Veidekke's Swedish building construction operation has been awarded the contract by Robutz Krediten 2 AB to build 107 student homes with accommodation for 192 students in Stockholm. The project is a design and build contract with a total value of SEK 127 million. The contract involves erecting a 9-storey building with a gross area of 6,540 square metres. Construction will start in January 2018, and the student homes are expected to be ready for occupation in the summer of 2019. The project has been planned using VDC, Virtual Design Construction, which is a method applied to rationalize processes relating to design, construction and operation. The VDC work is subsequently used in production, with digital drawing management, among other things. VDC is a part of Veidekke's involving work methods to rationalize the workflow. The apartments will accommodate up to 3 students with their own private, lockable rooms and a common kitchen and living room. The building exterior will have a modern design and white façade. The contract is included in Veidekke's order backlog for the fourth quarter of 2017.