First Ground-Up Project Complete for Turner Vancouver, British Columbia Team

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Turner Construction Company’s Vancouver, British Columbia team celebrated its first ground-up project, with the recent completion of the Heather Place Redevelopment for Metro Vancouver Housing, located in Canada. The project included the construction of a five-story, 67-residential rental unit building, complete with a cast-in-place concrete structure, with fiberglass windows, a combination of metal, cement, brick veneer as well as exposed architectural concrete making up the exterior finishes. The 57,000-square-foot building was awarded a LEED Gold certification. Photo credit: © Andrew Latreille.

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1st Building in Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan Welcomes Students

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The University of Denver, along with Saunders Construction, recently completed the Dimond Family Residential Village, the first-year residence hall on the DU Campus, which was delivered in time for the start of the fall quarter. The Dimond Family Residential Village is a 132,000-square-foot residence hall, and last month, the doors opened to students for move-in day. This is the first of three buildings scheduled to open this academic year under DU’s Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan. The residential village has more than 250 rooms, which, at capacity, can house more than 500 students. Students are separated into cohorts, which has … Read more

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Wofford College Environmental Studies Building Earns 3 Green Globes

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The Chandler Center for Environmental Studies at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, recently achieved Three Green Globes in the Green Globes Certification program. The project team included construction firm Robins & Morton and architect McMillan Pazdan Smith. Green Globes is a rating assessment and building certification program that helps new construction projects, as well as existing buildings, meet sustainable design and operational goals. Its rating system recognizes projects on a scale of one to four Globes, based on a percentage of total points. This project achieved 72.1%, achieving three Globes and, by definition, “demonstrating leadership in applying the best … Read more

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New Discovery Building to Support Future-Ready Learning

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The new Discovery Building at Santa Monica High School, located in California, has recently topped out. The building is planned to open for the 2021-22 school year. The $133-million, voter-approved building constructed by McCarthy Building Companies, will contain three stories. The Discovery Building will house 43 classrooms, including science and computer labs, three multipurpose rooms, common areas and seminar rooms. The building will also be home to indoor and outdoor dining facilities, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a suite for medically fragile students, a rooftop garden classroom and a parking garage for nearly 300 cars. The 280,000-square-foot complex will cater social … Read more

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Construction Complete on Multi-Family Residence Near Atlanta

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Construction of Noble Vines at Braselton, a new multi-family residence near Atlanta, Georgia, is complete. The development was constructed on behalf of Claret Communities utilizing HUD 221(d)(4) financing. Built with sustainability in mind, it meets the National Green Building Standard Bronze Level. McShane Construction Company served as general contractor on the project. Positioned on nearly 18 acres of land, Noble Vines at Braselton features 10 three-story, wood-frame garden-style apartment buildings incorporating a total of 248 units. Each unit boasts of an open floor plan and integrates attractive tile backsplashes, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. The development … Read more

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