Explore the opportunities in project development and construction Worldwide #1.10 Tampa Museum page 12 The Green Journey page 7 Now... The Manhattan Bridge, connecting subway commuters each day. The Bridge’s the “necklace lighting” on the bridge’s western Brooklyn with southeastern necklace lighting is a sparkling holiday two exterior suspender cables will be Manhattan, was opened to traffic on De- attraction in New York. replaced. cember 31, 1909. This year, Skanska will In the past 10 years, practically every The contract is Skanska’s third for the start replacing the bridge’s suspension part of the bridge has been replaced or Bridge since 2000. Valued at USD 150 structures and “necklace lighting.” rehabilitated. Now, Skanska will replace million, the assignment was included in The Bridge is the most heavily traf- the bridge’s suspension structures and order bookings for the fourth quarter. ficked of all East River spans. Comprising more than 600 suspender cables. The four The customer is the New York City two upper roadway decks, four New York main cables will be re-wrapped, and the Department of Transportation, and work City Transit tracks and a three-lane lower bearings for the eight main trusses will will be completed by mid-2013. roadway, the Manhattan Bridge carries be replaced. Also, inspection platforms more than 78,000 vehicles and 266,000 will be installed under the bridge, and 2 Worldwide # 1 20 Contents #1 2010 12 Tampa Museum The new Tampa Museum of Art is the centerpiece in the rejuvenation of the Curtis Hixson Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida. No need to ask your granny Worldwide 7 Fasth forward for green business The world is spinning around as Mother Publisher Karin Lepasoon Everyone knows that green Earth shoots through space at high speed. [email protected] means “go.” At Skanska it Change is happening all the time and it’s Editor-in-chief Alf Lindström means “Go Fasth.” Cecilia Fasth is hard to recognize it until it´s history. [email protected] the Green Business Officer with a But now, you have a chance to see a big Production Cox Stockholm AB mission to accelerate green busi- change in real time. I am thinking of the Project management Jan Edén ness and reduce each building’s Journey towards the Deep Green society. Design Staffan Millqvist environmental footprint. This process is exciting because you can be part of it. You can make it happen Articles and photos by Alf Lindström – leave fossil fuel and greenhouse gasses and Holger Staffansson unless behind and welcome energy efficient and otherwise specified. ultimately energy neutral premises. Some years ago “paradigm – shift” was the word of the day. There was a lot of talk but it was hard to see one in real life. It seemed like it was something that you had just missed – a train that was pulling away when you arrived at the station. It was your granny that was the principal 17 Going Deep Green witness. She could tell about horse carriages Green is the talk of the day. in the streets, a three digit phone number, Everyone – well, lots of people a wood fire cooker, the fax and more. You want to go green. But wanting is weren’t around to see the first band t-shirt or not doing. Worldwide presents the discovery of sliced bread. Worldwide Magazine is produced and 25 Britta Cesar some of Skanska’s green solu- Where were you when it was time printed with care for the environment. Crossing borders and tions that are already playing a to have a first hand paradigm shift It is printed by AlfaPrint in Sweden and by facing challenges. part in energy-efficient build- experience? FLM Graphics in the United States, with ISO ings, reducing the carbon in our Now is your chance to make a difference 14001, FSC and PEFC certification and the infrastructure or protecting our and spark a shift. Nordic Ecolabel. Worldwide is printed on scarce water resources. In this issue we provide you with tickets ProfiSilk paper, which is totally chlorine free for the Deep Green Journey. Skanska’s and has FSC and Nordic Ecolabel certifica- Green Business Officer tells how existing tions. Worldwide is produced to inspire. buildings in operation - one of the big After reading, please share with others or 28 Underground spenders when it comes to energy – ensure the magazine is recycled breakthrough can be refurbished and become green. And Skanska’s prime CO2 fighter, Colin Worldwide is the group magazine of The No. 7 subway line is being Courtney, gives you some clues to saving Skanska AB and is intended for employees, extended from Times Square energy. customers and other Skanska associates. and 25th Street. This neighbor- You are the one behind the wheel – in The magazine is published quarterly. hood, covering the area between fact we all are, we can speed up the green Feel free to copy pages from the maga- 34th and 57th Streets from 8th journey today. zine or to quote us, but please name the Avenue to the Hudson River, is We’d better get started before the train source. also known as Hell’s Kitchen. But pulls off. Get your tickets here. And enjoy No responsibility is taken for unsolicited have no fear. The entire project the ride! material. and its people were blessed Subscribe free of charge by sending an by New York City’s Archbishop [email protected] e-mail to [email protected] Timothy Dolan. Worldwide # 1 20 3 Newsbreak Safe road to school Poland During the European Road Safety Day in October last year, Skanska launched its campaign “Safe road to school.” More than 7,000 children learned about safe behavior on the road and first aid. Employees at Skanska Poland met with children in their schools – together with the police, municipal guards, and Red Cross volunteers – to teach the children about road safety and to show them proper behavior near construction sites. First aid training was also on the schedule. “With great power comes great responsibility,” says Maria Kowalska, Skanska Poland. “Skanska starts in the first year of school, and the ‘Safe road to school’ campaign works alongside our activities in road building to educate students in road safety. We teach children how to act safely near our sites. We also promote our health and safety approach among youngsters.” Last year was tough, Think new as the recession slowed Sweden Skanska’s new campaign, “What era are you living in?”, is now being aired on Swedish television and the Web. It is based on the idea that things were not always better in the past. most markets. But Skanska “We want to influence those people who have not yet made a decision regarding their housing and point out the advantages of living in new construction. A modern kitchen, for example, is more than was tougher and produced just a place to cook and eat. At the same time, servants’ quarters and other archaic remnants have been great results. relegated to the history books,” says Niclas Strahner, PR coach for Residential Development Nordic at Skanska. • Record margins were achieved in construction thanks to outstanding performance in project execution and risk Face it – phase out management. Worldwide Skanska is phasing out a range of manmade chemicals and heavy metals known to have undesirable • Skanska Residential Development effects on the environment or humans. A longstanding returned to profit thanks to a strong focus commitment to avoiding hazardous materials has been on sales and a dedication to customers’ given a boost with a more extensive voluntary restricted preferences. substances list (RSL). By taking this step, Skanska is looking to smart uses in • Skanska Commercial Development sold future-proofed construction, though some listed items properties with healthy gains in a market may be legal for use in certain home markets. All Bus are where most investors lay low. expected to adhere to the RSL and restrict use of these substances locally. If a commercially viable alternative • Skanska Infrastructure Development does not exist in the local home market and use of a closed financial agreements for the M25 certain restricted substance cannot be avoided, local BU (UK) and the A1 (Poland) highways as management must be notified with the reasons. The RSL well as Surrey Streetlights (UK). The unit was developed by a cross-BU workgroup. also was the preferred bidder for the Antofagasta highway in Chile and the Essex PFI/PPP school project in the United Kingdom for early 2010. They secured a Energy and Climate Change pole position for the Midtown Tunnel in Program Annual Award the U.S. state of Virginia. Sweden Pfizer’s Swedish office building in • “Our full-year report was extremely Silverdal, Stockholm, was recognized by Pfizer positive. We were also successful in for its integrated approach to the design, winning new contracts,” comments Johan construction and operation of the office facility Karlström, Skanska CEO and President. to incorporate green strategies and assure the “Compared to last year’s revenue, we healthiest and most productive environment reached 98 percent ‘book-to-build,’ a possible for building occupants while ensuring strong achievement considering the hard the most efficient and least disruptive use of times we were facing in 2009.” land, water, energy and natural resources. 4 Worldwide # 1 20 Newsbreak Bring the family UK More than 1,000 facilities management (FM) staff are employed across the various Barts and The London sites, but the most visible company is Skanska, which has the mammoth task of building the two new hospitals. Skanska employees and their families were given an opportunity in mid-October for a “behind the scenes” guided tour of the construction sites at both hospitals.