Guiyang Shubo Wanda Plaza Reaches Construction Milestone

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Guiyang Shubo Wanda Plaza, a large-scale urban complex benchmarking project in Southwest China’s Guizhou province, capped out its primary structure 19 days ahead of schedule. The plaza is being constructed by Sinohydro Bureau 9 Co, a subsidiary of POWERCHINA, and will be a landmark building in the provincial capital of Guiyang. The development is in Yunyan district, with a total construction area of 280,000 square meters and the main building’s height reaching 164.45 meters. It is estimated that in the next five years, the total area of houses around the plaza will be close to 20 million square meters, with … Read more

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Restoration of Old Cook County Hospital Landmark Revives Chicago Community

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The historic rehabilitation of the 104-year-old Cook County Hospital building, located in Chicago Illinois, is complete. The transformative project is the first phase and anchor for Harrison Square, a new micro-neighborhood that will add residential, office, retail and hotel space in the area immediately surrounding the former hospital within the Illinois Medical District. The project was directed by the Civic Health Development Group, a joint venture led by Murphy Development Group along with MB Real Estate, Walsh Investors and The Granite Cos. Inc. Walsh Construction served as general contractor on the project. The 345,000-square-foot old Cook County Hospital was decommissioned … Read more

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A Chat with Dan Wagner, Senior Project Superintendent at The Boldt Company

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Collaboration + sheer determination = training ground for success By Chris Maday Schmidt Dan Wagner is senior project superintendent at The Boldt Company, where he’s worked more than two decades. Based out of the Sacramento, California office, he’s a seasoned leader who guides the field operations team to fulfill the overall project goals. In addition, he’s been on ground zero for The Boldt Company’s most massive healthcare projects. Join Construction Superintendent as Wagner shares how he played a part in helping to create safer workspaces, the ins and outs of some of the most memorable healthcare projects in his career, … Read more

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6 Technologies Driving Future of Construction

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By Al Cervero I grew up with visions of the future from TV shows like The Jetsons and Star Trek, optimistic depictions of the future that had one major thing in common: Machines and technology not just doing more of the day-to-day work, but allowing the people of their worlds to do more and live better, safer lives. Recent leaps in technology over the past decade is starting to make the “distant future” seem closer than many of us expected. The biggest leaps impacting the construction industry include power storage (batteries), digital imaging, global positioning technology, display technology, information transfer … Read more

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PORR to Revitalize Iconic Office Building in Zurich

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PORR SUISSE AG has acquired a Design-Build project for Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG. The heritage-protected Schader office building is a modern architectural gem in a prime location on the banks of Lake Zurich in Switzerland. The comprehensive refurbishment will be realized within the next 15 months. The contract involves stripping down the building, strengthening the supporting structure and upgrading all of the existing building technology and systems. The listed historic staircases and various other features will be refurbished by PORR in accordance with stringent regulations. Another focal point of the project is revitalizing the heritage-protected facade: every element of the facade … Read more

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