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Health Care, Award of Merit - Veteran Affairs Health Care Center

October 31, 2016

This six-story, brick-and-glass, LEED Gold-accredited complex maintains a commanding presence on 35 acres near the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Covering 430,000 sq ft—including 295,000 sq ft of supporting clinical use—the Charlotte VA facility provides outpatient primary and mental care, laboratories, operating rooms, kidney dialysis units and radiation and imaging technologies.

Health Care, Award of Merit - Cherokee Indian Hospital

October 31, 2016

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The $81-million replacement hospital for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians was conceived as a symbol of pride and inspiration, epitomizing the beauty of the Cherokee culture and the Great Smoky Mountains and helping to support the physical, mental and spiritual health of the Cherokee people it serves.

Viewpoint: Arbitration Agreements Can Create Uncertainty in Construction Contracts

J. David Arkell

October 26, 2016

We have all heard many times that arbitration is a contractual or consensual process.

JE Dunn Construction Deepens Its Roots as a Community Builder

Kansas City-based JE Dunn Construction boosts its jobsite technology and in-house collaboration to build more complex, iconic buildings

Scott Dailey

October 26, 2016

In 1943, at the height of World War II, JE Dunn Construction had just earned what Steve Dunn, grandson of founder John Ernest Dunn, describes as “a decent profit” building the U.S. Army Quartermaster’s Depot on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Mo.

Craft Competitions: Ironworker Apprentices Test Their Mettle

Louise Poirier

October 26, 2016

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Every two years, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union (Ironworkers International) hosts a National Apprentice Competition.

2016 Project of the Year: International Expansion Builds Service at Hobby

Teams were tested by budget constraints and a very tight schedule, all while completing both new construction and renovation work

Louise Poirier

October 19, 2016

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When Southwest Airlines made the decision to add new gates at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport as part of its effort to move into the international market, the airline turned to a team that it had worked with before.

School, Community Jobs Among 2016’s Best Projects

Work that benefited local communities, schools and infrastructure improvements singled out as this year’s Best Projects

Louise Poirier

October 12, 2016

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Nearly 100 entries were submitted from across the Southern U.S. for ENR Texas & Louisiana’s 2016 Best Projects competition.

Snapshot: October 2016

October 10, 2016

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Photographer Alex Phillips captured an aerial view of the Texas-shaped lazy river pool being constructed on the sixth-floor terrace of the Marriott Marquis Houston.