August 2012

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Colorado Library
When Colorado State University asked architectural firm Studiotrope to design a sleek, modern glass cube to serve as a new student study space for its Morgan Library expansion...
Aug. 8, 2012
Palms Pearl Theater
High-end recording facility Studio X at the Las Vegas Palms’ Pearl Concert Theater is designed for band recording and mixing. For the owners to realize a return on their investment...
Aug. 8, 2012
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Building Team creates sustainable stimulus-funded public housingPrimarily funded by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, the Village Green public housing project for...
Aug. 8, 2012
SHoP Construction is project integrator for the B2 Modular High Rise Housing @ Atlantic Yards, the first of three new residentia
Imagine a future in which you could access building information modeling technology anywhere, at any time. A future in which you could tap unlimited computing resources with the...
Aug. 8, 2012
Building Team: Hunt/Moss joint venture (CM); Populous (architect), Bliss & Nyitray and Walter P Moore (structural engineers), an
The new Marlins Ballpark, located in Little Havana, Miami’s largest and most diverse neighborhood, opened in this past April. Situated atop the former location of the Orange Bowl...
Aug. 8, 2012
Building Team: DGA Builders (CM), Bergmann Associates (EA), Kennedy Mechanical (mechanical engineer), and Billitier Electric (el
Students work in the undergraduate chemistry classroom, in the University of Rochester’s Hutchison Hall, a structure originally built in the 1960s.Constructed in three months ...
Aug. 8, 2012
When was the last time you walked into a building and immediately looked at the floor? Probably sometime today. A building’s floor is usually the first thing a visitor, tenant...
Aug. 7, 2012
The Heritage Building in Philadelphia was in danger of closing permanently until developer Iron Stone Real Estate Group took it
The Falls Center redevelopment gave new life to the historic former Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, the country’s first medical school for women. The complex’s original...
Aug. 7, 2012
New Glass Walls Make Dancers At The Glorya Kaufman Dance Studio Visible To Neighbors
Designed by Pietro Belluschi, the Juilliard School in New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts had remained relatively untouched since its completion in 1969. In the ...
Aug. 7, 2012
The $65 million Westminster (Calif.) Police Department Headquarters. The 91,000-sf facility houses an upgraded 911 communication
The nation’s 90,740 state and local governments provide office space and support facilities for 16.6 million full-time equivalent employees. By comparison, the General Services...
Aug. 7, 2012
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New tudor gothic residence hall gives students modern living quartersWork recently commenced on a new residence and event hall on the campus of the University of Puget Sound. ...
Aug. 7, 2012
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The design firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. has become VSBA, LLC and is now under the leadership of president and principal Daniel K. McCoubrey. McCoubrey, together...
July 23, 2012
Robert Pronier
Haynes Whaley Associates recently welcomed Robert Pronier to their Reston, Va. office, where he will serve as regional manager and firm vice-president. John Gander will retire...
July 23, 2012
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Suffolk Construction will be launching a new comprehensive program designed to enhance the capabilities of Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)-certified businesses. The Suffolk...
July 19, 2012
Greg Kats
GreenWizard, a cloud-based product management and project collaboration solution that simplifies building efficient, healthy, and sustainable buildings, added Greg Kats as a strategic...
July 18, 2012
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Construction employment stalled in June as more former construction workers left the industry, according to an analysis of new federal data released by the Associated General ...
July 18, 2012
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Legat & Kingscott has relocated its Columbus office to 255 East Livingston Avenue. The new studio, located in the German Village neighborhood just south of downtown Columbus...
July 18, 2012
The Dadeland Mall Kendall Wing Expansion Courtesy Of Simon Property Group
KM/Plaza, a South Florida-based full-service general contractor and construction manager, has changed its name to Plaza Construction Group Florida, LLC. Plaza Construction also...
July 17, 2012
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KBE Building Corp. recently received the Platinum STEP (Safety Training & Evaluation Process) Award from the national Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC). The ABC ...
July 17, 2012
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The BD+C Under 40 Leadership Summit II will be held in Chicago from noon, Oct. 3 to 1 p.m., Oct. 5, 2012.  The event will be held at the historic Hotel Monaco, ...
July 16, 2012
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Construction spending in May reached the highest level since December 2009 as widespread gains in private nonresidential construction, single-family and multifamily homebuilding...
July 16, 2012
Mark Chen
Mark Chen has been named Director of Design at Heery International where he is responsible for managing and revitalizing Heery’s design practice on a unified national basis. He...
July 16, 2012
Kyle Fread
Reed Construction hired Kyle Fread as project manager. Fread was previously employed by Power Construction in Schaumburg as a project engineer. He brings nearly ten years of experience...
July 16, 2012
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched its 2012 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign to educate employees and their employers about the hazards of working ...
July 12, 2012
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Experts in strategic market development for building construction products and services have joined forces to form RSK Avanti Partners, LLC. This full-service consulting firm ...
July 12, 2012
Diane Cramer
Gilbane is pleased to welcome Diane Cramer to its New York City office. Diane has worked as a leader in the construction industry for over 30 years, helping New York City construction...
July 12, 2012
Brad Cardoso, AIA
Margulies Perruzzi Architects announced that Brad Cardoso, AIA, joined the firm to lead the MPA Healthcare Studio. In this newly created role, Cardoso will oversee the planning...
July 12, 2012
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Skanska USA, a provider of construction management, preconstruction, and design-build services, moved its Philadelphia Metro office moved to a newly designed, highly energy-efficient...
July 11, 2012
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NELSON, a global interior design, architecture, engineering, strategies, workplace services and information services firm, reached an agreement to merge its local Chicago/Midwest...
July 9, 2012
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Dewberry, a nationwide professional services company, announces the renaming of its TOLK division to Dewberry. For over 25 years, Dewberry’s mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP...
July 3, 2012