebook’s Mesa Data Center project. Rosendin will work with general contractor DPR Construction to build the data center building and site infrastructure located 20 miles east of Phoenix. “As one of...
Skanska invests about SEK 450M in a new residential development project in Stockholm, Sweden
Skanska invests about SEK 450M in a new residential block with a total of 107 Nordic Swan ecolabelled apartments in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. The condominium project in Mariehäll consists of a total of three buildings. Water views and the proximity to Bällstaviken have been central to the design of both buildings, apartments, and courtyards. The courtyards, with a strong focus on greenery, offer natural meeting places for increased well-being in the area. The project is certified accordin...
Research from Saïd Business School shows how to slash the cost of megaprojects while boosting delivery speed
Megaproject world expert Bent Flyvbjerg also shares his top five best in-class modular megaprojects, and the five worst offenders Megaprojects expert Bent Flyvbjerg shares his expertise on why so many megaprojects fail and how they can triumph in Harvard Business Review’s spotlight article. Research by Bent Flyvbjerg, Emeritus Professor at Saïd Business School and the Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor and Chair of Major Program Management at the IT University of Copenhagen, has shown that th...
Skanska invests USD 128M, about SEK 1.1 billion, in OZMA, a multi-family development project in Washington, DC, USA
Skanska invests USD 128M, about SEK 1.1 billion, in OZMA, a multi-family development project in Washington, DC, USA. The construction contract is worth USD 96M, about SEK 800M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2021. Located in Northeast Washington, DC, Skanska plans to develop and build OZMA, a 13-story, 275-unit luxury apartment building. The project will feature 5,200 square meter of amenity space, below grade parking, 2,400 square meter of ground floor...
Stantec selected to lead Detailed Feasibility Study for Seminoe Pumped Storage Project
Comprehensive project to increase energy storage and grid reliability in the Western United States RAWLINS, WY NYSE, TSX: STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by rPlus Hydro to conduct a detailed feasibility study for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project, located on Seminoe Reservoir approximately 30 miles outside Rawlins, Wyoming. The proposed ~900 megawatt (MW) project will help to address energy storage needs in the Western United Stat...
Las Vegas to accelerate urban transformation with first-ever IoT-enabled Digital Twin
A leading Digital Twin provider and an IoT exponent are jointly developing a technology solution to transition Las Vegas to zero carbon emissions. A significant area of downtown Las Vegas will leverage advanced 5G networking, plus cutting edge IoT and urban Digital Twin technology to vastly improve mobility, air quality, noise pollution, water management, and emissions from major buildings. Las Vegas CIO (Chief Innovation Officer) Michael Sherwood said: "Digital Twins are rapidly beco...
Construction starts on Stantec-designed Walker Reservoir project
Reservoir to provide expanded water resources to fast-growing Front Range region Denver, CO- NYSE, TSX:STN As part of a comprehensive effort to bolster local water resources in support of the rapidly growing Front Range region, the Cherry Creek Project Water Authority (CCPWA) recently broke ground on the $11.8 million Walker Reservoir project in Franktown, CO. The project, led by global design firm Stantec’s Fort Collins, CO, office will transform an abandoned gravel pit into an ex...