Mortenson Transforms Former Chicago Sun-Times Printing Plant into State-of-the-Art Data Center

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CHICAGO, Ill. – Mortenson Construction and QTS Realty Trust have revived the empty Chicago Sun-Times printing plant in Chicago, Illinois’ Pilsen neighborhood as a high-tech hub for the digital economy. The first phase of this massive, highly secure data center opened July 1 with an initial 48,000 square feet of raised floor data hall space and associated critical power and is scalable to 24 MW of critical power and 133,000 square feet of raised floor data hall space. Along with consulting engineer ESD Global and lead architect Corgan Associates, Mortenson and QTS creatively repurposed parts of the building when possible … Read more

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Turner/AECOM Selected to Construct New Stadium for Los Angeles Rams

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Hollywood Park Land Company, which is owned by The Kroenke Group, has selected the team of Turner Construction Co. and AECOM to oversee construction of a 70,000-seat stadium for the Los Angeles Rams. This new, world-class sports and entertainment venue is the centerpiece of a 298-acre mixed-use project being built in Inglewood, California by Hollywood Park Land Company. Turner/AECOM is a joint venture combining two construction and engineering management firms. Between them, they have built 17 stadiums for National Football League teams and renovated 10 others. The current design of the Rams’ new stadium includes 275 … Read more

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Construction Input Prices Continue Ascent, Could Pressure Margins

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Construction input prices expanded in June, rising 1.1 percent on a monthly basis according to a recent analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index released by Associated Builders and Contractors. This report marks the fourth consecutive month that input prices have expanded following eight straight months of decline. “Commodity prices stabilized in March and in many cases, including natural gas and oil, have been edging higher,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Accordingly, construction materials prices are now on the rise, which all things being equal translate into smaller profit margins. Alternatively, rising costs … Read more

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Hill International Named Construction Manager for Measurement Systems Lab

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. and HAMPTON, Va. — Hill International has received a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration, on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to provide construction management services in connection with the Measurement Systems Laboratory to be built at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The 30-month contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately $3.2 million. The new $80-million MSL is the third phase of a multi-year master plan known as the “Revitalization Program” for NASA’s Langley Research Center. The new facility will consolidate many similar-functioning laboratories spread across the campus into a … Read more

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Seismic Design at 181 Fremont to Set New Standards on Earthquake Resiliency

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The new 70-story mixed-use tower at 181 Fremont Street in San Francisco, California, being developed by Jay Paul Company, will be the most resilient building on the West Coast of the United States, with a structural design that will set new standards in earthquake resiliency for future urban development. With renowned global firm ARUP as the structural engineer, 181 Fremont is at the leading edge of the next generation of buildings in the U.S., utilizing a unique megabrace system that would virtually eliminate structural damage in a significant earthquake (defined as a 500-year earthquake). 181 Fremont … Read more

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