Lemonwood Elementary School Phase One Opens

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – Phase one of the redesigned Lemonwood Elementary in Oxnard School District (California) is now open. SVA Architects was the architect on the project, with Swinerton Builders serving as general contractor and Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc. as program manager. The $31.4-million Lemonwood Elementary campus will house 900 K-8 students. The project has been strategically developed on a fully occupied campus with minimal disturbance and no interim housing. The completed first phase includes the main classroom and multipurpose buildings. Phase two, which is underway, will include new kindergarten classrooms and administration buildings and will be completed in 2019. … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Marks Construction Milestone on Ovation Office Buildings

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie joined Highwoods Properties to mark a milestone in the construction of a new headquarters facility in the Ovation mixed-use development within the Cool Springs district of Franklin, Tennessee. The facility will serve as the new U.S. headquarters for Mars Petcare. During a recent ceremony, construction crews celebrated the topping out milestone. With two connected buildings and a seven-level parking garage, the new headquarters will include approximately 223,700 square feet of office space that will provide pet-friendly and collaborative areas for employees. Designed and constructed with sustainability in mind, the facility is pursuing … Read more

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Construction Costs Surge in April

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The cost of goods used in construction jumped in April at the fastest year-over-year rate since 2011, with ongoing increases for a wide range of building materials, including many that are subject to proposed tariffs that could drive prices still higher and cause scarcities, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials said that the new data indicates many firms are already being squeezed by higher materials prices that they are unable to pass along to their customers. “Contractors have started to boost the prices they charge, but they are falling … Read more

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Work Begins on New Atlanta Multifamily Tower AMLI Oak Valley

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ATLANTA, Ga. – JE Dunn Construction has begun work on AMLI Oak Valley, a multifamily community featuring a 24-story tower and a five-story mid-rise, which together will deliver 391 luxury apartments to Atlanta, Georgia’s Buckhead neighborhood. The AMLI Oak Valley project also includes a 255,000-square-foot, precast parking deck with 665 spaces. The 370,000-square-foot concrete tower will provide 307 apartments; the 95,000-square-foot wood, mid-rise building will have 84 apartments. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes with a variety of interior features including floor-to-ceiling windows and 10-foot ceilings, as well as outdoor and studio fitness facilities, clubrooms and … Read more

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New Construction Starts in April Pull Back 13 Percent

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The value of new construction starts in April fell 13 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $674.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline follows the 11 percent gain reported for March, which was the highest level of construction starts over the preceding six months. The loss of momentum in April was widespread, involving each of the three main construction sectors. Nonbuilding construction (public works and electric utilities/gas plants) plunged 22 percent after its 74 percent hike in March that featured the start of the $3.5-billion Mountain Valley … Read more

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