Slayden-Sundt Opens $227M Sellwood Bridge in Portland

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Multnomah County and Slayden-Sundt, a joint venture of Slayden Constructors and Sundt Construction, Inc., recently celebrated the opening of  Multnomah County’s new $227-million Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Serving as the construction manager/general contractor for the 2,000-foot-long bridge, Slayden-Sundt replaced the original, deteriorating structure with a wider, pedestrian-friendly bridge that can accommodate the area’s growing traffic volume. Originally built in 1925, the bridge is the community’s only crossing over the Willamette River for 12 miles, making it the state’s busiest two-lane bridge as well as an iconic piece of architecture. Designed by T.Y. Lin International as an … Read more

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First All-CLT Hotel in Country Celebrates Grand Opening

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lendlease recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Candlewood Suites on Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, the first hotel in the country to be completely constructed using cross-laminated timber to meet the highly restrictive military Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection requirements. Made of several layers of pressed lumber board stacked in alternating directions, CLT offers builders maximized strength and durability with added sustainability and conservation benefits. CLT is Forest Stewardship Council certified, and is projected to achieve a 31 percent energy savings when compared to typical hotel buildings of the same size for the same climate. The 62,688-square-foot … Read more

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Turner, SOM Awarded Design-Build Contract at United States Naval Academy

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A Design-Build team comprised of Turner Construction Company and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been selected to deliver the latest addition to the campus of the United States Naval Academy: the Center for Cyber Security Studies. The $114-million center is a 206,400-square-foot academic building, dedicated to the education of midshipmen in all areas of cyber warfare, and will include classrooms and lecture halls, teaching and research laboratories, a research and testing tank to support the engineering and weapons laboratories, an observatory, offices and multi-purpose collaborative space for students and faculty. Situated between Nimitz Library and Rickover Hall, the center will … Read more

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ASU Tempe Sun Devil Fitness Complex Achieves LEED Platinum

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PHOENIX, Ariz. – The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Arizona State University Tempe Sun Devil Fitness Complex a LEED Platinum Certification. Designed by Studio Ma/Sasaki and built by Gilbane Building Company, the new recreation complex has many sustainability elements incorporated into the facility, such as: 3 percent of onsite generated construction waste was diverted from landfills 29 percent of the total building materials value includes materials and products that have been manufactured and extracted within 500 miles of the project 28 of 35 Energy and Atmosphere credits were awarded—because of this energy-conscious design the building realizes an energy … Read more

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PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC Wraps Up Phase II of CIE

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ITASCA, Ill. — Lake Park Associates Inc., and University of Chicago, chose PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC to spearhead the renovation of the Doerr Building in Chicago, Ilinois’ historic Hyde Park neighborhood, which included the revamp of the building’s core and shell. The Doerr Building houses high-tech facilities for the Chicago Innovation Exchange—an innovation hub for the University of Chicago, top engineering leaders and startup companies. Featured in the new space is a digital fabrication lab designed for rapid prototyping. State-of-the-art amenities included in the new Fab Lab aid in bridging the gap between physical and digital design and … Read more

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