Construction is complete on the new Kinesiology and Wellness building on San Mateo County Community College District’s Cañada College campus in Redwood City, California. The 115,000-square-foot teaching and learning building is positioned above the Bay Area Peninsula’s Interstate 280 and was delivered through a progressive Design-Build contract that included Blach Construction and ELS Architecture and Urban Design. Rounding out the picturesque campus, the leading-edge structure enables the college to enhance academic offerings and expand its athletics department, while serving as an important community resource as well. A focal point on Cañada’s campus, the new Kinesiology and Wellness building replaces the … Read more
Joint Venture Completes Design-Build Work on 1st Wastewater Treatment Plant in B.C.
Design-Build work has been completed on the first wastewater treatment plant in Victoria, British Columbia. The McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant provides tertiary treatment for wastewater from the core area municipalities of Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich, Oak Bay, View Royal, Langford and Colwood, and the Esquimalt and Songhees nations. Work at the facility began in 2017 by Harbour Resource Partners, a joint venture between AECOM and Graham. The plant is the main component of a CAD$775-million wastewater program undertaken by the Capital Regional District. The Design-Build partnership leveraged AECOM’s wastewater design and environmental expertise and Graham’s competence in this sector of … Read more
Joint Venture to Deliver New Upscale Hotel Connected to Georgia World Congress Center
A joint venture led by Skanska, along with SG Contracting, Inc., has been selected to build the world’s first newly constructed Signia by Hilton hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Skanska and SG Contracting are providing preconstruction and construction management services for the more than $308-million project, which will be connected to and serve as the headquarters hotel for the Georgia World Congress Center. Located on the northwest corner of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority campus, the hotel will overlook Mercedes-Benz Stadium and connect to GWCC by way of walkway. The hotel, designed by Gensler, is set to open in early … Read more
UMass Medical School New 350,000-SF Education, Research Building to Target LEED Gold Certification
Construction on the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s New Education and Research Building is underway. Shawmut Design and Construction has been selected to build the nine-story biomedical research and education facility, which will support laboratory research growth and acceleration into new therapeutics for some of the most challenging diseases that humans face. In partnership with architecture firms ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge and ZGF, as well as the UMass Building Authority, the nine-story, 350,000-square-foot building will support the development of therapeutics in a high-performance, sustainable environment. The complex will feature program space for a projected 77 principal investigators, an FDA-compliant manufacturing facility … Read more
Construction Complete on 161,000-SF Creative Office Building in Heart of Silicon Beach
Located in the heart of Southern California’s Silicon Beach, Water’s Edge III is a six-story creative workspace—built on what was formerly a parking lot and a soccer field—that has been integrated within an existing development through landscaped courtyards, parking and open spaces at both the pedestrian and podium levels. Wrapped in an eye-catching metallic exterior, the $78.6-million structure offers two below- and two above-grade levels of parking with a soccer field perched atop for tenant recreation. Water’s Edge III boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as numerous outdoor spaces attached to the offices, including large balconies and an atrium on its … Read more