Willmeng Completes New Health Center for Arizona Community

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Willmeng Construction recently completed the new Clarence Wesley Health Center in Bylas, Arizona, a 33,000-square-foot healthcare facility that will better serve the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s Bylas community. The health center officially opened on May 16. The Clarence Wesley Health Center provides the San Carlos Apache community with a modern medical facility that can host a broader range of vital healthcare offerings. This new facility replaces the former, smaller building, which had limited space and services and was damaged by shifting soils. The larger facility gives San Carlos Apache Healthcare the opportunity to expand and upgrade services, including the expansion … Read more

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Hoar Construction Breaks Ground on New Oak Springs Elementary School Building in Texas

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Hoar Construction announced today the groundbreaking of a new building for Oak Springs Elementary School in Austin, Texas. The project is part of an ongoing bond program for Austin Independent School District, which was approved in 2022 and includes over $2 billion worth of capital projects for local schools. It is estimated to be completed in spring 2027. The new 83,000-square-foot, two-story building will replace the original school building, which was built in 1958. The upgraded school will include a new gym with a basketball court, full cafeteria, a theater, music studio and exterior rain garden. Designed to foster collaboration, … Read more

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South Carolina Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility for Justice-Involved Youth Tops Out

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South Carolina’s new psychiatric residential treatment facility for justice-involved youth in Columbia, South Carolina has topped out. This effort was led by the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities’ Office of Mental Health, along with Construction Manager Agent Services from LCK. Project teammates placed the uppermost steel beam on the roof level of the one-story facility in addition to substantially completing the building’s structure. Once complete, the 24,000-square-foot facility will provide critical mental health and rehabilitation services for youth committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice, who have significant psychiatric treatment needs. The project … Read more

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Swinerton Completes California State University’s First Mass Timber Building at Chico State

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Swinerton Builders and its mass timber partner Timberlab have announced the completion of the new University Services Building at California State University, Chico — a first for the California University System and a key milestone in Swinerton’s expanding portfolio of sustainable higher education infrastructure in California. Delivered through a Design-Build partnership with Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture, the $14.5 million, 22,132-square-foot, two-story facility consolidates campus operations into a single, efficient and forward-looking structure. Mass timber elements — orchestrated by Timberlab — serve as both a sustainable and aesthetic choice, enhancing the workspace with biophilic warmth while significantly reducing embodied carbon. This … Read more

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Construction Crews Place First Steel Beams on New Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit

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Construction crews began building the structure that will one day be Henry Ford Health’s new hospital in Detroit, Michigan. The project to reimagine Henry Ford Hospital began in 2024 and will add 1.2 million square feet – including a vastly expanded emergency department – to the campus. After months of foundation work, including the digging and construction of 82 caissons, crews recently began installing steel beams with a 260-foot crane. The first steel column that was lifted was 50 feet tall and weighed 7,000 pounds — about the weight of a hippopotamus. The steel frame and metal decking phase of … Read more

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