Three-Year Construction Project Completed
Q&A: Industry Leaders Discuss State of the Market
The first quarter is nearly behind us and 2011 is taking shape. With that in mind, School Construction News recently interviewed executives from industry giants Turner, Gilbane, and McCarthy. We asked each about the industry’s current challenges and trends, and to share news about exciting projects under way.
The panel: Larry Bacher, Vice President for Higher Education at Gilbane Building Co. Bacher, oversees higher education work at each of Gilbane’s 30 offices across the country and currently has $2.6 billion of work under contract.
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District Starts $86 Million Construction Plan
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Carlsbad Unified School District started construction of 11 new educational buildings at Carlsbad High School, part of an $86 million building plan.
With an office in nearby San Diego, McCarthy Building Co. is the contractor on the CHS renovation project, which will add 99,000 square feet of space for classrooms, a vocational education lab, food services, and a performing arts area to the school. Perkins+Will of San Diego is the project’s design architect.
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