Transport, Installation of Saudi Arabia Red Sea Project Assigned to Mammoet

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During a recent signing ceremony in Umluj, Saudi Arabia, The Red Sea Development Company, the developer behind a regenerative tourism project, and Mammoet, have signed the contract for Sheybarah Island Resort, a key part of the Red Sea Project in Saudi Arabia. Sheybarah hotel is a 73-key hyper-luxury resort on Sheybarah island, located in the south east of the archipelago on the Red Sea. The island is home to a highly diverse environment with mangroves, white sand dune beaches and some of the most beautiful and pristine coral reefs in the world hosting many species of fish and other marine … Read more

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Modular Construction Goes Mainstream

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How modular classrooms help with COVID restrictions, supply chain challenges + dwindling workforce By Robert Ussery It’s no longer your father’s classroom… or even yours, for that matter! Modular construction has come a long way in the past few decades. What was once little more than a construction system for quickly building portable classrooms, has evolved into an efficient and cost-effective way to build aesthetically pleasing schools. As a case in point, Otto Construction – a 75-year-old family business based in Sacramento, California – recently completed work on the Rancho Santana School in Hollister, California, about 90 miles south of … Read more

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Groundbreaking for San Mateo County’s First Navigation Center for the Homeless

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Groundbreaking ceremonies for San Mateo County, California’s first “navigation center,” designed to provide temporary living units and intensive onsite support services for individuals and couples experiencing homelessness, were held in mid-April. For optimal time and cost efficiency, all the 102 sleeping modules, 27 support modules, bathroom units and two modular elevators will be prefabricated. Onsite construction is expected to take approximately eight months, with the entire project team’s goal to have clients off the street and enjoying their new space before the end of the year. XL Construction will lead the construction of the 240-bed facility which will be operated … Read more

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Newly Installed Prefabricated Cottages Used as Low-Threshold Transitional Housing

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Gilbane Building Company provided construction management services for the installation and occupancy of 20 prefabricated cottages manufactured by Pallet Shelters and procured through DCAMM and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The scope of work included all site preparation and utilities work, concrete foundations, permanent electrical, plumbing, and fire alarm systems, as well as hardscape and paving, landscaping, painting, and miscellaneous site furnishings. The erection of this low-threshold transitional housing on the campus of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain provides shelter and support services for individuals struggling with homelessness. The Shattuck Hospital Cottages were completed in … Read more

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