NYU Langone Emergency Center Reopens
NEW YORK — NYU Langone Medical Center, which houses New York University’s School of Medicine, recently opened the new Ronald O.
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Sundt to Build New Delalio Elementary
NEW RIVER, N.C. — Sundt Construction Inc. and its joint venture partner United Builders Group have been selected as the prime contractor to build the new Delalio Elementary School at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina. The school is a project of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
Gustavus Adolphus College Receives Major Green Recognition
ST. PETER, Minn. — The Beck Academic Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College has earned LEED Platinum certification. The $30 million, 125,000-square-foot building is the third academic building to attain LEED Platinum certification in the state of Minnesota.
Iowa State University to Add Housing Complex
AMES, Iowa — The Opus Group has announced plans to construct a six-story residential and retail complex near the Iowa State University campus. The facility, known as The Foundry, will feature 53 units and 144 bedrooms with 7,500 square feet of ground-level retail space.
UT鈥檚 Dell Medical School Starts Construction
AUSTIN, Texas — Construction of the new Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin is currently underway in the southeastern portion of campus. A ceremony at the construction site was held April 21 to unveil a new mosaic rendering of the project.
University of Hawaii Building Wins Construction Award
HONOLULU — On April 19, the University of Hawaii Information Technology Center (UH ITC), along with project architect dck Pacific Construction, LLC, received the General Contractors Association of Hawaii’s (GCA) highest recognition. The UH ITC facility won first place in the Excellence in Building Construction category for projects valued at more than $40 million. The UH ITC building also received the Grand Award, which, according to a release issued by the university, is chosen from all submissions, and is considered the “best of the best” as voted by the judges.
College of the Desert鈥檚 Applied Sciences Complex Underway
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Construction of the new Applied Sciences Complex at the College of the Desert–Palm Desert Campus began in February.
Williams Scotsman Receives MBI Award
BALTIMORE — The Modular Building Institute (MBI) has recognized Williams Scotsman, an Algeco Scotsman company, with first place awards for two of the firm’s relocatable and permanent modular projects. The awards honor innovation and design excellence within the commercial modular space industry, and were presented at the annual MBI Awards of Distinction ceremony on March 24.
Barnard College Selects SOM for New Campus Design
NEW YORK — Barnard College has selected the architecture firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) to lead design of the schools new teaching and learning facility at its Morningside Heights campus. Upon completion, the new facility will house a 21st century library, as well as several state-of-the-art computational science and learning labs.
MU Health Care Expansion Earns LEED Gold
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.