Bouygues Construction subsidiary Dragages Singapore has signed a contract for the Singapore Sports Hub with the Singapore Sports Council. This public-private partnership covers the financing, design and construction of a 35-hectare complex dedicated to sport and leisure, plus a 25-year facilities management contract. Starting in September, some 2,500 workers will be on-site. Construction of the complex is scheduled to last four years.
It’s the biggest contract of its type in the world!
These illustrations give a good idea of the project:
Located close to the centre of the city and connected up to the public transport network, the Sports Hub will become Singapore’s principal sports and leisure facility. It will be open to all types of populations, and will house world-class events, including sports competitions, concerts, exhibitions, conventions, etc.
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The official handover ceremony for a new wing at Broomfield Hospital, near Chelmsford in Southeast England, took place on August 6.
The new facility, which was built by Bouygues UK, the British subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, was funded through a Private Finance Initiative (a British Public-Private Partnership). The 43,000 m2 wing provides 330 beds and houses five operating theatres, three endoscopy rooms, a maternity unit with two theatres and a neonatal intensive care unit. Bouygues UK was also responsible for installing all the network infrastructures and all the medical equipment. Ecovert FM, another of the Group’s British subsidiaries, will operate and maintain the building for a period of 33 years.
This newsworthy handover received coverage on a local BBC news bulletin. The report can be viewed on the BBC website: please click
here.
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This office building, called Galeo, lights up the night sky in the Issy-les-Moulineaux business district with an unusual blue light.
Who works there during the day?
Galeo is the new Bouygues Immobilier corporate headquarters built by Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France. Clad with a double-skin composed of a concrete wall and glass “fish scales” that let the light through, this HQE building is the shape of office buildings to come: hot water is provided by solar panels, air conditioning and lighting adjust automatically depending on the weather, the flat roofs are green, and the office furniture and fittings are all eco-designed.
Spearheading the regeneration of the Part-Dieu business district in Lyon, this HQE structure meets the most exacting environmental standards for office buildings.
How is it called?
The 28-storey building is called the Oxygène Tower. Built by Bouygues Entreprises France-Europe and Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France, it is named for its excellent energy efficiency which makes it the first tall office building in Lyon to meet High Environmental Quality standards. It has double-skin ventilated facades which limit heat loss and most of its 28,000 m2 of office space benefits from natural light thanks to an optimized architectural design.
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This photo was taken at the industrial mail sorting centre at Pagny-en-Goin in Lorraine, eastern France. Maintained by ETDE teams, and among the most modern in Europe, the facility processes 3 million items a day!
Posted by Franck, Thursday 26 August 2010
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