Balfour Beatty Completes £63M Rossall Coastal Defense Scheme

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Balfour Beatty has successfully completed the £63-million Rossall coastal defense scheme for Wyre Council in partnership with the Environment Agency. The scheme, located in Lancashire, England, forms part of the largest-single investment in coastal flood defense by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The scheme will protect the town’s tramway, hospital and schools whilst reducing flood risk to 7,500 nearby residential properties through two kilometres of sea defenses. To successfully complete the Rossall project, over 10,000 specially manufactured precast concrete units were lifted into position, alongside 86,342 tons of rock underlayer and 241,000 tons of rock armor sourced … Read more

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PCL Wins Excellence in Green Building Award for Humber River Hospital

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The Canada Green Building Council awarded PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) and its partners with its 2018 Excellence in Green Building: New Construction Institutional Award for Humber River Hospital, in recognition of the team’s leadership in delivering a new construction project that exemplifies the merits of sustainable building. “On behalf of our partners, we are grateful to the CaGBC for celebrating the outcomes of our vision for Humber River Hospital, which was designed and built on three core principles: Lean, Green, and Digital,” notes HRH President & CEO Barb Collins. “This award is a testament to the tremendous collaborative efforts … Read more

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Collaboration, Prefabrication Streamlined Construction of Finland’s New Children’s Hospital

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Construction of the New Children’s Hospital at Meilahti, Helsinki has been completed. The project’s main contractor, SRV, has handed over the hospital to its future user, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, two months ahead of schedule. The original target date for completion was the end of June. The New Children’s Hospital will open in autumn 2018 and will replace the outdated premises of the present Children’s Hospital and Children’s Castle Hospital. Construction began in August 2014 with earth construction and excavation work. Preparations for the future commissioning of the building were made during the construction phase; for example, … Read more

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Winners Announced for Steel Erectors Association of America Annual Competition

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An independent panel of judges on behalf of the Steel Erectors Association of America selected three steel construction projects for the association’s annual Projects of the Year. Teams from Gardner-Watson Decking (Class I for erection contracts up to $500,000), Buckner Companies (Class III above $1 million to $2.5 million) and J.P. Cullen & Sons (Class IV over $2.5 million) were honored at SEAA’s 2018 Annual Convention, held in April. Note: No awards were granted in the Class II category ($500,000 to $1 million) for 2017. The winning projects demonstrate the range and complexity of steel construction in the United States. … Read more

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Expansion, Upgrades Complete on Interim International Arrivals Building at Nashville Airport

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JE Dunn Construction has completed the first project of BNA Vision, a $1-billion expansion for Nashville International Airport, located in Tennessee. Enhancements and expansion of the airport’s interim International Arrivals Building took center stage recently at a ribbon cutting marking completion of the $8.2-million first project. The upgraded interim IAB will accommodate immediate needs for additional international capacity while a permanent building — a larger, state-of-the-art International Arrival Facility — is being designed and built, by 2023. The interim IAB will serve as a welcome center and process international passengers arriving in Nashville, including passengers to be served by British … Read more

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