In May 2015, U.S.-based contractor Gilbane Federal completed a sophisticated, self-sustaining 414,000-sq-ft headquarters building for the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, in Kabul.
Infrastructure investment is 20% to 30% higher than the previous government's budget, but some funding and other elements don't live up to 2015 campaign promises
The Building 8 project in the Annapolis Business Park is the first in the world to meet the Dept. of Defense Medium Level Criteria for blast resistance and progressive collapse, the team says.
To create its transportation center and central kitchen, the Bethel School District—working with BNBuilders and Bassetti Architects—made programmatic design and campus layout a critical factor.
The two-story, 26,000-sq-ft Central & Unser Patrick J. Baca Library in Albuquerque features state-of-the-art systems, including underfloor mechanical, electrical, security and information technology.
This 35,000-sq-ft, $8.8-million multigenerational community center on the Gila River Community includes a fitness center with a gymnasium, elevated running track, weight room, education spaces, activity rooms, gathering spaces and administrative offices.
The 720,000-sq-ft academy for the New York City Police Dept. in College Point, N.Y., was built to replace the police department’s aging and inefficient training and educational buildings spread out over New York City.
The $72-million Pinellas County Public Safety Facilities and Centralized Communications Center project called for the complete demolition of existing buildings on a 40-acre campus and replacement with new, storm-hardened facilities such as a sheriff’s administrative building, emergency operations and dispatch centers, a 1,248-space parking garage and an energy plant to supply emergency power and cooling.
The CH2M Hill Cos.-led team that was short-listed, but not chosen, for an estimated $2-billion contract to support U.S. Antarctica research has protested the National Science Foundation's selection process.
