In building its first natural-gas-fired steam and electric generation plant, Lansing Board of Water and Light (BWL) took care to ensure the facility blended with REO Town, a historic community in Lansing.
Renovations to this 107-year-old federal building and courthouse required team members to seamlessly thread new systems through a richly rendered fabric, including historic marble, plaster and mosaic ceiling tile that underwent restoration in the 1990s.
Before blueprinting renovations to the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, including the introduction of several sustainable systems into the 39-year-old tower, project team members referenced another set of blueprints, those of the original architect, Modernist pioneer Mies van der Rohe.
To coordinate the myriad components of Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, a facility with 477 beds, 16 operating room suites and an expanded neonatal intensive-care unit, project team members made extensive use of building information modeling, lean construction principals and integrated project delivery throughout all phases of design and construction.
Snaking through the heart of downtown, Wacker Drive presented rebuilders with one of the most challenging transportation projects ever undertaken in Chicago.
Construction of the $40.8-million, 164,000-sq-ft BAE Systems Building allowed its owner, a global defense contractor, to consolidate the 650 employees required to support its engineering, operations and security functions, some of them working in an adjoining 50,000-sq-ft prototype facility.
Operators of the St. Louis Art Museum, a facility built as part of the 1904 World's Fair, took a decidedly global approach when planning for a 200,000-sq-ft addition, pairing London- and U.S.-based architects to execute a modernist design.
"Say it early, say it straight, say it all" was a phrase that characterized the collaboration among team members involved in $1.6 billion in upgrades to the 83-year-old Marathon Oil refinery in Detroit.
The $10.7-million Engine Company 16, the first LEED-Platinum firehouse in Illinois, features a geothermal heat-exchange system, a vegetative and reflective roof, permeable pavers and an aggressive stormwater management system.
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