As ENR Southeast notes elsewhere in this first 2014 print edition, the four-state region's construction prospects appear to be picking up considerably. For instance, McGraw Hill Construction is forecasting that the Southeast's percentage increase in 2014 construction contracts will easily outpace the nation during the coming year, with a 22% overall gain expected.
The construction industry is largely defined by uncertainty and, at the same time, the promise of a better tomorrow. With that in mind, it may sound redundant to describe any particular year as being defined by uncertainty and promise. But for the Southeast’s builders, from the very beginning of 2013, those factors stood out. Related Links: Duke Decides to Shutter Damaged Crystal River Nuke Plant Duke Energy Cancels $24.7B Florida Nuke Plant As Reservoir Redo Starts, Tampa Bay Water Seeks New GM OSHA Cites Five Firms for Miami Parking Garage Collapse PortMiami TBM Completes Final Bore Daytona Speedway's $400M Makeover
After first shocking Atlanta Braves fans and local contractors alike with their plans to build a new stadium, the Major League Baseball team has added to the intrigue with an announcement to fully fund a $400-million mixed-use venue at a proposed site in Cobb County, Ga. Image courtesy of Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves organization announced plans to build a new ballpark in Cobb County, Ga. The team later added that it plans to fund construction of a $400-million mixed-use component. Image courtesy of Atlanta Braves The Braves stated that the project's mixed-use component will include retail, restaurants, residential, hotel
The vision behind the $76.5-million James B. Hunt Jr. Library project at North Carolina State University was nothing short of a redefinition of the modern research library, with one eye on the increasingly digital future and another on the benefits of interpersonal collaborations.
The Nemours Foundation had a clear vision for its new children's hospital in Orlando: a world-class facility that would offer Central Florida a new level of pediatric specialty care, from minor injuries to the most complex of illnesses and conditions.
The restoration and expansion of Emory University's Oxford College language hall in Oxford, Ga.—originally built in 1874—brought the structure up to modern standards, including compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act codes.
The $175-million Bell Tower Development project involved a painstaking transformation of a section of the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus.
MWH Constructors led the $44.3-million construction management at-risk contract on the new Piedmont Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Piedmont, S.C., for Renewable Water Resources, a local water utility.
The $72-million rebuild of the SR 408/417 interchange in Central Florida aimed not only to increase the heavily traveled roadway's capacity, but also to reduce confusion for the 170,000 motorists who use the highway daily.
A new middle school in Lumberton, N.C., serves as its own energy powerhouse, generating more electricity than it consumes and thereby achieving the rare status of being a "net positive" building.
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