Topping out for Cambridge's Dirac building

VolkerFitzpatrick has hosted a topping out ceremony with St John's College Cambridge at the Dirac building, as the new office's structural frame reaches completion.

Far East Orchard buys Unite’s Southwark development for £60m

The development, targeted for completion in 2029, will contain 308 studio flats and 136 en-suite rooms in cluster flats, plus eight key worker apartments and 18,000 sq ft of workspace. The post Far East Orchard buys Unite’s Southwark development for £60m appeared first on Property Week.

Mesa Approves $3B Legacy Park Under Strict Desert Water Rules

While Phase 1 is a $1-billion build heading toward a 2029 completion, the city of Mesa is legally blocking the developer from using municipal water to fill a centerpiece 10-acre activity lake. The design team has to source completely separate, private Type II groundwater rights.

Arcadis supports completion of A38(M) strengthening

Arcadis, acting as project manager and supervisor, has supported the completion of strengthening works on the A38(M) Tame Valley viaduct in Birmingham.

Boston’s Matthews Arena Redevelopment Hits Asbestos

Asbestos will slow Northeastern University’s project to turn the former Matthews Arena into a new multipurpose athletics and recreation facility, scooting the completion date back nine months from fall 2028 to spring or summer 2029.

Crossrail CEO Andrew Wolstenholme marks completion of Elizabeth line track

With the Elizabeth line track fully laid, the £14.8 billion project has entered a new phase as construction trains are now able to travel the full length of both new tunnels from end to end. Crossrail CEO Andrew Wolstenholme highlights some key upcoming milestones in the coming year.

Silver Shemmings Ash - Practical Completion: A Game Changing Case! 28072021

Richard Silver looks at the implications for the construction industry that followed the decisions in the High Court and then the Court of Appeal in Mears Ltd v Costplan Services (South East) Ltd & Others This was the first time in 50 years that the meaning of practical completion had been considered by the Court of Appeal and went to the heart of a definition of a concept that is easier to recognise than to define, that was clarified in English Law by this case

Can a delay notice be submitted after the completion date and can it be backdated?

Is it reasonable and market standard for a performance bond guarantor to restrict liability to pay until after completion of the guaranteed works?

Can an employer alter Sectional Completion requirements once in Contract? What are the potential impacts on section damages?