Western Specialty Contractors Installs Green Roof on OSF HealthCare’s New Ministry Headquarters in Illinois

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Western Specialty Contractors was part of the team that transformed a seven-story historic building in downtown Peoria, Illinois into OSF HealthCare’s new Ministry Headquarters. Western replaced the building’s old roof with a low-maintenance roof garden system designed to alleviate stormwater runoff, extend the life of the roof and add aesthetic value. Most recently owned by Caterpillar, the building along with the Peoria Professional Building and an adjacent parking lot were donated to OSF HealthCare in January 2018. The building had been slated for demolition and was in various stages of disrepair. The building’s $150-million, four-year restoration, with two years occurring … Read more

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Logistics Property Company Breaks Ground on Oak Forest Logistics Center

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Logistics Property Company has begun construction on a new logistics center in Oak Forest, Illinois. The nearly 665,000-square-foot development is located with immediate access to the I-57 four-way interchange at 167th Street, just two miles from the I-57 and I-80 interchange and three miles from I-294. Located 24 miles from downtown Chicago, the building will feature four drive-in doors, 117 exterior docks and parking for 116 trailers and more than 500 cars. The general contractor is FCL Builders, with Architects Plus Design Studio as the architect and SPACECO as the civil engineer. Oak Forest Logistics Center will deliver at the … Read more

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New High School in Galveston, Texas Breaks Ground

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Team members from Galveston Independent School District, Zero/Six Consulting, Gilbane Building Company, J.W. Kelso Construction and PBK Architects gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ball High School in Galveston, Texas. Standing behind the podium in a wall of purple and gold, Ball High School cheerleaders, marching band and ROTC all came out to join in the festivities. Other community members from the GISD District, GISD Visioning Committee and GISD Educational Fund also attended to show overwhelming support for passing the 2023 GISD Bond Program and the new 457,500-square-foot campus. The project will demolish the current Ball High School … Read more

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Western Specialty Contractors Completes Improvements to Stetson University’s Melching Field Stadium

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Western Specialty Contractors – Orlando Branch has completed improvements to Stetson University’s Melching Field stadium in DeLand, Florida. Home to the Stetson Hatters, Melching Field opened in 1999 and features a full-service concessions area and bench seating for 2,500 spectators with grass berms for approximately 500 additional fans. The red brick and stucco stadium demonstrated signs of weathering, as well as wear-and-tear upon the initial evaluation. As a result, the company was contracted to perform the following improvements: Remove previously existing traffic coating Prepare the delaminated concrete for a new traffic coating Perform stair tread and riser resurfacing prior to … Read more

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Robins & Morton Completes Facilities Leased to Northrop Grumman

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Robins & Morton and Corporate Office Properties Trust completed two build-to-suit facilities and a parking deck in Huntsville, Alabama, which have been leased by Northrop Grumman. The project team also included Powers Brown Architecture.   The two Class A tilt-wall buildings total approximately 260,000 square feet and each stand five stories tall.   Sitework and construction began in February 2021. The campus features executive office space, program management and engineering design space, a 15,000-square-foot hardware-in-the-loop integration lab, a 16,000-square-foot data center, a 350-person auditorium to facilitate classified program meetings and a 144,000-square-foot parking deck with nearly 400 spaces.   During … Read more

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