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Architecture
Skanska builds new hotel for Fabege in Solna, Sweden, for about SEK 470 M
Skanska has signed a contract with Fabege to build Scandinavia's first zero energy hotel in Solna, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 470 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden for the first...
Civil Engineering
E.ON secures contract to build 75MW CHP facility in Kent, UK
DS Smith and E.ON have signed an agreement for construction of an advanced combined heat and power (CHP) facility at Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent, UK.
Strengthening E.ON’s partnership with DS Smith for the next 20 years at the site,...
Building Products
Remote controlled wheel loaders to be tested when Volvo CE receives Swedens first 5G network for industry
Telia, Ericsson and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have launched Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use Volvo CE’s facility in Eskilstuna. Volvo CE will then become one of the first in the world to use 5G technology to...
Architecture
Torsion to build £65m twin towers in Leeds
Court Collaboration in partnership with Torsion Developments has submitted a planning application for a £65m two-tower block development in Leeds.
Local contractor Torsion Group has worked closely with the developers as their construction partner for the build to rent scheme.
The...
Architecture
OMA Chris van Duijns Xhinhu Hangzhou Prism Breaks Ground
Construction has begun on OMA’s pyramid-shaped mixed-use building – Xinhu Hangzhou Prism – which forms the heart of Hangzhou’s Future Tech City in the new Technology Central Business District (CBD). The project is commissioned by Zhejiang Xinhu Haichuang Group.
Hangzhou,...
Architecture
Mecanoo designs worlds largest Artificial natural park
The world’s largest man-made nature reserve has been awarded planning permission by the Dutch government.
The 29,000ha Nieuw Land National Park will be located close to Amsterdam on the bottom of the former Zuiderzee, and will incorporate four nature reserves...
Infrastructure
Mott MacDonald and Microsoft partner for smart infrastructure
UK consulting engineer Mott MacDonald has teamed up with US software giant Microsoft to create a “cloud-based smart infrastructure platform” for building owners and governments.
Using asset performance modelling, analytics and artificial intelligence, the platform will help clients decide what...
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