Metro, the regional public transit operator serving metropolitan St. Louis, now repaints its 87 light-rail vehicles in a new eco-friendly facility that opened six months ahead of schedule and about 10% under the $4.8-million estimated budget. One side of the 9,600-sq-ft precast panel building contains a totally enclosed paint booth. The other side is a prep shop with six separate areas and an extensive dust-collection system. Besides dust collection, the facility’s “green” features include a filtered air-exhaust system, use of low VOC paint, and energy-efficient lighting. Plochner Construction Co., Highland, Ill., was the project’s general contractor. Related Links: World’s Tallest
James McHugh Construction Co., Chicago, has completed Streeter Place, a new luxury apartment tower in Chicago. Image: McHugh The recently finished 54-story Streeter Place in Chicago holds 480 apartments 402 parking spots and 10,000 sq ft of retail space. It sits atop 59 caissons. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Major Eye Institute is Going from Vision to Reality in Indianapolis Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns LEED Gold Certification St. Louis Metro System’s New Paint Facility Opens Six Months Early and 10% Under Budget
The Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Chicago) has named Brian Vitale, as winner of its 2009 Dubin Family Young Architect Award. Vitale, 38, is a design director at Gensler. Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray 2009 Firm of the Year Great Lakes Design-Build Institute Elects Officers Two Midwestern Firms Earn National Honors from AIA Northeast Indiana Building Contractors Name Officers for 2010 American Society of Safety Engineers Adds Occupational Health Nurses
William D. Bast, a principal in the Chicago office of Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., has been named president of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA). Related Links: AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray 2009 Firm of the Year Great Lakes Design-Build Institute Elects Officers Two Midwestern Firms Earn National Honors from AIA Northeast Indiana Building Contractors Name Officers for 2010 American Society of Safety Engineers Adds Occupational Health Nurses to Membership CISCO Honors Top Chicago-Area Construction Projects
Work is under way for a new wastewater treatment plant in Itasca, Ill. Designed by Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Chicago, and constructed by Williams Brothers Construction, Inc., Peoria, Ill., the two-year project will boost the local economy and create hundreds of new jobs. Related Links: St. Louis Link Will Be Tough, Diverse, Green Indiana Gets $71.4-Million in High-Speed Rail Funds Metropolitan St. Louis Lower Meramec River Wastewater Treatment Plant Completed Repair of I-80 Bridge Near Moline, Ill., Scheduled to Restart April 5 MoDOT Says 86% of State’s Major Roads are Now in Good Condition The $35-million plant will boost the
For the second consecutive year, the sluggish U.S. economy has slowed development of new shopping centers in Chicagoland, according to an annual survey by Mid-America Real Estate Corporation, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Major Eye Institute is Going from Vision to Reality in Indianapolis Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns LEED Gold Certification St. Louis Metro System’s New Paint Facility Opens Six Months Early and 10% Under Budget Building Now Houses HQ
R.A. Smith National, Brookfield, Wis., is providing surveying, utility and sitework engineering, stormwater management, and landscape architectural design services to Architects Group Limited (AGL), Green Bay, Wis., for a new service center for the Wisconsin Div. of Motor Vehicles. The Wisconsin Dept. of Administration’s Division of State Facilities is overseeing design and construction. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Major Eye Institute is Going from Vision to Reality in Indianapolis Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns
The St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (SLCCC) has recognized companies and individuals who promote diversity in the construction industry. Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray 2009 Firm of the Year Great Lakes Design-Build Institute Elects Officers Two Midwestern Firms Earn National Honors from AIA Northeast Indiana Building Contractors Name Officers for 2010 American Society of Safety Engineers Adds Occupational Health Nurses to Membership CISCO Honors Top
The Indiana University School of Medicine Dept. of Ophthalmology has begun construction of The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Image: Ratio Architects The Indiana University School of Medicine’s 77,000-sq-ft Glick Eye Institute will bring together patient care facilities and research laboratories in a LEED Gold building. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns LEED Gold Certification St. Louis Metro System’s New
On January 27 and 28, contractors, excavators, landscapers, representatives of municipal and county governments, and construction-industry suppliers gathered at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park, in West Allis (Milwaukee), Wis., for the Conex Wisconsin/Northern Illinois trade show. Photo: Mike Larson Despite the sluggish economy, attendance at the 2010 Conex Wisconsin/Northern Illinois trade show appeared to top last year’s. Photo: Mike Larson One brand new piece of equipment making its debut was JCB’s new 515-40 compact telehandler. The skid-steer-sized unit offers 13 ft of lift height, 3,300 lb of lifting capacity, and a side-entry cab door. It weighs about
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