School Construction News - Wed October 28, 2020
Virginia Tech Venue to Showcase Sustainability
The first academic building planned for Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus earned rave reviews — and unanimous approval — on Oct. 17 from the Alexandria City Council for its architectural design and environmental sustainability features....
The Tuscaloosa News - Thu October 22, 2020
New Tutwiler Hall Rising at the University of Alabama
The new Julia Tutwiler Hall is rising on the campus of the University of Alabama at the corner of 12th Street and 10th Avenue. The $145 million project will replace the existing Tutwiler Hall, which was constructed in 1968....
WTOP News - Tue October 20, 2020
Unique Maryland County Plan Will Build Six New Schools
On Oct. 15, Maryland's Prince George's County Council approved a plan to develop six new schools in the jurisdiction through a public-private partnership, which would be the first of its kind in the nation....
Patch Media - Mon October 19, 2020
Work Begins On $23M Addition to Connecticut School
By the end of 2021, Mill Hill Elementary School in Fairfield, Conn., will be more than 30 percent larger than it is today. Construction is under way on the school's more than $23 million expansion project, which was a hot topic in town last year when the specifics of the addition were being decided....
Portland Press Herald - Thu October 15, 2020
UMaine System to Use Much of $240M Gift for New Facilities
Administrators in the University of Maine System on Oct. 7 lauded a $240 million gift that is among the largest ever in public institutes of higher education and will be used for systemwide investments in facilities, academics and athletics....
WMAZ-TV - Mon October 12, 2020
Crawford County Middle-High School Set to Be Finished by August 2022
The Crawford County, Ga., school district is seeing progress on the construction of its new middle-high school building in the town of Roberta. Crews started working on the two-story building, featuring a new gymnasium, in June, with a completion scheduled for the end of 2021....
Terex - Tue October 06, 2020
Terex TA300 Powers Through Job for Houston Contractor
It's back to school for Franco Builders as the family-owned contractor takes on two major new high school projects in the Houston area — Alvin ISD (Independent School District) High School 4 and Fort Bend ISD High School 12....
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Mon September 21, 2020
FEMA Head Tours New West Virginia High School Construction Site
The new Herbert Hoover High School campus beginning to take shape near Elkview, W.V., "is an excellent example of planning with foresight," said Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) chief Pete T....
Gilbane Building Company - Thu September 17, 2020
Gilbane Building Company Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony at JFK Middle School in Enfield, Conn.
Administrators from the Enfield School District and local officials joined representatives from Gilbane Building Company and JCJ Architects on Sept. 14, 2020, to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the "renovate as new" JFK Middle School renovation and expansion project....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 02, 2020
$80M Memorial Union Center on Rise at UND
At the University of North Dakota (UND), crews are making significant progress on a new Memorial Union building. The $80 million, 158,000 sq.-ft. student union center will offer upgraded services and the latest in technology when it opens in 2021....
