BE&K Building Group of Charlotte, N.C., was selected to build a new multistory K-12 school facility and associated amenities for Cherokee Central School, part of the community of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Designed to serve approximately 1,200 students, the project includes an elementary school, middle school, high school, cultural arts center and several sports facilities. Photo: BE&K Building Group Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The elementary school houses two computer classrooms, two pre-K classrooms, six classrooms per grades K-5, a science classroom, four Cherokee language classrooms, two cultural centers, a sacred
The new $250-million, 158-acre Dames Point Container Terminal will more than double the capacity of the Jacksonville Port Authority. The terminal, constructed by W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. of Philadelphia, Miss., includes two 1,200-ft berths, a half-mile docking facility with unloading cranes, underground utilities, storm water conveyance and a wide array of pipes, conduits and ducts for power and communications. Photo: W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The new terminal will be used exclusively by the Tokyo-based shipping firm, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and its terminal operating partner, TraPac,
The new 60,000-sq-ft Naval Facilities Engineering Command Building at Naval Air Station in Jacksonville is a result of the command’s relocation from Charleston, S.C., along with the Naval Facilities Engineering Field Activity Southeast, Public Works Center Jacksonville and Regional Engineer staffs. Photo: Haskell Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The building includes a two-story administrative facility with a third-floor mezzanine open to the second floor below. New walkways, landscaping, pavers, site utilities and roadway demolition were included as part of Haskell’s design-build contract. Haskell provided all architectural, engineering and construction services on a lump-sum
Designed for storm water management and control by the use of a chain of several lakes, the Gordon River Water Quality Park in Naples, Fla., cleans water as it travels through both man-made and natural wetlands. The 50-acre site also serves as a passive and educational park with 3 mi of pathways and boardwalks through the lakes, gardens and wetlands. There are several buildings on the site, restroom facilities, pavilions and an educational building. Photo: Kraft Construction Co. Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The project was designed to treat storm water runoff from
This $149-million contract for the Florida Dept. of Transportation is a highway and bridge reconstruction project on U.S. 1 in Key Largo. The reconstruction of U.S. 1 consisted of the replacement of the outdated two-lane Jewfish Creek bascule bridge, built in 1944, with a new fixed-span bridge. Photo: Parsons Brinckerhoff Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The new structure provides high-level clearance over the Intercoastal Waterway, which transitions into a low-level span over Lake Surprise. The bridge features one travel lane in each direction with a median barrier wall to prevent head-on collisions, a
The City of Light’s 93-acre, multifaceted campus encompasses the corporate headquarters—designated the World Reach Center Headquarters Facility—as well as the International Welcome and Prayer Center and substantial sitework developments. Photo: BE&K Building Group Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The design for this non-traditional corporate complex was intended to capture The Inspiration Network’s energy and passion. The Boulevard of the Nations, lined with flags from the 28 nations to which The Inspiration Networks broadcasts, provides a grand entrance. Seven stone spires of light emanate from the City of Light, symbolizing the ministry’s commitment to
The Manta attraction at Sea World combines an exhilarating roller coaster experience with a stingray-based aquarium. The attraction includes an aquarium with ten individual exhibit tanks, totaling more than 250,000 gallons of water, a lake with water effects, a duck pond, a flamingo exhibit, a ride photo building, a ride maintenance building, renovation of an existing gift shop, ride debris nets over existing portions of the park, and a roller coaster. Photo: Wharton-Smith Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The coaster simulates the sensation of gliding through the park. It barrels through a near
This 188,000-sq-ft facility on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology houses clean-room laboratories that support education, research and economic development in the areas of microelectronics, medicine, pharmaceuticals, nanoscience and nanotechnology. Photo: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. Related Links: Southeast Construction’s Best Of 2009 Awards Best Of 2009 Slideshow The structure includes 30,000 sq ft of clean-room floor space which supports both organic and inorganic nanotechnology research. The building also features approximately 90,000 sq ft in associated support spaces, such as flexible lab space, office and conference facilities, and a central public area for circulation and social activities. Due to
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
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