The $1.01-billion project at Sacramento International Airport, the largest capital improvement program in Sacramento County history, was completed in October 2011—four months earlier than planned and $60 million under budget.
Completed in July 2011, this $7.1-million library remodel and expansion included adding a community space, technology and teen services, a kitchen, a café and a bookstore as well as giving an overall face-lift to the aging 1970 building.
The aim of this $4-million visitor enhancement project to commemorate the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary was to make significant improvements to the world-famous tourist site.
A mile from the Golden Gate Bridge, the $1.9-million two-hinged suspension bridge for pedestrians replaces a bridge built in 1954 to the Point Bonita Lighthouse.
Because refineries are among the most hazardous sites that builders encounter, ConocoPhillips' safety and project management team for the Wood River Refinery Stormwater Upgrades coordinated daily and employed such safety-related measures as using hydro-vacuum excavation to locate utilities and using excavators rather than cranes to place large precast sections.
Contextualism was key to executing a new classroom building and addition for the University of Michigan's law school, whose facilities, like others on the Ann Arbor campus, are rooted in Collegiate Gothic architecture. Photo Courtesy of Fred Golden An atrium on the main floor of a new commons at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor pours sunlight over a seating area providing views of historic structures. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Designers took their cues from the 80-year-old Hutchins Hall, a masonry-clad structure anchored by ornate
As a result of ongoing fundraising efforts and resulting revisions to the project, team members negotiated a steep learning curve while developing a new campus for the Westminster Christian Academy.
An addition to a concourse at Indiana's South Bend Regional Airport takes flight with a steel-framed, barrel-vaulted structure intended to mimic the forms of an aircraft wing.
Settlers Trail Wind Farm was constructed during extremely cold winter weather, with crews fighting freezing rain, snow and temperatures as low as -20˚F. Photo Courtesy of Jim Finch With both the weather and schedule churning, safety was paramount during construction of Settlers Trail Wind Farm in Watseka, Ill. Photo Courtesy of Jim Finch In all, the project logged 151,574 working hours while achieving OSHA and lost-time rates of zero. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Building a wind farm is inherently dangerous due to, well, the wind. Despite the cold
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