Innovative Building Provides Collaborative Space for Multiple Healthcare Professions

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The new Allied Health Building for Hillsborough Community College Mabry Campus, located in Tampa, Florida, was recently completed. The project team includes Gilbane Building Company and Harvard Jolly Architects. This new 60,000-square-foot, three-story building houses Hillsborough Community College’s nursing, emergency medical services, medical lab technician and respiratory care therapy programs. The building was designed and equipped to include a simulated hospital so that multiple programs communicate together to replicate conditions found in real-life situations. The scope of work consisted of new classrooms, medical laboratory technology, computer information system and physical therapy spaces, as well as administrative offices, conference rooms, nursing […]

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Don Whelchel Joins JE Dunn Construction as Superintendent

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Industry veteran Don Whelchel has recently joined JE Dunn Construction as a superintendent in the company’s Charlotte, North Carolina office. In this role, Whelchel provides general leadership and management of various aspects of projects, from managing project teams and planning construction sequencing to supervising budgets, safety and quality. Whelchel’s experience in construction spans 45 years and includes serving on project teams for the VA Health Care Center Charlotte and Encore SouthPark luxury residential community in Charlotte. An alumnus of Clemson University, Whelchel holds a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction. Whelchel formerly served on the Salvation Army Advisory Board, the […]

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PWC Honors Richard Wood for Contributions to Women in Construction

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For the first time, Professional Women in Construction has included a man among its honorees of industry professionals for their outstanding careers and contributions to empowering women in the AEC industry. The PWC board of directors historically grants this award to women, however, they selected Richard Wood, CEO of Plaza Construction, as the first male among  the organization’s 2019 Honorees for Wood’s role in helping women in construction to advance and achieve their careers. In addition to Wood, the roster of 2019 Honorees chosen by the board of PWC include Joanne Minieri, executive vice president of RXR Construction Services; Heather […]

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5 Ways to Prepare for a Design-Build Project

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By Joe Putnam Imagine this: You’re finishing up a successful project, and your vice president walks in with a new opportunity. This one will use Design-Build – your first with that delivery method. How do you prepare for it? Is it any different, or is all that fuss just for the preconstruction teams to hammer out? Design-Build doesn’t change your role as a superintendent, but it does affect how you go about working with your team and other contractors on a jobsite. Here are five ways to prepare for that Design-Build job. Input is important, especially early Every time you […]

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Balfour Beatty JV Awarded Manufacturing Facility Contract in Hong Kong

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Balfour Beatty’s 50/50 joint venture, Gammon Construction, has been awarded a HK$4.75 billion contract to deliver an Advanced Manufacturing Centre on behalf of the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation. The contract will see Gammon deliver the 108,000-square-meter AMC facility, including a seawater district cooling system. This system, which will be used to cool the entire AMC building, is a cost-effective and environmental friendly solution for building cooling. The work will include all mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, the building façade and a significant amount of steelworks. To ensure the project’s safe and efficient delivery, Gammon will deploy a […]

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