A $53.25 million student housing project will break ground in in March 2013 at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Hill & Wilkinson has been awarded the contract on the new student housing living/learning center, a construction management-at-risk project that was designed by HKS Architects Inc. Rendering by HKS Architects A rendering of the new University of Texas at Dallas Student Living Learning Center, which is seeking LEED silver certification. Related Links: Hill & Wilkinson University of Texas at Dallas The student housing living/learning center is the fifth campus construction project awarded to Hill & Wilkinson by UTD. The
Unsatisfied with Brasfield & Gorrie’s response to a recent threat of contract termination—known as a cure notice—the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) ratcheted up the heat on Jan. 31 by issuing a show cause notice to the contractor over its performance on a nearly $300-million hospital project in Orlando. Photo by Scott Judy The Dept. of Veterans Affairs has issued a Show Cause notice to hospital contractor Brasfield & Gorrie. The contractor has until Feb. 11 to respond or face termination from the project. Related Links: Congress Seeks Elusive Answers About Troubled VA Project Construction CEO's Testimony Offers Glimpse
DPR Construction, the California-based building contractor and construction manager that has built itself into a $2-billion-a-year business on high-tech construction and a push for innovation, is making moves to expand its footprint. And the company’s first step in that direction is starting in the Southeast. Photo: NY Focus Photography DPR Construction built the Max Planck Florida Institute project, located in Jupiter, Fla. Related Links: California-based DPR is Set to Buy Hardin Construction In its first major purchase, DPR announced last month that it plans to buy Hardin Construction Co. LLC, the Atlanta-based general contractor. DPR, based in Redwood City, plans
Winners were recognized in 13 categories at the Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America’s annual Outstanding Construction Awards at the end of January. Photo by Jackie Jackson The Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America honored projects from across Central Texas at its annual Outstanding Construction Awards. Related Links: Austin Associated General Contractors The contest honored projects completed during 2012.“This year’s winners featured the usual mix of both small and large projects, including the incredibly successful Circuit of the Americas/Formula 1 project,” says Phil Thoden, president and CEO of the Austin Chapter of AGC. “Though
Texas A&M University has new plans in place to expand its engineering enrollment up to 25,000 students by 2025. This ’25 by 25’ initiative was driven largely by the need for more engineers across the United States, including Texas. Courtesy of Texas A&M University Engineering A rendering of the proposed Texas A&M University Engineering Education Complex. Related Links: Texas A&M University “The demand for engineering education at Texas A&M has never been higher,” says Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin. “The Texas Workforce Commission has projected the need for engineers entering the workforce will increase significantly over the next 12
Following in the footsteps of schools that have brokered development partnerships between high-tech companies and academia as well as cities that have revitalized struggling districts into 24/7 neighborhoods, the University of Florida is going outside its Gainesville campus gates and stepping into the shoes of an urban renewer. The UF goal is to turn an adjacent neighborhood full of underutilized low-rise buildings into a 40-acre compact community where people work, live and play. Having overcome the many zoning, infrastructure and cultural challenges that stood in its way, Innovation Square—which could encompass more than 5 million sq ft when it is
KRISTIANSENAlexander Kristiansen has joined architectural firm BJAC in Raleigh, N.C., as director of health care. Kristiansen will lead the design and management of health care projects. He has spent much of his career focused on health care facilities and has international project experience. Related Links: 2013's Top 20 Under 40 Class ENR Southeast: People Peter Tuffo has joined Suffolk Construction to serve as vice president of west coast operations in Fort Myers, Fla., as the company seeks to expand its reach into the state's southwest region. Tuffo has more than 15 years of industry experience and previously served in
McKim & Creed, Inc. a Texas-based engineering, geomatics and planning firm, announced that it has purchased the assets of North Carolina-based United Engineering Group, Inc. (UEG), which provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design services for the energy, healthcare, higher education, state government, industrial and transportation markets. Related Links: McKim & Creed, Inc. United Engineering Group, Inc. The acquisition is effective as of January 1, 2013.This acquisition will enhance McKim & Creed’s engineering capabilities and services, and strengthen its experience and expertise in the energy, healthcare and educational markets.“The United Engineering Group acquisition will have little immediate impact on
Two wind farms will soon be up and running in Texas, thanks to work being done by the North American Development Bank (NADB) and Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy.
The Texas Transportation Commission has selected AGL Constructors, a consortium comprised of Archer Western Contractors, LLC, Granite Construction Co. and The LANE Construction Co., as the developer of a 28-mile corridor of Interstate 35E from Dallas to Denton. Photo courtesy of TXDOT AGL Constructors will develop a 28-mile corridor of Interstate 35E from Dallas to Denton. Related Links: Texas Department of Transportation This initial phase of the project will include construction along the entire 28-mile stretch of I-35E, from I-635 north to U.S. 380, but there are three additional phases that could be tackled once funding becomes available to TXDOT.“Phase
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