Healthy Outlook for Construction Market Despite Rising Challenges

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a strong 2015, there is a growing sense that the construction industry expansion will be more tempered over the next 18 months. However, continued strong demand for hotels, office space and amusement and recreation spaces will ensure continued growth in the overall construction spending market over this time period. The American Institute of Architects’ semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation’s leading construction forecasters, is projecting that spending will increase just less than six percent for 2016, with next year’s projection being an additional 5.6 percent gain. “Healthy job growth, strong consumer confidence and … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Recognized by Design-Build Institute of America

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Design-Build Institute of America will recognize Brasfield & Gorrie and its joint venture partner, RQ Construction, for their work on the Wallace Creek North Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Complex in Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. The project will be honored with an Award of Merit later this year. The Wallace Creek North BEQ was cited for having utilized Design-Build in project delivery and for overcoming significant construction challenges. Specifically, the site was an active Marine Corps base throughout the period of construction. Also, the project team successfully overcame impacts related to record rainfall in the region. Designed by RQ … Read more

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Western Specialty Contractors Restores Facade of 100+ Year Old Historic Courthouse

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Busy traffic, a steady flow of visitors and unique materials were among the challenges Western Specialty Contractors faced when it restored the stone façade of Charleston, Illinois’ historic Coles County Courthouse. Located in the public square in central Charleston and housing most of Coles County’s important administrative offices and courts, the courthouse is one busy facility. Western Specialty Contractors was contracted to restore the building’s stone façade, including its four corner pavilions – each over 40-feet tall. The architect on the restoration project was Hance Design Group. Built in 1898 and designed by architect Cornelius W. Rapp … Read more

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Hunt Construction Group Celebrates Topping Out at Iconic Miami Dolphins’ Stadium

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Hunt Construction Group, an AECOM company, recently celebrated the phase two topping out of the 65,326-seat Dolphins’ stadium, home to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Hunt is the construction manager for the multi-year renovation that will modernize this global entertainment destination. The work during phase two, which will be completed for this upcoming NFL season, includes a 626,000-square-foot canopy with four spires that reach 357-feet high in each corner of the stadium. The canopy provides shade for 92 percent of the fans, an increase from only 17 percent prior to construction, and also was built with resiliency … Read more

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MYCON General Contractors to Build Spring Creek Center MOB

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McKINNEY, Texas – MYCON General Contractors has broken ground on a new project, the Spring Creek Center Medical Office Building, located in Plano, Texas. The $5.8-million project consists of site work and shell construction of a two-story, 48,000-square-foot multi-tenant facility. The project team includes owner/developer Haggard Property Group; owner’s representative Bjerke Management Solutions and project architect O’Brien Architects. “This Class-A MOB project is being fast-tracked and is leasing up as we build it,” says John Riggins, MYCON’s vice president of office and industrial. “We have a great team, having worked together for other clients, and our healthcare construction experience and … Read more

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