Ontario’s First Mass-Timber, Net-Zero Institutional Building Closer to Completion

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Limberlost Place, Ontario, Canada’s first mass-timber, net-zero carbon emissions institutional building, has now reached the highest point in construction. The final wood and steel beams were installed in the 10-story facility located at George Brown College’s Waterfront campus in Toronto’s growing east Bayfront community. To celebrate the topping off milestone, project partners and the trades workforce signed a beam earlier this summer before it was lifted into place at the top of the building. Limberlost Place’s structure was completed using an intricate installation method including a sequence where each mass-timber column and cross-laminated slab band would be placed. The structure … Read more

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Design-Build Team to Deliver New Pomeranian Medical University

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The Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland has signed a contract for the construction of a new clinical, teaching and research building. The modern space will provide comfortable conditions for the development of a number of specialized departments and the expansion of the outpatient clinic complex. The contract was awarded to a consortium consisting of DORACO Construction Corporation (leader) and PORR (partner), who submitted a net offer of PLN 422,5m (EUR 95m). The Design-Build consortium will be responsible for delivering design documentation and construction of the higher education building of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, the Center for Translational … Read more

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Construction to Begin on 2 New Secondary Schools in Paris Suburbs

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Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, has been selected by the Essonne Département to design, build, operate and maintain two secondary schools in the towns of Wissous and Gif-sur-Yvette, in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. These two ambitious environmental projects, part of a global performance contract worth over £70 million, have been designed with the intention of creating an innovative educational environment. The schools will accommodate 1,400 students at the start of the new school year in September 2025. The project illustrates the company’s commitment to meeting the essential needs of local communities. The new secondary schools … Read more

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Mixed-Use Residential Complex Adds Social Sustainability to Urban Ecosystem in Amsterdam

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The first residents have moved into AMST, a landmark mixed-use residential complex set to revolutionize urban living in Amsterdam (Netherlands). Located opposite the Amstel station — a transport hub with train, metro and bus links — the ambitious project boasts an array of shared facilities and diverse range of 25 affordable housing types, enhancing social sustainability and providing a livable neighborhood in the heart of the city. Catering to the housing needs of one of Europe’s most vibrant capitals, AMST has 252 dwellings — 80% are available as medium-rent homes and social housing — ensuring that individuals from all walks … Read more

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Renovations Begin on ‘The Hive’ Office Building in Belgium

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A contract was recently signed by BESIX Belgium-Luxembourg for the renovation of the 60,147-square-meter office building ‘the Hive,’ which is owned by BNP Paribas Fortis and located in the center of Brussels, Belgium. The project includes full renovation and rehabilitation of the building, with a comprehensive material circularity approach and the early contractor involvement concept from the start. BESIX Belgium-Luxemburg will be in charge of all renovations, including asbestos removal and transformation of the existing building composed of 13 floors (five underground levels with a total of 31,352 square meters, a ground floor and seven upper floors, totaling 28,795 meters). … Read more

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