The renovation of Downtown St. Louis’ historic Railton Residence has been named one of 2010’s “Most Enhanced” buildings by the Landmarks Association of St. Louis. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project was led by Paric Corp. of St. Louis as general contractor. The $14 million project included a total rehabilitation of the 87,665-sq-ft structure, formerly the Robert E. Lee Hotel and now owned and operated by the Salvation Army. The 220 existing guest rooms were renovated into 104 separate apartments, each with its own kitchen and living space, as well as a computer center, fitness center and commons
Holland Construction Services Inc. of St. Louis has begun work on a new addition to the ROHO Group’s main manufacturing facility in Belleville, Ill., to accommodate the company’s growth. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" With a projected fall completion, the 12,000-sq-ft metal building will increase warehouse space for ROHO, manufacturers of cushioning and mattress products for medical applications and recreational and commercial vehicles. The new warehouse space will allow ROHO to receive and store a greater quantity of component parts and provide two new receiving docks for greater efficiency. Oates & Associates Engineering and Architecture of Collinsville, Ill., provided
Vertegy of St. Louis recently announced that Hubble Middle School of Warrenville, Ill., had earned LEED for Schools Gold certification, making it Vertegy’s fifth LEED certified educational building and its first to be certified under LEED for Schools. Hubble Middle School of Warrenville, Ill., earned LEED for Schools Gold certification. Legat Architects Inc. and construction manager Bovis Lend Lease designed and constructed the new 190,000-sq-ft facility. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Hubble Middle School, located outside of Chicago, is only the third school in Illinois to achieve this level of LEED for Schools certification from the U.S. Green Building
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. of Garner, Iowa, an Oshkosh Corp. company, recently announced that Elpers Truck Equipment, an IMT Diamond Authority distributor based in Evansville, Ind., has opened a new facility to serve IMT customers throughout sections of three Midwestern states. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The new facility will serve customers throughout a 150-mi radius spanning from southern Indiana and southern Illinois into western Kentucky. Elpers Truck Equipment celebrated the grand opening of its new facility during an open house on July 15. With the move to the new facility, Elpers Truck Equipment will offer more in-stock
Clark Dietz Inc. of Chicago has been selected to provide professional consulting services and technical assistance in developing a technology plan, business case and request for proposal leading to the evaluation, selection and implementation of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system for the City of Madison Water Utility. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras"
R.A. Smith National – a Brookfield, Wis., civil engineering and surveying firm – is providing sitework engineering, project entitlement, landscape architecture, surveying, highway improvement design and traffic signal design services to Terraco Inc. of Wilmette, Ill., for the Kenosha Gateway project. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project is a 12-acre commercial/retail site in Kenosha, Wis. The Kenosha Gateway development is located at the northeast corner of STH 31 (Green Bay Road) and CTH S (Washington Road), a highly visible intersection surrounded by existing multi-family housing. In addition to a CVS Pharmacy, the development is planned to include up
A specialized construction team recently completed the new four-story, 84-bed, 89,000-sq-ft Duncan Patient Wing at Alton Memorial Hospital for client BJC HealthCare in Alton, Ill. The $45 million, 89,000-sq-ft Duncan Patient Wing at Alton Memorial Hospital, owned by BJC HealthCare in Alton, Ill., was completed on time and under budget. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The construction team consisted of construction manager S. M. Wilson of St. Louis, architect Pratt Design Studio of Chicago, and Guarantee Electrical of St. Louis. The $45 million project was completed on time and under budget. After winning the assignment by competitive bid based
The Boldt Co. of Appleton, Wis., and the British consulting firm AMEC have been selected as the engineering and construction contractors for the conversion of the coal-fired power plant on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to burn natural gas and biomass. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The Boldt-AMEC team was selected after a competitive selection process that was launched in March for the $250 million project, according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Now that the team has been selected, the agency said it will work to negotiate a contract with the firms. Boldt is heavily involved in construction
The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois recently announced the 2010 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award winners during its annual banquet on June 5. The event was held at Murphy Auditorium in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The award winning projects and individuals include: • Most Innovative Structure: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP • Jurors’ Favorite: The Ledge at Skydeck, located at Willis Tower, Chicago, Halcrow Yolles • Best Large Structure: Aqua, Chicago, Ill., Magnusson Klemencic Associates • Best Medium Structure: United Arab Emirates Pavilion, Shanghai, China, Halvorson and Partners
The latest information from economic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight, prepared for the American Rental Association in Moline, Ill., reports that the equipment rental industry is starting to show signs of recovery from the national recession. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" “The outlook report indicates that the worst may be over for the equipment rental industry,” says Christine Wehrman, CEO, ARA. “The U.S. economy is proving its resilience with growth returning to many sectors. “However, construction spending continues to lag behind the rest of the economy. While construction spending is weak, spending on rentals is beginning to grow and
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