BNBuilders Awarded Renovation at San Diego Hall of Justice

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders has recently been awarded the County of San Diego’s Hall of Justice interior renovation contract. This is one of three recent San Diego County construction manager-at-risk contracts awarded to BNBuilders’ San Diego, California office. Located at 330 West Broadway in downtown San Diego, the project is immediately south of the new San Diego Central Courthouse, and connected to the new high-rise via a pedestrian bridge. BNBuilders was awarded preconstruction and construction services for the $2.7-million Hall of Justice project. BNBuilders will be renovating the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the Hall of Justice to … Read more

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PCL Construction Renovates Facility at Los Angeles Mission

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – General contractor, PCL Construction donated its resources and time to fully renovate the Los Angeles Mission’s outdoor restroom facility in Los Angeles, California, at no cost. The city of Los Angeles required the LA Mission provide an accessible restroom, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which could remain open to the public 24/7. In addition, the facility was in desperate need of renovation and had no door. PCL Construction worked with the Mission and subcontractors to donate their time and resources to self-perform the renovation of the facility. “We are extremely grateful to PCL … Read more

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Mortenson Transforms Former Chicago Sun-Times Printing Plant into State-of-the-Art Data Center

CHICAGO, Ill. – Mortenson Construction and QTS Realty Trust have revived the empty Chicago Sun-Times printing plant in Chicago, Illinois’ Pilsen neighborhood as a high-tech hub for the digital economy. The first phase of this massive, highly secure data center opened July 1 with an initial 48,000 square feet of raised floor data hall space and associated critical power and is scalable to 24 MW of critical power and 133,000 square feet of raised floor data hall space. Along with consulting engineer ESD Global and lead architect Corgan Associates, Mortenson and QTS creatively repurposed parts of the building when possible … Read more

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New Osteopathic School of Medicine Designed to Address Arkansas’ Physician Shortage

COLUMBUS, Ohio – One-hundred and fifteen medical students will join the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus, Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fall when the new school of osteopathic medicine opens for its first class. Planned and designed by DesignGroup, the school had a groundbreaking in June. The school is housed in Wilson Hall, the oldest building on the A-State campus and a centerpiece on the historic quad. The 86,000-square-foot hall required a major renovation to incorporate an osteopathic manipulative medicine lab, gross anatomy lab, simulated operating room and emergency room skills lab among other classrooms. Since distance learning will be an important … Read more

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Knutson Awarded Renovation of Rochester Minnesota National Guard Armory

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Knutson Construction has been awarded the contract to renovate the Minnesota National Guard Armory, located in Rochester, Minnesota. The project is estimated at $5 million with an anticipated completion date of July 2017. The project includes a 30,000-square-foot remodel (demolition and rebuild) of the interior office areas, gymnasium, storage areas, training rooms, locker rooms and kitchen. Additionally, new electrical and mechanical systems are being installed to service the entire space. Exterior work includes a 10,000-square-foot surface parking lot and landscape improvements. Knutson’s project team, led by Tony Joseph – project manager, will be working with the Minnesota … Read more

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