Plenary Consortium Selected for Corner Brook Acute Care Facility Project

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Corner Brook Health Partnership consortium has been selected to design, build, finance and maintain a new acute care hospital in Corner Brook, located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with an estimated contract value of $750 million. The new seven-story, 600,000-square-foot hospital will be connected to the 145-bed long-term care home that Plenary Health is building on the site. It will have 164 beds with the same services provided at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, as well as an expanded cancer care program including radiation services. In the coming months, the team will work toward reaching financial and commercial close. Construction is … Read more

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NCC to Build New North Zealand Super Hospital

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The Hovedstaden region of Denmark has chosen NCC to construct the New North Zealand Hospital, the last of the super hospitals to be built in Denmark. NCC and the New North Zealand Hospital will now work out the details and plan to sign an agreement during the fourth quarter. The hospital will comprise a four-story, 118,000-square-meter building. The project is already well known for its design, with a building that resembles a four-leaf clover from above. The hospital will be built in Hillerød. NCC has experience with hospital construction and using digital tools to create sustainable and flexible projects. This … Read more

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Salini Impregilo to Build High-Speed ‘Orient Express’ Railway in Turkey

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Salini Impregilo has won a €530-million contract to build a 153-kilometre section of a new “Orient Express” high-speed railway in Turkey between Istanbul and the border with Bulgaria. Set to last four years, the line will belong to the Trans-European Transport Network that connects member countries of the European Union. It will be a part of the Orient/East-Med Corridor, which connects Central Europe with ports of the North, Baltic, Black and Mediterranean seas. The project will reduce travel times, increase safety and contribute to the development of the region. After working a year on the project, Salini Impregilo will lead … Read more

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Multiplex Delivers $24M Riverview House in Melbourne

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Construction of Fivex’s $24-million Riverview House commercial office building in Melbourne, Australia’s central business district has been delivered. The project team included general contractor Multiplex, architects Baldasso Cortese, with engineers Bonacci Group and IrwinConsult. Located opposite Melbourne’s iconic Flinders Street Station, the second tower of Riverview House spans five levels delivering 4,000 square meters of lettable office space, and is connected to the existing tower lobby via a bridge link at each level. The bridge link features an efficient truss design to alleviate the transfer of new loads onto the existing building. A weatherproof expansion joint has been installed between … Read more

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NCC Secures Order of SEK 1.4 Billion to Construct Nicolinehus in Aarhus

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NCC has been commissioned by property developer Bricks A/S to build Nicolinehus in Aarhus, Denmark—a construction project of 40,000 square meters valued at nearly SEK 1.4 billion. Nicolinehus will form a link between the city and the port comprising housing units, a market hall, stores, fitness centers, offices and restaurants. Nicolinehus will be constructed in Aarhus Docklands, an emerging neighborhood between the former city center and container port area, close to the sea, beaches and forest. Nicolinehus will also be a unique construction project comprising two triangular blocks placed closely together, with staggered terraces in buildings up to 17 stories … Read more

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