The Korte Company Begins Work on $92.5M Design-Build USPS Project

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The 818,000-square-foot project is situated on a 47-acre site with three entrances onto the property and includes a 788,845-square-foot processing and distribution center with administration, maintenance and employee support areas and is located in Portland, Oregon. The distribution facility features areas specified for a Business Mail Entry Unit and United States Postal Inspection Services. The building consists of workroom, which houses fixed mechanization equipment and postal automation equipment, and a mail platform with a total of 92 dock positions. Also included in the overall scope of work is a 29,000-square-foot vehicle maintenance facility with 15 service bays, two body shops … Read more

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East End Crossing Receives Envision Platinum Sustainability Award

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INDIANAPOLIS, In. – The Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing—which will connect the east end of Louisville, Kentucky, with Southern Indiana—recently earned an Envision Platinum Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure for the project’s exceptional achievements in sustainable infrastructure design, construction and operations. The ORB EEC represents many Envision Award firsts, including the first project involving a highway, first river bridge, first bi-state project and first project with a roadway tunnel to receive an Envision Award. In addition, the $763-million public private partnership project—Indiana’s first for construction—is the largest P3 project in North America to be third-party certified by … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Completes 1201 Demonbreun, Relocates Nashville Office to New Tower

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Brasfield & Gorrie recently opened the company’s relocated Nashville office in 1201 Demonbreun, a new office tower the firm recently constructed for Eakin Partners on the corner of 12th Avenue S. and Demonbreun Street in Nashville, Tennessee’s bustling Gulch neighborhood. With custom features and touches that create an industrial feel, Brasfield & Gorrie’s new 20,000-square-foot office features a partial-open concept with minimal private offices, shipping containers converted into meeting spaces, a breakroom and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the Gulch and downtown Nashville. The move to 1201 Demonbreun follows the firm’s recent completion of the 15-story, 285,000-square-foot … Read more

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BNBuilders Awarded UC Riverside School of Medicine Lab Remodel

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders was recently awarded the UC Riverside School of Medicine Biosafety Level 3 remodel project. This $1.7-million project is one of several recent wins in the Los Angeles and Orange County region for BNBuilders’ San Diego, California office. BSL-3 laboratories must have certain features to ensure appropriate containment of dangerous biological agents. The laboratory must be behind two sets of self-closing doors, and any seams in the floors, walls, windows and ceilings must be sealed for easy cleaning and decontamination. A ventilation system must force clean air into the lab where infectious agents are handled, and air from … Read more

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McGrath Completes Construction on $1.9M Expansion, Renovation of Pi Beta Phi international HQ

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – McGrath & Associates has completed construction on the $1.9-million expansion and renovation of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women international headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. HKW was the architect. The expansion connects to Pi Beta Phi’s international headquarters building, which McGrath built in 2002. The 4,200-square-foot, two-story expansion includes an enlarged break room, conference room and mailroom on the first floor, and office space and expanded archives on the second floor. The layout of the existing building also was adjusted to add new offices. Interior finish improvements were made to approximately 65 percent of the … Read more

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