Using existing structural capacity, the University of Virginia added 127,000 sq ft of new space to its teaching hospital, the University of Virginia Medical Center.
In light of rapid growth in Philadelphia's northwest suburbs, Pennsylvania Turnpike officials sought a low-maintenance, cost-effective solution for increased traffic volume at its Valley Forge interchange.
Located in the recently built 1000 Connecticut Building in downtown Washington, D.C., Arent Fox's 235,000-sq-ft leased space is spread across levels two through eight, as well as portions of the first level.
Built on a former parking lot for Washington, D.C., school buses, the three-acre Washington Canal Park features sprawling green spaces, a rain garden, pavilions, an ice-skating rink and a cafe, as well as interactive water fountains and sculptures.
Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record The $4.4-million extension of Runway 34R at Manassas Regional Airport—a "reliever" airport for nearby Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan National—required significant coordination among the project team and the airport's staff and tenants.A portion of the work occurred within a 100-year floodway, and nearly the entire area fell within a floodplain. In some areas in which, typically, standard chain-link fence would have been constructed, crews installed heavy-duty floodgates instead. The gates replaced existing fencing that was susceptible to flood damage. The new floodgates allow debris to flow through the fenced areas without resulting
The New York departments of environmental protection, transportation, and design and construction plan to invest $100-million in upgrades to existing water, sanitary sewer, and roadway infrastructure in two areas of Sandy-ravaged areas of Staten Island, officials announced Dec. 10. The funding will cover two major capital projects in the New Dorp Beach and South Beach sections of the island and aim to make both communities more resilient to future storms, they add. Photo Courtesy of FEMA Super Devastation: The Oct. 29, 2012 storm pummeled ocean-facing communities of Staten Island. Upgrades to New Dorp Beach will consist of the installation of
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has made $30 million in funding available for solar and biogas projects in New York City and the Hudson Valley that generate more than 200 kilowatts of power. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is seeking proposals for these projects by Dec. 30. Projects must be installed, interconnected to the grid and operational by April 30, 2015. The funding can be used to provide financing for half of total installed costs of systems and is capped at $3 million per project and $6 million per applicant. The funding is
New York City Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York Featured News Work Starts on Second Hudson Yards TowerA Year after ground was broken on the first tower at Hudson Yards, work on the second tower has begun and plans call for starting the tower's platform over a rail yard in January. By this time next year, the entire Eastern Rail Yards portion of the 26-acre redevelopment on Manhattan's West Side is slated to be under construction, including four towers, a retail podium and a public plaza."Hudson Yards is well on its way to redefining 21st-century development in New
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