Several contractors in the mid-Atlantic region continue to report a gradual rise in revenue, but most firms in the area have not yet seen business strengthen to where it was before the recession.
Rendering courtesy of Hickok Cole Hickok Cole designed the new Reston Station project in Reston, Va., which broke ground last year. The 1.5-million-sq-ft mixed-use, transit-oriented development is located directly above the new Reston Station-Wiehle Ave. stop on the Metrorail system. Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Top Design Firms ENR MidAtlantic Top Design Firms By Market Sector ENR MidAtlantic Prospects have clearly brightened for design firms in the mid-Atlantic region. As the economic recovery continued, several locally based firms saw business improve last year, including Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson; KCI Technologies; Whitman, Requardt & Associates; and Pennoni Associates, which is ENR MidAtlantic's
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Charged with developing a "living laboratory" to demonstrate energy-saving solutions in existing buildings and sustainable strategies in new facilities, the team behind the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation project at the Philadelphia Navy Yard faced a formidable challenge to bring together a wide variety of high-performance building systems.But creating the collaborative environment to achieve the project's objectives proved to be just as challenging. With completion scheduled for late summer, the CBEI team's approach is expected to yield a project with expanded scope that also exceeds targeted energy goals and stays on budget.The project originated in 2011,
McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics Total Picture A Sharp Pullback in Commercial Work Should Lead to a Decline in Total Construction Starts Non-residential construction starts nearly doubled in 2013, but they will retreat by more than 40% this year. Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic City Grill LIEBELTom LiebelPrincipal Marks, Thomas ArchitectsLiebel, who is AIA Baltimore's 2014 president, says he sees a growing interest in pushing development beyond the traditionally active neighborhoods."We see a renewed enthusiasm for moving into midtown and other neighborhoods that have been considered transitional areas in the past," he says.Liebel also says he sees particular interest in multifamily residential projects
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic When the recession hit, leaders at engineering firm Pennoni Associates could easily have been tempted to follow a safe, conservative strategy. After all, the firm, which has been in business for nearly a half-century, had played a key role in building many landmark structures in and around its Philadelphia home, including stadiums, bridges and skyscrapers. But Pennoni decided not to stand pat.As many firms pulled back because of weakened markets, Pennoni went on the offensive, growing internally and through acquisitions. As a result, Pennoni revenue rose steadily, to $128 million last year—$107 million of which was
Related Links: http://enr.construction.com/midatlantic/ ENR MidAtlantic Gino J. Gemignani Jr. has been appointed to the board of directors of KCI Technologies, Sparks, Gemignani Md. Gemignani was a senior vice president at The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. until he retired earlier this year. He had spent 52 years at Whiting-Turner.Drake Wauters has joined Perkins+Will as technical director and associate principal at the firm's Washington, D.C., office. He has nearly 30 years of experience, having worked on more than 30 million sq ft of projects.James A. Martin has been promoted to vice president of STV. He is the director of rail vehicle engineering for
Related Links: Top Project Starts Of 2013 Major projects moved ahead throughout the mid-Atlantic states in 2013, thanks in large part to significant investment in heavy civil, power and industrial projects. The 20 Top Starts in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, ranked by total project value, tallied a combined $8.44 billion in work. Notably, projects related to natural gas led the way. With natural gas production expanding in the region, due to extraction from the Marcellus shale formation, energy companies are pushing ahead with significant projects. Dominion Virginia Power tops this year's list with
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Paul Lund was hired by Hord Coplan Macht, Baltimore, as a principal. He had been a principal at Bowie Gridley Architects, Washington, D.C. Lund has 22 years of design experience and will be a leader in the firm's higher education practice.SmithGroupJJR recently promoted John Harriman and Don Posson to be vice presidents in its Washington, D.C., office. Harriman is director of engineering, leading a group of 30 engineers. Posson is co-leader of sustainable design. He joined the firm in 2013.Grunley Construction Co., Rockville, Md., recently announced several promotions. Sonya Brown has been promoted to vice president
Related Articles: Natural Gas Boom Helps Fuel Region's Major Projects DC Water Innovates To Meet $4B Expansion Needs ENR MidAtlantic Index Top Starts In The MidAtlantic Rank Project/Location ProjectCost($ mil.) Start Date/End Date Owner/Prime Contractor 1 Brunswick County Power StationBrunswick County, Va. 1,200 Sept. 2013Summer 2016 Owner Dominion Virginia Power EPC Contractor Fluor 2 Panda Liberty Generation PlantBradford County, Pa. 800+ Aug. 2013Early 2016 Owner PandaPower FundsEPCContractor Gemma-Lane 2 Panda Patriot Generation PlantLycoming County, Pa. 800+ Aug. 2013Mid-2016 Owner PandaPower FundsEPCContractor Gemma-Lane 4 High Performance Computing Center 2Fort Meade, Md. 792 May 2013Summer 2015 Owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Top Starts In The MidAtlantic Top Starts In The MidAtlanticRank Project/ Location Project Cost ($ mil.) Start Date/ End Date Owner/ Prime Contractor1Brunswick County Power StationBrunswick County, Va.1,200Sept. 2013Summer 2016Owner Dominion Virginia PowerEPC Contractor Fluor2Panda Liberty Generation PlantBradford County, Pa.800+Aug. 2013Early 2016Owner Panda Power FundsEPC Contractor Gemma-Lane2Panda Patriot Generation PlantLycoming County, Pa.800+Aug. 2013Mid-2016Owner Panda Power FundsEPC Contractor Gemma-Lane4High Performance Computing Center 2Fort Meade, Md.792May 2013Summer 2015Owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore DistrictDesign-Build Contractor Hensel Phelps/Kiewit5Enhanced Nutrient Removal Process Back River Wastewater Treatment PlantBaltimore560Oct. 2013Late 2017Owner City of Baltimore Dept. of Public WorksDesigner Whitman, Requardt &
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