The value of new South Carolina contracts fell 12% in August, compared to a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. The overall value of new contracts signed for future construction was $461.9 million, compared to last August’s $523.5 million. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" All three construction sectors fell during the month. Nonbuilding declined the most, dropping 25% to total $85.7 million. The value of residential contracts decreased 8% to total $259.6 million. Nonresidential experienced a 7% decline, for a $116.7-million total. Even so, on a year-to-date basis, the nonresidential market remains the only negative sector for South Carolina.
The overall value of new North Carolina contracts tumbled in August, dropping 50% compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. August contracts for future construction totaled roughly $872.1 million during the month, down from $1.7 billion a year ago. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Nonresidential contracts declined the most, by 75%, to total $249 million, down from last August’s $994 million. The nonbuilding category—which includes infrastructure projects—fell 55% to tally $96.4 million. Residential contracts moved ahead by 2% compared to a year ago for a nearly $526.7-million total. The
Batson-Cook Construction of West Point, Ga., and Salt Lake City-based Okland Construction were selected to build the $55-million Cancer Treatment Centers of America of the Southeast in Newnan. The multi-story 225,000 sq-ft hospital will be the fifth such campus in the United States. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Okland recently built a facility for Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear, Ariz., and approached Batson-Cook for the Georgia project. The project includes a five-story, 60-room outpatient residential tower. The facility will include two linear accelerator vaults, an HDR/Brachy Therapy Vault and a nuclear radiology imaging unit. Also included will
The town of Davie has awarded a $101-million design-build contract to AECOM Technology Corp. to design and construct a 6-million-gallon-per-day brackish water membrane treatment plant as well as a 3.5-MGD membrane water reclamation facility. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project also includes a new utility office, a series of five raw water wells, two deep-injection wells and reuse of the reclaimed water. The project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
The City of Orlando’s $480-million Amway Center, the home of the NBA’s Orlando Magic, opened Oct. 1, in time for the team’s first preseason game on Oct. 10. The Populous-designed facility features seven concourses that provide approximately 875,000 sq ft of space, or nearly three times the area of the old arena. Photo courtesy City of Orlando Orlando's new $480-million Amway Center opened Oct. 1. It was built by a construction team led by Hunt Construction Group. Populous of Kansas City, Mo., was the designer. Turner Construction Co. of Orlando was the program manager. A joint-venture team led by Indianapolis-based
Corgan Associate’s Dallas office announced three new associates to add to its team of professionals with expertise in aviation and interior design. Dan Hursin, Ginger Gee and Shelly Nichols were promoted to associate. Gee received a bachelor’s degree in interior design from Harding University in Arkansas and received her master’s of architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" STG Design in Austin announced the promotion of two team members, PollyAnna Little and Jeff Ervin. Little has been promoted to principal and Ervin to associate principal. Little is a graduate of the University of
With the 6,350th glass pane hoisted into place on Sept. 15, the only visible sign of anything having been awry at Atlanta’s 723-ft-tall Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel—the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere—is the exterior hoist, set to come down by mid-November. But for more than two years, there were pockmarks on the glass-clad facade, which was hit by flying debris during a freak tornado in March 2008. The 35-year-old hotel stayed open, minus damaged rooms, during the year-long, $22-million project. For several reasons, owner Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., White Plains, N.Y., elected to install all new tinted
Bulldozers may soon be pushing dirt in the Everglades following the issuance Sept. 3 of new marching orders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the State of Florida to improve the quality of water entering the Everglades Protection Area. The agency was acting in response to pressure from an April U.S. District Court decision ordering EPA and the state to begin enforcing the water quality standards mandated by Florida�s 1994 Everglades Forever Act and the Federal Clean Water Act. To comply with the court order, EPA has notified Florida that clean water standards for phosphorus are not being achieved
FKP Architects’ senior associate and project designer, Mezio S. Zangirolami, AIA, LEED AP, was recently named among the Houston Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40” honorees. The annual awards program identifies 40 leaders on the rise who excel in their industries, are respected business leaders and show leadership in their communities. Zangirolami graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in architecture. TEXO, the combined chapter of the North/East Texas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors and the Associated Builders and Contractors North Texas, named Hank Mouser of Balfour Beatty Construction, its 2010 Safety Professional of the Year.
Moss Miller LLC was awarded a $34-million design-build contract for Nova Southeastern University’s oceanographic research center, dedicated to the study of coral reefs. Related Links: FAU Breaks Ground on Max Planck Florida Institute Clancy & Theys to Build First Phase of Harmony Town Center Port Manatee Awards $14.8-Million Berth 12 Dredging Contract U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Nourish Two Pinellas Beaches The partnership of Moss & Associates and Miller Construction Co., both of Fort Lauderdale, expects to start construction in October at Nova Southeastern’s Oceanographic Center site in Dania Beach. The 86,000-sq-ft Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems
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