Stevens Construction Begins Renovation at Somerset at the Plantation

Stevens Construction started an interior renovation and outdoor amenities improvement to the amenity center at Somerset at the Plantation in Fort Myers, Florida. The company is providing a 12,650-square-foot interior renovation of the community amenity center, which will include a fitness facility, meeting rooms, bathrooms, offices, outdoor bar and event room. Additionally, the company is building four new pickleball courts, two new bocce ball courts, shade canopies and expanding the spa and renovating the sauna. The company provided six months of preconstruction services, which included assembling and coordinating the design team, providing constructability reviews, cost savings suggestions, which saved the client … Read more

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Topping-Out Reached for Radford University’s Artis Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity Project

Skanska has topped out on Radford University’s new Artis Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity on July 22. Located in Radford, Virginia, the 178,000-square-foot building will replace the existing space for the College of Visual and Performing Arts and create interdisciplinary student spaces. CAIC represents the largest capital construction project in the history of Radford University in terms of total project funding and square footage. The new building will allow for the cross-disciplinary collaboration of educational programs in the arts, health sciences, and technology and will include facilities, such as: 500-seat performing arts theatre auditorium, fashion and interior design labs, health sciences … Read more

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New North Ogden Public Safety Building

Big-D Construction and partners including the city of North Ogden broke ground on a public safety building in Utah. The project, awarded to Big-D Construction and JRCA Architects in 2021, is a $12.4-million design-build project. At 25,000 square feet, the facility is a single-story building and will be home to the North Ogden Justice Court, police department, code enforcement, animal control and a new holding facility. Estimated completion on the building is slated for August 2023.

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McCarthy Finishes Construction on Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences Building   

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. completed construction for the Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences building at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California. This effectively finishes the original scope of the three-year project set out by the college. The new facility, which opened June 2022, was completed in partnership with national architecture and design firm HED and is a 52,913-square-foot LEED Gold-Equivalent multidisciplinary space.   The main layout of the building connects directly to the campus pedestrian network. Once students enter from one of the facility’s two entrances, they flow directly into a central social collaboration space, like a great hall in a … Read more

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Construction Begins on Spelman College’s Center for Innovation and the Arts

Construction has started for Spelman College’s Center for Innovation & the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor on the project. The 84,000-square-foot education center will house Spelman College’s creative and scientific disciplines in one dynamic space. The building will serve as a catalyst for interdisciplinary interaction, and will bring together a vibrant community of innovators, collaborators, artists, musicians and scientists. A Forum invites participation from multiple disciplines and a Hive, or network of connected spaces, encourages interdisciplinary experimentation, collaboration, active play and research. The $75-million project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2024.

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