Pier A, the oldest surviving pier in New York City, is undergoing a $10-million restoration and renovation by Stalco Construction of Islandia, N.Y., including building exterior and structural work and interior renovation. Rendering Courtesy Of H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture Caption: Pier A Renovation of the $10-million, 36,000-sq-ft Pier A in Manhattan is currently under way, with completion expected by early 2012. Renovation on the 36,000-sq-ft pier, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Engineering Record, began last year and is being managed by The LiRo Group of Syosset, N.Y. H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture

The town of Trumbull, Conn., started litigation against Mark IV Construction Co., Bridgeport, after deficiencies were found on the Jog Hill Trumbull sewer expansion project, Contract 3, which was completed in December 2009. The civil suit, which seeks $18 million, follows a forensic audit conducted last year by Rhode Island-based CCR Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors and the Beta Group. The review found 21 change orders to the contract for the sewer project awarded to Mark IV in May 2007, with extensions totaling more than $3 million. Also, the city paid for $1.6 million worth of engineering services performed

April 12, 2011 Slide Show Photo Courtesy Of Friends Of The High Line Caption: On Feb. 8, construction crews hoisted a 5.7-ton steel platform on the High Line at 30th Street between 10th and 11th avenues in New York City. This feature of the High Line is called the 30th Street Cut-Out and is one of the key features of Section 2, which is scheduled to open this spring. The 15-by-35-ft platform will be covered in transparent stainless steel gratings and framed with laminated glass guardrails, which will expose the High Lines structural beams as well as the street below.

The Board of Governors of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey approved the construction of a $40.8 million, 32-acre solar canopy energy system; the largest in the nation. Image: Courtesy of iStock Rutgers will install more than 40,000 high-efficiency solar panel canopy structures that will generate eight MW of power, approximately $1.2 million in electricity over two large surface parking areas on the university’s Livingston Campus in order to convert sunlight into electricity while providing people and cars with shelter. “This is an exciting and innovative project that demonstrates Rutgers’ ongoing commitment to energy conservation and environmentally sound practices,”

Skanska USA Civil Northeast Inc. has agreed to pay $19.6 million to settle a federal investigation into disadvantaged-business-enterprise subcontracting practices among contractors on New York City. According to the settlement announced March 31, the Whitestone, N.Y.-based unit of global Swedish contractor Skanska AB will not face any civil claims or criminal charges stemming from the probe, which is continuing. But in a related indictment of owners of one of the contractor’s DBE subcontractors, Ridgefield, N.J.-based Environmental Energy Associates (EEA), prosecutors say that on one project, Skanska USA Civil Northeast “effectively self-performed the work…and helped create the appearance that EEA had

Pier A, the oldest surviving pier in New York City is currently undergoing a $10 million restoration and renovation by Stalco Construction of Islandia, New York including building exterior, structural work and interior renovation. Rendering courtesy of H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture Renovation on the 36,000-sq-ft pier, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Engineering Record began last year and is being managed by The LiRo Group of Syosset, New York. H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture of New York is the architect for the overall renovation. The Pier A renovation project encompasses restoration of the

The town of Trumbull, Connecticut has taken the initiative to start litigation against Bridgeport-based contractor, Mark IV Construction Company after deficiencies were found on the Jog Hill Trumbull sewer expansion project, Contract 3 which was completed in December 2009. Photo courtesy of iStock The civil lawsuit follows a forensic audit that was conducted last year by Rhode Island-based CCR Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors and the Beta Group which found that there were 21 change orders to the contract for the sewer project that was awarded to Mark IV in May 2007 and extensions totaling over $3 million. Also,

Through a $204 million dollar contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Skanska has been selected to fabricate and erect approximately 11,000 tons of structural steel for the Santiago Calatrava designed Oculus building at the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Skanska USA Civil’s operating unit Skanksa Koch will construct the structure's steel that will frame the hub’s main concourse including portals, arches and rafters that combine to give the building its signature winged appearance. The oculus building will stand at 150 ft upon its completion and will serve approximately 200,000 commuters per day. Construction is

New York University has unveiled details of its proposed expansion plan in its central Washington Square. The plan calls for a re-imagining of its two superblocks in order to meet the college’s academic space needs without exceeding the height of any of the existing I.M. Pei designed towers and without the use of eminent domain. Rendering courtesy of New York University Other aspects of the plan include the creation of public access and three acres of open space as well as the creation of community-based playgrounds and dog runs. The designation of the expansion site will be provided to the

The School of Visual Arts in New York City will undergo a redevelopment of its existing office space into a new, 8,000-sq-ft Information Technology space that will be the IT workgroup�s new home, located at 136 West 21st Street. Spector Group of New York has been selected as the project’s prime architect and interior designer and will create, through a contemporary design, a glass enclosed data center complete with training rooms, offices and classrooms with plenty of open ceiling space. Spector and the School of Visual Arts team are working together and aim for the project to be LEED certified