Mace Tapped for First Phase of Dubai Exhibition Centre Expansion

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Dubai World Trade Centre has appointed Mace to deliver Phase 1 of the £2.1-billion Dubai Exhibition Centre expansion at Expo City Dubai (UAE). Phase 1 of the expansion, set for completion by 2026, will increase the DEC’s exhibition space to 140,000 square meters, nearly two and a half times its current capacity of 58,000 square meters. The expansion will feature two further phases – Phase 2 and Phase 3. Upon completion in 2031, the DEC is set to become the largest purpose-built indoor events and exhibitions venue in the region, serving as the new home for mega exhibitions in Dubai … 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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Clemson Women’s Sports Program Expansion Celebrates Grand Opening

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Clemson University’s new women’s sports facilities are ready for action. General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie led construction on the new and upgraded facilities for the university’s lacrosse, gymnastics and rowing teams for the South Carolina university. Clemson’s women’s sports program expansion is the largest recent expansion of women’s sports in the nation. The new facilities are: 9,000-square-foot lacrosse operations facility 6,900-square-foot, 1,000-seat lacrosse stadium with press box New lacrosse field 24,000-square-foot gymnastics operations and training facility 10,000-square-foot elite athlete recovery center Addition of a Players’ Village outdoor space Sitework to include 252 paved parking spaces Rowing renovations included: 1,100-square-foot reconfiguration … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Completes Expansion, Renovation of The Alfond Inn Hotel 

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Balfour Beatty has completed the $36-million expansion and renovation of The Alfond Inn at Rollins on behalf of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. The hotel’s five-story, 81,000-square-foot addition is a vital development to the Winter Park area’s social venue spaces, which complements the Alfond Inn. The building expansion adjacent to the existing luxury hotel includes 71 new guest rooms, a communal café in the lobby, a spa with an amenity deck, a second swimming pool and an additional 2,400-square-foot meeting, boardroom and event space. The hotel’s new wing features a four-story atrium and leverages natural light to provide continuity … Read more

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Clemson Women’s Sports Program Expansion Reaches Full Height

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The topping out of the Women’s Sports Program Expansion project at Clemson University in South Carolina was recently celebrated. The project expansion has reached its full height for new and upgraded facilities that will serve lacrosse, gymnastics and rowing teams. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor on the project. Clemson’s Women’s Sports Program Expansion is the largest recent expansion of women’s sports in the nation. The project includes multiple new facilities: 9,000-square-foot lacrosse operations facility 6,900-square-foot, 1,000-seat lacrosse stadium with press box New lacrosse field 24,000-square-foot gymnastics operations and training facility 10,000-square-foot elite athlete recovery center Addition of Players’ … Read more

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