Skanska has signed a contract with Union Investment to build rental apartments in Helsinki, Finland. The contract is worth EUR 68M, about SEK 690M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter 2021. The 33-storey building encompasses…
Department of State Breaks Ground on New Office Annex for U.S. Embassy in Bangkok
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations celebrates the groundbreaking of the new office annex for the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. Chargé d’Affaires…
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces Design-Build Award for the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos
The Department of State has awarded Pernix Federal, LLC of Lombard, Illinois the $319 million design-build contract for the new U.S. Consulate General…
Skanska builds school in Malmö, Sweden, for about SEK 400M
Skanska has signed a contract with Stadsfastigheter in Malmö to build a new upper secondary school in Malmö, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 400M, which will be included in the order bookings for Sweden for the third quarter 2021. The new school…
The Department of State Dedicates New U.S. Embassy in Maputo
In a display of the enduring friendship and strategic partnership with Mozambique, U.S. Ambassador Dennis Walter Hearne, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Managing Director Tracy Thomas, Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Ernesto…
Skanska divests office building in Kiruna, Sweden, for about SEK 260M
Skanska has divested an office building in Kiruna, Sweden, to Luleälven Fastigheter AB for about SEK 260M. Construction of the six-storey building will start in 2021 and transfer of the property will take place in connection with completion in 2023. The transaction…
Skanska Builds New Hotel in Helsinki Airport
Skanska has signed a contract with KOy Apron to build a hotel developed by LAK Real Estate Oy in Helsinki Airport, Finland. The contract is worth EUR 86M, about SEK 870M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the third quarter of 2021. The…
The Department of State Marks Construction of the New U.S. Embassy in Podgorica
During a ceremony to mark the construction of a new U.S. Embassy on September 21, 2021, the U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro, Judy Rising Reinke, the Mayor of Podgorica, Ivan Vuković, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary, Ljubomir Mišurović signed…
Healthpeak Properties Selects View Smart Windows for Second Large-Scale Development in San Diego
Callan Ridge Life Science development follows The Boardwalk campus installation in 2020. San Diego, CA and Milpitas, CA — View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) (“View”), the leader in smart building technologies, announced its Smart Windows will be installed at…
AISI Publishes AISI S250-21, “North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes With Cold-Formed Steel Framing, 2021 Edition”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI S250-21, “North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes With Cold-Formed Steel Framing, 2021 Edition,” as a single source for calculating…
