HostDime Breaks Ground on Tier IV Data Center in Colombia
HostDime broke ground last week on a brand new, built-to-suit data center facility in Bogotá, Colombia. HostDime is the owner and developer of the new data center facility. The 65,000 square foot building will house HostDime Colombia's data center operations team, network engineers, build team, system administrators, and system engineers. The final expected price tag for the facility is $20M to $23M USD with 70% of that being construction costs. This facility continues HostDime's vision to build...
Skanska builds new commercial office building in the City of London, UK, for GBP 240 M, about SEK 3 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with Great Elm Assets Limited, in association with Old Park Lane Management Limited and their Development Partner CO—RE, to construct the commercial office building 20 Ropemaker Street in Central London, UK. The contract is worth GBP 240 M, about SEK 3.0 billion, which will be included in the order bookings for Europe for the first quarter 2020. The scheme will consist of approximately 39,000 square meters of office space, while 1,100 square meters of retail spac...
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Woolpert Teams with Cooper Carry to Plan Redevelopment of Covington Riverfront Site
The 23-acre urban location, which includes the former IRS processing center, is poised to become a key component in the urban revitalization and recreation boom along the Ohio River. COVINGTON, Ky. — Woolpert is a member of the Cooper Carry planning and design team selected by the city of Covington, Ky., to provide site assessment and analysis and to engage the Northern Kentucky community in the conceptional design of a 23-acre site on the banks of the Ohio River. Cooper Carry, an Atlanta-...
Pickard Chilton Designs Innovative T3 RiNo Project in Denver, Colo. for McCaffery, Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge
Mixed-Use Office Project Utilizes Heavy Timber, Features Floor-to-Ceiling Glass, and Provides Bespoke Balcony Experiences; Poised to Be One of Denver’s Most Sustainable Developments (New Haven, Conn. ) – Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio best known for its innovative and cutting-edge design of corporate headquarters and campuses, has been selected by McCaffery, Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge to design T3 RiNo, a new Class-A, mixed-use office project in Denver, Colorado’...
Helping Roadside Soils Bounce Back After Construction
January 22, 2020 – Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can’t absorb water, so that responsibility falls to the soil next to the road. Unfortunately, those soils are often damaged during construction. Water that runs off roads can contain harmful contaminants. If that water doesn’t infiltrate into nearby soil, those contaminants can make their way into bodies of water and be harmful. Rich McLaughlin and his research team at North C...
Three HDR-Designed Hospitals Break Ground in China
Three HDR-designed hospitals broke ground in China at the turn of the New Year, each with its own distinct aesthetic and purpose for communities in Jiaxing, Nanjing and Beijing. "These new facilities in China demonstrate HDR’s dedication to human life, and commitment to creating tailored design solutions that make a difference both to the individual patients as well as the healthcare ecosystem in Asia," said Sangmin Lee, KIA, LEED AP BD+C, HDR's director of health in China. Jiaxing...
Video: On the Ground in Puerto Rico with Dr. Kit Miyamoto
On Jan. 7, 2020, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the southern coast of Puerto Rico. It damaged about 10 percent of buildings in the area and collapsed several schools. The Miyamoto International team was dispatched to assist the government and people of Puerto Rico, who haven’t experienced an earthquake in 100 years.
Global Earthquake Recovery Specialist Heads to Puerto Rico
GUANICA, PUERTO RICO: At the request of the public, government and businesses, earthquake structural engineering and recovery experts from Miyamoto International will arrive in Puerto Rico on Sunday to assist with damage assessments and recovery plans. We will assess the conditions and assist the public as required. Dr. Kit Miyamoto, a structural engineer and a California Seismic Safety Commissioner, will lead a specialized team which has responded to more than 100 earthquakes...
Automatic parking system creates space for new building in Dusseldorf's trendy Friedrichstadt district
Space for new properties is particularly sought after in trendy urban areas and as a result is expensive. But without the associated parking spaces, even top properties lose their appeal for buyers. An underground automatic parking system from Lödige Industries now provides parking spaces for a completely renovated residential building in Dusseldorf's Friedrichstadt. At the same time, the subterranean construction allows for an additional new building with condominiums including the associated...