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Code Officials' Advisory Vote Approves Challenged Structural Standard

October 26, 2016

Supporters of an updated structural building-design standard, developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers, are breathing a collective sigh of relief after members of the International Code Council voted down an attempt to keep the standard, known as ASCE 7-16, out of the 2018 edition of ICC’s International Building Code and its other model codes.

Grandview Medical Center Project Revived After Decade-Long Delay

Technology and collaboration help revive a high-tech Birmingham, Ala., hospital project after more than a decade of dormancy

Jim Parsons

October 26, 2016

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When owner legal issues idled construction of the highly touted “hospital of the future” in Birmingham, Ala., in 2003, Brasfield & Gorrie project director Robert Robison knew it might be some time before work on the half-finished, 13-story, 1 million-sq-ft facility resumed.

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.

Manufacturing Best Project - IRIS USA Manufacturing Facility

John Guzzon

October 25, 2016

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With just eight months to construct the facility and thereby maintain the owner’s production schedule, Balfour Beatty Construction held nearly constant meetings with the owner, architect, engineer and subcontractors to ensure the facility was completed within the time line.

K-12 Education Award of Merit - Monte Vista Elementary School Campus Replacement

John Guzzon

October 25, 2016

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Founded in the 1940s, Monte Vista Elementary School’s Phoenix campus is a tribute to the area’s agricultural history.

K-12 Education Best Project - Northeast Elementary & Hermosa Middle School

John Guzzon

October 25, 2016

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Directly adjacent to one another, Northeast Elementary and Hermosa Middle School in Farmington, N.M., were built at the same time on a fast-track, 10-month schedule.

Higher Education/Research Award of Merit - University of Arizona Environment and Natural Resources Phase II

John Guzzon

October 24, 2016

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The five-story University of Arizona Environment and Natural Resources Phase II, in Tucson, houses five different departments and a classroom.

Green Best Project - Northern Arizona University International Pavilion

John Guzzon

October 24, 2016

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Northern Arizona University’s International Pavilion in Flagstaff was designed and built to achieve LEED-NC Platinum certification and net-zero-energy use.

ENR MidAtlantic Celebrates Region's Best Projects

Panel of industry judges selects MidAtlantic area’s finest work from 65 entries in annual Best Projects competition

Justin Rice

October 20, 2016

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An elementary school with a 500-gallon saltwater fish tank modified from a Hurricane Sandy-salvaged bus is just one example of the creativity displayed in the winning entries in this year’s ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects competition.

Residential/Hospitality Award of Merit - Atlantic Plumbing Parcels A&B

Justin Rice

October 20, 2016

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Facade elements such as the unique corten steel exoskeleton give the Atlantic Plumbing redevelopment a clean and modern architectural style with a raw, industrial vibe.