Skanska invests EUR 22M, about SEK 220M, in a residential development project in Helsinki, Finland
Skanska invests in a residential development project consisting of 61 apartments in Helsinki, Finland. The total investment amounts to EUR 22M, about SEK 220M. The project is located in the new area of Kruunuvuori, which offers a prime location by the sea, and consists of three residential buildings in total. The apartment layouts are carefully designed to maximize the incoming natural light. The inner yard has a lush green recreational space that also acts as a storm water management system a...
Skanska builds mixed-use building in Sandvika, Norway, for NOK 965M, about SEK 960M
Skanska has signed a contract with Andenæs Eiendom to build Helgerudkvartalet in Sandvika, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 965M, about SEK 960M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2021. The project is a combination building with both commercial areas and housing. The five lower floors will be commercial premises, with shops and restaurants facing the streets and a square on the ground floor. On the sixth floor, a common roof garden will be built fo...
NYCHA, NYPA and NYSERDA Announce Global Innovation Challenge to Decarbonize NYCHA Buildings Using New Heat Pump Electrification Technologies
As Part of the Challenge, the Three Agencies Will Invest more than $263 Million to Advance Beneficial Electrification Solutions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Occupancy Comfort NEW YORK—Today, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) launched the Clean Heat for All Challenge (#CleanHeat4All), an industry competition directed at heating and cooling equipment manufactu...
Woolpert Hires NG911 Technology Expert Brooks Lastinger as Geospatial Project Manager
The geographic information systems professional will develop technology and implementation strategies for state and local governments across the U.S. SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Geospatial Project Manager Brooks Lastinger, GISP, has been hired by Woolpert to help lead the firm’s Next Generation 911 (NG911) efforts with state and local government clients. Lastinger has more than 17 years of experience in local government GIS, with a focus on geospatial data integration for addressing, centerline mana...
Skanska builds data center in London, UK, for GBP 53M, about SEK 620M
Skanska has signed a contract with VIRTUS to build a new data center in London’s metro, UK. The contract is worth GBP 53M, about SEK 620M, which will be included in the order bookings for Europe for the fourth quarter of 2021. The contract is for the design and build of the LONDON11 data centre. This includes the build and fit out of six new data halls, construction of external steelwork plant gantries, plant rooms for mechanical and electrical and public health services (MEPH), all MEPH infr...
Modular Steel Bridge From Acrow Repurposed for Permanent Application in Elgin County, Ontario
(Toronto, Ontario) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to report one of its modular steel bridges has recently opened to carry traffic over the Kettle Creek in the Township of Southwold, Ontario. Acrow’s structure was installed as a permanent replacement for a structurally deficient bridge in the township, and previously served for three years as a temporary replacement for a damaged bridge some 30 kilometers away. In February 2018, after heavy r...
Xylem Partners with UNESCO to Sponsor Virtual Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change
RYE BROOK, NY, (December 21, 2021) – Global water technology company, Xylem, announced today that it will partner with UNESCO to sponsor the Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change, EauMega 2022. The virtual conference will bring together scientists, policy makers, operators, and civil society to address the challenges in providing water services for megacities and their inhabitants while managing the environment. It will aim to produce an overview of water chal...
New industrial blasting product line aims to provide better value, environmental advantage
Black Beauty’s® new SURE/CUTTM Abrasives premier at AMPP’s Coatings+ conference next week CAMP HILL, Pa. - Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC), a global market leader providing environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams, announced recently that Harsco Environmental’s Reed Minerals division launched a new line of abrasive materials under its BLACK BEAUTY® brand, SURE/CUTTM. It is an enhanced and environmentally friendly line of blasting abrasives backed by research a...
DuPont and Water.org Partner to Increase Global Access to Safe Water
Collaborating on Sustainable Water Solutions for People Living in Poverty WILMINGTON, Del., December 20, 2021, DuPont (NYSE:DD) and Water.org have partnered to increase global access to safe water, with a focus on communities most vulnerable to the consequences of water scarcity. The partnership combines DuPont’s technical leadership in water filtration and purification solutions with Water.org’s expertise in pioneering market-driven financial solutions to the global water crisis. Th...
$18 Million 8 MW Cogen Biogas System Financed With C-PACE From CounterpointeSRE for Michigan Industrial Facility
JBS Foods USA's use of Michigan's C-PACE financing program demonstrates capacity fo C-PACE capital to support sustainability goals of large corporates. GREENWICH, Conn. - Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate (CounterpointeSRE) announced today it has provided Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) funding for an 8 MW cogeneration biogas system for a Gun Plain/Plainwell, MI., beef processing facility operated by JBS Foods USA, a subsidiary of leading global food company JBS. "JB...