Record-Breaking Observation Wheel in Dubai Nears Completion

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Mace is providing project management, cost consultancy services and construction advice on the Ain Dubai wheel to client Meraas. The wheel will stand over 689 feet tall and will take in 360 degree views of Dubai, a fast-changing cityscape. The attraction is being developed as a part of the Bluewaters Island project, a mixed-use manmade island, which sits off the coast in Dubai Marina, adjacent to the Jumeirah Beach Residence. Mace is drawing on the experience it developed when it built the world’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel, the London Eye, in 1999, which stands at 443 feet. To date, the … Read more

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Opening of Largest Infrastructure Project in Scotland a Decade in Making

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DALLAS, Texas – Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and Arup celebrated the official opening of the Queensferry Crossing by Her Majesty The Queen. The Jacobs Arup joint venture has worked with Transport Scotland since 2007 to develop and manage the Forth Replacement Crossing project in the east of Scotland. The Scottish Government investment of over $1.6 billion comprises the new Queensferry Crossing, the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world and 13.7-miles of major motorway upgrades to the cross-Forth transport corridor. The Jacobs Arup JV co-located with Transport Scotland as an integrated Employer Delivery Team, initially in Transport Scotland’s office in … Read more

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Manchester’s Tallest Commercial Office Building Handed Over, Marks Final Phase of Development Plan

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No.1 Spinningfields has reached practical completion and BAM Construction has handed the building over to Allied London. Starting onsite in 2015, BAM delivered the tallest commercial office building in Manchester in the UK within 106 weeks and met the original practical completion date. Designed by architect SimpsonHaugh, this building marks the final phase of development of the Spinningfields master plan. No.1 tenants such as WeWork and D&D London will continue to improve and evolve the Spinningfields offering, while the Pavillion – also under construction by BAM – will be home to the Ivy in Manchester. Michael Ingall, Allied London chief … Read more

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Officials Dedicate New U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway

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OSLO, Norway – The U.S. Department of State, Chargé d’Affaires James P. DeHart and Norwegian officials opened the new U.S. Embassy in Oslo during a recent ceremonious ribbon cutting. Built by Walsh Construction and designed by EYP Architecture, this multi-building complex resides on a 10-acre site and provides a safe, secure and modern facility for U.S. diplomacy. The facility also includes a chancery, an underground support annex, three entry pavilions, Marine security guard quarters and offers state-of-the-art work space for over 200 embassy employees. The new embassy embodies green design and construction, having achieved LEED Gold certification for numerous sustainable … Read more

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Printing Starts for World’s First 3-D Printed Cycle Bridge in Netherlands

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On June 16, BAM Infra, one of Royal BAM Group’s operating companies in the Netherlands, began to 3-D print the world’s first fully structurally pre-stressed concrete cycle bridge. This cycle bridge has been developed by BAM Infra in cooperation with TU Eindhoven and is part of Gemert Noord-Om, a project being carried out for the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. Gemert Noord-Om is a northern ring road that links Boekelseweg road (N605) and the N272 road which runs to the southeast of Gemert. Less waste, fewer scarce raw materials The bridge will be eight meters long and, by using 3-D printing, … Read more

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