COLUMBIA, Mo. — A $190 million patient care tower addition to the University Hospital in Columbia, Mo., received LEED Gold certification. The eight-story replacement facility, which opened in March 2013, was designed by HOK, with offices in St. Louis, and constructed by JE Dunn Construction of Kansas City, Mo. It is the largest expansion ever for University of Missouri (MU) Health Care.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – Major renovations and a 31,000-square-foot expansion project have been completed on Mendota Heights’ Salesian-run Visitation School. The two-phase project infused the more than 140-year-old institution with new life, while preserving and celebrating its rich history.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Green builders and stakeholders attended the Green California Summit and Exposition at the Sacramento Convention Center April 8 and April 9 to share best practices and survey the latest technologies in sustainable building.
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) announced the launch of a capital campaign for a new state-of-the-art expansion. The new construction will be a first for the Santa Ana-based school, which to date has occupied repurposed commercial buildings.
ST. LOUIS — Though rainy weather impacted the November 2013 groundbreaking of the new Recreation and Wellness Center at the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL), the area’s harsh winter weather has not disrupted the facility’s overall construction schedule.
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis-based HOK recently revealed design plans for the new Campus Renewal Project, a 10-year project that will transform the Washington University Medical Center (WUMC). The campus includes Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the Washington University School of Medicine. The construction and renovation project will encompass all three institutions, focusing on improving the patient and family experience from both a clinical and research perspective.
BEND, Ore. — The Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Health Careers Center, designed by Yost Grube Hall Architecture (YGH) of Portland, recently received a Hammurabi Award from the Masonry and Ceramic Tile Institute of Oregon. The award was first given in 1971, and recognizes architects and contractors for design excellence in the use of masonry.
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has broken ground the new, state-of-the-art Clean Technology Laboratory Building. The 96,000-square-foot, $52.8 million facility will eventually contain the school’s science and engineering programs, and provide a space for students and researchers to tackle a variety of global and environmental challenges.
TRENTON, N.J. — Voters in 11 of 13 New Jersey school districts approved requests for more money towards school construction projects. The 11 approved bond proposals total $116 million in construction costs and are eligible for $50 million in state subsidies, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association. The money will fund projects ranging from roof replacements to energy system upgrades to security improvements.
The following 11 school districts approved projects:
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — residents rallied for school construction funds at Lawyers Mall in Annapolis last Thursday. County Executive Isiah Leggett, Superintendent Joshua P. Starr, and other county and school leaders gathered with about 200 parents, students and other members of the community to fight for House Bill 1323, which would direct money toward aging and overcrowded school buildings.
