Photo courtesy of CB&I The massive project maintained an excellent safety record. Related Links: View the 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Safety Award: John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant CB&I and Babcock & Wilcox joined forces to build the 620-megawatt John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant, with work spanning from April 2007 to December 2012. The entire project team, including the owners, contractors and subcontractors, recorded 12.8 million man-hours on the $1.7-billion facility. More than five million linear ft of cable, 200,000 linear ft of pipe, and 66,000 cu yd of concrete were
CCAM, Alan Karchimer Technology commercialization center overcame site and management hurdles to complete with no lost-time injuries or accidents. Related Links: Best Manufacturing Project: CCAM All 2013 Best of the Best Project Winners Innovative teaming on construction was in keeping with this 63,000-sq-ft applied research center's mission to link manufacturers and Virginia-based university researchers in technology commercialization.Project funding issues compressed bid deadlines, and unexpected and extensive groundwater intrusion required extra backfilling.The owner also directly subcontracted much work, contributing some complications, but there was extensive contractor coordination and all subs had to participate in its weekly safety meetings.The job had no
Photo by Jim Tetro Park amenities include a rain garden, pavilions, an ice-skating rink and a cafe. Related Links: 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners ENR Mid-Atlantic 2013 Best Projects: Washington Canal Park The team transformed a parking lot for Washington D.C. school buses on the Anacostia Waterfront into a three-acre park that offers aboveground recreational amenities and a belowground stormwater sewer system. Runoff from seven city blocks is diverted to the system, which includes two underground 40,000-gallon cisterns; tree pits also collect runoff. The reused water provides nearly 95% of the park's needs, saving an estimated 1.5 million
photo courtesy of Timothy Hursley Crews logged 291,000 man-hours without an accident while renovating the 200,000-sq-ft St. Louis Central Library. Related Links: 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners Best of Midwest: St. Louis Central Library Despite difficult working conditions, including an extremely cramped area when converting a sub-basement coal bin into an auditorium, crews logged 291,000 man-hours without an accident while renovating the 200,000-sq-ft St. Louis Central Library. The sub- basement was one of several outmoded spaces that workers adapted to new uses in the 100-year-old landmark structure, originally designed by Cass Gilbert.General contractor BSI Constructors Inc. executed a
Photo by Eric Laignel The interior fit-out project created offices, workspaces, conference rooms, a 150-seat auditorium and galleys. Related Links: http://enr.construction.com/bonus_regions/midatlantic/2013/1216-best-interior-designtenant-improvement-project.asp Best Interior Design/Tenant Improvement Project Located in the recently built 1000 Connecticut Building in downtown Washington, D.C., Arent Fox's 235,000-sq-ft leased space is spread across levels Nos. 2 through 8 and portions of the first level. The interior fit-out project created offices, workspaces, conference rooms, a 150-seat auditorium and galleys.Despite the complex design features and nine-month schedule, the project was delivered on time. There were no lost-time accidents or OSHA-recordable incidents during the 100,000 work-hours logged on the job.Project
Photo by Atlantic Archives Project team erected the Savannah, Ga., building atop an existing underground parking garage. Related Links: 2013's Best of the Best Projects Winners Modern Office Rises Over Historic Savannah Initiated by the General Services Administration's need for new space for the Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District, the biggest challenge facing the contractors erecting Savannah's Cay Building was to overcome the downtown site's development history.Prior to this project, the owners of the site, John Cay and Whitaker Street Associates, had granted the city of Savannah the right to construct and operate a 1,000-space, below-ground parking
Designed to earn certification as the first LEED Platinum-rated law school in the country, the Angelos Law Center in Baltimore required extensive coordination efforts to achieve its performance goals.
Photo by Tim Griffith A network of five shoring and underpinning systems preserved a historic facade, rising 90 ft high in places. Related Links: 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners Bay Area Stadium Rehab Boosts Seismic Safety A poor seismic safety rating and general deterioration prompted the University of California, Berkeley, to undertake $300 million in renovations for the California Memorial Stadium, built in 1913. Because it is sited above an active fault, engineers treated it as a series of discrete blocks, each capable of accommodating up to 2 ft of vertical and 6 ft of horizontal movement during
photo by Maxwell Mackenzie the University of Virginia added 127,000 sq ft of new space to its Charlottesville teaching hospital. photo by Maxwell Mackenzie Related Links: MidAtlantic: Best Health Care Project Using existing structural capacity, the University of Virginia added 127,000 sq ft of new space to its Charlottesville teaching hospital, the University of Virginia Medical Center.To reduce disruption to the existing nursing units, a 2-ft, 8-in. gap was left between the new construction and the old exterior wall. When the addition was fully enclosed, crews built out the gap, removed the old facade and renovated the adjacent space, creating
Image by Doug Scott After Image Courtesy of WSDOT Before Related Links: 2013's Best of the Best Projects Winners Overall Best Project, ENR Northwest 2013 This $55-million renovation and modernization project kept intact the 100-plus-year-old King Street Station's historic elements, including the original windows and doors, while performing a complete structural upgrade. During construction, the station, which serves about 10,000 people a day, remained operational. Highlights of the project included the rehabilitation of the structure's iconic 12-story clock tower, the repair and restoration of the main waiting room, and the installation of seismic upgrades, which met LEED Platinum standards. One