City of Oceanside Strikes Sustainable Gold
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – The City of Oceanside hosted a grand opening on November 8 to celebrate the City’s first LEED-certified project. The new Mission Basin Groundwater Purification Facility Operation Building, located at 215 Fireside Drive, achieved LEED Gold certification through the LEED green building program. The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building program is the preeminent program for the design, construction, maintenance and operations of high-performance green buildings. ...
SUNY New Paltz, Urbahn Architects, and PC Construction Break Ground for the $14 Million, 19,500-sq.-ft. Engineering Innovation Hub
New Paltz, NY –The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz President Donald P. Christian, SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson, elected officials, Urbahn Architects, and PC Construction have broken ground for the Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) building. The new, two-story campus structure will enhance SUNY New Paltz’s growing mechanical engineering program, house the headquarters and laboratories of the University’s Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center (HVAMC), provide space for...
BILCO Roof Hatches Add Unique Element to Washington, D.C. Housing Project
NEW HAVEN, CT/November 8, 2017 – The historic buildings, monuments and scenery around Washington D.C. draw tourists from all over the world. Tenants of 32 new townhomes in the city’s swanky Capitol Hill will have a unique and private vantage point to the area with individual roof hatches, offering them a perspective that is available to only a few residents of the nation’s capital. Buchanan Park is a residential development that is expected to be completed later this year. The project, which...
New Cape May County Correctional Center Builds with Prefabricated Cells
CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. – After several years of diligent determination, Cape May County will finally get the new correctional center they have been waiting for and will be utilizing prefabricated jail cells to do it. Contracted by General Contractor Hall Construction Co., Oldcastle Precast Modular Group of Telford, Pa. is designing, engineering, manufacturing and fully-outfitting the precast concrete rear chase cell and dormitory style cell modules that will house approximately 320 inmates in...
University of California, Davis, to Expand Campus Housing Offerings with West Village and Orchard Park Developments
As one of the first major steps in creating its two newest student housing facilities, the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) has selected its project teams to develop and design the West Village and Orchard Park apartment sites, which will add room for more than 2,700 students. University Student Living was selected as the lead developer from among six developers previously vetted through the UC Student Housing Initiative. Design firm Stantec was selected to provide lead architectural,...
Construction Begins on New Hospital in Central Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska, community members declared their broad support of the new Grand Island Regional Hospital last week with approximately 250 people attending the groundbreaking ceremony. The 64-bed hospital, which is being designed by HDR, represents a culmination of years of planning to create a facility that focuses on the community and the healthcare needs of the region. The new four-story, 174,000-square-foot full-service community hospital is about caring for patients, supporting th...
Michael Baker International Completes Seagrass Restoration Project in Indian River Lagoon Surrounding the Merritt Island Airport
Tampa, Fla. (October 23, 2017) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced the completion of a seagrass restoration demonstration project as part of a larger safety improvement program at Merritt Island Airport in Brevard County, Florida. The firm, in partnership with Sea and Shoreline, LLC; the Brevard Zoo; and Titusville Cocoa Airport Authority, harvested seagrass from the end of the airport’s Runway 29, grew it in a nursery and re...
Black & Veatch and China's TCC to Target Gas, Chemical and Fertilizer Projects throughout Asia
Black & Veatch and China Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC) have announced efforts to jointly market and pursue gas, chemical and fertilizer infrastructure projects. The companies will cooperate in developing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) opportunities throughout Asia including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. On select pursuits, TCC will also explore obtaining financing for the pr...
GM Architects Chosen for the Restoration of Luxor's Famous Winter Palace in Egypt
Expected to be completed by the end of 2019, The Winter Palace Hotel is located in the city of Luxor, Egypt, overlooking the river Nile and the Valley of the Kings. Sofitel and Ekoth have chosen GM Architects to lead the project of revamping and modernizing its prestigious hotel with new creative components that reflect and embody the historical and archeolo- gical roots of its location. The hotel stands to represent the importance of colonial history, archaeological discoveries and cultu-...
Dominium Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Development in Colorado
MINNEAPOLIS —Dominium, a Minneapolis-based leading apartment owner, developer and manager, announced today that it has closed on the land to build North Range Crossings, a 216-unit affordable housing development in Commerce City, Colo. The company is celebrating with a ground-breaking event on October 26. Dominium is beginning construction on the property which, when finished, will feature a clubhouse with a fireplace and wood beamed ceilings with architecturally stimulating trusses. It...
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