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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Final Steel Beam Placed on New Okaloosa Gas District Headquarters

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The final steel beam was placed on the Okaloosa Gas District headquarters in Valparaiso, Florida, signifying structural completion of the project. The space will allow Okaloosa Gas District to consolidate its team members into a new community-focused location to serve Panhandle residents for years to come. Okaloosa Gas District team members will be moving into the new space in the fall of 2025, leaving behind their existing campus, where many of the buildings have reached end of use. The project includes a four-story, 152,000-square-foot office building, an 18,400-square-foot operations center, a 7,200-square-foot vehicle maintenance building and a 23,540-square-foot warehouse. In … Read more

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Mark Rothko Pavilion at Portland Art Museum Reaches Major Construction Milestone

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A topping out ceremony was recently held to celebrate the completion of the steel structure for the Portland Art Museum’s new Mark Rothko Pavilion. Opening fall 2025, the pavilion is the centerpiece of PAM’s major $111-million campus transformation that will renovate or add nearly 100,000 square feet to the museum and add new visitor amenities that address the needs of more diverse audiences. During the ceremony, the top roof beam was placed for the nearly 22,000 square-foot pavilion, which will provide a new transparent and welcoming front door to the museum. Guests were invited to commemorate the event and had … Read more

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