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This project involved a full‑scale interior remodel of a 48,000‑square‑foot academic building, transforming the entire facility from the inside out.
FSW Building L Remodel
When working around construction equipment, you should do this before passing heavy machinery to ensure the operator sees you and movement can occur safely.
What is “make eye contact and communicate with the operator”
Common green building certification programs include LEED and this U.K./global standard.
What is BEEAM
Country where Skanska was founded and where its headquarters are based.
What is Sweden
Issued only after inspections verify that a structure meets building codes, zoning laws, and safety standards, this legal document serves as the final approval allowing a building to be legally used or occupied.
What is Certificate of Occupancy
Completed as part of the renovation, this construction project modernized a lab originally designed to train students in oenology and beverage operations — a space notable for being one of the only dedicated beer & wine instructional labs in U.S. hospitality programs.
What is UCF Rosen College Renovation Project
Recording small incidents that didn’t cause injury but indicate a potential problem.
What are near‑miss reports
Design and material choices aim to reduce this measured environmental impact (often abbreviated CO2).
What is Carbon Footprint
Founded by Rudolf Fredrik Berg in Malmö, Sweden, this global construction giant began its journey as a concrete‑casting company in what year.
What is 1887
This formal document, issued by a project owner, serves as the official “green light” authorizing a contractor to begin work and establishes the project’s official start date.
What is a Notice to Proceed (NTP)?
This renovation project took place entirely below grade with no exterior scope whatsoever, making it a uniquely underground undertaking.
What is JMH ACCW Basement - JHS Learning Project
This set of five life‑saving principles includes Human‑Machine Interface awareness, verifying isolation and zero‑energy before work begins, avoiding the line of fire, preventing falls from height, and planning lifting operations — forming the core of Skanska’s global safety commitments.
What is Care for Life 5
Building major elements offsite in a factory to save time and reduce waste on site.
What is modular or prefabricated construction
This Skanska office became a pioneer in sustainable construction operations when it rolled out the company’s first net‑zero, energy‑producing jobsite trailer — setting a new standard for green field operations.
Who is Orlando
Short meetings that review hazards, PPE and safe work plans before starting tasks
What are toolbox talks
This project faced early challenges by having a 36‑inch, 2,000‑psi gas transmission pipeline running directly through its site.
Artisan Lakes Elementary School
These four leading causes of serious injuries and fatalities on construction sites include slips, trips & falls; electrocution; being struck by objects; and getting caught in or between equipment or materials.
What are the OSHA Focus Four hazards?
A building that produces as much energy as it consumes over a year.
What is a Net Zero Energy Building
In this year, Skanska held its first-ever Safety Week on its jobsites, launching what would grow into the world’s largest company‑led safety initiative
What is 2005
A short, focused meeting to align the crew for the day’s tasks.
Daily Huddle
Upon completion, this project will stand out for including not one, but two helipads as part of its expanded design.
JMH ED Expansion and Renovation
This organizational framework integrates safety, health, and environmental practices into one unified management system—commonly abbreviated as SHEMS.
What is the Safety, Health, and Environmental Management System?
Built for Georgia Tech and constructed by Skanska, this groundbreaking academic facility became the first in Georgia to achieve the world’s most rigorous sustainability certification — the Living Building Challenge — featuring net‑positive water and energy performance, a 50,000‑gallon rainwater‑harvesting cistern, and more than 900 rooftop photovoltaic panels.
What is the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design?
With operations in 28 U.S. offices, this many employees make up Skanska USA’s workforce, contributing to one of the nation’s largest construction and development teams.
What is 6,500+ employees?
Designed for the intense heat of commercial kitchens, this class of fire extinguisher uses a wet‑chemical agent to suppress high‑temperature grease and cooking‑oil fires by creating a soapy foam barrier.
What is Type K Extinguisher