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New Perch Being Readied for McCarran's Air Traffic Controllers
01/26/12 By Tony Illia
Construction of the new $99M air traffic control tower at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas hits its stride.

Image courtesy McCarran Intl. Airport

Salty Solution Generates Solar Power During Day and Night
01/23/12 By Tony Illia
While other solar powerplants sit idle during the night, the 110-MW Crescent Dunes project uses unique salt technology to keep power flowing.

Images courtesy of SolarReserve

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12/14/11	Team Selected to Build $125M Patient Tower at Chandler Hospital By Scott Blair Kitchell and Orcutt \| Winslow will begin construction of a new patient tower at Chandler Regional Medical Center this month.
11/30/11	Record-Breaking Bridge Stars In Rugged Nevada Route By Tony Illia The Galena Creek crossing is at the center of a Nevada freeway job with much at stake: safety, sensitivity and morale
11/14/11	3D Modeling Critical for Maze of Pipes and Tanks at a Paint Factory Addition By Scott Blair This LEED-Gold project added two separate mezzanines to Dunn-Edwards’ existing building plus an addition for the bulk storage of raw materials.
11/14/11	Albuquerque School Provides Professional Atmosphere for Collaborative, High-Tech Learning By Polly Sapakie This LEED-Silver school-within-a-school espouses collaborative, project-based learning with an emphasis on technology within a modern workplace setting.
11/14/11	Batty Ideas Inspire New Community College Science and Arts Building By Scott Blair & Polly Sapakie Mesa Community College’s new science and arts space is an environment that also provides a home for local bats and other desert creatures.
11/14/11	Best Projects 2011 Honors Best in Design & Construction of Southwest By Scott Blair Despite a lagging economy, the Southwest saw more entries in its Best Projects competition than any other region.
11/14/11	Bonneville Transit Center's Curved Lines, Sustainable Features Impress Judges By Scott Blair This landmark transit facility showcases sustainability while improving access to and from downtown Las Vegas and complements the redevelopment and revitalization of the area.
11/14/11	Chandler City Hall Embraces an Urban Vibe Despite Its Suburban Roots By Scott Blair and Alanna Malone Southwest Project of the Year Chandler City Hall impressed judges with a sustainable and highly engaging design.
11/14/11	City Scoop: Flagstaff, Ariz. By McGraw-Hill Analytics Flagstaff’s construction starts are expected to nearly double in 2011, according to McGraw-Hill data.
11/14/11	Clever, Sustainable Addition Reinvents Muscular Dystrophy Headquarters in Tucson By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair A two-story, 15,000-sq-ft addition to an office building redefined the existing building and added enough sustainable elements to achieve LEED Gold status.
11/14/11	Despite Limited Plans and Asbestos Discovery, Library Renovation Judged a Success By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair With limited plans available for the 50-year-old original building, this renovation at New Mexico Junior College was full of surprises.
11/14/11	Distinctive Sculptural Shape Evokes Cultural Elements at Isleta Tribal Complex By Scott Blair The multi-level Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Services Complex provides for a host of tribal services and features a distinctive sculptural shade structure.
11/14/11	Fast-Track Spring Training Baseball Complex Reflects Tribal Culture By Scott Blair & Polly Sapakie Built under a tight timeline, this massive spring training complex provides clubhouses, fields and a stadium for two Major League Baseball teams and two Native American tribes.
11/14/11	High-End Finishes Adorn Refined Law Office Design in Downtown Phoenix By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair Located in downtown Phoenix, the three-floor build-out of the nearly 60,000-sq-ft Polsinelli Shughart Law Offices was completed in just 17 weeks.
11/14/11	Historic Building Renovation Helps Revitalize N.M. Community By Scott Blair Community First Bank renovated a neglected building and restored the historic character of the interior, including a tin ceiling and grand stairway.
11/14/11	Hospital Expansion Creates Inviting Setting for Mothers and Babies By Scott Blair This hospital expansion added 26 private patient rooms and added an easily identifiable hospital entrance and living room-like activity centers for families and teens.
11/14/11	Hotel Expansion Inspired by Art and Agriculture of Surrounding Indian Community By Polly Sapakie Doubling the amount of available rooms, this five-story hotel expansion was inspired by the desert agriculture and art of the Ak-Chin culture.
11/14/11	Key Santa Fe Roadway Completes 20-Year Transportation Plan By Scott Blair Despite being less than a mile long, this key roadway, bridge and utility project provides a new river crossing and alleviates traffic.
11/14/11	LEED-Platinum White Tank Library Harmonizes With Desert Environment By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair Arizona’s first LEED-Platinum public library emphasized water conservation, energy efficiency, passive solar design and returning the site to its native appearance.
11/14/11	Massive 4-Year Military Housing Development Creates New Neighborhood With Family Vibe By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair The redevelopment of housing at Nellis Air Force Base involved the construction of 1,180 new or remodeled houses and many amenities to create a sense of community for military families.
11/14/11	Massive Arizona Power Plant Built With Time, Money to Spare By Scott Blair This 512-MW, simple-cycle peaking power plant uses 12 natural gas turbine generators to supply electricity to 500,000 homes and can start up in 10 minutes at the push of a button.
11/14/11	Mini Auto Showroom Turns Heads With Stylish, Modern Design By Scott Blair This 2-story Mini dealership and showroom features a sleek modern interior that echoes the popular style of the car.
11/14/11	Natural Light Helps Performers at V. Sue Cleveland Orchestra Hall Shine Bright By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair The modern orchestra hall at the V. Sue Cleveland High School Fine Arts Center would be at home within any major city, so it’s even more impressive that it’s part of a public school campus.
11/14/11	New Loop 303 Freeway Over Virgin Land a ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Opportunity By Scott Blair & Polly Sapakie This $100 million, 5.35-mile highway over rolling terrain necessitated more than 2.1 million cu yd of excavation through a variety of soils and rock.
11/14/11	New MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center Becomes a Beacon of Hope for Patients in Arizona By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair Using a philosophy that empowers patients by demystifying cancer treatment, this new facility features an outpatient center and 76 patient beds on two floors.
11/14/11	New Museum Gives Model Railroaders a Unique Exhibit Space By Scott Blair This unique LEED-Gold building in Scottsdale, Ariz., houses model railroad layouts, meeting rooms and exhibit space.
11/14/11	New Storm Drain Outfall Successfully Woven Into Historic Arcadia Neighborhood By Scott Blair The Arcadia Drive Drainage Improvements provided an outfall for a future storm drain and improved flood control and safety for this Phoenix neighborhood.
11/14/11	New Streetscape Adds to Vibrant Revitalization of Downtown Chandler By Scott Blair This new streetscape along Arizona Avenue enhances downtown Chandler’s community feeling with ample public art, seating and shade trees.
11/14/11	New Tucson Children's Medical Center Emphasizes Holistic Family Healing By Scott Blair This family-centered facility actively involves the hospitalized child’s parents in all aspects of the child’s care, with 36 neonatal intensive care unit beds that include special “nesting rooms,” where parents can stay with their children long term and simulate their home environment.
11/14/11	Pedestrian Bridge Over Rio Grande River Links Hiking, Biking Trails By Scott Blair This 1,100-ft-long pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Rio Grande River fills in a major missing link connecting the city’s east and west sides.
11/14/11	Pre-Fab Metal Buildings Transformed Into Innovative Performing Arts Center at Rural Arizona High School By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair This innovative performing arts center in Buckeye, Ariz., utilizes a series of pre-fabricated metal buildings to create a state-of-the-art building that echoes the community’s agricultural roots.
11/14/11	Reno Diversion Project Ensures Water Supply and Provides Habitat By Scott Blair The Glendale Water Supply Improvement Project increased water supply to a Reno, Nev., treatment plant while improving fish habitat and recreational access.
11/14/11	Renovation Breathes New Life Into Historic Downtown Phoenix Building By Scott Blair Built in 1929 but neglected for decades, the Santa Fe Freight Depot was rejuvenated with added glazing and an open interior.
11/14/11	Savvy Solar Thermal System Completed at Two Fully Operational Jails By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair This project added 316 solar heat collectors to provide most of the hot water at two detention facilities in Phoenix.
11/14/11	Signature Student Center Looks to Future of CNM College Campus By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair The LEED-Silver resource center serves a student population of more than 27,000 with a library, classrooms, data center and central gathering spaces.
11/14/11	Soleri Bridge Honors Man's Relationship With Earth, Sun By Scott Blair & Polly Sapakie Paolo Soleri’s first completed bridge design enhances downtown Scottsdale, Ariz., with a landmark plaza and a bridge that marks solar events and showcases artistic expression.
11/14/11	The PIT Renovation Reinvents a National Sports Icon While Retaining Its Magic By Polly Sapakie The University of New Mexico’s legendary arena was revamped and expanded, all while the men’s and women’s basketball seasons were played during construction.
11/14/11	Tucson Contractor Sundt Creates Its Own Sustainable, Zen Office Space By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair This 47,000-sq-ft, two-story office building offers Sundt’s 100 Tucson employees a holistic and sustainable space.
11/14/11	Urban Retail Oasis at CityScape Offers Visitors and Workers a Calm Respite By Polly Sapakie & Scott Blair With two retail buildings totaling 120,000 sq ft surrounding an oasis-like plaza, CityScape’s retail block offers visitors and workers downtown a pleasant place to shop, eat or relax.
11/14/11	Windmill Combines A Library and Services Center in Las Vegas By Scott Blair This 140,390-sq-ft project includes a library, auditorium, offices and services shop.
10/17/11	Herrenknecht TBM Gets Ready To Drill Lake Mead By Tony Illia The TBM will carve out a 3-mile-long, 20-ft-dia reinforced tunnel under Lake Mead that draws water at 860 ft.
09/21/11	Caesars to Finish 23-Story Hotel Tower By Year's End By Tony Illia Caesars Palace will open a $375-million, 668-room hotel tower addition--on hold for more than two years--in early 2012.
09/19/11	Subcontractors Feel the Brunt of the Recession, But Optimism Persists By scott blair Specialty contractors, whether steel or electrical or masonry, struggled through another year of steep revenue declines in the Southwest. The top 80 firms saw the value of work 28% to $2.5 billion in 2010.
07/18/11	Critical Nevada Freeway Gets a $252.5M Tune-Up By Tony Illia A $246.5-million widening of south I-15 is taking place between Silverado Ranch Blvd. and Tropicana Ave. in Las Vegas to improve safety and reduce gridlock for tourists and residents.
07/18/11	Road to Sonoran Preserve Sparks Traffic Debate By Scott Blair A new, 7-mile stretch of road in north Phoenix is being built to protect a Sonoran Desert preserve, but a vocal group of nearby residents have complained about the selected route for the new roadway.
06/14/11	Iconic Pedestrian Bridge Takes Shape Over Tempe Town Lake By David M. Brown A 912-ft-long pedestrian bridge will connect the west-end shores of the 220-acre Tempe Town Lake near Tempe Center for the Arts upon completion in August.
06/01/11	Cubs Pick Firms To Build Training Venue in Arizona By Scott Blair Populous and Hunt Construction Group were selected to construct a new spring training and western headquarters facility for the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team in Mesa, Ariz.
05/16/11	Top Design Firms By Scott Blair The steady slide in revenue among the Southwest’s leading design firms continued for the fourth straight year in 2010, according to figures provided by the firms participating in this year’s survey. Design revenue from projects located in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico totaled $1.24 billion in 2010, down 5% from the previous year and 29% below the peak of $1.74 billion in 2006.
03/21/11	Southwest's Top Starts Total $2.9 Billion By Scott Blair Renewable energy and health care among most improved sectors.
03/22/11	Nevada Power Plant Expands Off the Grid By Tony Illia The Harry Allen Generating Station will quadruple its output to 628 MW after undergoing a $600-million, four-year construction phase.
03/22/11	Incentives Help Arizona Land Solar Fab Plant By Scott Blair The solar market continues to heat up in Arizona as Tempe-based First Solar announces a new $300-million fabrication plant in Mesa.
03/21/11	Wetlands Restoration Brings Desert to Life By C.J. Schexnayder Two new phases are under way to support 480 acres of wetlands that were restored last year in the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix.
01/17/11	Will a Renovation Reverse Losses at the Tropicana? By Tony Illia Longtime Las Vegas Architect Joel Bergman recalls when the leaded glass ceiling debuted inside the Tropicana over 30 years ago. “Nothing like that had been done before inside a casino. It changed the texture of design in Las Vegas,” he says.
12/01/10	Best of 2010 Awards By Scott Blair and Polly Sapakie The annual awards competition honors exceptional design and construction in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico in a variety of categories from green building to transportation.
10/01/10	Countdown to Takeoff By David M. Brown Along the El Camino Real, in a particularly arid region of New Mexico the conquistadors called Jornada Del Muerto (Journey of the Dead), the future of space travel is alive and nearly ready for launch.
10/01/10	Book Smart By Tony Illia Southwest Las Vegas Library & Service Center Takes Shape.
10/01/10	Cross-Training By Michele Van Haecke NAU’s Health & Learning Center Combines Four Programs Under One Roof.
10/01/10	Water Workers By David M. Brown McCarthy Nears Completion of Deer Valley Water Treatment Plant Basins.
10/01/10	Waste Busters By Tony Illia North Las Vegas to Clean Up Its Own Wastewater.
10/01/10	Micro Medical By Tony Illia Reno’s Center for Molecular Medicine Studies Small, Thinks Big.
10/01/10	School of Thought By Neal Singer Massive New Las Cruces High Poses Challenges, Rewards Patience.
08/01/10	A Tale of Two Cities - Las Vegas, North Las Vegas Build Dueling City Halls By Tony Illia This extensive overview profiles 44 of the largest project starts of the past year throughout the Southwest.
08/01/10	Digging for Gold: Southern Nevada Tunnels Deep for Desert’s Most Precious Commodity – Water By Tony Illia Despite a recent stumbling block, work is progressing on the $447-million design-build contract to build a third raw water intake tunnel at Lake Mead—the Las Vegas Valley’s water lifeline.
06/01/10	Top Project Starts By Scott Blair This extensive overview profiles 44 of the largest project starts of the past year throughout the Southwest.
06/01/10	Phoenix Activity Report: Construction Slump Continues, Despite Several Large Projects Large-scale projects such as CityScape and PHX Sky Train and an upswing in residential save an otherwise dismal market.
06/01/10	Cleared for Takeoff: Phoenix’s Sky Train Project Takes Flight By Tony Illia One of Phoenix’s most visible construction projects currently underway is the $1-billion PHX Sky Train at Sky Harbor.
06/01/10	Changing the Phoenix LandScape: CityScape Phase One Nears Completion, Phase Two Preconstruction Begins By David M. Brown With the 28-story tower done and almost fully leased, work continues on the two-story retail podium.
06/01/10	Another Growth Spurt: University of Phoenix Expands Hometown Presence with New Office Complex By Tony Illia Two cast-in-place office midrise towers and a massive parking structure are taking shape beside the Broadway Curve on I-10 in Tempe.
05/01/10	Native American Construction on the Rise: Unique Market Sector Poses Challenges, Benefits for Builders By Michele Van Haecke The opportunities and challenges of this unique market, plus project profiles on Casino Del Sol and the Salt River Spring Training Facility.
05/01/10	Here Comes the Sun: Pascua Yaqui Tribe Starts Work on Sol Casinos Expansion By Alan M. Petrillo The Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Southern Arizona is expanding its Casino Del Sol in Tucson with a $98-million Sol Casinos Hotel and Convention Center.
05/01/10	Play Ball!: First U.S. Spring Training Facility Developed on Indian Land Underway By David M. Brown The first Major League Baseball spring training facility in the U.S. to be built on Indian land will be ready for business early next year.
05/01/10	Tohono O’odham Develops $500M Resort Amid Controversy By Scott Blair The Tohono O’odham Nation is moving forward on development of a new $500-million resort and casino in the West Valley of Phoenix despite opposition from several fronts.
05/01/10	Building in the Fast Lane: State Route 202 Expansion Poised for Early Completion By David M. Brown The State Route 202 expansion project in Phoenix and its suburbs is heading for early completion.
05/01/10	Green Line Gets the Green Light: RTC Extends Transit System from Las Vegas to Henderson By Tony Illia Work has started on the $41-million, 15-mi ACE Green Line, a new commuter transit line connecting Henderson, Nev., with downtown Las Vegas.
03/01/10	No Walk in the Parq: Complex Renovation Turns 1920’s Hospital into Boutique Hotel By Neal Singer Crews are busy revamping Albuquerque’s Memorial Hospital into the unique, 73-room Hotel Parc Central, which is located at the gateway to downtown.
03/01/10	Tempe Gets a Makeover: Library, Museum Revamped for the Modern Era By Scott Blair While modest in budget, the Tempe Library and Historical Museum renovations bring new life to old buildings.
03/01/10	Wiseguys Return to Las Vegas: New Mob Museum Takes over Historic Federal Courthouse By Tony Illia A $50-million museum in downtown Las Vegas will examine America’s cultural fascination with organized crime and it’s impact on the city.
03/01/10	A Banner Year for Hospitals: Arizona Health Care Construction Continues to Have a Pulse By David M. Brown Despite the recession, health care projects have been healthy in the Phoenix area.Two Banner Health hospitals were completed in the last two quarters of 2009: the Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa and Ironwood Medical Center in Pinal County.
03/01/10	Vegas on a Health Kick: VA Builds New Medical Complex in Southern Nevada By Tony Illia The U.S. Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs is betting big on Southern Nevada. The federal agency in charge of soldiers’ health is building its first new hospital in more than 20 years. The 1-million-sq-ft building is going up at 6900 N. Pecos Road in North Las Vegas.

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