North Carolina Research Campus Lab Building Awarded to Turner Construction

Castle & Cooke has awarded Turner Construction Co. the contract to build its Core Laboratory Building. This building will serve as the anchor for the North Carolina Research Campus, a 350-acre biotechnology center located on the former Fieldcrest Cannon Mills site in downtown Kannapolis.

Currently scheduled for completion in late 2007, the Core Laboratory Building will house multiple laboratories for private enterprise as well as a core laboratory which will support the University of North Carolina research institutes, private industry and other institutes established by universities throughout the state to be located on the campus.

The 311,000 sq.-ft. building is being erected upon the highest point on the Central Campus. The building will be constructed with a standing-seam copper roof and a cupola which will cap the four-story brick structure. The building was designed by Narmour Wright Creech Architecture of Charlotte.

North and South Carolina Off to Slow Start in '06

The value of new contracts signed in January for future construction activity in North Carolina was flat compared to a year ago, while South Carolina experienced a 3 percent drop for the month, McGraw-Hill Construction reported recently.

North Carolina's approximately $2 billion total for the month was roughly $500,000 higher than last January. Residential was the only positive sector, improving by 24 percent compared to last January and tallying nearly $1.4 billion. The value of nonresidential contracts was down 1 percent to approximately $388 million. The value of nonbuilding contracts fell 53 percent to about $230.2 million for the month, compared to last January's $492.3 million.

In South Carolina, the January 2006 total of nearly $836.3 million was down by about $30 million compared to last year. Residential contracts increased by 1 percent for the month to total roughly $599.3 million, compared to last January's $593.3 million. The nonbuilding sector was also positive, with a 35 percent jump, for an overall total of nearly $105.7 million. A 32 percent decline in nonresidential activity more than offset any gains, however, as that market totaled about $131.3 million for the month.

Tides Condos Under Construction in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

The $148 million Tides condominium project in Mount Pleasant, S.C., is under construction, with work on the first three buildings started, according to McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge. The Tides project is located on the Mount Pleasant side of the newly completed Cooper River Bridge.

Two general contractors are currently at work: R.J. Griffin & Co. of Charlotte, and David M. Sidbury Inc., also of Charlotte. Carolina Eastport LLC of Mount Pleasant is the owner-builder/developer.

CM Black Building Three Projects in Albemarle

CM Black Construction of Concord, N.C., is finalizing construction of three commercial construction projects in Albemarle, N.C. - Tim Marburger Honda - Albemarle, First Assembly Church and the Stanly County YMCA.

For Tim Marburger Honda, this marks the third time CM Black has served as general contractor. The 20,150 sq.-ft. sales and service center replaces Marburger's existing dealership on US Highway 52 N.

First Assembly Church chose CM Black to build its new 12,000 sq.-ft. sanctuary. The 654-seat facility will feature a choir platform, baptistery, bridal room and custom-built cross. The exterior will have stone accent panels and brick veneer.

The Stanly County YMCA project involves interior renovation.

HNTB Receives ACEC Award for Raleigh-Durham Airport Redevelopment

HNTB Corp.'s Raleigh-Durham International Airport General Aviation Redevelopment project took home the Honors Award for transportation projects at the ACEC/NC Engineering Excellence Awards, presented recently.

In 1995, the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority contracted with HNTB to provide planning, design and construction services for general aviation redevelopment. This 10-year process cost over $50 million.

McKissick Associates Establishes North Carolina Office

McKissick Associates, an architecture firm based in Harrisburg, Penn., recently announced the opening of a new office in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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