The 1.4-million-sq-ft Constitution Center in Washington, D.C., aims to become the largest office renovation project in the United States to achieve LEED-Gold certification. Photo Courtesy James G. Davis Construction Corp. Related Links: Best of 2010 List James G. Davis Construction Corp. of Rockville, Md., began work on the project in July 2009 with demolition of the interior spaces and the exterior. The job included a 700,000-sq-ft, 1,500-car parking deck. The general contractor added shoring to the underground garage to support the 45,000-sq-ft central courtyard during construction waste sorting. The team recycled more than 77% of the 24,270 tons of waste.
Grunley Construction Co. of Rockville, Md., was also hired by the U.S. General Services Administration to modernize the Lafayette Building in Washington D.C.
The construction market has yet to see signs of recovery from the current recession, but it’s coming next year, according to a forecast released by McGraw-Hill Construction.
Grunley Construction Co. of Rockville, Md., also was awarded a $34.3-million contract to renovate portions of the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries Building in Washington, DC.
Henderson General Contractors of Williamsburg, Va., will begin construction in December on a three-building, 146,800-sq-ft retail complex at the Williamsburg Pottery Factory in Lightfoot, Va.
Coakley & Williams Construction of Gaithersburg, Md., was awarded a contract for the historical restoration of the dome at the Maryland State House in Annapolis.
In October, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman was joined by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Karen Rae, Rep. Bill Shuster, and other state and local officials to break ground for the new Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility in Greencastle, Pa.
Poor management of available resources at the Virginia Dept. of Transportation resulted in $877 million in transportation funds left unspent during the last two fiscal years, says an independent audit commissioned by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R).
Turner Construction Co. was selected to provide construction management services for the University of Pennsylvania’s $30-million Penn Park, a 24-acre parcel of land that will serve as a recreation space for students and residents that connects the city of Philadelphia together with Penn’s campus.
Skanska USA Commercial Development of Washington, D.C., announced it will start construction on a Class A office building at 1776 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Va.
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