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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Family Services The new home of Family Services of Forsyth County will be in the new Southeast Gateway development. A 20,000 sf building to be constructed here will house the many different functions of Family Services, as well as the administrative offices. This project will be one of the first LEED certified projects in Forsyth County. A "gold" certification has been targeted. Christ Covenant Church Christ Covenant Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a four-phase Christian Ministry and Education Campus located on Glendale Drive. The architect is Bruce Cantrell of J. Hyatt Hammond. The first phase of the project, on which Frank L. Blum is currently assisting in the preconstruction process, will consist of a 44,000-square foot building to house an educational classroom building with and a multi-purpose gymnasium. The educational classroom building will have space to accommodate 300 students, church and school administrative office and conference rooms. The gymnasium will be spacious enough to accommodate 550-750 people and will serve as a gathering space for both church worship and educational use. The gymnasium will include a regulation-size basketball/volleyball court, commercial kitchen, a music and fine arts facility, nursery, and a video projection studio. Site work associated with Phase One of the project will include a baseball/soccer park, playground, entrance drive and parking. Subsequent phases of the project are as follows: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Summit School Frank L. Blum Construction Co. is constructing two new buildings for Summit School on Reynolda Road in Winston-Salem; a 15,000-square-foot classroom building for second and third graders and a 34,000-square-foot athletic center. The latter will include basketball/volleyball courts, gymnastics space, an aerobics room, weight-training facility, and an indoor running/walking track. Summit is an independent school for kindergarten through ninth grade. The primary challenge of this project is to guarantee the safety and well-being of all students during class, recess, and after-school activities as these buildings are constructed on their campus. In keeping with its emphasis on environmental awareness, the school planned both buildings to meet guidelines of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, which will make it the first independent school in North Carolina to construct LEED-certified buildings.Kuhn Studio Frank L. Blum Construction Co.'s exterior upfit for glass artist John Kuhn's studio in downtown Winston-Salem includes a new facade, gallery entrance, gated parking lot, and exterior sculpture display areas. With careful planning and attention to the client's needs, construction has progressed while the studio continues its daily operation. RMIC (Republic Mortgage Insurance Company) Republic Mortgage Insurance Company is bringing 325 employees to the Park Building at Cherry and First Streets in Winston-Salem. The company has leased more than 96,000 square feet on floors one through four and part of the seventh floor with an aggressive building schedule to upfit all areas in time to occupy the space in March, 2008. Features include a high tech data center with its requisite power sources and back-up systems, in addition to modernized offices and staff areas, which are being constructed while the rest of the building is occupied by businesses that continue their daily functions. Currently In Pre-Construction Sawtooth Center |
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