New England Construction articles from June 2004

New England Construction archives from June 2004

Analogic Plant Completed.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... Staff Columbia Construction Company recently completed Analogic Corporation's new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing and office facility at Centennial Park in Peabody, Mass. Columbia presented Analogic with a Certificate of Occupancy at...

Rhode Islanders Top Students.
June 14, 2004... Staff Roger Williams University students win design-build category of national AGC competition. A six-student team of construction management and architecture majors from Roger Williams University competed and won first-place in the...

Drillers Duel I-84 Soft Rock.(MD Drilling and Blasting)
June 14, 2004... Story by Alan Rosenberg MD Drilling and Blasting modifies tactics to meet challenge on DeFelice widening job When MD Drilling and Blasting, a subsidiary of Maine Drilling & Blasting, took on the job to shear off about 35 feet of ledge...

News.(construction industry)
June 28, 2004... Staff Cement supplies are falling short in some areas of the United States. According to the Portland Cement Association, the shortages are due to a number of factors: a strong construction market, with an all-time time high of $944.1...

Editor's Report.
June 28, 2004... By Paul Fournier This issue presents two important themes: Concrete In Construction, and Construction Safety. The former is manifested by two feature articles that illustrate how contractors successfully overcame obstacles in placing...

Freetown Pour Sets Record.(Lampasona Concrete Corp., concrete construction)
June 28, 2004... Story and photos by Paul Fournier Lampasona Concrete Corp. places 97,000-square-foot slab in a single day at Stop & Shop An unbroken chain of concrete trucks, dozens of experienced workers equipped with the latest leveling and...

Placing Booms Aid Hospital Job.(construction industry projects)
June 28, 2004... Staff Pizzagalli, Griswold, Ireland uses Putzmeister concrete equipment to speed garage job Joint venture Pizzagalli, Griswold, Ireland is using placing booms to speed the pouring of concrete for the underground parking garage portion...

Reduce finish grading costs by 2/3...(Laser-Grader hydrostatic transmission)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... Staff Oh! Did I Mention 1/8" Accuracy? Whether your goal is to maximize the yield of expensive tennis court composite materials, or to minimize concrete overage on a poured slab, Laser-Grader[R]-equipped with the Trimble grade control...

Rigging Seminar Accents Safety.(construction industry)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... Staff Nearly 90 riggers, crane operators, heavy haulers, and other construction workers gathered in Canton, Mass., earlier this year for an in-depth seminar on rigging with a strong focus on safety. Presented by Slingmax Rigging...