The 35-story Capitol Tower office project — which Skanska is developing and building in Houston, Texas — started in part recently with a 19-hour, 20-minute concrete pour to create a mat foundation that varies between seven and nine-and-a-half feet thick. The planning and execution of this 9,020 cubic yard continuous pour was so precise that the actual duration was within three minutes of what had been planned. The operation went smoothly and safely, thanks to the detailed planning and coordination that began months before. This included specifying all aspects of the operation — which lasted from the afternoon of Saturday, … Read more

DENVER, Colo. — PCL Construction Services, Inc. in Denver, has broken ground for the newest fire station at the Denver International Airport—Fire Station 35. The station will be the airport's first fire station open to the public, and firefighters will respond primarily to public safety events at airport structures. The 18,000-square-foot station will resemble an airplane hangar, complete with an arched roof, and is expected to achieve U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Gold certification. Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2016. “This new fire station will enhance the ability of our partners at the Denver Fire … Read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Brasfield & Gorrie has completed construction of Infinity Hall, a new residence hall located at The University of Florida's Innovation Square in Gainesville, Florida. The new living-learning center has opened to students for the fall semester.   With a capacity to accommodate more than 300 residents, the facility's four floors of residence suites include eight single rooms, 16 single-suite rooms, 48 double-suite rooms and 20 four-person-suite rooms. The facility also includes team meeting rooms, an entertainment room, flexible spaces to support The University of Florida's entrepreneurship programs, a resident apartment and a maintenance shop.   Privately developed … Read more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — On Aug. 18, Knutson Construction participated in a groundbreaking event for the Career Technical Education Center at Heintz in Rochester, Minnesota. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and Rochester Community and Technical College selected Knutson to provide construction management services for the 22,350-square-foot, $6.5-million CTECH and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math facility addition at the University Center Rochester campus. Designed by HGA Architects, the new CTECH/STEM 19,000-square-foot building will be adjacent to the Heintz Center and is scheduled to be complete by July 2016. Knutson also recently completed a STEM Center renovation within the existing Heintz Center building. … Read more