Sundt Selected to Build Student Services at Golden West College

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Sundt Construction, Inc. was recently selected by the Coast Community College District as the construction manager for a new $24-million Student Services Center at the district's Golden West Campus in Huntington Beach, California. As the district's construction manager, Sundt will oversee, coordinate and direct construction activities during the pre-construction, bidding, construction and post-construction phases of the project. Once completed, the 50,000-square-foot facility, designed by tBP Architecture, Inc., will consolidate the college's multiple departments into a centralized, one-stop location in the center of campus. The project, which is expected to break ground in early 2016, celebrates the … Read more

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Level 10 Construction Named General Contractor for Biotech Facilities

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Level 10 Construction has been selected as the general contractor for two biotech facilities being developed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. The build outs include the headquarters and R&D facility for OncoSec Medical, Inc., and lab and office space for Polaris Group Pharmaceuticals. McFarlane Architects is the architect for both projects. For the OncoSec Medical Headquarters, Level 10 Construction is building out a 32,207square-foot lab and office space, utilizing design-assist MEP delivery. The $8.6-million biotech facility includes new offices, a new mechanical infrastructure, lab casework, a fitness center and a complete exterior renovation of the … Read more

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Clark Selected to Renovate and Expand Miami Beach Convention Center

MIAMI, Fla. — Clark Construction has been award a $500-million contract for the Miami Beach Convention Center Renovation and Expansion project. The project includes the renovation of 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and all ancillary interior spaces, including the building's main entrance. Clark also will renovate the convention center's façade, adding a new curtain wall system and decorative ‘fins.’ Additionally, the team will construct a 60,000-square-foot ballroom expansion with meeting and pre-function space. Outside of the building, Clark will transform over six acres of parking lot space into a public park and perform landscaping and infrastructure improvements to the … Read more

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AIA TAP Innovation Award Recipients Selected

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community has developed the AIA TAP Innovation Awards to honor state of the art of the design, delivery and management of the built environment as enabled by advanced processes and technologies. TAP has spearheaded efforts to highlight case studies from the profession in the harnessing of Building Information Model technology and processes to further design, construction and project excellence. The AIA TAP Innovation Awards emphasizes how this array of new practices and technologies will further enable project delivery and enhance data-centric methodologies in the management of buildings … Read more

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Ryan Selected for Kum & Go Corporate Headquarters

DES MOINES, Iowa — Ryan Companies U.S., Inc. has been selected as general contractor for Kum & Go's new 120,000-square-foot corporate headquarters, associated parking structure and mixed-use project in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The $54-million project is situated on approximately two city blocks adjacent to Western Gateway Park and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Ryan expects to break ground by fall of 2015 with a completion date of summer of 2017. In addition to choosing Ryan Companies, Kum & Go also selected Renzo Piano Building Workshop who will design Kum & Go’s new headquarters. OPN Architects of Des Moines will serve … Read more

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