Skanska invests EUR 23M, about SEK 230M in a commercial development property in Espoo, Finland
Skanska has acquired a development property in Espoo, Finland. The seller is MSD Finland Oy and the investment amounts to EUR 23M, about SEK 230M. The property encompasses 4,600 square meters of office space and 180 parking places. The property also has over 3,000 square meters of unused building right. After the acquisition Skanska aims to refurbish the existing office building and develop new office premises on the property. The property is in ever-developing Keilaniemi, which has a prim...
Earthquake Journals: A Day in the Haiti Disaster Zone
By Dr. Kit Miyamoto I step into a dark, small bedroom. I hear my partner’s feet behind me. The room’s windows and doors are covered by thick drapes, hindering any light from entering the room. The bare concrete floor is wet, but the heat is edging towards unbearable. I feel it on my skin. The temperature must be somewhere close to 100 degrees (40 in Celsius) with 90% tropical humidity. Sweat runs down my back, drenching my shirt. Burning charcoal lingers in the air with an undertone of old sw...
Upcoming Commercial Rooftop Community Solar Projects in NY
Leading ESG Firms G&S Solar and AVANA Capital To Partner on Over 50 Commercial Rooftop Community Solar Projects, Creating Jobs & Promoting Clean Energy Glendale, AZ (October 26, 2021) – G&S Solar, a leading clean energy and real estate development company, and AVANA Capital, an entrepreneurial lending company providing financing solutions for small to medium-sized clean energy developers, are pleased to announce their agreement to partner on the development of over 50 rooftop community solar...
Haiti Earthquake Recovery Begins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In the first week of October 2021, 179 highly trained Haitian engineers and social communicators were equipped and dispatched to Les Cayes, a major capital of the region that was severely affected by the recent earthquake, to begin damage and repair assessments. This program employs a first-of-its-kind post-earthquake assessment that combines rapid damage assessment, debris assessment and repair quantity assessment in a simultaneous process. Each assessed structure will b...
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...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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