Shaping Sustainable Places – Development and Construction of a Low-Carbon Built Environment

Bridging boundaries


Listen Later

Amongst the most epic structures found on this planet, bridges are the giants. But even these marvels of engineering need a little tender loving care, so that they can serve their communities for decades or centuries to come. In this episode, we explore two exciting bridge projects.Skanska is renovating the George Washington Bridge in New York City, the world’s busiest road bridge with 300,000 vehicles crossing every day. We visit the bridge to find out what the challenges are in such a major renovation project.And with a major investment in solar energy, the Öresund Bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden, has taken the next step in an ambitious plan to become the world's most sustainable bridge. How far off are they from their goal?This episode’s guests:

Jen Billand, senior project manager, Skanska USA Civil

Bengt Hergart, Property Director with the Öresund Bridge Consortium.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Shaping Sustainable Places – Development and Construction of a Low-Carbon Built EnvironmentBy Skanska - A world-leading project development and construction group, using knowledge and foresight to shape the way we live, work and connect.

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

6 ratings


More shows like Shaping Sustainable Places – Development and Construction of a Low-Carbon Built Environment

View all
Passive House Podcast by Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Zack Semke, Mary James, and Ilka Cassidy

Passive House Podcast

29 Listeners