Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Winners of 22nd Annual Achievement Awards

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MT. VERNON, Iowa — The Tilt-Up Concrete Association — an international nonprofit organization that serves to expand and improve the use of Tilt-Up as the preferred building system — has announced the recipients of the 22nd Annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards. The Achievement Awards program was established by TCA to honor projects that represent an increasing diversity of building types constructed with site-cast Tilt-Up concrete, as well as those that advance industry technology, apply innovative form and provide unique solutions to building programs. As in previous years, submittals were judged on aesthetic expression, schedule, size, originality, finishes and special conditions; all … Read more

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Turner Construction Company Wins AGC Awards

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Turner Construction Company was recognized by the Associated General Contractors of America's Metropolitan, D.C. Chapter for its work with Inova Health Systems and DC Public Schools for the construction of the South Patient Tower and Takoma Elementary Campus Reconstruction. The Inova Health System is expanding the Fairfax Campus with the 2015 Capital Improvement Program. This program consists of three main projects, the first being the South Patient Tower. The project, designed by Wilmot/Sanz Architecture, is composed of a 236,000-square-foot, 11-story addition to the existing Tower Building, and will provide 174 medical-surgical, ICU and specialty beds in single … Read more

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HMH Builders to Strengthen Competitive Edge with Brand Renovation

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — HMH Builders is fully assimilating itself with Swinerton Builders, who it merged with more than 12 years ago. As the construction industry continues to evolve, HMH Builders and Swinerton realize the strength of a fully integrated brand. The company will see competitive advantages, allowing its customers to experience the difference through an increase in internal collaboration to drive innovation, achieve better utilization of staffing resources and the creation of more opportunities to pursue work in a wider geographic range. “We are excited to be in the final stages of fully integrating both HMH Builders and Swinerton Builders,” … Read more

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Kraus-Anderson Selected to Build Biological Station in Itasca State Park

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BEMIDJI, Minn. — The University of Minnesota has selected Kraus-Anderson as construction manager for the new 11,800-square-foot Campus Center at the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories in Itasca State Park. Construction is expected to begin in April 2013, with completion in December 2013. The project will replace three, 60-year old obsolete buildings with one facility providing year-round classrooms and technology-enabled laboratories. The new facility will accommodate a 20-percent increase in capacity at peak season and address a growing demand for year-round use. The building will include laboratories, classrooms, a multipurpose gathering room accommodating 150 people, library/computer room and administrative offices. … Read more

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Sundt Completes Seven-Story Research Facility at Arizona State University

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TEMPE, Ariz.— Sundt Construction, Inc. completed construction on Arizona State University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4, a collaborative facility shared by the university’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, Security and Defense Systems Initiative and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Sundt served as the construction manager at risk for the project, working with the design teams of HDR and Ehrlich Architects. The facility was designed to encourage and enhance opportunities for collaboration, trans-disciplinary research, community education and outreach. Standing seven stories tall including one underground level, the 293,000-square-foot facility combines three functions under one roof: research, educational … Read more

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