Turner, JV Partner Walsh Construction Top Out $900M Hospital Project

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Turner Construction Company and Joint Venture partner Walsh Construction celebrated the topping out of the $900-million Louisville VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The ceremony was attended by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, other state and local officials, and representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Louisville VA Medical Center will offer 104 beds to care for the 45,000 veterans in the area. It will include a Women’s Health Clinic, a utility plant and parking structures. The main hospital facility will consist of two buildings connected by an atrium-like concourse. The 910,000-square-foot project … Read more

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Construction Completes of $18-Million Base Camp at Talisker Club

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Big-D Signature, along with Storied Deer Valley and Swaback Architects + Planners, has completed the Base Camp at Talisker Club in Kamas, Utah. This 25,000-square-foot mountain-contemporary hospitality lodge represents family-oriented luxury within the private communities of Tuhaye and Empire Pass. Base Camp is a multi-use facility designed to bring the community together. Located adjacent to the existing Tuhaye Clubhouse, this remarkable establishment offers a variety of upscale amenities, which include casual dining and soda bar, golf and game simulators, bowling lanes, basketball and pickleball courts. Additionally, and possibly one of the most innovative aspects of Base Camp is the new … Read more

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New Arizona State University-Owned Parking Structure Opens

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Construction completed on the $42-million, six-level, 429,000-square-foot Mill Avenue Parking Structure for Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The new parking structure, a design-build partnership between DFDG Architecture and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies, adds 1,205 parking spaces to the busy area and provides designated valet parking for the Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU, as well as for events at the Nelson Fine Arts Center and Gammage Auditorium. To enhance the exterior look, the parking structure’s north and south faces feature a vertical metal screen composed of thin blades set at various angles for a distinctive look that is not … Read more

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CAMI Selects Design-Build Team

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The University of Arizona Health Sciences has selected the design-build team of McCarthy + SmithGroup to develop the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, or CAMI, a biomedical research hub focused on developing biological therapies that stimulate or suppress the immune system to fight disease, located in Phoenix, Arizona. The CAMI building is anticipated to be seven stories tall with more than 200,000 square feet of laboratory, administrative and seminar space. The laboratory space will accommodate up to 40 principal investigator-led research groups and include labs suitable for bioengineering research. November 2024 is the anticipated groundbreaking date for the … Read more

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OSHA, Federal Communications Commission, Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association Renew Partnership

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed a national strategic partnership with the Federal Communications Commission and NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association to eliminate fatalities and reduce injuries and illnesses among workers in the communications tower erection industry. The five-year renewal includes carriers, general contractors and engineering firms in the communications tower erection industry. The partnership will address hazards, such as falls from height, high-energy electrical contact, falling objects, tower collapses and inclement weather frequently encountered during telecommunications, tower erection and maintenance operations. The partners intend to develop best practices to address the root causes … Read more

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