Texas Contractor articles from December 2005

Texas Contractor archives from December 2005

Southern Pine Timber Supply.
December 5, 2005... Staff The forest products industry in the U.S. South is moving ahead at a steady pace, despite hurricane-inspired stories of lumber price hikes and so-called lumber shortages. "Short-lived lumber price spikes have already come and gone...

Pape-Dawson.(Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers Inc. )(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Staff The officers of Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. have announced three new additions. Wayne Tschirhart , P.E., has joined Pape-Dawson's water resources team as a project engineer. Tschirhart received his bachelor of science degree in...

Carter & Burgess.(appoints James A. Garman )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Staff James A. Garman has been named as the first chief human resources officer in Carter & Burgess' 66-year history. "Jim's extensive experience and vision for aligning human resources strategy with our overall business strategy made him...

Central Texas ABC.(Associated Building Contractors)
December 5, 2005... Staff These companies were honored by the Central Texas chapter of the Associated Building Contractors with Excellence in Construction Eagles during their awards ceremony in October. These local winners will contend for national awards...

Young Construction.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Staff Young Construction is currently making great progress on the Texas Avenue widening project in College Station. Phase 2 of this four-phase project began this past July with the utility relocation. In Phase 2 the contractor will be...

HDR.
December 5, 2005... Staff HDR has acquired S.R. Beard & Associates, LLC (SRBA), a transportation consulting firm headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., with offices in Dallas and Houston. Under the new corporate structure, S.R. Beard managing partner and principal...

Gulf Coast Preservation.
December 5, 2005... Staff National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe testified about the role of preservation in the recovery of the Gulf Coast Region during a House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census hearing. The...

Flood-Damaged Vehicles.
December 5, 2005... Staff Insurance industry estimates of Hurricane Katrina and Rita-damaged vehicles range from 200,000 to 700,000. Documenting vehicle damage of this scope is a monumental undertaking and to assist with this, the National Insurance Crime...

Boykin Photography.
December 5, 2005... Staff John Boykin , also known as "The Hardhat Photographer," has opened Boykin Photography, a commercial photography studio in Garland, just northeast of Dallas. Boykin is well-known among construction magazines, with hundreds of cover...

EarthTech.
December 5, 2005... Staff EarthTech Inc., a business unit of Tyco International Ltd, and a global provider of consulting, engineering, construction, and operation and maintenance services, has named Michael Romano director of business development for the...

CDC.(Curtain Wall Design & Consulting inc.)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Staff Marty Scarborough has been appointed the newest principal at Curtain Wall Design & Consulting (CDC), Inc., according to Charles Clift, CDC president. Scarborough has been a part of the company since 1982, joining the company when he...

HOLT CAT.
December 5, 2005... Staff HOLT CAT, the Caterpillar[R] construction equipment and industrial engine dealer for South, Central, North, and Northeast Texas, recently named Rusty Brawner as general construction sales representative for the Fort Worth area, where...

Reflecting Amarillo's Landscape.
December 5, 2005... By R. G. Pickard The Hunt Construction Group heads building of the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts Hunt Construction Group is rapidly nearing completion of the privately funded $33-million Globe-News Center for the Performing...

KETRA.(Katrina Emergency Relief Act of 2005 )
December 5, 2005... By John Ransom, Porter & Hedges The Katrina Emergency Relief Act of 2005 can also impact contractors in Texas. The Katrina Emergency Relief Act of 2005 ("KETRA") provides for several tax breaks to businesses and individuals impacted...

On A Mission To Recycle.
December 5, 2005... By Liz Moucka Sarducci Corporation processes demolition concrete into aggregate products, cutting expenses for the Port of Corpus Christi. John Bisig grew up in the construction industry and served in the U.S. Navy Seabees. Upon his...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
December 19, 2005... By Liz Moucka This issue celebrates "green building" for educational, commercial and community benefit. As expressed by Dean Geoffrey Orsak of the SMU School of Engineering in Dallas, "Once you've built one, you will want all of your...

SMU Embrey Engineering Building.
December 19, 2005... By Liz Moucka, Editor Hahnfeld, Hoffer, & Steinfeld Architects and Turner Construction create a sustainable model within a traditional architectural form. It is very appropriate, but not accidental, that Southern Methodist...

Wal-Mart's "Green" Prototype.
December 19, 2005... Staff Turner Construction is rapidly becoming one of the most experienced builders of sustainable structures. In Dallas, Turner is currently building SMU's first LEED certified building, the Embrey Engineering Building, and the nation's...

Briarwood Park Pond.
December 19, 2005... By Randy Henry, USDA-NRCS Home-grown solution improves DeSoto's outlook on urban sprawl With an effort to help its own neighborhoods and residents, the city of DeSoto has developed a self-contained compost program for the city's parks...

JCB.
December 19, 2005... Staff JCB, one of the world's top manufacturers of construction equipment, has partnered with the National Equipment Register (NER) to help JCB owners combat equipment theft. Through a 24-hour hotline, NER provides expert identification...

Walter P. Moore.(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... Staff Judges for the third annual Structural Engineer "Best Structural Engineering Firm to Work For" context chose Walter P. Moore as the No. 1 firm in this year's contest. The contest ranks firms based on the quality of their workplace...

KBA of Texas.
December 19, 2005... Staff KBA of Texas-- Ft Worth has always tried to maintain a diverse project base and retail has always been in the mix. Lately, KBA has been involved a several new retail projects, allowing KBA to expand into Dallas, Parker and Taylor...

Manitou North America.
December 19, 2005... Staff Manitou North America, based in Waco, Texas, began working with the American Red Cross shortly after Katrina to determine needs and a location for the donation of a rough-terrain reach truck to be used in the relief effort. A MLT 523...

ACP.
December 19, 2005... Staff Texas Contractor is pleased to announce that John Weatherhead has been promoted to general manager and group publisher of Reed Construction Data's Associated Construction Publications, the parent group of Texas Contractor. With 40...

Thornton-Tomasetti.(thornton-tomasetti group inc)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... Staff The Thornton-Tomasetti Group, a 500-person international engineering and design firm, announced that Patricia A. Coleman , P.E., has been promoted to vice president from senior associate. With over 27 years of industry experience,...

HKS.
December 19, 2005... Staff Craig Beale , FAIA, FACHA, CHC, CHE, principal of HKS, Inc., has been named to the board of the American Association of Healthcare Consultants. Founded in 1949, the American Association of Healthcare Consultants is the professional...

HDR.
December 19, 2005... Staff HDR's architectural presence in Texas is now stronger with the addition of an architecture office in Austin. HDR vice president, Taylor Dueker , who is originally from Houston, was named managing principal of the Austin architecture...

Walter P. Moore.(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... Staff Walter P. Moore has announced that Robert A. Chapman , John Lyons , P.E., Ruben Martinez , P.E., Leigh Mires , PHR, David A. Moore , Faisal Syed , P.E., P.T.O.E., LEED[R] AP, and S.R. Pinnapureddy , P.E., have been named principals...

Centex.(Centex Construction Co. (Dallas, Texas))(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... Staff Centex Construction's Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Division announces the promotion of three key management team members. Mark Bradley joined Centex Construction in 2001 as a project manager and has been promoted to vice president of...

HOLT CAT.
December 19, 2005... Staff HOLT CAT recently named Danielle Bonham rental sales representative for the Grand Prairie area. In her new position, Bonham will be responsible for promoting the diverse line of Caterpillar[R] and Allied rental products. Bonham has...