The Lewis Group receives $20 million renovation contract at UT

The Tennessee State Building Commission has chosen the joint venture of The Lewis Group Architects and Studio Four Design to provide architectural services for the renovations and additions of the Brehm-McLeod Building at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn.

Brehm-McLeod is an existing 144,000-sq-ft Food Technologies and Animal Science Building on the University of Tennessee campus. The $20 million project will include the addition of office, laboratory and toilet facilities, as well as provide upgrades to the existing agricultural arena laboratories, building systems, classrooms and offices with improved accessibility.

ABC Mid-Tennessee showcases 'best of the best'

The Mid-Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors showcased this year's award-winning projects at the 11th Annual Awards of Excellence Banquet held Nov. 2 at The Factory in Franklin, Tenn.

More than 340 members and guests attended the celebration that honored the "best of the best" projects built by Mid-Tennessee member contractors.

The owners and designers of each winning entry were also recognized at this premier chapter event. Major sponsors of the event included major title sponsor Tennessee Waste, platinum sponsors Frank E. Neal & Company, Enterprise Electric, American Constructors, Bell Construction and Associates and other sponsoring companies.

Frierson, Southeast Venture build new DOL headquarters

In April 2006, T. W. Frierson partnered with Southeast Venture LLC to build a new headquarters for the Tennessee Department of Labor in the Metro Center area.

Southeast Venture LLC Architecture provided the design for this 240,000-sq-ft project. The project includes two four-story buildings joined by a four-story connector. The connector will have a lobby on the first floor, a walkway on the second floor and office space on the third and fourth floors.

The four floors of each building will be primarily open office space with some training rooms and enclosed offices. There is also space for a future cafeteria.

The facility is constructed of conventional steel and will be finished with brick veneer and a glass curtainwall system, as well as a 60 mil TPO membrane roof. Completion is expected in the Summer 2007.

Contractor attends 'unique' groundbreaking for new Gallatin medical campus

Hardaway Construction Corp. of Nashville attended a unique ground breaking (a soft blast of the earth) along with about 200 employees, dignitaries and friends of the Sumner Regional Health Systems, for the start of construction of a new state-of-the-art $17 million dollar health and wellness campus in Gallatin, Tenn.

The goal of the campus is to keep people healthy and out of the hospital by emphasizing wellness and prevention. Once fully developed, the health and wellness center will provide customers a one-stop location to receive all of their healthcare needs out of the traditional hospital setting.

The Healthplex is to be completed in the early part of 2008 and will measure 12,000 sq ft.