Middle Tennessee State University officials recently cut the ribbon to officially open the new $40.1-million School of Concrete and Construction Management Building. The 54,000-square-foot facility will be an integrated and experiential learning laboratory for 135 concrete industry management majors and 200 commercial construction management students — a major change from the roughly 9,000 square feet of space they’ve been using in the Voorhies Engineering Technology Building. Among the building’s many features are a 200-seat lecture hall; a quartet of basic materials and building labs; a dedicated mechanical-electrical-plumbing classroom; a covered amphitheater and two computer labs, including a virtual design and … Read more
Construction Begins on 127K-SF Miami-Area Children’s Hospital Tower
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital leaders and supporters joined together recently for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the launch of the next phase of the hospital’s master facility plan, construction of a 127,000-square-foot surgical tower slated for completion in 2024. The tower will rise four stories above the hospital’s emergency department, located at the center of the main campus near Coral Gables, Florida. The surgical tower will enable the hospital to construct operating suites to replace existing operating rooms that are now 35 years old and lack the size and ceiling height necessary to fully accommodate the latest equipment, along with multidisciplinary … Read more
Gilbane Building Company to Manage Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Expansion, Renovation Construction
Gilbane Building Company has been selected by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as the Construction Manager at Risk, charged with planning and supervising construction of the museum’s upcoming renovation and expansion project, which includes the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Wing II, the largest expansion in its history. The company will be responsible for coordinating and supervising the construction of the museum’s new, additional wing and renovations to existing spaces, including VMFA’s Leslie Cheek Theater. As a Construction Manager at Risk, the company will work alongside the museum and the design team during the design and preconstruction process … Read more
Gilbane | Turner in Association with 34 Group Selected to Build Stadium for the Buffalo Bills
The joint venture of Gilbane Building Company and Turner Construction Company in association with 34 Group, has been selected by Pegula Sports & Entertainment to provide construction management of the planned new NFL stadium for the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, New York. The project team also includes the project management firm, Legends Project Development and Populous as the designer.
Erickson-Hall Completes Pacific Sky School in San Diego
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. joined more than 100 educators, community members and stakeholders to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Pacific Sky School in Del Mar Union School District. Located in San Diego, California, the K-6 school was funded by the district’s Measure MM passed in 2018. The event also featured a song and poem performance by students honoring their new school, as well as tours of the facility. The 67,000-square-foot school offers an ideal educational environment with numerous indoor and outdoor learning and collaboration spaces. It features 20 classrooms, three after-school classrooms, three STEAM+ classrooms, an innovation center, the district’s central … Read more