Construction Begins on New Boutique Hotel Brand in Central Florida

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ette Hotel has selected Barton Malow as the construction manager for its first-of-a-kind, boutique hotel property adjacent to Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park, located in Kissimmee, Florida. Barton Malow is also self-performing civil and concrete services for the project. The six-story, 126-room hotel features a rooftop lounge, library and a theater room on the main floor with reclining chairs and wall screen projection for families to select a movie to enjoy after a long day of travel or visiting the nearby theme parks. Additional elements include meeting rooms, a kid zone, fitness center, outdoor pool and dining area. Owned by … Read more

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Construction Begins on Veterans Resource Center at Cypress College

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A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at Cypress College, located in Cypress, California, for the new Veterans Resource Center on its campus to be constructed by Sundt Construction, Inc. The state-of-the-art VRC will support the transition, integration and development of student veterans at the college. The Veterans Resource Center building addition will be the centerpiece of the Veterans Education Resource Complex, which includes a tribute garden, veterans memorial bridge and outdoor event plaza. The project also involves renovation of the existing Student Activities Center. The VRC will be equipped with private counseling rooms, social space and patio, computers and other … Read more

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Skanska Begins Construction of Engineering Building at North Carolina State University

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Skanska USA has broken ground on Fitts-Woolard Hall on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The 224,000-square-foot building is the fourth in a series of engineering buildings that will complete the College of Engineering’s move to NC State’s Centennial Campus. The building will support broad initiatives in areas such as advanced materials and manufacturing, robotics and sensor technology, service sector engineering, critical infrastructure and security, transportation and logistics and energy and environmental systems. Fitts-Woolard Hall will house: Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering … Read more

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Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy Gets Facelift

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Atlanta Public Schools has selected JE Dunn Construction for a $27.6-million project to build a new school to house the Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy, located in Atlanta, Georgia. The new elementary school building will replace a 43-year-old facility, which will be preserved for another use, and will give the school greater street visibility. Features of the 107,747-square-foot, three-story replacement building, which will accommodate a full-time enrollment of 753, include a main entry/lobby space with a gallery, media center, cafeteria, gymnasium with stage, specialty classrooms, STEM and flight simulator labs and outdoor lab/classroom space. The project will also deliver new parking … Read more

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New Police Headquarters Topped Out

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To the construction industry, topping out ceremonies are symbolic and bring project stakeholders together to celebrate the project. This was the case for the community of Englewood, Colorado, as individuals celebrated the new police headquarters being built, which is now about 40 percent completed. The city of Englewood, represented by owner’s representative CBRE, has been using the Public Safety Services Complex built in 1972. The existing facility lacks appropriate security design, needs significant facility repairs and does not comply with ADA regulations or police facility standards. In 2016, the community passed a bond to build a new police and safety … Read more

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