A $7.3-million Magellan Trestle & Dolphins upgrade to the Delaware Marine Terminal at the Port of Wilmington nearly doubled the existing oil-tank capacity.
The $385-million Main Station for the Automated People Mover program at Washington Dulles Airport will provide a more efficient and modern means of passenger flow throughout the airport. Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards It is one component of a comprehensive plan to replace the mobile lounge buses, introduced in 1962 but now considered antiquated due to their slow pace and the need for them to navigate active taxiway traffic. Work began in December 2002 and finished in August. Turner Construction Co. of Arlington, Va., built the station and the glass and steel train tubes to house the
The $33-million Manassas Park Elementary School/Cougar Elementary School was designed to foster a love of learning. Completed in April, it houses 610 pupils but has the capacity to surge to 900 if needed. Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards Hess Construction + Engineering Services of Gaithersburg, Md., began construction in July 2007 and completed the 128,000-sq-ft main building and 10,500-sq-ft prekindergarten building with no recordable safety incidents. The school features three three-story academic houses connected by hallways. VMDO Architects, Charlottesville, Va., designed the building and incorporated many sustainable features. The team seeks LEED gold certification. The design requires
The five-story, $30.5-million Marriott Hall unites three existing buildings on the St. Albans School campus on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in the District of Columbia. Photo Courtesy Tishman Construction Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of New York designed the Marriott Hall project, and Tishman Construction Corp. of DC in Washington, oversaw construction of the 35,000-sq-ft addition and a 35,000-sq-ft renovation of the library and theater building. Coakley & Williams Construction of Gaithersburg, Md., served as general contractor. The construction team overcame major obstacles, including an underground stream encountered while installing
A jury of six industry experts pored over a record number of entries to select Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009. Eligible projects were located in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia or the District of Columbia and were completed between September 2008 and August 2009. Judges abstained from voting on projects with which they or their companies are affiliated. Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards BHARGAVA Abu Bhargava, Project Executive, Skanska USA Bhargava is a LEED AP with 13 years of experience in the industry. Among the projects he has overseen are numerous pharmaceutical, research and laboratory facilities,
During a four-floor build-out for Microsoft’s DC Federal Sales Force and Health Solutions Group, it was discovered that there was not enough power in the base building to support the required loads for the group’s new data center. This midproject crisis required the entire project team to find a solution so the space could be occupied on schedule. Photo Courtesy Hitt Contracting Inc. Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards HITT’s project team, along with the design team, acted quickly to find alternative solutions that could be achieved within the required time frame. A permanent power upgrade would take
The $43 million Thomas Jefferson Foundation Monticello Visitor and Smith History Center is part of a larger project that adds visitor and education outreach services on the campus of Thomas Jefferson’s historic home. Photo Courtesy of Dan Grogan Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards The LEED gold-certified center’s sustainable elements include a geothermal heating and cooling system; two green roofs; the extensive use of locally sourced, sustainably produced building materials; energy-efficient elements such as double glazed-windows and louvered blinds; advanced storm-water removal; water conservation measures; enhanced waste-water treatment; and recycling protocols. Key Players Owner: Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville,
The Please Touch Museum, a popular children’s museum in Philadelphia, had outgrown its space. Instead of building a new space, the museum moved out of Center City Philadelphia to Fairmount Park and into Memorial Hall, an empty building constructed in the late 19th Century that is three times larger than the museum’s previous location. Photo Courtesy Don Pearse Photo Courtesy Don Pearse Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards To bring the space up to museum standards—and back to life—the joint venture of Daniel J. Keating Co./Bittenbender/McCrae renovated the 157,000-sq-ft Memorial Hall into space for a children’s museum, which
The project team building the $4 million 2009 Presidential Inaugural Review Stands kept a strong focus on sustainability, and 100% of the structural assemblies will be reused in future inaugurations. Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards In addition to new construction materials, all three stands incorporated materials reused from existing inventory. The fast-track project included the design and construction of three demountable structures used for the inauguration of President Barack Obama: a presidential review stand built in front of the White House, a three-story media stand at Lafayette Park and an additional review stand serving the D.C. mayor’s
The $9-million renovation of the Addison Elementary School complex in the historic Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., unearthed the historic character of the original 124-year-old school while transforming it into a contemporary facility. Photo Courtesy Kenneth M. Wyner Photography Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards Joint-venture partners Columbia Enterprises of Washington and Forrester Construction Co. of Rockville, Md., began the project in April 2008 and completed it in January. Scope of work included the addition of seven new classrooms, a multipurpose room, computer rooms, a health suite and other amenities. Exterior masonry was restored to match the existing
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