Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, Wynne/Jackson to Develop Mixed-Use Project at UT Dallas

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Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions has reached financial close on a $54-million project to design, build, finance and operate an on-campus mixed-use housing and retail development for The University of Texas at Dallas through a public-private partnership. The university town center concept is being developed in partnership with residential and commercial developer Wynne/Jackson. Balfour Beatty Construction will lead the overall design-build team, featuring Jacobs Engineering and Architecture as the design subcontractors. The new community will include mid-rise apartments and townhomes that will add approximately 600 beds, as well as shops, restaurants and entertainment venues to serve the more than 30,000 students, … Read more

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Kraus-Anderson Hires Jim Hoff as Project Superintendent

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Rochester, Minnesota office of Kraus-Anderson Construction Company has hired Jim Hoff, LEED AP, as project superintendent.   With more than 34 years in the construction industry, Hoff has deep experience working with owners, architects and project teams. He has managed hundreds of notable Minnesota projects, including Fairview Northland Medical Center, Princeton; Fairview Maple Grove Clinic, Maple Grove; Shelard Plaza West, St. Louis Park; Crosstown Racquet and Health Club, Eden Prairie; Mankato State Memorial Library, Mankato; Target Field Station and Riverside Plaza, Minneapolis and First National Bank, Minnesota Children's Museum, Bethesda Hospital, John Nasseff Heart Hospital, Children's … Read more

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AGC of America Names Nation's Safest Construction Company

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W.B. Moore Company of Charlotte, North Carolina was named the nation's safest construction company in 2014 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Willis Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted that 36 other companies were selected as winners for the quality of their safety programs. “The most important thing any construction firm can build is its safety culture,” said Al Landes, the association's past president and president and COO of Herzog Contracting Corp. “Firms like this send a clear message to their industry peers that we can never take … Read more

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PCL Construction Contributes to Seattle Building Boom

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SEATTLE, Wash. — PCL Construction Services Inc. has begun construction work on a $190-million, 41-story, mixed-use building, known as Potala Tower Seattle. The project is located between Belltown and South Lake Union of downtown Seattle, Washington, on Fourth Avenue. The architect is Weber Thompson. Named after the stunning 7th-century Tibetan palace, the 569,000-square-foot complex is designed to be a modern sanctuary where guests can relax in one of 142 hotel rooms, and residents can make a home in one of approximately 340 apartment units. The hotel portion of Potala Tower Seattle, Hotel Indigo, will be a boutique hotel celebrating Seattle’s … Read more

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Q&A with Dean Killen, General Superintendent at JE Dunn Construction

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Keeping up with best practices by watching, listening and learning By Chris Schmidt Dean Killen, general superintendent with JE Dunn Construction, has more than 30 years of construction experience. In his position, he provides constructability review; mobilization planning; site staging planning and construction means and methods analyses during preconstruction. During construction, he provides onsite project supervision and coordinates all subcontractors. He is also in charge of safety, general conditions, quality control, labor relations and monitors any testing. Join Construction Superintendent as Killen shares his varied background, advice for the budding superintendent and his “tools” of the trade. (Q) Is there … Read more

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