NREL Selects Design-Build Contractor for Newest Laboratory

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has chosen JE Dunn Construction with its design partner SmithGroup to design and build a new research facility on the east side of its South Table Mountain Campus in Golden, Colorado. The 127,000-square-foot Energy Materials and Processing at Scale laboratory will be a signature facility that will enable collaboration with industry partners, universities and other DOE laboratories to accelerate laboratory-scale innovations in energy materials to market-ready products and processes. JE Dunn and SmithGroup previously partnered with NREL 10 years ago to complete the Energy Systems Integration Facility, a 180,000-square-foot research building … Read more

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Demos Begin at Bloomington’s Iconic Southtown Shopping Center

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Plans continue for the next chapter of a family owned company’s legacy property located in Bloomington, Minnesota. Kraus-Anderson Realty & Development has begun to demolish the former Toys R Us and Herberger’s buildings at Southtown Shopping Center. While the company is not able to share further details about potential tenants, removal of the outdated buildings marks a step toward re-envisioning Southtown for contemporary uses — yet another chapter in a flagship property that has reinvented itself time and time again for 63 years. “When Kraus-Anderson built Southtown in 1960, it was adjacent to cow pastures,” said Pete Diessner, president of … Read more

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Construction Completes on US Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville on Redstone Arsenal

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A celebration was recently held upon completion of construction on the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville on Redstone Arsenal — the Redstone Gateway 300 building — located in Huntsville, Alabama. Robins & Morton served as the general contractor, and Nola Van Peursem Architects was the architect. The three-story building, located on Secured Gateway, features 200,000 square feet of Class A office space and a 15,000-square-foot warehouse constructed with concrete tilt-wall panels. It will be occupied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center, enabling the agency to consolidate its workforce in one location. The facility includes a … Read more

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Clemson Women’s Sports Program Expansion Celebrates Grand Opening

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Clemson University’s new women’s sports facilities are ready for action. General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie led construction on the new and upgraded facilities for the university’s lacrosse, gymnastics and rowing teams for the South Carolina university. Clemson’s women’s sports program expansion is the largest recent expansion of women’s sports in the nation. The new facilities are: 9,000-square-foot lacrosse operations facility 6,900-square-foot, 1,000-seat lacrosse stadium with press box New lacrosse field 24,000-square-foot gymnastics operations and training facility 10,000-square-foot elite athlete recovery center Addition of a Players’ Village outdoor space Sitework to include 252 paved parking spaces Rowing renovations included: 1,100-square-foot reconfiguration … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Tops Out Two-Tower Residential Project in Virginia

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Balfour Beatty has topped out two residential towers for JBG SMITH’s 2000 and 2001 South Bell Street project in Arlington, Virginia. The milestone represents ongoing progress on the development project, which supports the transformation of the National Landing area and provides additional residential options in the growing community. To top out the east and west towers, Balfour Beatty teammates poured a total of 44,074 yards of concrete and set a total of 2,949 tons of steel rebar. Once complete, the multifamily complex will accommodate 775 units offering a variety of floorplan options for different living situations. The 25-story, 2000 South … Read more

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