The Korte Company, based in Highland, Ill., will construct the surgery center as a design-build project, handling both architectural and design services. The 5,528-square-foot SIH Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Center will be located in Carbondale, Ill. and will be completed in 2014. The surgery center will specialize in burns, microsurgery, pediatrics, trauma, cosmetics, breast augmentation, wounds and weight loss. It will also provide patients non-surgical treatment options, such as laser treatments, chemical peels and Botox injections. When completed, the center will include three exam rooms, a procedure room, a treatment room, a waiting room with retail space and a private … Read more

FARMINGTON, Conn. — KBE Building Corporation was recognized for its outstanding design-build work on the Armed Forces Reserve Center, in Middletown, Conn., as winner of the 2013 Gold Award for Building Construction by the Design Build Institute of America, New England Region, at its annual meeting and awards presentation on Dec. 11, 2013. The extensive military campus project was KBE’s first design-build project for the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. The 16-month completion schedule was called impossible by nearly everyone familiar with the project. Not only did KBE successfully meet all the project milestones, but they also earned the USACE … Read more