Large Portuguese Public Building 3D Printed in Record 9 Days Using COBOD Technology

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Portuguese construction 3D-printing company Havelar has delivered a public building for the municipality of Matosinhos using construction 3D-printing technology. The project, a 500-square-meter recycling center office at the Ecocentro de Perafita in Porto, Portugal, was printed in 9 days on budget using a COBOD BOD2 construction 3D printer operated by a four-person crew. The structure incorporates curved walls throughout — a feature that would add significant cost using conventional formwork, but which construction 3D printing produces directly from the digital model at no additional labor or material cost. Havelar has continued to build on this project’s success. Since completing the […]

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BAM to Deliver Sustainable, Mixed-use Extension of Rabobank HQ Campus

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BAM and Rabobank have formed an integrated project team for the redevelopment of the Matser site adjacent to Rabobank’s headquarters in Utrecht (Netherlands). This sustainable, mixed-use extension of the Rabobank campus on Croeselaan will comprise 81,600 square meters, including 67,000 square meters of office space and associated facilities, 145 rental homes across social, mid-market and private rental segments, as well as a range of public amenities. The renewed campus will become a green destination for both the city and Rabobank. Under the agreement, Rabobank’s existing headquarters and a new office building will be integrated into a single complex. Of the […]

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Contract Awarded for New Maternity and Children’s Ward at Hospital in France

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The Réunion University Hospital has awarded the contract for the design, construction, fitting out, upkeep and maintenance of the future Bâtiment Femme Parent Enfant in France to a consortium led by Demathieu Bard Construction, with GTOI (a subsidiary of the Colas/Bouygues Group) as a co-contractor, along with architectural consultancy SCAU and engineering consultancy Artelia. Funded by the State, the Réunion Regional Authority (notably through ERDF funds) and the university hospital, the aim of this project is to bring activities together under one roof that are spread across several facilities no longer fit for purpose. The future BFPE will cover approximately […]

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Topping-out Milestone Celebrated at Greenfield Academy in Newton Aycliffe

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Another key milestone has been marked at Greenfield Academy in Newton Aycliffe (England) as Esh Construction celebrated the topping out of the academy’s new three-story teaching block. Representatives from the Advanced Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust, Durham County Council, Atkins Realis, staff and pupils joined the project team to mark progress on the multi-million-pound development, which is delivering a modern education hub alongside enhanced sports and community facilities. Durham County Council is helping to fund the new education hub and updated facilities alongside the Multi Academy Trust, with provision ultimately for up to 750 students. As the Academy’s new three-story […]

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Balfour Beatty Tapped to Build New Forres Academy in Moray, Scotland

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Balfour Beatty was awarded an £83-million contract by Hub North Scotland to construct the new Forres Academy school in Moray, Scotland, on behalf of the Moray Council. Through the contract, the project team will be responsible for the construction of the new 12,143-square-meter secondary school campus, which will include facilities such as a new 3G artificial grass sports pitch and car park. The new facility, which will be delivered in line with the Scottish Government’s Learning Estate Investment Program Phase 3 criteria, will replace the existing school and accommodate 1,120 students — marking a significant investment in the local area. […]

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