Dallas-based Cadence McShane Construction Co. is working on an expansion and reconstruction assignment for Plano ISD including an 84,299-sq-ft project at Plano East Senior High School to be completed in August. Dallas-based WRA Architects Inc. is providing architectural services for the project. Related Links: Poor Economy Doesn’t Slow Student Housing Construction GSA Awards Beck Technology $60M in BIM, Laser Scanning Contracts Dallas Museum of Nature & Science Unveils Designs, Building Model Satterfield & Pontikes Tops Out at Texas A&M Health Science Center McCarthy Constructing Fort Worth Westside Water Treatment Plant Sinking Texas Gulf Coast Condos Razed Before Completion Work Under
The General Services Administration’s Nationwide Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity recently awarded with a total value of $60 million, to Dallas-based Beck Technology. Related Links: Poor Economy Doesn’t Slow Student Housing Construction Dallas Museum of Nature & Science Unveils Designs, Building Model Satterfield & Pontikes Tops Out at Texas A&M Health Science Center McCarthy Constructing Fort Worth Westside Water Treatment Plant Sinking Texas Gulf Coast Condos Razed Before Completion Work Under Way on 85-Acre Beaumont ISD Athletic Complex Texas A&M University-San Antonio Starts Design for First Building Montgomery County Emergency Services Gets New Fire Station Heery, lauckgroup Design UT Center
Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 8 broke ground this fall on a new fire station to replace Station No. 2, which was built in the late 1970s. The district provides emergency fire and medical first responder services to approximately 40,000 residents and businesses of southern Montgomery County, north of Houston in East Texas. Related Links: Poor Economy Doesn’t Slow Student Housing Construction GSA Awards Beck Technology $60M in BIM, Laser Scanning Contracts Dallas Museum of Nature & Science Unveils Designs, Building Model Satterfield & Pontikes Tops Out at Texas A&M Health Science Center McCarthy Constructing Fort Worth Westside Water
Construction is under way for a new, $38 million Beaumont Independent School District multi-purpose athletic facility located on an 85-acre tract of land. The project includes a 10,365-seat stadium, a press box, a 10,600-square-foot field house, ticket booths, offices and a 27,700-square-foot natatorium building. Completion of the complex is scheduled for 2010. SHW Group’s Houston studio was selected as the project architect while Parsons Corp.’s Houston office is serving as the program manager. Turner Construction Company’s Houston office, in joint venture with Houston-based Hallmark Group, was awarded the contract to provide construction management services. A rendering shows Beaumont ISD’s multi-purpose
The Remington Medical Resort of San Antonio was designed to be a first in its industry, combining patient care and therapy with the luxuries of a hotel resort. As the project morphed conceptual ideas to design, the team worked to make the project feasible, not only for the San Antonio location but also for future projects in different parts of Texas and the United States. Related Links: Best of 2009 Best Of Slideshow Award of Excellence Slideshow Throughout design and construction, the team worked to streamline the project in order to standardize construction methods and provide a baseline from which
Approximately 75% of the Sam Houston State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building’s first level was below ground and surrounded by an 18-in.-thick retaining wall, which had to be completed before the remainder of the second level slab-on-grade could be finished. Photo: Geoff Lyons Related Links: Best of 2009 Award of Excellence Slideshow Best Of Slideshow The construction of the foundations was particularly challenging after the discovery of ground water that did not appear on the soils report. The contractor, SpawGlass, elected to use a tower crane to erect the steel superstructure because the construction site was too
The St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital team faced a potentially project-ending problem soon after construction of the new facility began, but it pulled together to keep the job on track. The initial construction budget outlined the use of a spread-footing foundation for the five-story, 335,000-sq-ft hospital and medical office building, a method that is typically cheaper than piers. However, a detailed evaluation showed that this type of foundation would not work. Photo: Carl Mayfield Related Links: Best of 2009 Best Of Slideshow Award of Excellence Slideshow A collaborative effort established early in the design process among all project team members
Construction of the ProCure Proton Therapy Center, the first private practice proton therapy treatment center in the United States, required intense coordination and extreme precision to ensure accuracy. The 53,630-sq-ft facility will bring lifesaving proton therapy—the use of a controlled beam of protons to eradicate and halt the growth of cancer cells in a tumor—to 1,500 cancer patients per year. Photo: Procure Inc Related Links: Best of 2009 Award of Excellence Slideshow Best Of Slideshow This project was difficult because of the complexities of building a concrete structure into which all conduit and systems had to be embedded. With no
As part of its rebranding efforts, Thompson & Knight relocated its corporate headquarters to the Arts District of downtown Dallas. In addition to a bold new design, the 120-year-old law firm is seeking LEED silver certification, a first for any law firm in the state of Texas. Photo: Roger Hein/Heinsight Photography Related Links: Best of 2009 Best Of Slideshow Award of Excellence Slideshow Totaling 180,000 sq ft over six floors, the new headquarters is located in One Arts Plaza, a newly constructed 24-story multiuse building in the heart of the fast-growing Arts District. The location gives the firm street visibility,
The Trinity River Audubon Center transforms a former brownfield in South Dallas into a site for a sustainable green building. Once used as an illegal dumping ground, the site contained 1.5 million tons of construction debris accumulated over a 15-year period. Crews consolidated the waste into capped rolling hills replanted with prairie grass and hardwood trees. The Trinity Interpretive Center, along with the newly built multipurpose trails and the natural surroundings, will be used for recreation and education for the community. Photo: Michael Lyons Photography Related Links: Best of 2009 Award of Excellence Slideshow Best Of Slideshow Designed by renowned
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