News
PITTSBURGH — On Oct.Jacksonville University Raises Funds for Programs, Facilities
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville University’s (JU) ASPIRE campaign recently surpassed $100 million in funding raised towards improving and expanding programs and facilities for students.
California’s ARTIC Named Project of the Year
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The American Public Works Association (APWA) honored California’s Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) with the Project of the Year Award in the Structures category in September. The $185 million ARTIC opened in December 2014 and became the first LEED Platinum transit station in the world.
Parkland Health Opens Updated $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas
DALLAS — On Aug. 20, the Parkland Health and Hospital System opened the doors of a new $1.3 billion facility that replaces the old emergency room, which was built in 1954 and beginning to fall apart. The new facility is double the size of its predecessor and was designed to accommodate the growing population in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
St. Elizabeth Hospital Develops Third Rooftop Garden
APPLETON, Wis. — St. Elizabeth’s Hospital recently installed a green rooftop garden on top of the new Fremont Tower. Installation of the garden began in mid-July. The 235,000-square-foot, five-story tower will be an inpatient facility, which also has a new radiology unit and a restaurant-style cafeteria named The Market. The new, modern facility will replace a 90-year-old hospital wing and will provide a more comfortable place for patients to recover.
New Toronto Courthouse Aims for LEED Silver
TORONTO — Planning, design and compliance (PDC) work will soon be underway for the new Toronto courthouse in Canada. Located directly north of the Superior Court of Justice, the new Toronto courthouse will bring together in a single location several courts currently operating at different sites across the city. This much needed project is expected to reduce operational and facilities costs, make court administration more efficient and better serve the community.
Fifth Vermont Prison Goes Green With Solar Array
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin recently announced the completion of a 500-kilowatt solar net metering project at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. This project marks the fifth of seven state correctional facilities that will eventually be powered by solar energy.
WVU Has High Hopes for New Facility
EVANSDALE, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s Evansdale campus opened the doors to the new advanced engineering research building for the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources on Oct. 1. The building features learning spaces and laboratories where students and faculty can “come together to solve the technical problems of today and tomorrow,” Gene Cilento, Glen H. Hiner dean of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, said in a statement. The university has high hopes for the new engineering center.
Randolph Field ISD Preps for New High School Building
UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas — Randolph Field Independent School District in Universal City recently began site development work to prepare for the installation of a new two-story, 47,400-square-foot school facility. The school district partnered with design-build construction firm Ramtech Building Systems of Mansfield, Texas to complete the project using the firm’s Accelerated Building System (ABS) prefabricated construction method.
Construction Begins on Houston’s Joint Processing Center
HOUSTON — Construction on the $100 million Joint Processing Center in Houston officially began in late October, and is scheduled to last 24 months. Clark/Horizon, a joint venture between the Houston office of Clark Construction Group and Horizon Group International, is overseeing construction.