7.28.080 | San Diego, CA | Deniece Duscheone of the architecture and design firm S.K.I.N., was commissioned to redesign the interiors of Catalina Island's historic Hotel Metropole founded in 1888. Ms. Duscheone already complete four oceanfront suites and will begin renovations on the lobby and 52 other rooms this fall.

7.28.08 | Nashville, TN | Skanska USA Building Inc. was  named pre-construction and construction manager for the Franklin Woods Community Hospital in Johnson City, TN. Karlsberger Architecture is providing the design for the hospital and has a goal of Silver LEED certification. The construction phase began in June with a June 2010 expected completion date.

7.28.08 | New York, NY | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) was awarded a contract by the Department of Design and Construction for the City of New York for exterior building rehabilitation and ADA accessibility upgrades on three health centers located in landmark quality buildings.  Completion is slated of October 2008. The facilities are:

• Astoria District Health Center, Astoria, Queens
• Bedford District Health Center, Brooklyn
• Fort Green Health Clinic, Brooklyn

7.25.08 | Colton, CA | Hodgdon Miank Construction, Inc. completed the construction of Heritage Crossing, a multi-tenant retail center with car wash and a Mexican food restaurant in Fontana, CA. 

7.25.08 | Norwalk , CT | EMCOR Group, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Poole and Kent Company of Florida, was awarded a mechanical construction contract by the University of Miami School of Medicine campus in Miami, FL. Poole and Kent will install a piping system that will provide 17,000 tons of chilled water to various buildings on the University’s School of Medicine campus. 

7.24.08 | Newport Beach, CA | Marinita Development Co., announced that the company, in a joint venture with Regency Centers, will commence construction on Jefferson Square, a supermarket/drug anchored shopping center in La Quinta, CA. Phase one will consist of a Fresh & Easy Market and CVS/pharmacy. Regency is seeking LEED core-and-shell certification for its portions of the project. 

7.24.08 | Aspen, CO | Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA) were selected to design the new Aspen Art Museum. The entire cost of designing, building, and operating the new Aspen Art Museum facility will be 100% supported by private funds from AAM museum donors. SBA was selected for its sensitivity in creating spaces that interrelate with environs and the environment itself and its choices and uses of materials. Mr. Ban is widely known for structures that incorporate paper, and for his singular development of paper tube technology.