Skanska Welcomes Two Industry Veterans to California Leadership Team

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Skanska has made two key additions to its California leadership team. M. Gregory Mantz, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP, has joined Skanska USA Building Inc.’s San Francisco, California office as project executive. He will oversee strategic client relationships, ensure project delivery aligns with client objectives and support business development efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area. He will also lead specialized projects focused on the renovation and repositioning of existing buildings. Mantz, with over 40 years of experience in both design and construction, was most recently a project executive at DPR Construction. He has extensive market experience in healthcare, specializing in […]

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Skanska Completes Modernization, Expansion of Historic Landmark Montlake Elementary School in Seattle

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Skanska has completed work on a 90,500-square-foot modernization and expansion of the historic Montlake Elementary School for Seattle Public Schools in Washington. The project included the modernization of the existing two-story, 16,500-square-foot Seattle Landmark schoolhouse and addition of a new 74,000-square-foot, three-story building housing the gym, cafeteria, kitchen, administration spaces, classrooms and library. With a focus on connection to the outdoors, new outdoor learning spaces were constructed on the west side of the landmark school building. A central play courtyard also provides direct connection to garden terraces, and a second-floor learning and play terrace directly connects to classrooms in the […]

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Skanska Tapped to Build Health Center in Norway

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General contractor Skanska has signed a contract with Gjesdal Municipality for the construction of Gjesdal Health Center in Rogaland County, Norway. The contract is worth NOK $360 million, about SEK $340 million. The new health center will have a building mass of approximately 8,700 square meters and will accommodate 76 institutional places, as well as facilities such as a café, institutional kitchen, physiotherapy and occupational therapy and service areas. Approximately 2,000 square meters of parking garage will be built, and the project will be connected to an existing residential and activity center. The project has high climate ambitions and will […]

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Skanska Adopts AI-Powered Security Monitoring Technology for Project in Washington State

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Skanska is teaming up with Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernizing physical security through its artificial intelligence software, to be among the first to use the company’s AI-powered security monitoring tools at Skanska’s 4.5-mile-long jobsite for the I-405, Brickyard to SR 527 Improvement Project in Bothell, Washington. “Construction sites – especially ones as large as this one – unfortunately can become targets for theft, vandalism and unauthorized access, especially at night,” said Ryan Clayton, senior vice president – general manager of Skanska’s West Coast civil operation. “Being able to protect our operations using the mix of deterrents that are […]

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Joint Venture Delivers Final Phase of Old Nice-Middleton Bridge Project

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In a joint venture, Skanska, along with Corman Kokosing Construction Company and McLean Contracting Company, have completed the final phase of the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge project for the Maryland Transportation Authority. This milestone was achieved with the demolition of the original bridge and enhancement of artificial fish reefs from the deconstructed bridge materials. During the final phase, the old bridge was demolished and 12 barge loads totaling 16,030 tons of concrete were repurposed to enhance artificial fish reefs in both the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. The team executed a careful and controlled demolition […]

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