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...
Skanska invests about SEK 350M in a sustainable office project in Malmö, Sweden
Skanska invests about SEK 350M in a sustainable office project on Universitetsholmen in central Malmö, Sweden. The office building Oas comprises 7 floors and will have a leasable area of approximately 7,500 square meters. In Oas, each office tenant will have their own balcony and access to a common roof terrace adapted for outdoor work. On the entrance level there will be rooms for public activities as well as bicycle hotels, showers and changing rooms to facilitate sustainable travel. The bu...
Sacramento’s McKinley Park reopens to public with above-ground amenities and below-ground stormwater storage
Stantec helps City of Sacramento reduce flooding, improve recreational opportunities SACRAMENTO, CA - NYSE, TSX: STN Sacramento’s McKinley Park recently reopened with multiple new amenities—including a 6-million-gallon underground water vault to catch stormwater and help ease flooding in the community. McKinley Park and much of East Sacramento historically experiences flooding during heavy rainfall events. Due to the area’s combined sewer system, big storms would often cause t...
Four HDR Projects Honored in the Top 10 in North America by Roads & Bridges Magazine
Roads in California and Iowa, Bridges in North Carolina and Vermont Win Industry Recognition Four HDR projects have been named among the best in North America by Roads & Bridges magazine in their 2021 Top 10 Roads and Top 10 Bridges awards. Among the winners is the Interstate 680 Southbound Express Lane, named the top road project in the U.S. “Awards such as these recognize the vision of DOTs in serving transportation users and the expertise of our road and bridge planners and engineers wh...
Walsh-Stantec design-build team selected to assist King County Metro begin transition to zero-emission bus fleet
Progressive design-build project will support charging for 120 ZEB buses Seattle, WA King County Metro Transit recently selected the Walsh-Stantec design-build team to help the County with their first large scale project to transition to a zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleet. As part of Metro’s goal for a 100% ZEB fleet by 2035, The Walsh Group and Stantec will provide progressive design-build services for the Interim Base Electrification (IBE) project. The $67 million IBE project will...
Populous Serves as Architect of Record for New UBS Arena at Belmont Park
Global Design Firm Created First-Class Arena “Built for Hockey, Made for Music” Served as Architect of Record Overseeing Arena Layout, Operational Efficiency and Design of Interior Spaces ELMONT, N.Y. – Populous-designed UBS Arena, a 745,000-square-foot, 17,250-seat hockey and entertainment arena in Elmont, N.Y., and the new home of the NHL’s New York Islanders, opened on November 20. Built for hockey and made for music, the arena is set to be one of the most operationally efficient...
Skanska invests about SEK 340M in a residential development project in Gothenburg, Sweden
Skanska invests about SEK 340M in a residential block outside Gothenburg, Sweden. In total, 116 Nordic Swan ecolabelled apartments will be built, both tenant owned apartments and condominiums. The residential block Galleriet is located in Nya Hovås, Gothenburg. This is Skanska’s fourth development in the area and consists of four houses with a total of 116 apartments, divided into 102 tenant owned apartments and condominiums. The project offers penthouses with terraces, ground floor apartment...
As part of a $1.5 billion expansion, Javits Center opens working rooftop farm and landscaped terrace
Stantec-supported landscape design includes a one-acre farm, orchard, shade garden, and meadow garden NEW YORK, NY - NYSE, TSX: STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, celebrates the completion of the Javits Center’s new rooftop event space as part of its $1.5 billion expansion project on Manhattan’s West Side. The 200,000 square-foot rooftop includes a glass-enclosed pavilion, an outdoor terrace, and a one-acre working farm, which is expected to generate u...
Integral refurbishment of BBVA's bank headquarters in Valencia by Miriam Castells Studio
Barcelona, Spain October 2021 - Miriam Castells Studio has designed this recent refurbishment of the BBVA Bank's regional headquarters in Valencia. This is an emblematic building in a central area of the city, built in 1965, which has required a comprehensive reform of the facade, reception desk and interior floors. The intervention has been carried out with the utmost respect for the original elements of the building. On the outside, the premise of quality provided by the original materials...
Skanska invests about SEK 460M in a multi-family rental project in Stockholm, Sweden
Skanska is investing about SEK 460M in the multi-family rental project Tora in Stockholm, Sweden. The construction contract is worth about SEK 310M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden for the fourth quarter 2021. In the emerging district of Bromstensstaden in northwest Stockholm, Skanska is developing and building the multi-family rental project Tora. It comprises four buildings with a total of 145 rental apartments, including 10 apartments for people with special...
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