Reports from key industry events in the Southwest region.

When a rotten egg odor began plaguing the El Rio Vista Natural Resource Park, local officials realized that it was coming from a Pima County wastewater sewer structure, which had undergone numerous modifications over the last 50 years.

To create an interdisciplinary research space that will enhance research into sleep and circadian rhythms, construction began on a 11,460-sq-ft facility in January 2022.

Construction of two parking garages, new meeting space and other renovations at the Tucson Convention Center began in late 2019.

Built in 1936, the University of Arizona’s chemistry building, nicknamed Old Chem, sits within a 33-acre historic district that is part of the university’s plan to preserve and feature buildings and landscapes dating from 1891 through 1937.

The University of Arizona’s four-story Applied Research Building was completed under a progressive design-build delivery method with SmithGroup and McCarthy Building Cos. collaborating closely with the university every step of the way.

Contractors in the Tucson area are “extremely busy,” Goodwin says, and  Southern Arizona has had larger construction projects in the last 12 months than in the same time period since 2013.

Updates on notable industry events in the Southwest construction industry.

The University of Arizona's Applied Research Building is designed to house every aspect of satellite fabrication and testing under one roof.

When it comes to getting a leg up in the race to attract research grants and top scientific talent, universities task designers and builders with providing as much pow for the punch as possible on their new facilities.