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YIT starts third phase of the Smolny prospekt premium apartment complex in St Petersburg
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IT has started the third and the final phase of the Smolny prospekt apartment complex in the historic centre of St Petersburg. Comprising a total floor area of nearly 19,000 square metres, the third phase consists of approximately 150 apartments ranging in size from studio apartments to five-room homes. The third phase is estimated to be completed by the end of 2017 and its value is nearly €150 million. The first phase of the project, started in late 2012, involves the renovation of three historical buildings that will house approximately 30 apartments. The original facades of the buildings, which date back to the 1800s and early 1900s, will be maintained. The second phase, consisting of the construction of approximately 250 apartments, was started in autumn 2013. Visit: www.yitgroup.com
Sacyr and OHL submit the best proposal for the construction of motorway in Santiago de Chile
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acyr Concesiones and OHL Concesiones have submitted the best proposal for the construction and operation of the Américo Vespucio Oriente (AVO) urban motorway in Santiago de Chile, with a budget of €710 million (US$970 million). Highlights of the works include a tunnel under Cerro San Cristóbal and the Mapocho River, the improvement of existing surface roads in La Pir·mide; and two underwater carriageways from the south of Puente Centenario up to Príncipe de Gales. This motorway will help to reduce travelling times for commuters through the eastern section of the Chilean capital and will improve the service level through a structured thoroughfare, which currently bears high congestion levels. Visit: www.sacyr.com Visit: www.ohl.es
Bouygues to construct self-sufficient housing complex in Grenoble
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ichel Destot, MP and Mayor of Grenoble, and Yves Gabriel, chairman and chief executive officer of Bouygues Construction, have signed a research, development and innovation partnership agreement for the construction of an experimental demonstrator in the form of a block of approximately 90
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STRABAG building McArthurGlen designer outlet Vancouver Airport
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he construction group STRABAG SE is building a designer outlet centre near Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Canada, for Vancouver Airport Authority and McArthurGlen, Europe’s leading owner, developer and manager of designer outlets. McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport foresees the construction of more than 65,000m2 (35,000m2 gross leaseable area) in a prime location on YVR land for more than CAD 100 million (€70 million). “Thanks to several large infrastructure projects, for example in tunnelling, we are already very familiar with the local, Canadian market. Furthermore, it is a tradition for us to follow our clients to various different countries all over the world,” says Thomas Birtel, CEO of STRABAG SE. McArthurGlen designer outlet Neumünster near Hamburg, in Germany, which has been successfully finalised and handed over to the client last year, serves as a reference project. Visit: www.strabag.com
apartments that will aim to achieve self-sufficiency in water and energy and to optimise waste management. The first demonstrator of the ABC (Autonomous Building for Citizens) concept, developed by Bouygues Construction, will be built as part of the PresquíIle development zone in the heart of the Grenoble EcoCité. The ABC concept seeks to achieve self-sufficiency in energy and water and to
optimise waste management. By combining renewable energy production, energy storage and improved control of consumption, ABC introduces a new way of thinking about and experiencing housing that is very well integrated into its natural environment, from which it draws the resources it needs to operate. Visit: www.bouygues-construction.com
