Beginning in the March/April print edition of 网曝吃瓜, subscribers will see a new section: The 网曝吃瓜 Construction Report. Originally an online-only publication, the Construction Report is now featured weekly on the magazine’s and in each print edition. It will showcase both active bids and projects to watch from across the country, giving readers an inside track on important upcoming projects.
GRANBY, Mass. — Voters approved a 7.7 percent tax increase on March 1 to pay the bonds to finance a $34 million school construction project in Granby.
Of 2,446 votes, 1,646 registered voters voted in favor of the tax increase, while 800 were against it, reported . Officially, voters approved a Proposition 2.5 debt exclusion, which allows the town to exceed the 2.5 percent annual tax levy cap to pay back loans for the life of the bonds.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Santa Rosa-based Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA) was recently honored with the Leroy F. Greene Design and Planning Award — as well as an Award of Excellence in the Modernization category — for its San Mateo High School Old Brick Studio project, completed for the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) in August 2015. Both awards were given by the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) in partnership with the American Institute of Architects California Council (AIACC) at the 37th Annual C.A.S.H. Conference on Feb. 23 in Sacramento.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Almost two years after its May 2014 debut, Harvard University’s in Cambridge earned LEED Gold certification. The facility’s custom-engineered windows and curtainwall were placed in a staggered pattern throughout the brick- and copper-clad exterior, creating an abundance of natural light on the interior.
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — Greensboro, N.C.-based Samet Corp. was selected as the contractor to build the $51 million Oak Grove High School in Davidson County. The 200,000-square-foot facility will be the first new high school to be built in the county in nearly 30 years.
BOSTON — Northeastern University officials in Boston made two significant strides in campus development in the past month with the completion of one major project and the announcement of plans to construct a new multimillion-dollar residence hall.
BOSTON — Last fall, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and the South Boston community celebrated the re-opening of the Edgerley Family South Boston Club after a complete gut renovation of the original 1940s structure.
LEDYARD, Conn. — In an effort to accommodate declining enrollment figures and consolidate costs related to maintaining school facilities, Ledyard Public Schools in Ledyard is embarking on two significant renovate-as-new projects.
PHILADELPHIA — The Temple University Board of Trustees voted on Feb. 8 to move forward with the development of preliminary designs, usage options and environmental impact studies for a multipurpose retail and football stadium project. The facility, which will also include a student recreation center, has an anticipated seating capacity of up to 35,000 and will be located on the northwest corner of the university’s Main Campus.
ST. LOUIS — The recent expansion of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s Hillman Hall building at Washington University in St. Louis recently earned LEED Platinum certification. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Moore, Rubell, Yudel served as the design architect, while St.
