Education Oasis
By Tauny Woo, PE, LEED AP, and Lynn Williams
For the City of Phoenix, a design-build policy has been the most difficult to grasp and the most elusive. The city had completed only five design-build projects before the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication facility project began, and it’s turning out to be another successful design-build project for the city.
Prison Priorities
By Craig Unger
In the midst of another election year, getting tough on crime, enhancing law enforcement, border security and other similar initiatives are frequently an essential element of most candidates’ political platforms. The addition of more police officers, prosecutors and various law enforcement agents often grabs the headlines.
One-Stop Shop
By Barbara Dutton
The Village of Deerfield sits right off of Interstate 94 less than 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. Incorporated for more than 100 years, the village board of trustees held meetings in the township hall until 1923, then moved to a nearby Masonic temple until the Deerfield Village Hall was built in 1957. After 50 years, it was time to do some work — work that had to be completed while village municipal functions carried on with as little disruption as possible.
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Challenging Opportunities
By Christopher Prawdzik
Design-build team leader Hensel Phelps Construction Company completed, and the University of California opened, the new Los Alamos National Laboratory National Security Sciences Building (NSSB) in April 2006.
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