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Features - December 2004

Pioneer Spirit

Sheppard Pratt project takes tradition into the 21st Century
A pioneer in humane psychiatric care, the Sheppard Pratt Health System in Towson, Md., embarked on its first major construction project in more than a century - an adjacent replacement hospital and renovation of its 1891 landmark facility. Retaining the facility's historical integrity was of paramount importance.
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Grade A Opportunities

K-12 construction scores big in mid-Atlantic
With billions of dollars in planned projects, opportunities in school construction abound from Philadelphia to southern Virginia.
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T.C. Takes the LEED

Replacement high school sets it self apart with innovative environmental features
Alexandria City Public Schools have turned a replacement school concept into one of the region's most ambitious school projects. The team is constructing a variety of environmentally sensitive features that it hopes will earn it a LEED certification.
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Technical Merit

St. Georges aims to develop technical talents
The new state-of-the-art vocational technical high school in New Castle County, Del., will help launch new careers in the trades.
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Feeling the Pinch

Mid-Atlantic gets squeezed by spike in material costs
With the price of steel, concrete and other building materials climbing, local companies are adjusting the way they do business.
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