New Quarterly Cost Report from Rider Levett Bucknall Charts Construction Trends throughout North America

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Rider Levett Bucknall has released its latest Quarterly Cost Report, providing an eye-opening perspective on the North American construction industry in 14 key markets. The latest report, with data to mid-Q2 2024, shows the national average increase in construction costs was 1.12% over the previous quarter. Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Honolulu, Hawaii; Los Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California and Washington, D.C. experienced increases over the national average this quarter. Denver; Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Phoenix, Arizona and Seattle, Washington experienced gains that were less than the national average. “The construction industry continues to … Read more

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Phase II Renovation, Expansion of Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan Commences

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Ground was recently broken for Phase II of the renovation and expansion of Juba Teaching Hospital located in South Sudan (Africa). The general contractor on the project is CSCEC. Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, vice president of South Sudan, attended the groundbreaking ceremony and highlighted the pragmatic cooperation between China and South Sudan, aiming to enhance South Sudan’s medical treatment capabilities and support the development of the healthcare sector. Phase II of the renovation and expansion of Juba Teaching Hospital covers a total area of approximately 2.28 hectares, with a total construction area of about 16,779 square meters. The project will provide … Read more

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PORR to Expand Kielce Regional Hospital in Poland

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PORR has been tapped as a construction partner for a new hospital project in Kielce, Poland to be carried out in two stages. The extension is urgently needed, and will enable medical staff to expand their services and treat patients using state-of-the-art technology. The general contractor will be responsible for the design and build of the most complex parts of the regional hospital, which involve a total area of more than 7,600 square meters, where nine operating theaters will be built across three floors and a basement. This will include the necessary equipment and facilities, a recovery room and a … Read more

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Construction Complete on Historic Industrial Project in Toronto

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Construction is complete on The Birmingham, an historic Campbell Soup factory site redeveloped as a three-building facility to accommodate light industrial and E-commerce uses in the South Etobicoke district near downtown Toronto, Canada. Ware Malcomb provided architecture design services for the 398,000-square-foot project. General contracting services were provided by Leesswood Construction. Owned by QuadReal Property Group, the three new buildings range from 157,710 to approximately 120,000 square feet, each with 36-foot clear heights. The buildings feature flexible floorplans that can accommodate a variety of uses, while outdoor spaces are carefully configured to facilitate efficient logistics use. The site provides a … Read more

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STRABAG Tapped to Build 3 Slovenian Projects Worth €98.3 Million

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The Slovenian subsidiary of STRABAG SE has added three new building construction and civil engineering projects to its order books. The company won a public tender for a new construction project for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the capital city of Ljubljana. The new university complex with a contract value of €46.4 million will consist of two interconnected building sections to replace the outdated faculty buildings. A five-story wing of the building will house lecture halls and institute facilities, while the adjacent three-story section will house the veterinary clinics. The design, by architectural firm arhitektura mj, also includes the … Read more

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