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

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — HITT Contracting Inc. announced Tysons Metro Center I as its 100th LEED-certified project. The recently repositioned Class A building is part of Tysons Corner's growing green building movement in response to the Dulles Corridor Metrorail project. The cohesive project team comprised of HITT, Beacon Capital Partners, Cassidy Turley, Gensler and GHT Limited contributed to the successful completion of the 11-story, 156,000-square-foot renovation. Moreover, the project boasts zero safety incidents and no lost man hours out of the approximately 48,000 hours onsite. The renovation and repurposing strategy for many of the older building assets in Tysons Corner … Read more