Gilbane Awarded Design-Build of Rountree Rehab Facility

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Gilbane Building Company has been selected by Santa Cruz County for the Design-Build of the Rountree Rehabilitation & Re-Entry facility expansion. This expansion will provide approximately 29,300 square feet of new housing and a program which includes 64 minimum security beds, a dayroom, a visitation area, administrative facilities, an intake/release area and facility support space. Renovations to the existing structure will provide an educational/vocational program area, an interview and counseling room, group rooms, indoor recreation, administrative support space, an officer workstation, video visitation stations, restrooms and a new laundry facility. This important project represents the embodiment of the sheriff department’s … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Recognized by Design-Build Institute of America

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Design-Build Institute of America will recognize Brasfield & Gorrie and its joint venture partner, RQ Construction, for their work on the Wallace Creek North Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Complex in Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. The project will be honored with an Award of Merit later this year. The Wallace Creek North BEQ was cited for having utilized Design-Build in project delivery and for overcoming significant construction challenges. Specifically, the site was an active Marine Corps base throughout the period of construction. Also, the project team successfully overcame impacts related to record rainfall in the region. Designed by RQ … Read more

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SmithGroupJJR, Skanska Partner on DC Water Headquarters Design-Build Project

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – SmithGroupJJR, partnering with Skanska, will design and build a new 150,000-square-foot, six-story headquarters facility for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. The new $60-million headquarters will be constructed on the site of the existing O Street Pump Station along the waterfront of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C. and serve as the new public face for the agency. DC Water’s green initiatives will be showcased in an innovative facility featuring a bold and distinctive design developed by SmithGroupJJR, in collaboration with Skanska. While the building is designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification from the … Read more

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New Advanced Computing Center Building on UT’s Pickle Research Campus Opens

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Advanced Computing Center recently celebrated its 15th anniversary with the dedication of its new Advanced Computing Center Building on the University of Texas J.J. Pickle Research Campus in Austin, Texas. The new 38,000-square-foot, three-story facility provides offices, an auditorium, meeting rooms and a state-of-the-art visualization lab to support TACC’s mission of “advancing science and society through the application of advanced computing technologies” through the design and operation of some of the largest supercomputers in the world. The new building will support TACC’s continued growth and provides a sophisticated and inviting design that reflects TACC’s emphasis … Read more

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Rutan & Tucker, LLP Launches Infrastructure/P3 Practice

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COSTA MESA, Calif. – Combining decades of experience in the construction, real estate and public law industries, Rutan & Tucker, LLP has created a public-private partnership practice group. Chaired by Silicon Valley’s Construction Partner William Eliopoulos, the practice group counsels clients engaged in complex and innovative public building, transportation, transit, power and water infrastructure projects. The P3 group assisted the Design-Build entity in achieving commercial close on the Long Beach (California) Civic Center P3 Project — the second P3 social infrastructure project to attain commercial close in the U.S. The group is currently construction counsel for the California High-Speed Rail … Read more

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