NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Skanska USA recently announced that it has hired Terry “Mac” McCandlish as a senior superintendent based in the firm’s Nashville office. McCandlish brings more than 30 years of experience in construction to this position, with the majority of his experience for the last 22 years focused on healthcare construction. He previously worked in Skanska’s South Florida office as a senior superintendent on the Lynn Cancer Institute project in Boca Raton, Fla. He also led projects at Beaumont Hospital and Genesys Health Care Hospital in Michigan, and Baptist Health in South Florida.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — DPR Construction’s Phoenix regional office has been officially certified as a Net-Zero Energy Building by the International Living Future Institute through its Living Building Challenge program. Producing as much or more energy than it consumes, DPR’s Phoenix office is the largest building in the world and only the second in the United States to achieve NZEB certification to date. In addition, the building achieved LEED-NC Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. By being both the owner and contractor for the renovation project, DPR was able to push the limits on its sustainability goals for the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —   Bell/Clark, a joint venture, has reached substantial completion at Music City Center, Nashville, Tenn.’s 2.1-million-square-foot downtown convention center. The $415-million facility, which is adjacent to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Bridgestone Arena, hosted a grand opening May 19-20. The convention center boasts a 350,000-square-foot exhibition hall acoustically designed to serve as a live music venue. The building, which spans three city blocks, also includes 59 meeting rooms, two ballrooms, 38 loading docks and a 1,900-vehicle parking garage. Designed by tvsdesign, Music City Center has a modern exterior of glass curtainwall and limestone panels. […]