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Designed with sustainable strategies for effective energy use, lighting, water and material use, the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center was awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.  Notably, the Illinois Holocaust Museum is just the second museum in the Chicago area to receive this distinguished certification since the Field Museum received the designation in 2000. This milestone will be recognized on April 19 at a special ceremony with members of the building project team, government officials and Museum leadership. April 19, 2013 is also the fourth anniversary of the Museum which honors the memories of those lost in the Holocaust and ...

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The Park District of Oak Park will break ground March 9 to signal the beginning of the Ridgeland Common Renovation Project. Facility improvements include expansion of the ice arena to regulation size (85’ x 200’); separate entrances for the pool and the arena; new locker rooms; three new activity rooms; synthetic field with new lighting and fencing; relocation of the dog park; new pool gutters, mechanicals and pipe replacements and much more.  Bulley & Andrews is proud to serve as General Contractor for this important community project.  Project team members include Nagle Hartray Architecture as Architect and Project Management Advisors, Inc. as Owner's Representative. View the flier (PDF)

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Bulley & Andrews is pleased to announce that the Ronald McDonald House was recognized by ENR Midwest with the Best Projects Multifamily Residential/Hospitality Award of Merit. Bulley & Andrews served as General Contractor for construction of the facility, which is the world’s largest Ronald McDonald House. Project team members include Antunovich Associates as Architect, Gettys as Interiors Architect, CEA&A Structural Engineers, and Sieben Energy Associates provided commissioning. The 2012 ENR Midwest winning projects were selected based on design and construction quality, innovation, safety and the ability of their project teams to overcome unique challenges. The projects were honored at an awards breakfast at the Crowne Metro Chicago Plaza on Nov. 29. Learn more about the project and award here.    

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The InterContinental Chicago debuted a fresh, dynamic lighting scheme at The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival on Saturday, November 17, in downtown Chicago. Traxon Technologies, a global leader in solid state lighting and control systems, was selected as the key LED lighting and controls provider for the new, exterior illumination solution. Designed by Robert Osten and Anna Baranczak of Lam Partners, Boston, the lighting and control system features both architectural and media elements. Traxon’s Wall Washer Shield AC XB RGB, Graze Shield AC XB RGB, and String RGB replace metal halides, adding ultra bright, sustainable, low-maintenance LED illumination to the famous hotel’s onion dome and top ...

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Nine projects were honored for excellence in preservation on Saturday, October 27 at the Landmarks Illinois' annual Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards ceremony at the InterContinental Chicago. Among those nine projects were two Bulley & Andrews’ projects. Recognized as Project of the Year for Restoration was the Monroe Building at 104 South Michigan Avenue. Repairing the building’s historic interior and exterior spaces, Bulley & Andrews served as Construction Manager and Bulley & Andrews Masonry Restoration (BAMR) provided services to restore the building’s exterior facade. To learn more about the project click here. Additionally, the Incubator South and Technology Business Center at the Illinois Institute ...

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Chicago, Ill. (October 24, 2012) – Award winning general contractor, Bulley & Andrews, LLC, was recently selected to serve as general contractor for the new $30 million Lycée Français de Chicago school in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. The new campus, which will be located at 4550 Winchester Avenue, will replace the former Ravenswood Hospital that has been vacant for over a decade. With an anticipated opening scheduled for September 2015, project delivery will coincide with the school’s 20th Anniversary. Lycée Français de Chicago (LFC), the French multicultural and bilingual school serves children from preschool through 12th grade, has been operating in Chicago for over 17 years. ...

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Bulley & Andrews is proud to announce that the Exelon Gymnasium was named a winner in the 50th Annual Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Design Awards competition for Best School Project (K-12).  Bulley & Andrews served as General Contractor for the gymnasium’s construction for the Noble Network of Charter School’s Rowe Clark Math and Science Academy.  The building’s design features precast concrete insulated sandwich wall panels that allowed the project to achieve its tight budget and compressed schedule goals as well as LEED Gold certification. The PCI Design Awards recognize design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete. More information on the project and award can be found here. 

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The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation recognized the Ragdale House with their 2012 Preservation Foundation Award. Bulley & Andrews is proud to have served as General Contractor for the Ragdale House’s historical interior and exterior restoration. Johnson Lasky Architects served as Project Architect. To learn more about this project, click here.

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Featured in Custom Home’s July/August issue, Bulley & Andrews Residential & Restoration division, lead by Rick Juneau, received a 2012 Pacesetter Award.  The article highlights B&A’s expertise building custom homes as well as restoration projects, including the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and Ragdale House.  See the full article here: www.customhomeonline.com.

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Bulley & Andrews joined the Chicago Family Health Center as they broke ground on their new facility in Pullman on August 14th.  Replacing the current health center in Pullman, the new facility will allow the Chicago Family Health Center to better meet the communities' needs by providing over 21,000 square feet of space including 23 exam rooms, 9 dental operatiores as well as group therapy and classroom space.  Bulley & Andrews, with our Joint Venture MBE partner, Sumac, is proud to serve as General Contractor for this new facility.  SMNG-A is the project's lead architect.    For more information on the groundbreaking ceremony and project, visit: the Chicago Family Health Center website.  

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The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) awarded the University of Chicago’s Midway Crossings project an Honor Award for Excellence in Landscape Architecture General Design. Bulley & Andrews is proud to have served as General Contractor for the project working with Architect BauerLatoza Studio. Project team members include James Carpenter Design Associates, Schuler Shook, Matrix Engineering Corporation, DB Sterlin Consultants, and DuSable Engineering. 

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Crain's Chicago Business ranks Bulley & Andrews number 15 on their annual list of the largest Chicago area contractors, published June 25, 2012. The list includes 25 companies performing third-party construction work in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.

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The Old Town School of Folk Music was founded in 1957 to celebrate music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of the United States and countries around the world. Significant growth during the last ten years prompted the need for an expansion of their facilities. A new 27,100 square-foot expansion, designed by VOA Associates Inc. and built by Bulley & Andrews, is now located across the street from the organization’s primary home on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Beloved by students, neighbors and the community at large, the project is now also the recipient of accolades from the Chicago Building Congress. On Wednesday, May 16th, ...

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