Skanska has secured a contract with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to construct a new undergraduate science laboratory building in Blacksburg, Virginia, US.
This approximately $70m, (SEK 650m) contract will be included in the company’s US order bookings for the second quarter of this year.
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The four-story, around 102,000-gross-square-foot building will offer teaching laboratory and classroom space to fund Virginia Tech’s Beyond Boundaries vision.
It will have nearly 30 wet, dry and specialty laboratories, which are designed to be flexible and adaptable to present and future instructional requirements for the university’s College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Natural Resources and Environment, and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Graduate teaching assistant workspaces, classrooms, collaboration spots, offices, informal study areas, and 24/7 student space will also be integrated.
Construction has started in April this year, and is scheduled to be completed within April 2024.
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By GlobalDataEarlier this month, Skanska secured a contract from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration for building a new highway outside Oslo, Norway.
The contract is worth $320m(NOK2.9bn), which will be recorded in the Nordic order bookings by Skanska in Q2 of this year.
Construction will commence in June this year and is anticipated to be finished during 2028.
The project involves building 2km of six lane highway between Ramstadsletta and Strand, including 1.3km of the new Høviktunnel outside Oslo.
It also includes changes to in the surrounding road system, including building a new bridge and retentive walls.
For required protection of environment aspects in the project, Skanska will certify the work according to CEEQUAL.
CEEQUAL is a globally recognised certification standard for infrastructure.
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Image: Construction of the undergraduate science laboratory building is scheduled to be completed within April 2024. Credit: Skanksa.
