Design-Build-Led Seismic Renovation of Robert A. Young Federal Building Complete

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An seismic renovation of the Robert A. Young Federal Building—one of downtown St. Louis, Missouri’s largest office buildings—has been completed to improve the historic structure’s seismic performance. The McCarthy Building Companies’-led Design-Build project team included Gensler (lead designer and architect of record), Etegra (associate architect) and Thornton Tomasetti (structural engineer). Other project team members included William Tao & Associates, Integrated Facility Services, Aschinger Electric and Wilson’s Structural Steel. The U.S. General Services Administration, which owns and manages the 20-story, 1-million-square-foot building, undertook the $75-million Design-Build project to provide additional shelter-in-place opportunities and safe exiting for the building’s 3,000 occupants in … Read more

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Ak-Chin Hotel and Casino Expansion Receives Design-Build Award

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The Design-Build Institute of America announces its 2019 Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners, including the Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel and Casino Expansion, located in Phoenix, Arizona, which has received a National Design-Build Merit Award in the Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration category. The project will also go on to compete for a National Award of Excellence and Project of the Year to be announced at DBIA’s Design-Build Conference & Expo Awards Ceremony in November. Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel and Casino project includes an 11-story concrete hotel tower, spa, 20,460 square feet of new gaming space, food and beverage venues, multi-purpose event/banquet center, 750-car parking garage and new bingo hall. … Read more

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Modular Building Completed for Temporary Flying Squadron Facility

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A 17,284-square-foot Temporary Flying Squadron Facility for the 33d Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma is complete. Ramtech Building Systems served as Design-Build firm on the project. The single-story modular building complex will be used for pilot training as part of a program aimed at increasing the graduation rate to address the shortage of pilots that exists within the U.S. Air Force. Ramtech worked with the 71st Mission Support Group and ASRCC, Vance AFB’s Base Operations Support contractor, to develop the project. The L-shaped relocatable modular building provides space for eight training classrooms, 15 offices, … Read more

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Plenary Consortium Selected for Corner Brook Acute Care Facility Project

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Corner Brook Health Partnership consortium has been selected to design, build, finance and maintain a new acute care hospital in Corner Brook, located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with an estimated contract value of $750 million. The new seven-story, 600,000-square-foot hospital will be connected to the 145-bed long-term care home that Plenary Health is building on the site. It will have 164 beds with the same services provided at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, as well as an expanded cancer care program including radiation services. In the coming months, the team will work toward reaching financial and commercial close. Construction is … Read more

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$55M Fullerton College Campus Expansion Plans under Review by State Architect

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BNBuilders, and its Design-Build partner Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects, join Fullerton College in commemorating the progress of the university’s campus expansion. After a year of planning, the design and construction plans for a new Instructional Building and an expansion of the campus’ central plant are currently under review with the Division of the State Architect. The DSA provides design and construction oversight for schools and other state facilities to ensure that they comply with all structural, accessibility and fire and life safety codes. The $55-million project is the community college’s first new construction in ten years, and its first ever … Read more

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