Construction has begun on the Edward A. Brennan Entry Pavilion, a three-story entranceway linking the new hospital building under construction at Rush University Medical Center with its existing hospital facilities. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" When completed, the Edward A. Brennan Entry Pavilion will create a new “front door” to Rush’s hospital facilities. The pavilion will be located on West Harrison Street, with the new hospital building that will open in 2012 to the east and the existing atrium hospital building to the west. The project is a component of the Rush Transformation, the most comprehensive campus renovation project
Parents, students and school supporters came together recently to celebrate the grand opening of Shepherds College’s newest student housing facility in Union Grove, Wis. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" With over 85% occupancy, the new structure will provide increased opportunity and education to students of Shepherds College, the country’s leading three-year, post-secondary education program for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Designed by Zimmerman Architectural Studios and constructed by J.H. Findorff & Son of Milwaukee, the 8,200-sq-ft project features two identical buildings with the capacity to house up to 16 students and staff.
With the unanimous approval of its Board of Directors, Smith Crossing confirms it will start construction of the first phase of its expansion plan, announced Michael A. Flynn, CEO of Smith Senior Living which sponsors the southwest suburbs’ only continuing care retirement community. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" When completed in spring 2011, this new wing will house 14 additional assisted living residences and 16 units for residents with memory care needs. Concurrently, Smith Crossing will convert its existing memory care wing into accommodations for 16 additional skilled nursing care residents, according to Flynn. The second phase of Smith
In the last 15 months, the Missouri Department of Transportation has made it one-fourth of the way to its goal of 802 new and improved bridges in five years. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" When the Route JJ bridge over Richland Creek in Morgan County opened recently, it was the 200th bridge completed under MoDOT’s Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. The old bridge was a steel thru-truss bridge that was 53 years old and 20 ft wide - enough for only one lane. The new structure utilizes concrete beams covered by an asphalt driving surface and is 26
Mayor Richard Daley recently announced the formation of a new O’Hare Express Blue Ribbon Committee to undertake a comprehensive study for express train service between O’Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The O’Hare International Airport and Downtown Chicago Express rail service would complement existing public transportation options, provide potential for new jobs, investment and speedier access between airport and downtown. The new express rail service would provide a cost effective and efficient transportation option for O’Hare travelers and help mitigate congestion on the region’s roadway. The committee will study the feasibility of the new
The second phase of engineering to support the electrical systems for a 315,000-sq-ft data center facility on Chicago’s Near South Side has begun, developer JRM Technology LLC announced. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The design and construction team is now working with Commonwealth Edison to finalize engineering for the data center’s significant power needs, moving the project forward, says James R. McHugh, JRM Technology’s principal. The facility, to be located at 111 E. Cermak Road, will be the first structure in downtown Chicago designed and built specifically as a data center, McHugh says. To meet data storage energy demands,
Companies working on the $670-million Mississippi River Bridge in St. Louis have shattered geotechnical records with a 36,067-ton load test on one of the bridge’s drilled-shaft, concrete foundations. Photo Courtesy of MODOT The test consisted of drilling an 11.5-ft-dia shaft 43.5 ft under the riverbed, then cutting an 11-ft-dia socket more than 23 ft into the underlying limestone bedrock. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The test, performed in June, consisted of drilling an 11.5-ft-dia shaft 43.5 ft under the riverbed, then cutting an 11-ft-dia socket more than 23 ft into the underlying limestone bedrock. An Osterberg hydraulic load cell
The Robert A. Young building in St. Louis is the first construction site in the U.S. that has been designated 100 percent AWPT-trained. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" AWPT (American Work Platform Training) is the North American subsidiary of IPAF that manages the training program in the North American market. AWPT-trained employees from access specialists Goedecke planned the 20-story building project. AWPT-trained installers erected the mast climbing work platforms. An AWPT-certified instructor, Bobby Reese from Mastclimbers LLC, trained 56 employees of Superior Waterproofing as the first MCWP operators to hold the PAL Card (Powered Access Licensed-Registration). The building was
The highway investments in the stimulus law have been a bright spot for a transportation construction industry hard hit by recession-induced cutbacks in state programs and decline in private sector work. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" But continued uncertainty about passage of a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill is hindering chances for a sustained economic recovery. That was the thrust of the message delivered by Kevin Gannon, vice president of Appleton, Wis.-based Northeast Asphalt Inc., at a House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee hearing on implementation of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. Gannon, a director on the American Road
Clayco Inc. has been selected by Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, a law firm with more than 300 attorneys, for tenant finish construction of its 10th and 11th floor offices in the new Centene headquarter building in Clayton, Mo. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project includes a 47,000-sq-ft build-out in the recently constructed Centene building located at the corner of Hanley Road and Forsyth Avenue. Unique features of Stinson’s office include skyfold partitions, bamboo paneling and ceilings, three-form acrylic panels and fabric wrapped panels as part of pursing LEED Silver certification with the U.S. Green Building Council.
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