Development and construction firm Skanska has been selected to construct a central energy plant for Wake Technical Community College’s seventh physical campus, Eastern Wake 4.0, in Wendell, North Carolina. The name Eastern Wake 4.0 denotes the term Industry 4.0, a reference to a fourth industrial revolution with the intelligent networking of machines and processes with information and communications technology. This includes 5G, big data and cloud computing, resulting in a future of the Internet of Things and smart manufacturing, smart transportation and smart cities. Skanska will build a 15,700-square-foot energy plant to house chillers and boilers that will provide distributed … Read more
Innovative Building Provides Collaborative Space for Multiple Healthcare Professions
The new Allied Health Building for Hillsborough Community College Mabry Campus, located in Tampa, Florida, was recently completed. The project team includes Gilbane Building Company and Harvard Jolly Architects. This new 60,000-square-foot, three-story building houses Hillsborough Community College’s nursing, emergency medical services, medical lab technician and respiratory care therapy programs. The building was designed and equipped to include a simulated hospital so that multiple programs communicate together to replicate conditions found in real-life situations. The scope of work consisted of new classrooms, medical laboratory technology, computer information system and physical therapy spaces, as well as administrative offices, conference rooms, nursing … Read more