450-Bed Miami Beach Convention Field Hospital Completed in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

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A 450-bed hospital, built inside the Miami Beach Convention Center located in Miami Beach, Florida, was completed more than a full day ahead of a very aggressive two-week schedule, ensuring the facility is ready, if needed, before the anticipated peak of COVID-19 in South Florida. The temporary hospital is a state and federal partnership in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Army Corps of Engineers selected Robins & Morton to perform the work. The general contractor engaged more than 20 trade contractors from South Florida, as well as RLF Architects for project design and engineering. More than 250 people worked […]

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Mid-Century Buildings Renovated into Temporary Healthcare Facilities in California

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Electrical contracting firm Rosendin joined the coronavirus crisis response efforts to help communities care for sick patients. The company recently completed renovations to transition two mid-century buildings into temporary healthcare facilities in California and expects to be called into action for similar projects in the coming weeks. Turner Construction contacted Rosendin for the rapid-response project in Indio to convert two buildings on the city’s fairgrounds into medical centers for people suspected of having COVID-19. Less than 24 hours after getting the call, Rosendin’s special projects team were onsite. In less than three days, the Fullenwider Auditorium and the Taj Mahal […]

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Renovations Underway at Hood College Library

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The Beneficial-Hodson Library, located in Frederick, Maryland, was originally built and opened to Hood College students in 1992. Almost 30 years later, the functionality of libraries is changing and the need for paper periodicals is no longer necessary. The significant space that once was needed for book stacks can now be replaced with collaborative learning environments where students work and learn in groups. Gilbane Building Company has been selected to renovate the first and second floors of the library in addition to study rooms throughout the third floor. These renovations will include major upgrades to the HVAC/MEP systems, as well […]

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Construction Begins on New Boutique Hotel Brand in Central Florida

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ette Hotel has selected Barton Malow as the construction manager for its first-of-a-kind, boutique hotel property adjacent to Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park, located in Kissimmee, Florida. Barton Malow is also self-performing civil and concrete services for the project. The six-story, 126-room hotel features a rooftop lounge, library and a theater room on the main floor with reclining chairs and wall screen projection for families to select a movie to enjoy after a long day of travel or visiting the nearby theme parks. Additional elements include meeting rooms, a kid zone, fitness center, outdoor pool and dining area. Owned by […]

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Under Construction: A New High School, a World of Career Options

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JE Dunn Construction recently gave 73 freshmen engineering students from Jenkins High School a site-tour introduction to managing a construction project from the ground up — in this instance, a brand new Jenkins High to replace the existing school facility built in the 1950s in Chatham County, Georgia. This was an especially exciting experience for students who will soon be walking the hallways and continuing their high school experience at the newly constructed school. JE Dunn is the construction manager for the $57.8-million project for Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, delivering a 239,000-square-foot, two-story instructional building on the existing 40-acre Jenkins […]

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