Robins & Morton, Texas Health and Human Services Break Ground on $573M Replacement Hospital

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Construction firm Robins & Morton joined the Texas Health and Human Services Commission on Aug. 28 for the official groundbreaking of Terrell State Hospital’s replacement facility. The 415,500-square-foot, 250-bed project will replace a 139-year-old psychiatric hospital. For nearly 140 years, Terrell State Hospital has played a crucial role in providing services to Texans in need. The hospital first opened in July 1885 after the 18th Texas Legislature passed a bill calling for the establishment of a psychiatric hospital in North Texas. Today, the hospital serves 31 counties. The new facility will include therapeutic spaces that align with evidence-based treatment. Single-person … Read more

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Construction Complete on Sub-Zero Facility in Goodyear, Arizona

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Another major company is ready to get to work in Goodyear, Arizona. ViaWest Group and Willmeng Construction celebrated the completion of a 599,351-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility for Sub-Zero Group. with a ribbon cutting event. This Sub-Zero Group warehouse and distribution center sits on 36.44 acres and features state-of-the-art technology, including ultra-high-efficiency HVAC units that provide a more energy-friendly heating and cooling system. The roof structure is a hybrid design, combining metal joists with panelized wood. This design provides strength and durability while allowing for flexibility and ease of construction. The building has a total of 34 truck bays, which … Read more

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Ground Broken on Nation’s Largest Self-Sustaining Bus Depot

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In a strategic partnership with developer AlphaStruxure, Mortenson Construction has been assigned as the engineering, procurement and construction partner for the Montgomery County David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance & Transit Operation Center fleet depot EV charging and microgrid project in Derwood, Maryland. The EMTOC microgrid will include up to 2.25 MW of electric bus charging capacity powered by 5.5 MWDC of rooftop and canopy solar generation, 2 MW battery energy storage and existing backup generation, along with plans for an onsite 1 MW hydrogen electrolyzer. The microgrid will not only power a mixed fleet of battery electric and fuel cell … Read more

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Tampa Museum of Art to Fund 77,904SF Centennial Expansion Project

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The Tampa Museum of has selected The Beck Group to manage the construction of the Museum’s Centennial Expansion project in Florida. WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism will design the expansion, and Ellison Advisors will be the owner’s representative during construction. The Tampa Museum is funding the ambitious 77,904-square-foot expansion project through its ongoing Centennial Campaign, a comprehensive construction and endowment effort. The museum intends to reach its $110-million fundraising goal by late 2024 or early 2025, after which the institution will break ground. During the expansion project, the museum’s surrounding site will be redefined to create new riverfront public terraces, sculpture parks, redesigned … Read more

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Element Care PACE Provides Healthcare Services to Help Older Adults Age in Place

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Chapman Construction has completed two projects for Lynn, Massachusetts-based Element Care PACE: the adaptive reuse of a former medical building in Lynn and the construction of a new facility in Brighton. Both projects involved heavy logistics coordination and multiple stakeholders, including the Boston Housing Authority, 2Life Communities, MassDesign, the city of Boston, the city of Lynn and Element Care PACE. Element Care PACE is a nonprofit healthcare organization with a simple mission: to help older adults live safely and comfortably in their homes and communities for as long as they can, keeping their stays in hospitals and nursing facilities as … Read more

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