A commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability drove Wachovia Bank in Charlotte, N.C., to build the Southeast’s first LEED-Platinum Core and Shell building. The building is the 51-story Duke Energy Center, and it’s part of a $1.3-billion cultural campus developed by Wachovia’s parent, Wells Fargo Co. “We developed some pretty high-level, triple-bottom-line goals on people, profit and the planet, hanging on energy efficiency and how we could do things to stretch and reach,” says Curt Radkin, development director for the Corporate Properties Group at Wells Fargo. The $390-million, 1.5-million-sq-ft, 51-story Duke Energy Center is the first building to receive LEED-Platinum
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
Plainly, 2009 was not a good year for Southeast contractors and designers. And judging from the data collected from Southeast Construction’s annual Top Specialty Contractors survey, for the ranking published here, specialty firms took a severe hit last year. Related Links: Specialty Contracting Slowdown KHS&S Gets Lean Top Specialty Contractor Rankings The number of responses to this most recent annual survey was down considerably. In itself, that’s a telling indicator. While each of the previous two Top Specialty Contractor rankings had reached a depth of 200, this latest “Top” survey generated only enough responses for a ranking of 150. Last
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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has initiated a $5.2-million project to nourish beaches on Treasure Island and St. Petersburg Beach. The project is sponsored by Pinellas County and cost shared by local, state and federal dollars. Related Links: Moss Miller Building Research Center at Nova Southeastern 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 The project will nourish three beaches and is scheduled for completion by December. Work to renourish each beach will last 4 to 5 weeks,
The Manatee County Port Authority in Bradenton awarded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. a $14.8-million contract for Port Manatee’s Berth 12 dredging project. Related Links: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Nourish Two Pinellas Beaches Moss Miller Building Research Center at Nova Southeastern FAU Breaks Ground on Max Planck Florida Institute Clancy & Theys to Build First Phase of Harmony Town Center Great Lakes’ bid was accepted two months after initial bids were rejected for exceeding the engineer’s estimate. The re-bid process resulted in a $2.3-million savings for the port. The contract includes 1.1 million cubic yards of excavation
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