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Liverpool council to build ‘easy to convert’ schools
Liverpool council is responding to the recommendations of the Sebastian James Review on standardisation and cost reduction by seeking to build four secondary schools that can be housed in airport terminal-style structures and easily converted for commercial use as...
Architecture
UK’s first university-accredited course in Shelter After Disaster to be offered by Oxford Brookes University
From January 2012, Oxford Brookes University will be offering students the UK’s first university-accredited course in Shelter After Disaster. Equivalent to one third of a Masters, the 12 week postgraduate certificate (PGCert) targets three main groups:...
Architecture
New sports complex opens in Grozny, Chechnya
A new sports complex has opened in Chechnya, named after the region’s first President – Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov. Featuring a 30,000-capacity stadium, swimming pool, children’s pool and 500-room hotel, the facility opened officially on the 11th May. ...
Transport
NCC to expand E45 highway in the Göta älv valley for SEK 450 million
NCC Construction Sweden has been commissioned to expand the E45 between Tingberg and Glässnäs into a four-lane highway. This road section is included in the highway expansion program between Gothenburg and Trollhättan.  The client is...
Infrastructure
AECOM to provide flood-control, other infrastructure solutions to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it was awarded a substantial work order for project management services that include a consultancy,...
Infrastructure
Harsco Extends Railway Track Maintenance Services in the UK under $50 million Contract
Worldwide industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation announced that its Harsco Rail unit has received a significant four-year extension of its contract services program in the UK under an award from Network Rail estimated at more than...
Infrastructure
Solar panels to halve carbon emissions at Blackfriars station
London Blackfriars railway station is undergoing a major redevelopment that will see it install a huge solar PV panel system. The system, estimated to reduce carbon emissions by 50% and generate 1.058MW of renewable electricity, will cover some...
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