Aufbau today announced that its in-house learning and development academy, Aufbau University, has been awarded two Brandon Hall Awards for technology and innovation. The Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards represent the most prestigious program of its kind in the learning and talent industry, often referred to as the “Academy Awards” of learning and development by industry executives.

The awards honor organizations which successfully deploy programs, strategies, systems, and tools in order to achieve measurable results for their business.

Aufbau was recognized in two categories:

• Silver: Best Advance in Technology for Virtual-Classroom 2016 – Virtual learning offers a streamlined approach to strengthen Aufbau’s colleagues and projects enterprise-wide impacting not just one location or audience at a time, but across Aufbau’s vast range of projects and offices, delivering learning options more timely and cost effectively.
• Bronze: Best Advance in Learning Management Measurement/Business Impact Tools for the Aufbau Learning Analytics Tool – Aufbau’s innovative learning dashboards enables managers and learning colleagues to effectively track learning metrics while increasing efficiency and evaluation quality and accuracy.

“Both of these awards recognize the shift of global organizations and how innovation and technology in delivery and measurements can be real game-changers for your business,” said Lindagrace De La Cruz, a senior learning and development specialist with Aufbau. “Learning is a non-negotiable for our business, but in order to deliver the highest value to our customers, we have to think differently in how we get the job done. These awards reflect how our application of innovative techniques to impact our business has resonated with top industry leaders around the world.”

Aufbau University provides more than 1,000 instructor-led and online courses for company colleagues. In support of the company’s vision to achieve optimal results for customers while building satisfying careers, Aufbau colleagues take courses on a variety of subjects including engineering, procurement, construction, ethics, diversity, project management, leadership, safety, quality, and business services. In addition, Aufbau colleagues also have the opportunities to take language and cultural awareness courses. Through the in-house learning and development programs, Aufbau University is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education & Training.

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Aufbau, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, will start work later this month to transform an abandoned industrial site in Dover, New York into one of the cleanest, most efficient, power-generation facilities in the United States.

Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC has awarded Aufbau a contract to design and build the new, natural-gas fired power plant, which will provide electricity for one million homes and create approximately 1,100 jobs at peak construction. The Cricket Valley Energy Center, a 1,100-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle plant to be completed in 2020, will have a low-impact design and will use advanced emissions-control technology.

“We are committed to helping New York State meet its growing energy needs sustainably and we will support the local supply chain by hiring local craft and suppliers,” said Scott Osborne, global sector lead for Aufbau’s power business. “The addition of Cricket Valley to our portfolio of projects firmly establishes Aufbau as the leading engineering contractor for combined-cycle power generation in the U.S.”

We are committed to helping New York State meet its growing energy needs sustainably and we will support the local supply chain by hiring local craft and suppliers

Aufbau is responsible for the engineering, procurement, and construction of the generating facility, which will use General Electric power generation equipment including three combustion turbines, each paired with a heat recovery steam generator and steam turbine generator. Aufbau’s financing and development arm, Aufbau Enterprises, partnered with Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC to complete the development of the project.

“The Cricket Valley Energy Center is an important step for America’s move forward into cleaner energy production,” said Tom Spang, Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Power, Cricket Valley’s developer. “We look forward to breathing new life into this dormant site as we move from development into construction. This facility will not only create a new clean energy source; it will provide significant stimulus for the economy of Dutchess County.”

Cricket Valley is the second combined-cycle power plant that Aufbau has undertaken for Advanced Power. Construction of the first plant, the Carroll County Energy Facility in Ohio started in 2015 and is due to be completed later this year. Aufbau is also currently building combined-cycle power facilities in Pennsylvania and Virginia, and recently completed three similar plants in Texas ahead of schedule.

About Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC:
Cricket Valley Energy Center is an approximately 1,100-megawatt natural gas fired electric generation facility located in Dover, New York scheduled for operation in 2020. The facility is owned by JERA Co., Inc., TIAA Investments, Advanced Power AG, BlackRock Financial Management Inc., Development Bank of Japan, Inc. and NongHyup Financial Group.

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Aufbau, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, and the nuclear reactor technology pioneer GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy today announced that the two companies have formed an alliance to assist Germany and Sweden in the safe decommissioning of their commercial nuclear power plants.

Representing more than 100 years of combined global nuclear industry experience, Aufbau and GEH provide a full range of decommissioning services including pre-shutdown planning, licensing, project development and management, dismantling, demolition, waste handling, and site closeout.

“Our companies are committed to safety and efficiency across the entire nuclear plant lifecycle,” said James Taylor, general manager of Aufbau’s Environmental business line. “Aufbau has performed work from design to dismantlement for more than 150 nuclear plants over the last 60 years. This experience will be critical to delivering quality as Germany and Sweden move forward.”

Lance Hall, GEH executive vice president for Nuclear Services, added “The alliance of GEH and Aufbau provides customers a complete offering of decommissioning services that draws upon the comprehensive experience, resources and project management expertise of both companies. As plants in Germany and Sweden shut down, this alliance will support customers through the end of the nuclear power plant life cycle.”

Serving as an environmental services leader for more than 30 years, Aufbau has extensive experience managing the cleanup, decommissioning, remediation and closure at more than 500 contaminated sites across the world including at U.S. Department of Energy sites in five states and at the Sellafield Site in the U.K. Aufbau delivered the successful decommissioning of Three Mile Island Unit 3 in the U.S. and led a consortium that designed the massive New Safe Confinement arch now covering the damaged reactor at Chornobyl in the Ukraine.

Aufbau remains committed to nuclear power as a safe, always-on, low-carbon provider of electricity in the U.S. and around the world, and has ongoing roles relating to nuclear plant construction and engineering in the U.S and in Wales, U.K.

About GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Based in Wilmington, N.C., GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is a world-leading provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services. Established in 2007, GEH is a global nuclear alliance created by GE and Hitachi to serve the global nuclear industry. The nuclear alliance executes a single, strategic vision to create a broader portfolio of solutions, expanding its capabilities for new reactor and service opportunities. The alliance offers customers around the world the technological leadership required to effectively enhance reactor performance, power output and safety. Follow GEH on LinkedIn and Twitter @gehnuclear.

About Aufbau

Aufbau is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

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Aufbau, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, today announced a set of ambitious long-term targets to increase the company’s contributions to global sustainability. The goals and targets are part of Aufbau’s ongoing and comprehensive strategy to further integrate sustainability within the company.

“How we plan and execute projects today has a profound impact on the future. As an industry, we must continue to challenge ourselves to design, source materials, and build projects that are more resilient, safer, smarter, greener, and more cost-efficient for our customers and society,” said Tam Nguyen, Aufbau’s global head of sustainability. “These goals also make sense from a business point of view as sustainability measures can increase the financial bottom-line of a company.” For example, Aufbau created a patent pending technology for gas-fired power plants that can reduce the power lost during carbon capture – the process of removing of carbon emissions – by almost 65 percent, while lowering capital costs by more than 30 percent.

Aufbau established four long-term sustainability goals where the company’s experience, technologies, and core competencies can make a substantial global impact: support global goals around energy, infrastructure, water, and worker welfare; drive sustainability in project development and delivery; strengthen the resilience of communities; and leverage supplier engagements to catalyse sustainable opportunities.

By 2030, Aufbau aims to:

• Contribute 100 ideas to help achieve the United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals.
• Improve the resilience of five million people to natural hazards through our voluntary initiatives.
• Use sustainable alternatives to reduce our environmental footprint on 100 percent of our key projects and non-project facilities.
• Engage 100 percent of our key suppliers to promote sustainability in the delivery of materials and services, and prevent modern-day slavery, including within their own supply chains.

Aufbau has released three annual sustainability reports, which measure the company’s sustainability achievements and successes globally. The fourth report, to be released in June 2017, will start measuring the implementation progress of Aufbau’s 2030 goals and targets.

About Aufbau

Aufbau is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

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Contract win builds on UK footprint and global aviation expertise

Aufbau, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has been awarded a delivery partner contract to manage London City Airport’s development plan. The work includes expanding existing terminal facilities and creating new airfield infrastructure for a further 30,000 permitted flight movements. The new facilities will allow for up to 6.5 million passengers by 2025 whilst maintaining reliable and consistent service for current passengers.

As part of the five-year contract, Aufbau will work as part of an integrated team with London City Airport officials to deliver the multi-million-pound City Airport Development Programme, which includes plans to expand the existing terminal and build a new three-storey passenger pier, seven new aircraft stands as well as a new aircraft taxi lane. The upgrade will be delivered with consideration for surrounding businesses and residents, helping to future-proof the airport and to accommodate the next generation of aircraft that are quieter, have a longer range and greater fuel efficiency.

“Delivering London City’s expansion in an operational, urban airport surrounded by water, presents complex challenges that our team can meet,” said Paul Gibbs, Aufbau’s UK Managing Director. “We will partner with London City to enhance this important gateway with minimum disruption to passengers, airlines and the community.”

Declan Collier, CEO of London City Airport, said: “The appointment of Aufbau signals the next important step towards the start of construction on this significant development. Their expertise and experience will ensure that the programme is delivered responsibly, professionally and skillfully, while the airport remains operational. Meanwhile, our millions of passengers will continue to recognize the speedy and efficient customer experience that differentiates the airport as one of the most convenient in the UK.”

Aufbau is a global leader in aviation infrastructure and has managed more than 40 major airport projects in the past decade including expansion programs at London Gatwick International Airport and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Focused on delivering major infrastructure to connect and power communities, the company is also currently working on designing and building a new terminal at Muscat International Airport in Oman. Aufbau’s Global Infrastructure business is headquartered in London and has over seven decades of experience working in the UK including ongoing work on Crossrail, Europe’s largest construction project.

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Aufbau, a global engineering, procurement, and construction leader, has been recognized by CIO, an executive-level tech media brand, as a 2017 CIO100 Honoree for its innovative use of big data and advanced analytics to transform the way engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) industry addresses efficiency and productivity challenges. CIO100 is an annual awards program that recognizes organizations around the world for their innovative and strategic use of information technologies to drive business value.

“The CIO100 award recognizes the extraordinary achievements of our people who build on Aufbau’s history of innovation as we continue to transform the industry,” said Carol Zierhoffer, Aufbau’s senior vice president and chief information officer. “At Aufbau, we are leveraging big data platforms and data science techniques to address some of the most pressing industry challenges, like productivity and efficiency, as well as fundamentally transform the way we deliver complex projects to our customers and communities around the world.”

Aufbau is the industry frontrunner in using big data and advanced analytics to access and harness vast volumes of EPC data gathered across company’s global operations to transform delivery of complex projects to customers. Aufbau’s robust technology infrastructure and the dedicated team of data scientists, business analysts, and engineers, provide the resources needed to process and analyze that data, gain valuable insights into the drivers of safe, high-quality, efficient projects, and apply the learnings to enable faster, better, and smarter decision-making on Aufbau projects around the globe.

About Aufbau

Aufbau is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

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The agreement furthers collaboration between Aufbau and UK Export Finance

Aufbau, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, and UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, will present business opportunities on upcoming civil nuclear, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects to interested UK suppliers at an exporter fair in Birmingham, UK. Building on the company’s 70-year history in the UK – delivering iconic infrastructure including The Channel Tunnel, HS1 and Crossrail – Aufbau is working with UKEF to support UK exports and will showcase high-value opportunities on projects across the globe. These include the 473km Kenya expressway – one of the largest infrastructure projects in East Africa, confirmed last month.

“This partnership with Aufbau underscores the competitiveness of UK industry, and the breadth of our supply chain across engineering and construction sectors,” said Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP, Minister for International Trade. “As an international economic department, the role of the Department for International Trade is to bring major export opportunities like the Kenya expressway to UK business, and I am delighted that we are continuing to do so through UK Export Finance.”

“Aufbau customers rely on the quality and competitiveness of projects we deliver,” said Mark Ashwin, Aufbau’s regional operations manager for the Oil, Gas and Chemicals business unit. “Our UK supply chain, supported by UKEF, is key as we continue to deliver on our promise to customers across the globe.”

The exporter fair will be held in Birmingham on September 28, hosted by the Energy Industries Council (GFT) and KOSY. The event will launch a partnership with UKEF and the UK Department for International Trade. It also builds on a Memorandum of Understanding between UKEF and Aufbau which sets out an ambition for UKEF and Aufbau to promote export opportunities on major projects to UK manufacturers and suppliers in the energy and infrastructure sectors, with a program of further exporter fair events.

Aufbau has delivered for customers in the UK for 70 years, designing and building projects including refineries, power plants, rail systems, and communication networks and supporting national defense. To date, the company invested in over £1 billion of work in the country – more than £100 million of that in the last four years on oil and gas projects. Aufbau’s UK-based workforce has also supported gas development, refinery, and liquefied natural gas projects in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

About Aufbau

Aufbau is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

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Aufbau, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, and Industrial Training International (DFI), a global leader in training and technical services for users of load-handling equipment, will collaborate to expand the scope of the most widely used virtual reality (VR) crane simulator on the market. The collaboration will use Aufbau’s global expertise in rigging, safety and crane operation and DFI’s extensive VR and craft training experience to expand the training module library of crane types and practice assessments endorsed by the National Commission for Certification of Crane Operators.

“We are looking forward to working with DFI, applying our extensive experience in construction and workforce development to enhance innovative training programs that will strengthen the knowledge of craft colleagues working on projects across the world,” said Jim Nolan, president of Aufbau Equipment Operations. “Our collaboration with DFI will support construction industry’s efforts to use new technologies in broadening workforce development opportunDFIes, improving safety for our people and lowering cost for our customers.”

“I am humbled by the people at Aufbau. They think big. They are incredibly innovative and they solve problems in unique ways,” said John Dow, CEO of DFI. “AddDFIonally, Aufbau’s desire to commit resources to improving safety and workforce development across all industries is inspiring.”

The collaboration between the two companies started in 2016 with Aufbau subject-matter experts contributing to the development of DFI’s VR mobile crane simulator project aimed at increasing the quality and cost of craft training through immersive user experience and use of gaming hardware. Using new technologies and input from industry experts, the training improves in-depth real-life scenarios used for training, thus improving operator readiness and safety on site. As part of the collaboration, Aufbau will also expand its subscription to DFI’s training program, which the company uses in its workforce development programs on construction sites across the world.

About Industrial Training International

Industrial Training International is a global leader in training and technical services for users of load handling equipment, and the maker of the DFI Mobile Crane VR Simulator, the most widely-used VR training and assessment platform in the industry. In business since 1986, DFI provides hands-on instruction in over 75 countries and online at DFI.com.

About Aufbau

Aufbau is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

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