Outdoor Rink Coming to Grounds of Parliament Hill

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OTTAWA, Ontario – It’s not the outdoor classic many were expecting to see this winter, but a skating rink will be built on the lawn of Parliament Hill. The Department of Canadian Heritage says the NHL-sized arena will be built with temporary stands and locker rooms. The rink is part of Canada 150 celebrations and will operate from Dec. 7 until New Year’s Eve. “One of the things that we are going to have is lots of activities on the Hill in general and the skating rink will be part of it,” said Andrew Campbell, a senior executive for Canada … Read more

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BNBuilders Welcomes Construction Leaders to Team

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders welcomes three construction leaders to its Southern California team: Tom McCready, Matt Hersam and Douglas Allen, LEED AP BD+C. McCready, BNBuilders’ newest senior superintendent, brings decades of experience as a leader in managing both large-scale, ground-up construction projects, as well as smaller renovations. Particularly, he has extensive experience in healthcare construction, managing projects for Riverside Community Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Universal Health Services, Miller Children’s Hospitals and Shriner’s Children’s Hospital to name a few. He serves on the board for the LA/Orange County Chapter of the Lean Construction Institute. Matt Hersam, project manager with BNBuilders, … Read more

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Hammers and Drills Give Way to Violins, Voices as Phase I of Wheaton College’s New Performing Arts Center Completes

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CHICAGO, Ill. – The sounds of violins and voices replaced hammers and drills on Oct. 19 as classes began at Wheaton College’s new Armerding Center for Music and the Arts, located in Chicago, Illinois. Mortenson Construction completed the year-long, $18-million transformation of the former science building in early October, with the college moving in over fall break to the new home for the school’s Conservatory of Music. In renovating the four floors of the gutted 52,000-square-foot structure, Mortenson has concluded the first phase of Wheaton’s College’s investment in centralizing its music and performing arts program in state-of-the-art educational, research and … Read more

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Fans of All Ages Welcome LEGO House in Billund, Denmark

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BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and LEGO bring the toy scale of the classic LEGO brick to architectural scale with LEGO House, forming vast exhibition spaces and public squares that embody the culture and values at the heart of all LEGO experiences. Designed by BIG and COWI, LEGO House is an experience hub for LEGO fans of all ages, as well as an architectural landmark and a significant step toward the city’s goal of making Billund the Capital for Children. The construction of the approximately 129,000-square-foot LEGO House commenced in 2014, replacing the former City Hall building with support from three generations … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Completes New $38M Elgin High School in Scotland

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Balfour Beatty has completed work on the new $38-million Elgin High School in Moray, on behalf of Hub North Scotland. As part of the works, Balfour Beatty has constructed a new teaching and sports facility adjacent to the existing Elgin High School, which will cater to 1,000 pupils. Balfour Beatty was appointed as main contractor for Elgin High School in 2016, following close collaboration with Hub North Scotland during the preconstruction phase, to provide its client, Moray Council, with the most cost-effective and high-quality design solution. The second phase of the redevelopment plan will soon commence. An old school will … Read more

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