FORT MYERS, Fla.— Stevens Construction has started construction of a complex, multi-phase revitalization of Florida Hospital Tampa, announced Mark Stevens, company president. The master project includes both interior and exterior updates to the building. Exterior updates include 202,732 square feet of updated exterior vertical wall surface, the addition of over 30,000 square feet of impact-rated glass windows on the south, main and north towers and unique up-lighting features to illuminate the hospital exterior. The main tower will also undergo a new canopy entry and roof replacement renovations. The interior renovation of 355 patient rooms will include new flooring and painting. … Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Five Balfour Beatty Construction projects earned 2012 Excellence in Construction awards from the Carolinas Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors. The winning buildings are high-profile new construction and renovation projects in North Carolina's higher education, multifamily and commercial markets. The East Carolina School of Dentistry and Duke Energy Headquarters Interiors projects received first-in-category Eagle Awards. In recognition of Duke Energy's integration of sustainable design and construction practices, the ABC also awarded the project with its Carolinas Green Award, an honor given to a single project that has employed environmentally “green” building techniques to achieve long-term sustainability. … Read more

BOULDER, Colo. — Boulder Valley School District, one of the greenest school districts in the country, and SolarCity, a national leader in clean energy services, announced the installation of more than 5,000 solar panels on 14 schools across the district. The district celebrated the 1.4-megawatt solar project on Monday, October 1, with a “flip the switch” ceremony at Foothill Elementary School, one of the 14 schools that is part of the project.   The photovoltaic systems will deliver environmental benefits to the region, eliminating over 110-million pounds of annual carbon dioxide emissions, which is the equivalent of taking roughly 300 … Read more