The Hotel Parq Central in downtown Albuquerque will be open in time for this year�s balloon festival. Photo: Marble Street Studio Originally built in 1926, the Albuquerque Memorial Hospital at Central Avenue and Interstate-25 is being rejuvenated into a 73-room boutique hotel developed by Memorial Ventures LLC. Photo: Marble Street Studio Featuring 1-ft-thick concrete walls, the building’s structural integrity is still in good shape, as is the external stucco. Since the building is on the National Register of Historic Places, the exterior appearance has to remain authentic while the interior is turned into a modern hotel. Photo: Marble Street Studio
CityCenter is Las Vegas� grandest, most extravagant Strip production yet, encompassing 18 million-sq-ft of high design shops and restaurants, hotel and homes. The $8.5 billion, seven-building complex is the equivalent of nine Empire State buildings. It�s also the largest privately financed project in United State history. Construction required a well-coordinated, herculean effort from project contractor Perini Building Co., with Tishman Construction Corp. as executive construction manager and Gensler was executive architect. Slide Show Image courtesy of CityCenter Land LLC. The recently opened $8.5 billion CityCenter development on the Las Vegas Strip is the largest private project in US history. "We
Even before Matt Wassam’s great-great-great grandfather settled on the plains and valleys of Colorado in the 1800s, ranchers and farmers were using solar power. Not photovoltaic solar panels. That would come later. “There is a reason my great grandpa’s old dairy barn and house, still standing near Palmer Lake, has windows all along the south facing side,” said Wassam, general manager for SPG Solar in the Rocky Mountain region. “They used the sun to grow and dry crops, heat the barn and stuff like that. Operating a business that is sustainable for generations is second nature to people of the
Voters in Bernalillo County, N.M. handily approved $617 million in school construction funding during a special mill levy and general obligation bond election Feb. 2nd. Related Links: UNM Facility Examined for Safety The mill levy’s 68.3% ‘yes’ vote continues existing property taxes through 2015 while $225 million in general obligation bonds received 72.1% approval. “The focus with this money will be on renewal and renovation of our older schools,” says Karen Alarid, AIA, executive director of capital operations and director of facilities design and construction at Albuquerque Public Schools. “The average age of an APS school is about 40 years
Tessera Solar and Stirling Energy Systems unveiled the Maricopa Solar Power Plant, the first commercial project for the SunCatcher concentrating technology. The project’s 60 dishes will provide 1.5 MW of renewable energy to SRP customers in Greater Phoenix. Photo: SRP The Maricopa Solar Power Plant is located in Peoria, next to the Agua Fria Generating Station. Related Links: Developers Begin 60-Acre SkyWay 202 Professional Park Phoenix Police Precinct Underway New Learning Center, Medical Building from T.L. Roof Second Phase of Grand Ave. Starts Grand Canyon West Paving Underway The highly-efficient SES SunCatcher is a 25-kilowatt solar power system which uses
In its final report on the collapse of the Dallas Cowboy’s practice facility that injured 12 people, the National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends owners of other fabric-covered, tubular-steel-framed structures have their buildings evaluated. Photo: UNM UNM Indoor Practice Facility. Related Links: ABQ Voters OK $617M School Construction Funding Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers, Albuquerque, which completed a report for the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, about its indoor practice facility, found that wind pressure could enter the steel-and-fabric building through openings in the structure and not escape. This would overstress the training facility. In addition, several members and connections do
McCarthy Building Companies broke ground on the $5.5-million College of Southern Nevada Fire Station and Instructional Center. The project, a joint venture between the City of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue and the College of Southern Nevada, will serve a dual purpose in providing the city with a much needed working fire station and the college with classroom space for its Fire Science Program students. Related Links: Multiple Vegas Projects Underway Campos Office Building Completed McCarthy is serving as construction manager at risk on the 15,400-sq-ft building, located on the southwest corner of the campus. It will house Las Vegas
CORE Construction—Nevada completed construction of the Campos Office Building and Parking Structure in Las Vegas. The new five-story, 187,467-sq-ft structure for the Nevada State Public Works Board is a modified podium style building with parking on the lower levels and offices above. The first two floors are constructed with precast concrete slabs and columns, and the top three floors are constructed with structural steel. Photo: CORE Construction-Nevada Crews completed the Campos Offi ce Building and Parking Structure in Las Vegas. The 187,467-sq-ft building broke ground in March 2008. Related Links: Multiple Vegas Projects Underway CSN Fire Station/Classroom Starts SH Architecture
T.L. Roof & Associates Construction Co. broke ground on the Emily Meschter Early Learning Center for the Flowing Wells Unified School District #8. Designed by Swaim Associates, Ltd., this project consists... Photo: T.L. Roof & Associates Emily Meschter Early Learning Center broke ground in Tucson. Related Links: Developers Begin 60-Acre SkyWay 202 Professional Park Phoenix Police Precinct Underway Second Phase of Grand Ave. Starts Solar Power Plant Reaches Milestone Grand Canyon West Paving Underway …of a 14,022-sq-ft early childhood learning center with six classrooms, administration and training room, rest rooms and playground area. The project, scheduled to complete in July,
The city of Las Vegas began construction on the new Neon Boneyard Park on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard at McWilliams Avenue, in downtown Las Vegas. Work is scheduled to take approximately 10 months. Related Links: Campos Office Building Completed CSN Fire Station/Classroom Starts The $1.9-million improvement project includes construction of a half-acre public park and areas to display neon signs, in partnership with the Neon Museum, that have been preserved from Las Vegas’ colorful history. The project also includes the relocation of overhead utility lines and construction of passive recreation space and landscaping enhancements. The city’s Neon
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