The $71-million North Carolina Museum of Art renovation and expansion dramatically boosts the facility’s space for visitors and works of art, increasing the permanent collection galleries by 54%, the temporary exhibit space by 45% and the art storage capacity by 90%. The gallery expansion building and an adjacent garden also allow the museum to display the most comprehensive bronze sculpture exhibits in the country by French sculptor August Rodin. Photo: Balfour Beatty Construction Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow Balfour Beatty Construction of Charlotte, N.C., in association with Barnhill Contracting Co. of Tarboro, N.C.,
A 2006 NASA “Door to Exploration” ceremony marked the commencement for the next generation of human space vehicles for the Constellation Program. The existing Operations and Check-out (O&C) Building would be used as the “Factory of the Future” to perform final assembly and testing of the new Orion Capsules. Photo: Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The project team’s challenge was to transform a 107,000-sq-ft O&C highbay, basement and other areas built in 1964, into a 100,000-sq-ft cleanroom facility. The contract included an aggressive 18-month schedule, a design yet to
Located adjacent to Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., the National Infantry Museum is a 100,000-sq-ft national monument constructed to honor the nation’s 234-year old Infantry and “Infantry Warrior.” Photo: Batson-Cook Co. Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow Early on, to document the project’s special nature, contractor Batson-Cook Co. developed a project mission statement that read in part: “This is not just another project or building to us. This will be a living monument to past, present and future Infantry Warriors. This monument will honor the commitment and sacrifices made by the Infantrymen and their
Southeast Construction presents its ninth annual Best Of awards, in honor of the “best” construction and design efforts in the four-state region completed between Sept. 1, 2008, and Sept. 1, 2009. Slide Show Photo: BE&K Building Group Related Links: Best Of 2009 Slideshow Judges Award Best Civil/Public Works Best Cultural / Best Project Management (tie) Best Public Buildings (NAVFAC) Best Public Buildings (Raleigh Convention Ctr.) Best Health Care Best Higher Education/Research Best Industrial Best K-12 School Project Best Multifamily/Hospitality, over $100 Million Best Multifamily/Hospitality, under $100 Million Best Office Project / Best Architecture Best Renovation/Restoration (Orion) Best Renovation/Restoration (NC Museum
Gregs G. Thomopulos, P.E., Chairman & CEO of Stanley Consultants of Houston, was elected president of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers for a two-year term. FIDIC represents globally the consulting engineering industry. Thomopulos has been on the organization’s executive committee for six years. His election marks the first time in 20 years that a U.S. citizen holds the position, which only three other Americans have held in FIDIC’s nearly 100-year history. Dynamic Lighting Solutions in Pearland announced Robert C. Horswood joined the company as utility sales representative, Eastern Division. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s
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Related Links: Boeing Taps BE&K, Turner to Design-Build S.C. Dreamliner Plant Mild Declines in September Contract Values for N.C., S.C. N.C. State University Breaks Ground on $127-Million Library Duke Energy and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have signed an agreement for a pilot project to install up to three offshore wind turbines in the state’s Pamlico Sound. Duke and UNC are completing the scoping document for the project, says Duke spokesman Tim Petit. After the scoping document is complete, Duke will issue a request for proposal for engineering and construction services. Turbines would be installed from eight to 10
Related Links: Stiles COO Palmer Inducted Into Construction Hall of Fame JJG Opens Second North Carolina Office in Cary Pirtle Construction Raises $41,500 for FIU The Water Environment Federation announced that the University of Florida and the University of Colorado-Boulder were the winners of the the eighth annual Student Design Competition, held as part of the association’s WEFTEC technical exhibition and conference in Orlando. The University of Florida’s project, “Green Infrastructure and LID Design for a Florida Constructed Environs Subject to Rainfall-Runoff Loadings,” won in the environmental design category. The University of Colorado-Boulder’s project, “Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility: South
North Carolina State University officials broke ground in late October on the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, an academic and research library. Related Links: Boeing Taps BE&K, Turner to Design-Build S.C. Dreamliner Plant Mild Declines in September Contract Values for N.C., S.C. Utility and University Team Up To Build Offshore Wind Turbines The university describes the Hunt Library as “a signature building that will serve as the intellectual and social heart” of its growing population on the Centennial Campus. The school reports its cost for the project at $127 million. The Hunt Library will contain an automated book-retrieval system–allowing space
Related Links: Broward Co. Selects Designers for $810-Million South Runway Project FIU, MDX Form Partnership to Improve Transportation in Region Edwards Construction to Build J.J. Taylor Warehouse Diocese of the Armenian Church to Build New Sanctuary Hostetter Construction to Build New Fresh Market McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction, reported that the value of new Florida contracts signed in September for future construction declined by 38% overall, compared to the same period of a year ago. The total of all new contracts was slightly more than $1.6 billion, compared to the roughly $2.7 billion of last September. All three construction
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