Skanska starts work on science school project.Skanska USA Building Inc. has begun construction on the Science & Technology Magnet High School in New London, Connecticut New London is a city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut.New London was founded in 1646. . The project is valued at $18,750,000. Skanska is providing construction management services for this new 60,000 s/f, three-story, state-of-the-art high school. Science and technology are the focus curriculum of the school, which will be located on the existing New London High School New London High School can refer to:
The new Science & Technology Magnet High School will utilize a structural steel design with an exterior curtain wall curtain wall Nonbearing wall of glass, metal, or masonry attached to a building's exterior structural frame. After World War II, low energy costs gave impetus to the concept of the tall building as a glass prism, an idea originally put forth by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies system and exterior stairwells located on three of the four corners. One of the corners will house new learning areas that also have access to the interior space of the school. State-of-the-art computers and telecommunication systems will be integrated into the building to provide a truly modern and futuristic fu·tur·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the future. 2. a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor. b. facility that benefits the City of New London New London, city (1990 pop. 24,540), New London co., SE Conn., on the Thames River near its mouth on Long Island Sound; laid out 1646 by John Winthrop, inc. 1784. and all surrounding areas. The project also involves providing parking and emergency access routes. Skanska recently provided pre-construction services for the project, including full estimating services, scheduling, value engineering, constructability reviews as well as full procurement phase services. The project team for the Science & Technology Magnet High School project includes: Friar friar [Lat. frater=brother], member of certain Roman Catholic religious orders, notably, the Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, and Augustinians. Although a general form of address in the New Testament, since the 13th cent. Associates, serving as the Architect of Record and as Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer; Szewczak Engineering as the Structural Engineer; and Dicesare Bentley Engineers, Inc. as the Civil Engineer. Skanska USA Building Inc. is a leading national and local provider of construction, pre-construction consulting, general contracting, design-build and pharmaceutical validation services to a broad range of U.S. industries, including pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, educational, high-tech, healthcare, aviation, transportation and sports and entertainment. The company, part of the Skanska AB global group of companies, is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, and has approximately 4,100 employees. Skanska AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in construction, project development of commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3. . Skanska is committed to finding innovative solutions by cooperating closely with customers and combining the company's international expertise with local presence. The Group currently has 53,000 employees in selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Sales in 2004 totaled $17 billion. |
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