Parsons Team Leads Effort to Identify and Extract Dinosaur Prints from NASA Site

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Parsons, which is performing ongoing construction management for various NASA site projects, played a key role in the discovery and preservation of 100+-million-year-old dinosaur tracks on the grounds of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Following the discovery of the first print by dinosaur hunter Ray Stanford in August 2012, NASA officials assigned a Parsons team led by paleontologist Lee Monnens to provide follow-up investigation and removal. Heather Shinn, then Parsons manager of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Facilities, Construction, Engineering and Technical Services (FaCETS) program, coordinated the initial consultation. Monnens surveyed … Read more

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Walbridge Team Uses BIM, Prefab and Modular Construction as Main Tools in University Project

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Walbridge is serving as construction manager for the Charles T. Munger Residences in the Lawyers Club and John P. Cook Building renovation project, which house around 260 law school students. Located in Ann Arbor, Mich., renovation work includes installing new plumbing, heating, ventilation, fire detection and suppression systems, high-speed wireless Internet networks and accessibility improvements. The $28-million project is designed to preserve the historic exterior of the buildings, while replacing existing townhouse style residence entries with interior connecting corridors to inc rease safety, accessibility and a sense of community. Walbridge used modularization to fabricate bathroom units to be installed in … Read more

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Clark Construction to Lead LA Federal Courthouse Construction

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. —The U. S. General Services Administration awarded Clark Construction and design partner Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, a $318-million design-build contract for the New United States Courthouse in Los Angeles, Calif. Design efforts are underway; construction is expected to begin in late summer. The scope of the contract includes design and construction of a 550,000-square-foot court building in downtown Los Angeles. The new facility — referred to as the “cube” because of its shape — will feature 24 courtrooms and 32 judicial chambers. A sky-lit central courtyard at the structure’s core will provide natural light and circulation … Read more

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Turner Construction Company Receives Climate Leadership Award

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New York, N.Y. — The Environmental Protection Agency has honored Turner Construction Company with a 2013 Climate Leadership Award for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than five percent over a five-year period. Turner achieved its goal primarily by reducing electricity use at permanent offices. The company installed interactive dashboards in several offices that display energy use in real time and allow employees to see current use and patterns of use over time, as well as compare energy use to that of other Turner offices. Additionally, offices and jobsites measured sustainable performance with a “Turner Green Zone” checklist, which helped … Read more

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Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, Minnesota Vikings Announce Stadium Construction Manager

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings announced Mortenson Construction has been chosen as the construction manager that will build a new multipurpose stadium. The announcement was made at a special meeting of the authority. Final interviews and negotiations were conducted with two firms who submitted proposals: Hunt Construction, based in Scottsdale, Ariz. and Mortenson Construction based in Golden Valley, Minn. “We received proposals from excellent construction companies, and we were lucky to have the best in the business bid on this project,” said Chair Michele Kelm-Helgen. “In the end, we have a great local … Read more

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