{"id":205759,"date":"2023-07-25T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=205759"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:46:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:46:38","slug":"tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The largest renovation project in the history of the Tampa Convention Center (TCC).<\/span>Photos courtesy Skanska USA. <\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recently completed largest renovation project in the history of the Tampa Convention Center (TCC)\u2014projected at $38 million\u2014includes a series of capital improvements to better accommodate conferences and conventions held in the Tampa Bay region.<\/p>\n

Alterations include a 2,183-m2<\/sup> (23,500-sf) expansion to the facility and the addition of 1,672 m2<\/sup> (18,000 sf) of new waterfront rooms that will provide flexible meeting and event spaces.<\/p>\n

Skanska USA (Skanska) and the project\u2019s design partner, Baker Barrios Architects, in collaboration with Convergence Design, provided master planning services for the major expansion of the facility.<\/p>\n

Since the convention center facilities remained operational during the construction phase and because of the limited amount of storage space available on site, the Skanska construction team turned to one of Tampa Bay\u2019s top amenities for support\u2014its pristine waterfront. To reduce the requirement for 75 tractor trailer deliveries, the company employed the use of floating platforms to store and transport more than 700 pieces of structural steel to the project site.<\/p>\n

Additional work completed as part of the convention center\u2019s renovation included an extensive upgrade to the HVAC system, encompassing the rebuilding of 16 air handling units and the installation of two rooftop air handling units with two energy recovery ventilator units.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
An interior shot of the Tampa Convention Center (TCC), post renovation and expansion.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Originally built in 1990, renovations to the convention center included upgrades to the highly frequented Tampa Riverwalk such as the installation of new railings, Americans with Disabilities Act<\/em> (ADA<\/em>)-compliant ramps, a canopy metal ceiling, and new column wraps. Another significant upgrade was the installation of new signage for the Tampa Convention Center, complete with light-emitting diode (LED) multi-color exterior letters and three rows of colorful lights added to the facade to light up the Tampa skyline and more prominently feature the convention center\u2019s prime location.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe city of Tampa is a world-class destination, [it is] deserving of an upgraded convention center that complements its economic and population growth,\u201d says Chuck Jablon, senior vice-president of construction for Skanska\u2019s Florida building operations. \u201cBy executing the modernization of the Tampa Convention Center, Skanska is proud to have played a part in bringing that vision to life and delivering a project that will provide long-term economic value for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The recently completed largest renovation project in the history of the Tampa Convention Center (TCC)\u2014projected at $38 million\u2014includes a series of capital improvements to better accommodate conferences and conventions held in the Tampa Bay region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29853,"featured_media":205762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1029],"tags":[8707,8708,3279,6722,6364,8705,8706],"class_list":["post-205759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-baker-barrios-architects","tag-convergence-design","tag-florida","tag-news","tag-skanska-usa","tag-tampa-convention-center","tag-tcc","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history - The Construction Specifier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The largest reno project at the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) has made the center better able to accommodate events in the Tampa Bay region.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history - The Construction Specifier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The largest reno project at the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) has made the center better able to accommodate events in the Tampa Bay region.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Construction Specifier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-25T16:05:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-25T16:46:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"arslan_ahmed\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"arslan_ahmed\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"arslan_ahmed\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e325f337715d3e25ed442febefc5e502\"},\"headline\":\"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-25T16:05:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-25T16:46:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":413,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Baker Barrios Architects\",\"Convergence Design\",\"Florida\",\"News\",\"Skanska USA\",\"Tampa Convention Center\",\"TCC\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history - The Construction Specifier\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-25T16:05:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-25T16:46:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"The largest reno project at the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) has made the center better able to accommodate events in the Tampa Bay region.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Construction Specifier\",\"description\":\"Solutions for the Construction Industry\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Construction Specifier\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg\",\"width\":288,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"The Construction Specifier\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e325f337715d3e25ed442febefc5e502\",\"name\":\"arslan_ahmed\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8b3bc632ccc425475dad30606aef08d446e7b620e3a88e6fe3a7f806083c070b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8b3bc632ccc425475dad30606aef08d446e7b620e3a88e6fe3a7f806083c070b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8b3bc632ccc425475dad30606aef08d446e7b620e3a88e6fe3a7f806083c070b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"arslan_ahmed\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/author\\\/arslan_ahmed\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history - The Construction Specifier","description":"The largest reno project at the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) has made the center better able to accommodate events in the Tampa Bay region.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history - The Construction Specifier","og_description":"The largest reno project at the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) has made the center better able to accommodate events in the Tampa Bay region.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/","og_site_name":"The Construction Specifier","article_published_time":"2023-07-25T16:05:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-07-25T16:46:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":200,"url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"arslan_ahmed","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"arslan_ahmed","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/"},"author":{"name":"arslan_ahmed","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e325f337715d3e25ed442febefc5e502"},"headline":"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history","datePublished":"2023-07-25T16:05:19+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-25T16:46:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/"},"wordCount":413,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg","keywords":["Baker Barrios Architects","Convergence Design","Florida","News","Skanska USA","Tampa Convention Center","TCC"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/","name":"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history - The Construction Specifier","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg","datePublished":"2023-07-25T16:05:19+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-25T16:46:38+00:00","description":"The largest reno project at the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) has made the center better able to accommodate events in the Tampa Bay region.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tampa-convention-center-post-renovation-picture-f.jpg","width":400,"height":200},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/tampa-convention-center-undergoes-largest-reno-project\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tampa Convention Center undergoes largest reno in history"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/","name":"The Construction Specifier","description":"Solutions for the Construction Industry","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization","name":"The Construction Specifier","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg","width":288,"height":70,"caption":"The Construction Specifier"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e325f337715d3e25ed442febefc5e502","name":"arslan_ahmed","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b3bc632ccc425475dad30606aef08d446e7b620e3a88e6fe3a7f806083c070b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b3bc632ccc425475dad30606aef08d446e7b620e3a88e6fe3a7f806083c070b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b3bc632ccc425475dad30606aef08d446e7b620e3a88e6fe3a7f806083c070b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"arslan_ahmed"},"url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/author\/arslan_ahmed\/"}]}},"views":3967,"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/users\/29853"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205759"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205779,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205759\/revisions\/205779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/media\/205762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}