Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Charged with developing a "living laboratory" to demonstrate energy-saving solutions in existing buildings and sustainable strategies in new facilities, the team behind the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation project at the Philadelphia Navy Yard faced a formidable challenge to bring together a wide variety of high-performance building systems.But creating the collaborative environment to achieve the project's objectives proved to be just as challenging. With completion scheduled for late summer, the CBEI team's approach is expected to yield a project with expanded scope that also exceeds targeted energy goals and stays on budget.The project originated in 2011,
McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics Total Picture A Sharp Pullback in Commercial Work Should Lead to a Decline in Total Construction Starts Non-residential construction starts nearly doubled in 2013, but they will retreat by more than 40% this year. Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic City Grill LIEBELTom LiebelPrincipal Marks, Thomas ArchitectsLiebel, who is AIA Baltimore's 2014 president, says he sees a growing interest in pushing development beyond the traditionally active neighborhoods."We see a renewed enthusiasm for moving into midtown and other neighborhoods that have been considered transitional areas in the past," he says.Liebel also says he sees particular interest in multifamily residential projects
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic When the recession hit, leaders at engineering firm Pennoni Associates could easily have been tempted to follow a safe, conservative strategy. After all, the firm, which has been in business for nearly a half-century, had played a key role in building many landmark structures in and around its Philadelphia home, including stadiums, bridges and skyscrapers. But Pennoni decided not to stand pat.As many firms pulled back because of weakened markets, Pennoni went on the offensive, growing internally and through acquisitions. As a result, Pennoni revenue rose steadily, to $128 million last year—$107 million of which was
Related Links: http://enr.construction.com/midatlantic/ ENR MidAtlantic Gino J. Gemignani Jr. has been appointed to the board of directors of KCI Technologies, Sparks, Gemignani Md. Gemignani was a senior vice president at The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. until he retired earlier this year. He had spent 52 years at Whiting-Turner.Drake Wauters has joined Perkins+Will as technical director and associate principal at the firm's Washington, D.C., office. He has nearly 30 years of experience, having worked on more than 30 million sq ft of projects.James A. Martin has been promoted to vice president of STV. He is the director of rail vehicle engineering for
Related Links: Top Project Starts Of 2013 Major projects moved ahead throughout the mid-Atlantic states in 2013, thanks in large part to significant investment in heavy civil, power and industrial projects. The 20 Top Starts in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, ranked by total project value, tallied a combined $8.44 billion in work. Notably, projects related to natural gas led the way. With natural gas production expanding in the region, due to extraction from the Marcellus shale formation, energy companies are pushing ahead with significant projects. Dominion Virginia Power tops this year's list with
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Paul Lund was hired by Hord Coplan Macht, Baltimore, as a principal. He had been a principal at Bowie Gridley Architects, Washington, D.C. Lund has 22 years of design experience and will be a leader in the firm's higher education practice.SmithGroupJJR recently promoted John Harriman and Don Posson to be vice presidents in its Washington, D.C., office. Harriman is director of engineering, leading a group of 30 engineers. Posson is co-leader of sustainable design. He joined the firm in 2013.Grunley Construction Co., Rockville, Md., recently announced several promotions. Sonya Brown has been promoted to vice president
Related Articles: Natural Gas Boom Helps Fuel Region's Major Projects DC Water Innovates To Meet $4B Expansion Needs ENR MidAtlantic Index Top Starts In The MidAtlantic Rank Project/Location ProjectCost($ mil.) Start Date/End Date Owner/Prime Contractor 1 Brunswick County Power StationBrunswick County, Va. 1,200 Sept. 2013Summer 2016 Owner Dominion Virginia Power EPC Contractor Fluor 2 Panda Liberty Generation PlantBradford County, Pa. 800+ Aug. 2013Early 2016 Owner PandaPower FundsEPCContractor Gemma-Lane 2 Panda Patriot Generation PlantLycoming County, Pa. 800+ Aug. 2013Mid-2016 Owner PandaPower FundsEPCContractor Gemma-Lane 4 High Performance Computing Center 2Fort Meade, Md. 792 May 2013Summer 2015 Owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Top Starts In The MidAtlantic Top Starts In The MidAtlanticRank Project/ Location Project Cost ($ mil.) Start Date/ End Date Owner/ Prime Contractor1Brunswick County Power StationBrunswick County, Va.1,200Sept. 2013Summer 2016Owner Dominion Virginia PowerEPC Contractor Fluor2Panda Liberty Generation PlantBradford County, Pa.800+Aug. 2013Early 2016Owner Panda Power FundsEPC Contractor Gemma-Lane2Panda Patriot Generation PlantLycoming County, Pa.800+Aug. 2013Mid-2016Owner Panda Power FundsEPC Contractor Gemma-Lane4High Performance Computing Center 2Fort Meade, Md.792May 2013Summer 2015Owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore DistrictDesign-Build Contractor Hensel Phelps/Kiewit5Enhanced Nutrient Removal Process Back River Wastewater Treatment PlantBaltimore560Oct. 2013Late 2017Owner City of Baltimore Dept. of Public WorksDesigner Whitman, Requardt &
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Long before the new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia began making its presence known on the CHOP skyline, the $450-million project was challenging engineers and contractors below ground. The construction team, led by Turner Construction, Philadelphia, excavated 70 ft down to make way for a 1,500-car parking garage, requiring one of the largest excavations of its kind in the city, according to the team."That's a pretty deep hole in the city of Philadelphia," says Gregory Ryan, Turner Construction vice president, construction executive and the project director on the job.
McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics Total Picture After a Soft 2013, an Increase in Non-Residential Starts Could Spur a Market Rebound Commercial, institutional and residential work is on the rise, but non-building starts continue on a downward trend. Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic City GrillMack StulbPresident LF Driscoll Co.Stulb, the General Building Contractors Association's 2014 chairman of the board, says the construction market is heating up for contractors in the Philadelphia area. He says many developers are getting more active, especially in the multifamily sector. "A lot of these are sizable mid-rise or high-rise projects," he adds.With the pickup in activity, Stulb says
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