ING Renault F1 Team Sustainable Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre

Thursday, December 4th 2008
ING Renault F1 Team Sustainable Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre

Faced with two challenges in creating a new research and development facility – meeting an almost impossible construction deadline and ensuring minimal environmental impact – the ING Renault F1 Team turned to ABM Bridge Systems to win the race against time. The resulting, Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre at the team’s HQ in Enstone, Oxfordshire, has now been recognised by the Concrete Society as an outstanding example in the Concrete... 

Rental successes at Capital Square in Budapest

Tuesday, December 2nd 2008

HOCHTIEF Development Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung, has found more tenants for Capital Square. The Hungarian electricity provider Budapesti Elektromos Müvek Nyrt (ELM?) signed up for almost 4,000 square meters of space. On another 1,500 square meters, the first office services center of FirstClients, a newly founded company providing office services, will be opened on April 1, 2009. CA Immo International had bought... 

EPA Drops Lawsuit Challenging Page Mill Properties Rent Hikes: So-called Illegal Rent Increases, Werent Illegal After All

Wednesday, November 26th 2008

After five consecutive court defeats, the City of East Palo Alto has agreed that rent increases initiated earlier this year by a major property owner are legal after all. Lawyers for East Palo Alto say the City will permanently dismiss claims against Page Mill Properties, which represents the investors and property owners of 1789 rental units in the Woodland Park neighborhood west of Highway 101 in East Palo Alto. “I’m pleased that these false... 

Fluor Announces Plan to Relocate UK Operations Centre

Tuesday, November 25th 2008

Fluor Corporation announced today that it signed a contract to relocate its current UK headquarters and operations centre to SEGRO’s IQ Farnborough development in Hampshire. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The real estate contract with SEGRO is to build a new company headquarters with a state-of-the art, four-building complex comprising approximately 210,000 square feet. The new headquarters will consist of one building of... 

Vico Software Announces BIM Partnership With Autodesk

Tuesday, November 25th 2008

Vico Software announced today its partnership with Autodesk whereby Vico’s 5D Virtual Construction™ solutions and services will be integrated with Autodesk’s leading technology and solutions for the AEC industry. With the adoption of BIM accelerating, it is advantageous for General Contractors and Owners to have the combination of Vico’s integrated 5D capabilities within the Autodesk solutions environment. According to Clay Freeman,... 

Wight & Company Wins Seven Awards for Design, Engineering and Construction of Public Projects

Monday, November 24th 2008

Wight & Company, a leader in integrated architecture, engineering and construction solutions for the built environment, has won six awards for its public projects. These included Best Overall Project from Design Build Institute of America (DBIA); two “Project of the Year” awards from Midwest Construction magazine; and Excellence and Merit Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC – Illinois). “It’s gratifying... 

ARCADIS designs new safety system Rotterdam Metro

Saturday, November 22nd 2008

ARCADIS, the international consulting, design, engineering and management services company, announced today that it will modernize the safety system for the Rotterdam subway network. The company, commissioned by U.S. corporation General Electric (GE), will design and test the safety system and manage the migration from the old to the new system. GE will deliver the software and the installation. GE is working on behalf of Rotterdam Electric Tram company... 

MSB, Enservio Link Speeds Contents Claim Processing

Saturday, November 22nd 2008

Property insurance information provider MSB and contents valuation provider Enservio deliver good news to the property insurance industry. Today the companies announce an alliance for delivering contents valuations for property claims through electronic integration between MSB’s IntegriClaim® property claim estimating solution and Enservio’s contents claims management process. Property insurers leveraging IntegriClaim’s Administrator... 

Prime Group Realty Trusts Continental Towers Named BOMAs Suburban Chicago Outstanding Building for the Fourth Time.

Thursday, November 20th 2008

Prime Group Realty Trust Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that the premier, Class A, 975,000 square-foot Continental Towers office complex in Rolling Meadows, IL, controlled and managed by Prime Group Realty Trust, was recently named “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) for the Chicago Suburban market by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Suburban Chicago. This is the fourth time in... 

KBR Selected for Pre-FEED Study for Polyethylene Units at Petrochemical Complex by Egypt Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC)

Thursday, November 20th 2008

KBR announced that it has been awarded a contract by Egypt Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC) to complete a pre-Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) study for two polyethylene units at its proposed Petrochemical Complex. The complex will be located 25 km (15.5 miles) from Suez, Egypt, near the Red Sea. Under the pre-FEED study, KBR will perform PolyEthylene (PE) technology evaluation and licensor recommendation to EHC. Currently, two PE plants are planned...