Renovations at Agnes Scott, Spelman Colleges Create Specialized Learning Environments

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Renovation projects at two of metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia’s historical educational institutions: Spelman College in Atlanta, the nation’s oldest historically Black college for women, and Agnes Scott College in Decatur, a historically female university serving Atlanta for over 130 years, are complete. The $1.5-million projects add specialized amenities to both campuses. Swinerton Builders served as the general contractor on both projects. At Agnes Scott College, an underutilized administrative space was transformed into a professional-grade production facility and two classrooms that total 1,700 square feet. Designed for video filming and podcasting, the renovated studio features advanced acoustical treatments, over-floor raceways for flexible … Read more

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Ground Broken on New Cargo Facilities at San Francisco International Airport

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Ground was broken on a new cargo facilities project at San Francisco International Airport in California. Encompassing a new cargo building and ancillary ground service equipment maintenance building, the redevelopment project will allow the airport to meet growing cargo demands and improve operations efficiency and safety. Skanska is serving as the general contractor on the project The new cargo facility will include 95,000 square feet of cargo area and 25,000 square feet of mezzanine office space. It will also provide landside maneuvering depth to accommodate approximately 30 trucks, extending from West Field Road. The 17,000-square-foot GSE maintenance facility will be … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Completes Rex Road Elementary, Marking Two Decades of Building Wake County Schools

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Balfour Beatty announces the completion of Wake County Public School System’s new 133,000-square-foot Rex Road Elementary School campus in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Marking the 15th school Balfour Beatty has delivered for WCPSS, the nearly 20-year partnership has helped shape the educational landscape of Wake County, building learning spaces that support student success and rapid community growth. The new Rex Road Elementary School is designed to accommodate 800 students from kindergarten through fifth grade and features modern learning environments including classroom space, learning commons, a cafeteria, gymnasium and media center. The completion of the K-12 project comes at a pivotal … Read more

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Swinerton Partners with Palo Alto Unified School District on $41.7M Greene Middle School Transformation

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Swinerton Builders has been selected by the Palo Alto Unified School District to lead the $41.7-million Greene Middle School Transformation Project in California. This lease-leaseback initiative marks Swinerton’s first collaboration with PAUSD, which serves more than 8,000 students. Designed by LPA Design Studios, the project will modernize and expand Greene Middle School. Key components include: A new single-story, 16,054-square-foot Career Technical Education classroom building A new two-story, 23,360-square-foot food service and library building Modernization of 2,940 square feet of an existing single-story wing Comprehensive site improvements and an extension of the existing fire access lanes. Swinerton is working with the … Read more

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Helix Electric Installs Prefabricated Electrical Building at Water Treatment Plant in Northern California

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Helix Electric installed a prefabricated electrical building at the Orinda Water Treatment Plant. It will provide cleaner drinking water to more than 800,000 East Bay residents in both Contra Costa and Alameda counties in Northern California. The installation supports East Bay Municipal Utility District’s $267-million project to reduce disinfection byproducts in the water supply. Project partners include EBMUD and Flatiron Construction. The company used seven trucks to deliver the prefabricated building, executing a tightly coordinated sequence over 48 hours. The building plays a crucial role in supporting the project, which integrates new ultraviolet disinfection and chlorine contact basin technology, enhancing … Read more

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