PROJECT COST: $291 Million The $291 million Kaleida Health-University at Buffalo clinical and medical research building will bring the health system's Global Heart and Vascular Institute under the same roof with the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine's Clinical and Translational Research Center and Biosciences Incubator. Photo: Cannon Design Kaleida Health-University at Buffalo Related Links: Top Projects 2009 The "construction project is a clear example of a win-win public-private partnership," says David Dunn, vice president for health services at the University at Buffalo (UB). "Both entities-New York State and a $1.2 billion per annum not-for-profit-are saving

PROJECT COST: $390 Million Construction of a new $390 million Moses Wheeler Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Housatonic River between the Connecticut towns of Stratford and Milford, is moving ahead after general contractor, Torrington, CT-based O&G Industries started work last September on the first of a two-phase project. The planned 14-span structure, replacing the original bridge from the mid-1950s, is expected to take six years to complete with a 2016 finish date. Photo Courtesy of HNTB Corp. Moses Wheeler Bridge Replacement Related Links: Top Projects 2009 The contract for phase two, which includes construction of the actual 3,200-ft. superstructure,

PROJECT COST: $2.7 Billion The $2.7 billion New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program will increase capacity along a 35-mi section of the highway in Central New Jersey, expanding the road to 12 lanes and modifying four interchanges for smother traffic flow. Photo: AECOM N.J. Turnpike Interchange 6-9 Widening Related Links: Top Projects 2009 "We hope to eliminate the congestion that exists today," says Rich Raczynski, chief engineer with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in Woodbridge, N.J. "And we will be relieving congestion on parallel highways and state roads, because a lot of people exit the Turnpike to

PROJECT COST: $656 million In a few years, after completing two phases and about $1.5 billion worth of construction, New York Policy Academy cadets will miss one major element of today's training experience - the nomadic commute to facilities scattered all over the city. The multi-year project will consolidate operations to one 35-acre campus in the College Point section of Queens. Rendering courtesy of Perkins+Will, Consulting Architect: Michael Fieldman Architects New York City Police Academy Related Links: Top Projects 2009 The first phase - a $656 million effort constructing an eight-story academic building, a physical training facility, and a central

The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York recently handed out their Diamond awards to New York State consulting engineering firms for outstanding design, research and studies projects in ten categories. Photo courtesy of Severud Associated Consulting Engineers, P.C. The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City is just one of the projects that received a Diamond award from the ACEC. Winners included: Water and Wastewater Hudson River PCBs-Potable Water Supplies, communities of Troy, Waterford, Halfmoon and Stillwater, Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties. Engineers: AECOM Perchlorate Well No. BGD-1, Bethpage, N.Y. Engineers: Holzmacher, McLendon &

Following the November 2008 elections, hope ran high among national union bosses. Unprecedented political canvassing by union members helped shore up a victory for labor-friendly presidential candidate Barack Obama and bolstered the Democrats� headcount on Capitol Hill. More than a year and a half later, labor leaders have checked several key items off their wish list, as sweeping policy changes have ushered in new opportunities for union contractors across the country. But with the mid-term elections approaching in November, an electorate soured by the lingering recession and soaring unemployment could bring union advances to a halt. Early on, President Obama

Grand plans for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center included a who's who of the architectural world: Daniel Libeskind on the site plan, Santiago Calatrava on the the transit hub, Richard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki on towers three and four, Michael Arad and Peter Walker for the memorial. America's most famous architect, Frank Gehry, was selected to design the new $700 million performing arts center, to house the Joyce Theater and the Signature Theater Company. The Signature, which revolutionized the New York theater scene by dedicating entire seasons to the works of one playwright at a time and has

Looking back on 2009 there were a few reasons to smile. Despite a year that saw the industry�s new job rate fall to the lowest it has been in a decade, 2009 wasn�t all bad. Which is why we�re showcasing the top 25 project starts of last year. Basically, if the project broke ground in 2009, it was eligible to be on this list. We took submissions from firms all across the region and across all sectors, while also cross-referencing with our own database, the McGraw-Hill Construction Network, and came up with a list of more than 100 �major� projects

A 70-story, folded, creased and curved stainless-steel curtain wall on an 867-ft-tall apartment building has been called "Gehry only on the outside," as if the building is a fake Frank. It's true that, when it opens next year, New York City's tallest residential tower won't be an internationally acclaimed cultural icon, as is the architect's now-12-year-old Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain. The 76-story high-rise is not as colorful, whimsical and structurally innovative as the nearly decade-old Experience Music Project rock 'n' roll museum in Seattle. The new tower is not as description-defying inside and out as the six-year-old Walt Disney

PNA used finite-element analysis to reduce the free-form shapes to single curves. Gehry refined the shapes, based on PNA rules, so that more than 90% of the surface has a single curvature. This was accomplished by slight segmentation at the panel joints, says Budd. �We did the work zone by zone and face by face,� says Budd. �It was an iterative process,� adds Bowers. The contract-document phase began in January 2007. Gehry developed the surfaces and the wire frame for the curtain-wall units in collaboration with PNA. The performance mock-up was completed and tested in early 2008. PNA signed its