Skanska builds school facility in New Hampshire, USA, for USD 44 M, about SEK 360 M
Skanska has signed a contract with the Southern New Hampshire University’s College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics to build a new building on their campus in New Hampshire, USA. The contract is worth USD 44 M, about SEK 360 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter of 2018.
The new facility will be located on the west side of SNHU’s North River Road campus. It will feature creative work spaces for students; flexible classrooms; laboratory space; a cafe; multiple collaboration spaces, and space to house and operate 2D/3D printing equipment, materials science and robotics machinery. To accommodate the new building, Skanska will also demolish two outdated dormitories.
The facility will be built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification standards.
Construction is underway and scheduled for completion in fall 2019.
Skanska is one of the leading construction and development companies in the USA, specializing in building construction, civil infrastructure, public-private partnerships and commercial property developments in select US markets. Skanska USA had sales of SEK 59 billion in 2017 and has approximately 9,500 employees.
For further information please contact:
Michael Iacovella, Communications, Skanska USA, tel +1 917 438 33 77
Andreas Joons, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 (0)10 449 04 94
Direct line for media, tel +46 (0)10 448 88 99
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Skanska is one of the world’s leading construction and project development companies, focused on selected home markets in the Nordic region, Europe and USA. Supported by global trends in urbanization and demographics, and by being at the forefront in sustainability, Skanska offers competitive solutions for both simple and the most complex assignments, helping to build a sustainable future for customers and communities. The Group has about 40,000 employees. Skanska's sales in 2017 totaled SEK 161 billion.