Ida Crown Jewish Academy Opens in Illinois

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CHICAGO, Ill. – Lendlease recently celebrated the opening of Ida Crown Jewish Academy in Skokie, Illinois. Lendlease successfully served as the construction manager for the new 90,000-square-foot school. Located in the former Rand McNally headquarters built in the early 1950s, the existing building was once used as a corporate headquarters and printing facility for the famous mapmaker. Working in a partnership with Ida Crown Jewish Academy, Project Management Advisors and Amstadter Architects, Lendlease implemented an adaptive reuse construction strategy that included the reuse of as much of the existing structure as possible rather than demolishing and building anew. This process … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Receives Honors for Excellence in Construction

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Brasfield Brasfield & Gorrie recently was honored by the Alabama chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. Two of the company’s projects were honored with BuildSouth Awards at a ceremony on Jan. 15, at The Club in Birmingham, Alabama. The projects honored included projects that were completed on the Airbus campus in Mobile, Alabama: a central utility plant and a construction package including the build-out of the A320 final assembly line hangar, service building and logistics center. Selected by Honeywell Building Solutions, Brasfield & Gorrie served as the design-builder for the construction of a central utility plant that feeds … Read more

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Construction Finished on Rock Chapel Marine Headquarters

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WOBURN, Mass. – Tocci Building Companies has completed construction of the new Rock Chapel Marine headquarters, located at 99 Marginal Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on behalf of owner Eastern Salt Company. The former 13-million gallon oil tank farm site has been transformed into a two-story, high-end office facility for Rock Chapel Marine. Tocci utilized its Highly Collaborative Project Delivery to provide preconstruction, design and construction management services. Working closely with architect Landing Studio and engineering consultant DiPrete Engineering, the project team delivered the highly efficient, architecturally attractive and ‘right-sized’ solution for Rock Chapel Marine. The site of the headquarters, located … Read more

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DPR Office Is Living Lab for Sustainable Business

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — DPR Construction has recently been awarded official certification of its new San Francisco Bay Area Regional Office as a Net-Zero Energy Building by the International Living Future Institute through its Living Building Challenge program. Producing more energy than it consumes, DPR’s San Francisco, California office is the first commercial office in San Francisco to achieve NZEB certification to date. By being both the owner and contractor for the renovation project, DPR was able to push the limits on its sustainability goals for the 24,010-square-foot building and create a true living lab of sustainable business practices for … Read more

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Tutor Perini Building Corp. to Build Tribute/Element Hotel in Fort Lauderdale

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tutor Perini Corporation’s subsidiary, Tutor Perini Building Corp., has been awarded a contract by Wurzak Hotel Group and DoveHill for construction of a dual-branded Tribute Portfolio and Element by Westin Hotel in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The contract value was not disclosed. The project scope of work includes construction of a new 24-story, 323-room hotel to be comprised of a 209-room Tribute Portfolio Hotel and a 114-room Element by Westin Hotel within the same structure. The upscale building will feature a rooftop lounge and restaurant, a pool and gymnasium facility, parking within the building, ground-level retail … Read more

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