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BAM team unveils hyperloop test track
source: The Construction Index
<p>Europe&rsquo;s first test facility for a hyperloop transport system has been unveiled.</p> <p>BAM has worked with the winners of a hyperloop competition to build the 30m-long test facility on the campus of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). The ...
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Think again: Will circular runways ever take off?
BBC NEWS   17 March 2017   Netherlands   Europe  
The Endless Runway (source: www.endlessrunway-project.eu)
<p>Could circular runways be the future of air travel? Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes so.</p><p>An interesting approach on circular runways and deriving benefits!</p><p> </p>
Vinci team lands €492m Dutch road and tunnel scheme
The construction index   01 February 2017   Netherlands   Europe  
C&C entrance view (source: The Construction Index)
<p>The province of South Holland in the Netherlands has awarded a &euro;492m (&pound;420m) contract for construction of the first part of the Rijnland Route.</p> <p>The winning Comol5 joint venture consists of Mobilis, Croonwolter &amp; dros, DEME Infra Marine ...
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BAM picked for mirror-clad art museum
The construction index   27 January 2017   Netherlands   Europe  
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam (source: The Construction Index)
<p>BAM has won a &euro;43m (&pound;36.5m) contract for a new building at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.</p> <p>The mirror-clad building has been designed by architectural firm MVRDV and will house a public art depot, which ...
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Hochtief and Fluor land €990 Amsterdam transport scheme
The construction index   20 January 2017   Netherlands   Europe  
A10 South motorway (source: The Construction Index)
<p>A joint venture of Hochtief, Fluor and Heijmans has won a &euro;990m (&pound;857m) design and construction contract project in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.</p> <p>The Zuidplus JV&rsquo;s role on the Zuidasdok project includes the widening and partial tunnelling ...
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Van Oord and Boskalis win 25km Dutch dyke scheme
The construction index   21 December 2016   Netherlands   Europe  
Houtrib dike (source: The Construction Index)
<p>A partnership of Van Oord and Boskalis has been picked for a &euro;90m (&pound;75.6m) contract to reinforce the Houtrib dike in the Netherlands.</p> <p>The Houtrib dike is located between Enkhuizen and Lelystad and protects large parts of the country from ...
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Aecom team lands Schiphol pier design
The construction index   20 December 2016   Netherlands   Europe  
Schiphol airport (source: The Construction Index)
<p>An Aecom-led team has beaten four other bidders to win the design commission for a new pier and airside facilities at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands.</p> <p>Royal Schiphol Group&rsquo;s decision to pick Aecom&rsquo;s team for the project was based ...
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Arup joins Dutch Windwheel project
The construction index   05 December 2016   Netherlands   Europe  
Dutch Windwheel (source: The Consruction Index)
<p>Arup has joined the team developing the Dutch Windwheel, a 174m-tall building incorporating a pioneering system of energy generation.</p> <p>Members of the newly formed Foundation Innovation Programme have signed a collaboration agreement. Other partners ...
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Amsterdam picks team for waterside development
The construction index   30 November 2016   Netherlands   Europe  
Sluishuis in IJburg Steigereiland (source: The Construction Index)
<p>A team led by Vorm and Besix has beaten three other finalists for the development of Sluishuis in IJburg Steigereiland, an emerging urban district in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam.</p> <p>The four finalists of the two‐phase competition had been refining ...
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New technique developed for strengthening dykes
The construction index   21 October 2016   Netherlands   Europe  
Dykes installation (source: the Construction Index)
<p>A new technique is being used to strengthen an 18km stretch of dykes in the Netherlands.</p><p>Cooperation between Van Oord, GMB, BAM Speciale Technieken and RoyalHaskoningDHV has led to the development of the dyke pins as a new reinforcement method.</p ...
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