Guide to Provide Design, Construction Industry with Roadmap for Working on Sustainable Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that it will release AIA Document D503â„¢-2011, Guide for Sustainable Projects, including Agreement Amendments and Supplementary Conditions(“Guide”), in May 2011. The guide is free and was developed to assist users of AIA Contract Documents in understanding contractual considerations unique to sustainable design and construction projects. It also provides model language that can be used to amend or supplement key AIA Contract Documents in the A201 Family for use in these types of projects. Developed by the AIA's … Read more

First-of-its-Kind Green Healthcare Rating System Distinguishes Construction of High-Performance Healthcare FacilitiesThe U.S. Green Building Council recently introduced its latest green building rating system, LEED for Healthcare, or LEED-HC, at the CleanMed conference held in Phoenix, Ariz. The rating system guides the design and construction of both new buildings and major renovations of existing buildings, and can be applied to inpatient, outpatient and licensed long-term care facilities, medical offices, assisted living facilities and medical education and research centers. “Research has shown that when we are treated and heal in a green healthcare facility — one that has a healthy indoor environmental … Read more

LARGO, Fla., — Lend Lease, through its legacy Bovis Lend Lease business, has been awarded the contract to build a brand new, state-of-the-art Public Safety Facilities and Centralized Communications Center for Pinellas County in Largo, Florida. The project has a total budget of $81.4M including all design, development, construction, furnishings and equipment. The campus will include an Emergency Operations Center, a 911 call center, EMS, and Sheriff’s Dispatch Center, and the Sheriffs administrative and operational headquarters.   This is the second major construction project the Lend Lease Tampa Office has been awarded this year. Additionally, on February 1, 2010, Lend … Read more