In celebration of Veterans Day, we extend a thank you to all the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country. At Skanska, we are honored to recognize the work and commitment of our current and previous military personnel and respect all that they do to afford us the freedoms we have today.
Our California team joined forces with @corazoncommunity for our fifth Skanska-sponsored home build event. The group of volunteers met in San Diego, crossed the border and drove to the tiny community of Cerro Azul, Tecate, Mexico. They worked side-by-side with members of the local community to build a home for a family of seven in need. Proud of our team for living our values and #BuildingWhatMatters.
Over the weekend, our #ATL team took on an exciting engineering feat, as we lifted 70 tons of steel by aircraft to install the first of two structures for @GeorgiasOwn's LED signs on @ZellerRealty's iconic 100 Peachtree building. Stay tuned for the installation of the LED signs themselves.
Congratulations to our UVA University Hospital Expansion project team for winning the Autodesk AEC Excellence Award in the Construction Medium Project category. This project increased capacity for in-patient and emergency services at the most advanced medical facility in the western part of Virginia. Skanska and Perkins+ Will used 3D construction models linked to schedules to deliver a safe project and ensure hospital operations, including the hospital’s helipad, continued as normal throughout construction. #BuildingWhatMatters #AECExcellenceAwards
Skanska’s Infrastructure team hosted a Department for Transport (DfT) ‘organisational raid’, to share knowledge with a group of senior civil servants and give industry leaders an insight into Skanska’s way of working.
Organisational raids are facilitated by the Whitehall and Industry Group, with the goal of enabling cross-sector solutions to common workplace challenges. The focus of the raids is on generating innovative and practical approaches to solving common issues. The raids form part of the DfT’s Leadership Training Programme, giving them direct exposure to parts of the industry they rarely have access to.
Skanska’s Infrastructure team volunteered to host this event focusing on three areas: work-winning, innovation and operational excellence, and collaboration. Later in the day, delegates got more involved by taking part in a virtual reality demonstration that showcased our award-winning VR training, showing detailed visualisations to explain how we operate on project sites.
Skanska has been working with HS2 in St James’s Gardens, Euston, part of the largest excavation of human remains from 18th and 19th century Britain. The HS2 archaeology programme, which will be the largest ever undertaken in Europe, will see the exploration of more than 60 sites along the 140-mile long route between London and Birmingham. Read more: www.hs2.org.uk/archaeology #HS2digs #OnBoard
