Campus Ullevål research center construction to begin in April 2023 by Skanska

(IN BRIEF) Construction company Skanska has won a contract to build a research centre in Oslo called Campus Ullevål, which will focus on climate, energy, environment, and engineering-related geosciences. The project, worth NOK 1.0 billion (around SEK 1.0 billion), will be built in Oslo Science City, the capital’s innovation district, and will have a green square, meeting places for the public, and children’s activities. Construction is set to begin in April 2023 and be completed in Q2 2026. The project will be environmentally certified according to BREEAM NOR Excellent standards.

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 15-Apr-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —Skanska has signed a contract with Campus Ullevål AS, the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and Aspelin Ramm to build Campus Ullevål in Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 1.0 billion, about SEK 1.0 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter of 2023.

Campus Ullevål will become a research center for climate, energy, environment, and engineering-related geosciences, and will be one of the first buildings to be completed in Oslo Science City – the capital’s new innovation district.

When the project is completed, the current area consisting of parking spaces will have become a 36,000 square meter research center with a lush, green square, meeting places for the public and activities for children. The project will be environmentally certified in accordance with BREEAM NOR Excellent.

Construction will start in April 2023 and completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2026.

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