BESIX Contributes to New State-of-the-Art School Campuses in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, has awarded the contract for the Zayed City Schools public-private partnership project to a consortium led by BESIX and Plenary Group. The Zayed City Schools PPP project, located in the United Arab Emirates, includes the design, build, finance, maintenance and transfer of three new school campuses with a capacity of 5,360 students in Abu Dhabi’s Zayed City. As a pathfinder project developed from origination to award under Abu Dhabi’s new PPP regulatory framework, it will pave the way for increased private-sector participation in delivering … Read more

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LaGuardia Airport’s Delta Air Lines Terminal C in New York City Celebrates Ribbon Cutting

Delta Airlines opens Concourse E at Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in New York City with a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 10-gate concourse offers travelers larger gate seating areas and will accommodate Delta’s full domestic fleet of narrowbody aircraft. Turner Construction Company served as the general contractor on the project. Terminal C was built to include the latest technologies to provide passengers efficiency, service and comfort. Passengers traveling through Terminal C will benefit from hands-free bag drop, self-serve check-in and digital ID screening capabilities. The Delta Sky Club will be one of the largest Delta offers with seating available for … Read more

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Sustainable Waterfront Pavilion Completes in Mexico

In a display of modern luxury, the Valle San Nicolás Clubhouse, situated two hours away from Mexico City, makes use of sustainably sourced wood to complete its Mexican lakeside vision. Located on the outskirts of Valle de Bravo, the clubhouse has been designed to celebrate its surroundings with a 360-degree vista of the adjacent lake and neighboring mountains. The 385-hectare development features a circular floor plan, which draws attention to the scenery, with the open layout allowing the sun to flood through the structure from dawn until dusk. The site consists of an 800-meter waterski lake and the showpiece clubhouse … Read more

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

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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Golden West Language Arts Complex Tops Out

The Language Arts Complex at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California recently topped out. Sundt Construction served as the general contractor on the project — the third project on the campus and fourth project for the Coast Community College District. Located near the main entrance of the campus, the new complex is three stories, just over 72,000 square feet, and will support the growing needs of the school’s language arts programs. The project adds classrooms, computer labs, gathering, office and support spaces and a reading, writing and resource center. The team had to oversee the demolition of two existing … Read more

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