Sonnhalter Partners with Habitat for Humanity on 13th Annual Tool Drive  

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Sonnhalter partners with Habitat for Humanity for its Annual Sonnhalter Tool Drive in Cleveland, Ohio. In the past decade, Sonnhalter has raised more than $336,000 worth in donations for the organization. From Aug. 1-31, organizations, businesses and manufacturers are encouraged to donate extra inventory, demo models, tools and building materials to the drive to benefit Cleveland Habitat’s mission of building homes and empowering families through safe and affordable home ownership.  The drive strives to engage businesses and organizations to look through warehouses for extra inventory and overstocked tools or items. Cleveland Habitat has helped more than 300 Habitat homeowners, including … Read more

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

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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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Swinerton Completes Presidio Tunnel Tops Park Project in San Francisco

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Swinerton completed the Presidio Tunnel Tops project, a 14-acre park that sits atop the Presidio Parkway tunnels in San Francisco, California. The $118-million project replaces Doyle Drive. The park features scenic overlooks, trails and picnic areas, alongside views of the Golden Gate Bridge. The area is surrounded by meadows that host 180 varieties of plants native to the area. The team’s work on the project began in 2014 and comprises new buildings construction including a learning center, outdoor patio, restroom facilities and seismic upgrade for the historic Building 603. The project also included new roadways, curbs and bus pads, playgrounds, … Read more

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KAI Designs Modern Laboratory for Learning

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Planned as a replacement school for the H.S. Thompson Learning Center, KAI designed the new H.S. Thompson Elementary School in South Dallas, Texas as a beacon for academic excellence. Built on the site of the previous school, the new $30 million school supports science, technology, engineering, arts and math education and uses research-based instruction that challenges students through learning experiences aimed at preparing them for better outcomes and future success. Opened to students in January 2022, the two-story, 73,000-square-foot school features: 23 core classrooms for kindergarten through fifth grade Pre-K wing Seven science classrooms Two special education classrooms Classrooms for … Read more

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AISI Reaccredited by ANSI as American National Standards Developer 

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The American Iron and Steel Institute has been reaccredited by the American National Standards Institute under its revised operating procedures for documenting consensus on AISI-sponsored American National Standards. The revised procedures replace the previous version approved June 13, 2017. AISI serves as Secretariat for two standards-developing committees: 1) the Committee on Specifications, which addresses the broad range of cold-formed steel structural member behavior and design for building construction, and 2) the Committee on Framing Standards, which focuses on cold-formed steel light-frame construction. These two committees engage a volunteer force of nearly 200 active participants through numerous subcommittees and task groups … Read more

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