The $1.7-million Cleveland Park Animal Hospital near downtown Greenville, S.C., replaced the existing 1950s-era clinic at the same location. The building features dedicated space for small animal examination, treatment, surgery, grooming and boarding, and an equine treatment area, as well as multiple laboratories, a pharmacy, an employee breakroom, and management offices. Among the facility’s design attributes is special acoustical treatment in the dog boarding and main reception areas. Photo Courtesy Moss & Associates Related Links: Best Of 2010 Design-builder Moss and Associates recommended relocating the practice and its associated medical equipment to 3,000 sq ft of temporary modular facilities on
Lane Construction Corp. completed the $126.4-million SR 408 improvement project, the largest ever let by the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority in Florida, in October 2009. The project was on time, under budget and without a lost-time accident. Photo Courtesy Lane Construction Corp. Photo Courtesy Lane Construction Corp. Related Links: Best Of 2010 The job entailed widening of eight existing bridges, reconstruction of one bridge, construction of two new bridges, design-build of architectural precast at bridges, widening the highway from six to eight lanes and replacement of rigid concrete pavement with asphalt pavement. Also, construction of two new mainline toll
The $55.3-million Fifth and Alton Vertical Retail Center is a beautifully designed retail and parking structure located at the gateway into Miami Beach, adjacent to the historic Art Deco District. Photo Courtesy Suffolk Construction Co. Related Links: Best Of 2010 The building provides three levels of retail and a six-level parking garage. The project represents a new, urban prototype that addresses the specific needs of large-value retail tenants that have previously been limited to an ever-expanding suburban landscape, while simultaneously integrating these uses into the higher residential and commercial densities of inner-city cores. Suffolk Construction Co. of West Palm Beach
The $103.6-million Atlantic Coast High School on 100 acres of land in Jacksonville was constructed as an enhanced hurricane protection area to be used by the city of Jacksonville during emergencies. It includes 850 standard beds and 250 special-needs beds. Photo Courtesy W.G. Mills Photo Courtesy W.G. Mills Related Links: Best Of 2010 The new school embraces the variety of learning styles of today’s students and teachers. Operable walls provide the flexibility to expand or contract the educational space for a variety of academic functions. The design features a courtyard centered within the main building with structures that create gallery
The overall value of new Georgia construction contracts dropped by 1% in October, for a total of roughly $921.9 million, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The month’s residential contracts were estimated at $314 million, or 22% ahead of the same period of a year ago. The other two markets fell, however. The nonresidential category declined 2%, for a total of $352.8 million. Nonbuilding contracts, which include infrastructure and civil work, dropped 17% to tally $255.1 million. For the year to date, Georgia contracts are estimated at $9 billion, or 8% down
Manhattan Construction Group’s Florida subsidiary, Kraft Construction Co. of Naples, has changed its name to Manhattan Kraft Construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The management and organization of the company is unaffected by this change. Manhattan Construction Group acquired Kraft Construction in 2008.
The Korte Co. of St. Louis has been awarded a $15.3-million contract to design-build the Fort Bragg Troop and Family Medical Clinic project. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Scheduled to be completed by summer 2012, the 51,000-sq-ft, two-story facility will provide a range of medical support for soldiers and their families.
The Miami Art Museum broke ground in December for its new Herzog and de Meuron-designed facility in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park, next to the future home of the Miami Science Museum. The new museum is scheduled to open in 2013. Photo By Juan Cabrera Taking part in the recent groundbreaking for the new Miami Art Museum facility were, from left: Thom Collins, MAM Director; Miami-Dade County Commission Audrey M. Edmonson; MAM Board of Trustees Chairman Aaron Podhurst; Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez; Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally A. Heyman; Miami-Dade County Manager George M. Burgess; and Christine Binswanger, senior partner with
The value of new North Carolina construction contracts signed in October fell 37% compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, the publisher of Southeast Construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" All three categories declined during the month, with the largest drop in the nonbuilding sector, which declined 78%, for a $161.8-million total. That compares to last October’s total of $746 million. Residential contracts declined 16% for a $449.6-million total. The value of nonresidential construction contracts was 2% lower, for a $529.1-million total. For the year to date, North Carolina’s contracts are an estimated
The joint venture of GAC Contractors of Panama City, Fla., and H. J. High Construction Co., Orlando, was selected as the construction manager for the 104,000-sq-ft, four-story Advanced Technology Center for Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, now under construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The building contains a culinary arts and food lab, music technology lab, digital media lab, renewable energy lab and sustainable building labs. The project is designed to meet LEED Gold standards, and features interior and exterior metal composite panels, vertical axis wind turbines, and photovoltaic and solar panels mounted on the roof, geothermal
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