Public-Private Partnership to Deliver New Hospital in Australia

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Plenary Health consortium recently achieved financial close on the largest-single health infrastructure investment in the State of Victoria — the AUD$1.5-billion Footscray Hospital in Australia. The hospital is being delivered as a public-private partnership, with Western Health as the public operator of all clinical services and Plenary Health contracted by the Victorian government to finance, design, construct and maintain the hospital for 25 years following construction completion. The Plenary Health consortium comprises: Plenary Group as sponsor, investor and asset manager Stantec as building services engineer Multiplex as builder Honeywell and Compass Group as facility services providers Sojitz Corporation as investor Construction is set … Read more

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Handover Ceremony Commemorates Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center

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The handover ceremony for Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center, built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, was recently held online in Dhaka and Beijing. Located in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, the project includes an exhibition hall, parking garage, machine room, two security rooms, ceremonial square, outdoor parking lots and other facilities. The center covers a land area of 80,000 square meters and a total building area of 33,000 square meters. The main body of the exhibition center boasts a red ceramic panel and an aluminum gray roof, symbolizing the ship of friendship and trade between China and Bangladesh. After BCFEC is put … Read more

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First-of-its-Kind Starbucks Store Opens in Canada

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Starbucks Canada will open a first-of-its-kind Starbucks drive-thru store in Abbotsford, British Columbia. With near-zero construction waste, the store is designed to reduce energy needs for heating and cooling compared to standard construction builds. According to the Canada Green Building Council, buildings are responsible for almost 40% of global carbon emissions and 50% of global material use. Designed, manufactured and constructed by Nexii Building Solutions, the Starbucks drive-thru store – set to open early this year – represents a step forward in the company’s aspirations to operate more efficient stores. Starbucks has been a global leader in designing its stores … Read more

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Balfour Beatty to Build £32M National Treatment Centre in Scotland

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Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £32-million contract to build a world-class ophthalmology and orthopedic health facility in Inverness, a city in the Scottish Highlands, on behalf of NHS Highland. The general contractor will construct the 8,305-square-meter National Treatment Centre, including 24 inpatient rooms, five operating theatres, clinics and outpatient departments. In addition, the company will build minor operation and procedure rooms, consulting rooms, a café, children’s play area and office support rooms. The new facility will provide elective orthopedic surgery and full ophthalmology services to the surrounding communities, helping to reduce the waiting times for patients across the Highlands. … Read more

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Flagship Generation Park Y Offers Futureproof, Sustainable Office Spaces in Warsaw

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Generation Park Y, located in Warsaw, Poland, has recently received its occupancy permit. This 140-meter-high building is the greenest skyscraper in the capital, offering futureproof, sustainable office spaces, innovative solutions and an expansive city view. The main idea behind the Generation Park project was to create a workplace that would respond to the needs of employees of all generations. Construction of Generation Park Y, phase III of the complex, started in November 2018. Generation Park will be Skanska’s largest office development project in Warsaw and include the company’s first office skyscraper in Central and Eastern Europe. Generation Park Y will … Read more

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