Going vertical

Vanderbilt's MRB 4 straddles two existing building
The Medical Research Building 4 going up at Vanderbilt University in Nashville is actually a joined pair of upward expansions that will add a total of 15 stories to two existing buildings, completely encapsulating one of them.
Full Story >>


Design trends

Technology executes design more efficiently with less conflict
Design technology is changing the way south central architects and contractors interact at the jobsite. Full Story >>

Alabama Report

Huntsville, Mobile to see vibrant construction pace; highway bill to help
"Alabama's economy is still on the crack, with growth in some areas but not in others," said Ahmad Ijaz, economic analyst with the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research. Full Story >>

Digging deep

Poured-in-place parking deck built into UA hillside
Before Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Little Rock could begin work on the $25 million nine-story concrete parking deck at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, it had to remove nearly 120,000 cu. yds. of dirt and rock from a hillside. Full Story >>

Concrete fortress

MEMA building to provide safe haven from natural disasters, terrorists
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Operations Center was conceived about five years ago as a fortress that would withstand natural disasters and acts of terrorism, and one that would provide a safe haven for emergency and government agencies during any sort of crisis. Full Story >>