Joint-Venture Delivers Mickey Leland International Terminal in Houston

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International flights have already begun departing from the new D West terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The joint-venture team of Austin-Gilbane has successfully delivered the Mickey Leland International Terminal, marking a significant milestone for the city of Houston (Texas). Over the last seven years, Austin-Gilbane has worked diligently to significantly expand and refurbish one of the busiest airports in the United States. The end goal was to maintain IAH’s momentum as an international hub. The project also included substantial upgrades to an existing and fully active terminal, a new sterile corridor for international arrivals and the completion of the … Read more

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U of A Health Sciences Breaks Ground on Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

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Construction is underway on the new building that will house the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies on the Phoenix Bioscience Core in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. CAMI will anchor an innovation district that aims to establish the Phoenix Bioscience Core as a hub of cell and gene therapy research, startup activity and corporate engagement. Located at the corner of Seventh and Fillmore streets, CAMI will be adjacent to the Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building that houses the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix. A groundbreaking was held recently for the more than 200,000-square-foot, … Read more

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VINCI Wins Design-Build Contract for New Waste-to-Energy Plant in France

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Veolia has awarded VINCI Construction, through its subsidiaries VINCI Construction Grands Projets (lead contractor), GTM Sud-Ouest TP GC and Chantiers Modernes Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the design and build of a new household-waste-to-energy plant located in Corrèze, France. Situated near Brive-la-Gaillarde, the household waste-to-energy plant will replace the existing plant. It will have a treatment capacity of almost 10 tons per hour (79,000 tons a year), equivalent to the annual waste produced by 200,000 residents. This project, worth over €100 million and employing nearly 200 people at the peak of its activity, will upgrade the plant’s environmental efficiency by adding latest-generation processing systems, … Read more

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Construction Begins on Major Military Aircraft Hangar in South Australia

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General contractor BESIX Watpac has begun construction on the $200-million Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility adjacent to the Royal Australian Air Force Edinburgh base in northern Adelaide, South Australia. The project is one of the largest ever undertaken by Renewal SA, the South Australian Government’s urban development agency, and is a key development in enhancing Australia’s military infrastructure. The BESIX Watpac team has taken control of the 16-hectare site, where they will build a 2.1-hectare facility specifically designed for the maintenance and modification of 737-sized aircrafts. Construction of the four-bay hangar commenced following a sod-turning and smoking ceremony this fall. … Read more

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Bishop Auckland Bus Station, Car Park Project Team Celebrates Topping Out

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Bishop Auckland’s new bus station in England is taking shape as the building’s steel frame reaches completion. Marking a key construction milestone on the project, more than 120 hot-rolled steel girders weighing a total of 23.49 tons have been installed. The steel was fabricated less than two miles from the development by South Durham Structures Ltd. The bus station – being delivered by Esh Construction on behalf of Durham County Council – will offer modern and accessible facilities to passengers. Sustainable technologies will boost the building’s environmental credentials. These include solar photovoltaic panels on the roof, a rainwater harvesting and … Read more

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