Newark’s Modernized Civic Center Delivered Utilizing Design-Build Model

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California’s Newark Civic Center – a 73,240-square-foot Design-Build project delivered by Webcor and its Design-Build partner Perkins&Will – has reached completion. The team built three new buildings, a new public plaza featuring terrace seating and a new parking lot. The new City Hall is modern and inviting and includes a new Council Chambers. The new library is roughly 10,000 square feet larger than its predecessor and offers a teen lounge and children’s storytime room, in addition to a large meeting space and a curiosity shop. The new police building consolidates all station operations in a single facility and includes an … Read more

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ASCE Recognizes Top 3 2021 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Projects

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The American Society of Civil Engineers announced the Niagara Falls State Park Transformation Initiative as the 2021 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award winner. The OCEA Award, which recognizes exemplary civil engineering projects around the country, honors projects which exemplify state-of-the-art engineering skill and provide considerable contributions to local and regional communities, in addition to advancements of the civil engineering profession. The Niagara Falls State Park Transformation Initiative restored a popular public space with new attractions and improved utilities. After years of disrepair, T.Y. Lin International and the New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation coordinated more than … Read more

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Joint Venture Awarded Design-Build Contract for 4 New National Schools in Ireland

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BAM Ireland has been awarded the Design-Build contract for four new national schools in Dublin and Cork, Ireland as part of a Department of Education’s Design and Build Framework Schools Bundle in a joint venture with Glasgiven Contracts. The four new school projects are located at Ballinteer, Cherrywood and Knocklyon in Co. Dublin, while the fourth is at Carrs Hill, Douglas, Co. Cork. Work has already commenced on all four sites. It is expected that the schools will be delivered by the end of 2022 and in total can accommodate over 2,000 students. The 4,426-square-meter Ballinteer Educate Together National School … Read more

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Northeast Community Propel Academy Opens Doors for 1,600 Philadelphia Students

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After more than a year of remote learning, 1,600 students from the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) returned to school this academic school year in the new Northeast Community Propel Academy, a 180,000-square-foot K-8 facility resulting from a public-private partnership between the district, Gilbane and Stantec. The building is modern, vibrant and student-centered, providing an engaging new learning environment for the district, which has experienced extraordinary and sustained growth. Financing for the project was completed one week before COVID-19 shut down schools in March 2020, yet Gilbane and Stantec completed the $80-million social infrastructure project on time for the start … Read more

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Transformative Living, Learning Neighborhood Fulfills University of California San Diego’s Vision

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After 26 months of construction, Clark Construction delivered the transformative North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood at University of California San Diego, fulfilling UCSD’s vision of a fully integrated university community. Spanning seven buildings, the community is the new home to Sixth College and features four residential halls, each named after a symbol from La Jolla’s natural landscape, that will house 2,000 undergraduates. Open air spaces connect residences, academic facilities, parking, retail, dining hall and market. Within the new neighborhood are the Arts and Humanities Building, the Social Sciences Public Engagement Building and the Craft Center, a space for … Read more

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