Creating a mechanically stabilized mountain and building a pair of massive, buried bridge structures are all part of a day's work for the crew working on the elevated and sloping runway project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). Related Links: Broward County Picks Designers for South Runway Project Balfour Beatty, Cummings Land Fort Lauderdale Terminal Contract The entire project, estimated at $750 million, is designed to extend the boundaries of the airport by raising one of its runways up and over a major highway and rail line.Targeted for completion by September 2014, the work is testing the limits of contractors
Southeast architecture and engineering firms are seeing increased project activity by owners as well as heightened expectations regarding collaborative design processes and enhanced sustainability goals. Photo courtesy of Perkins+Will In a sign of the evolution of green design, Perkins+Will launched its Sprout Space modular, sustainable classroom design at Chattahoochee Hills Charter School, south of Atlanta. Image courtesy of Dewberry Health care projects, such as the $51-million Alamance Regional Center Expansion project in Burlington, N.C., continue to move ahead, but with a changing focus. Related Links: Reynolds, Smith and Hills Makes Big Plans to Stand Alone Engineering News Record "Owners definitely
Despite legal settlements reached in late April between builders and the families of workers killed or injured in the collapse of a $22.5-million Miami Dade College parking garage project, the school remains unsure where or when it may rebuild the structure—or what firms may handle the work. Photo by Robert Hernandez, courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue A section of a $22.5-million parking garage project at Miami Dade College experienced a sudden progressive collapse on Oct. 10, killing four workers. Photo by Robert Hernandez, courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lawyers representing the families of nine workers killed or injured in the collapse announced
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority announced April 30 that it has signed a $35-million contract with 360 Architecture of Kansas City, Mo., to design a $1-billion, operable-roof stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. The GWCCA owns and operates the Georgia Dome and other downtown properties. Related Links: The Southeast Schemes Up Super Stadium Plans Atlanta's Construction Market Making a Comeback Bid "360's creativity and qualifications made them the best fit for this project, and we believe they will put us in the best position to deliver the ultimate game day experience for our fans," Atlanta Falcons President and CEO Rich
Florida’s largest electric utility has completed the installation of 4.5 million "smart meters," a project funded partly by $200 million in U.S. Dept. of Energy grants from the 2009 stimulus law. Photo courtesy FPL Florida Power and Light Co. recently completed the installation of 4.5 million smart meters, an effort funded partly by a $200-million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy. Related Links: At Cape Canaveral, FPL Stages a Powerful Launch Senate Holds Confirmation Hearings on EPA, DOE Nominees In announcing the finalization of the smart grid enhancements, Juno Beach, Fla.-based Florida Power & Light Co. stated that it
A lack of inspections and improper erection—including double-tee beams that lacked welds and columns that were not grouted—were factors in the Oct. 10 collapse of a parking garage under construction at Miami Dade College in Doral, Fla., that killed four workers, according to citations issued April 8 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Photo by Robert Hernandez, courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue The Oct. 10 collapse of a portion of a parking garage under construction at Miami Dade College killed four workers. Related Links: Fla. Garage Project Suffers Collapse, Killing Four In all, OSHA issued citations for six "serious"
President Obama’s March 29 visit to PortMiami—the site of a $1-billion tunnel project financed partly by private funding—gave him the opportunity to promote ways of increasing both public and private funding for infrastructure. Noting the locale of Obama’s infrastructure push, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) criticized the president for federal inaction on funding for a high-priority dredging project at the Miami port. Photo courtesy Parsons Brinckerhoff President Obama used his March 29 visit to PortMiami to renew his call for increased public and private spending on infrastructure projects. Related Links: Port Of Miami Tunnel Project Features Big Challenges WRDA Bill
Photo Courtesy of the White House/Pete Souza President Obama visited the PortMiami tunnel project and called for increased infrastructure funding from public and private sources. Related Links: Transcript of Obama 3/29/13 remarks in Miami WRDA Bill Clears Senate Committee (ENR 4/1/13 issue) President Obama paid a March 29 visit to PortMiami—the site of a $1-billion tunnel project financed partly by private funding—and promoted ways of increasing both public and private funding for infrastructure."There are few more important things that we can do to create jobs right now and strengthen our economy over the long haul than rebuilding the infrastructure that
White House Photo by Pete Souza While visiting PortMiami on March 29, President Obama toured the ongoing tunnel project, which was funded partly with private funds. Photo courtesy Bouygues Civil Works Florida President Obama touted his proposals for increasing public and private investment in infrastructure projects. Related Links: Transcript of Obama's March 29 remarks in Miami Video: President Obama Speaks on Infrastructure and the Economy Miami's Big Dig Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) used the occasion of President Obama’s March 29 visit to PortMiami to highlight the state’s increasing investments in port improvement projects, while chiding the president and the
The condo boom is back. South Florida developers have adopted the custom, common abroad, of collecting big deposits for residential investments before construction. One contractor says the use of this financing method could create a building boom that could become "unprecedented." More immediately, as this year's Top Starts ranking attests, Miami may become one of the nation's first major cities to enter a post-recessionary boom. Related Links: Top Starts Ranking Is Miami About to Boom Again? Is Miami's Condo Boom Already Heading for Overdrive? At Cape Canaveral, A Powerful Launch "It's unbelievable what's going on right now," says Thomas P.
