Western Builder articles from December 2004

Western Builder archives from December 2004

To The Top.
December 2, 2004... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Mortenson using four-day cycle to build 34-story tower in Milwaukee Thirty-three floors above ground level, an M.A. Mortenson Company concrete crew poured a floor deck for the construction of...

Election Results.(Voting for increasing in tax burden to fund transportation improvements)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Staff Most voters asked at the ballot box Nov. 2 whether they would support increasing their tax burden to fund transportation improvements said "yes." In total, the revenue measures would generate at least $28 billion in new revenue for...

Busy, Busy.(Construction of post-tensioned concrete structure)
December 2, 2004... By Tom Wirtz Stevens Construction building trio of post-tensioned structures in Madison Football coaches and construction executives share at least one bit of wisdom - when something works, keep doing it. Like a football coach...

Concrete Recycling.
December 2, 2004... Staff A Natural For Aggregates Producers Recycling concrete and asphalt rubble and demolition debris can be a very profitable addition to an aggregates producer's competitive arsenal, as many have discovered in recent years. In fact, a...

More Metalcut.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Staff Metalcut Products, Inc. of South Milwaukee, Wis., has selected MSI General Corporation for the design and construction of a 34,000-square-foot addition to their facility. This addition will include a new production area,...

Lasting Legacy.(Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women's Spirit Award)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Staff The Legacy Bank renovation project has received the Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women's Spirit Award, which highlights "a development that breathes life, heritage and culture into an underutilized area," according to the...

Top 100.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Staff A couple of names familiar to Wisconsin road builders are included in The American Road and Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation's (ARTBA-TDF) recently published book, "America's Top 100 Private...

High Rise.(Voss Jorgensen Schueler Co.)(Foley & Lardner LLP)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Staff Voss Jorgensen Schueler Co., Inc. is providing general contracting services for Foley & Lardner LLP, located in the U.S. Bank Center in Milwaukee. This restacking project includes nine floors along with finish upgrades....

LRFD Guide.(Load and Resistance Factor Design)(Steel Joist Institute)
December 2, 2004... Staff The Steel Joist Institute's LRFD Interim Guide is designed to provide an aid to the specifying professional selecting steel joists or joist girders for a structure designed using load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). This...

Busy Builder.(Total Team Construction LLC)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Staff Total Team Construction LLC recently completed the Building and Site work for AJ Wright-Midtown Center located at 5730 W. Capitol Drive, Milwaukee. In addition, Total Team Construction LLC recently completed the Building and...

Strike Up The Band.(McCleary Bridge )
December 9, 2004... Staff McCleary Bridge opened to traffic The ribbon was cut, the band struck up and the several dozen in attendance dug into drinks and refreshments to celebrate the official opening of the McCleary Bridge in Wausau, Wis., on Oct. 25....

The Year Ahead.(Rise in highway construction cost)
December 9, 2004... Staff Highway construction expected to increase, but rising material costs could offset growth Spurred by continued increases in federal funding and renewed economic growth, the U.S. highway construction market should grow 4.5 percent...

On the Move.(Voss Jorgensen Schueler Inc.)(appointments)
December 9, 2004... Staff Milwaukee -- Plunkett Raysich Architects announced that three new employees have joined the staff at the firm's Milwaukee office. Andrew DuChateau has been hired as an architectural designer III. Lindsay Black has joined the...

New Ownership.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Staff Lynn Beaudoin Hackett has purchased the majority ownership of Wm. Beaudoin & Sons, Inc., a Brookfield, Wis., concrete and asphalt paving contractor. She will succeed her father, Donald J. Beaudoin, as president of the company....

On the Job.(Construction of Greenridge Pump Station and Grange Avenue Pump Station)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Staff Selzer-Ornst Co. has been awarded the construction of the Greenridge Pump Station and the Grange Avenue Pump Station for the city of New Berlin, Wis. The work consists of the construction of two new water pumping stations for...

Replacement Church.(Construction of Redeemer United Church )(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Staff CG Schmidt has been chosen to construct a replacement place-of-worship for Redeemer United Church of Christ in Sussex, Wis. This new facility will be built using sustainable or "green" construction principles. The worship...

Award Winner.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Staff Tim J. Gates, a graduate student and research/training assistant at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison pursuing a Ph.D. in civil engineering, is the winner of the Philip E. Rollhaus, Jr. 2004 Essay Competition. His essay...

Komatsu Credit Card.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Staff Komatsu has announced that it will begin a new multi-year relationship with HSBC -- North America's business solutions group to launch a Komatsu private label finance program. The new program will be available to Komatsu's entire...

Design Team.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Staff Venture Architects (a permanent joint venture between Kahler Slater Architects, Milwaukee and Madison, Wis., and Zimmerman Design Group, Milwaukee) has been hired for the design of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix Sports...

On The River.(Editorial)
December 16, 2004... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Steffes Construction did grading and the placement of new rip rap with a 3400 Q Link-Belt Long Reach Excavator and an Ocala Instruments Excavation Depth Monitor. The Link-Belt's boom and...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
December 16, 2004... By Barry Gantenbein Christmas has been called the most wonderful time of the year, and even the hap, hap, happiest season of all. Ask any kid, and they'll tell you Christmas is their favorite time of the year. The same is true for a...

Award Winner.(James F. Parks of Berghammer Construction Corporation has received the 2004 Affiliate of the Year Award.)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2004... Staff James F. Parks of Berghammer Construction Corporation has received the 2004 Affiliate of the Year Award from the Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin (CARW). The award is presented annually to an affiliate member who has...

At Work.(National Survey & Engineering recently provided sitework engineering and land surveying to Boulder Venture.)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2004... Staff National Survey & Engineering recently provided sitework engineering and land surveying to Boulder Venture, Milwaukee, for an A.J. Wright store and Applebee's/Pizza Hut at Midtown Center in Milwaukee. The site development of...

Church Expansion.(Westbrook Church in Delafield.)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2004... Staff Construction is under way for the expansion of Westbrook Church in Delafield, Wis. Beyer Construction is building Westbrook's new 1,000-seat worship center, expandable to 2,000 seats. The 45,250-square-foot addition will also...

PCA Forecast.(Portland cement association)
December 16, 2004... Staff Higher oil prices will slow overall economic activity, delaying a recovery in nonresidential and public construction. In addition, a continuation of low mortgage rates will prolong the boom in residential construction. According to...

Leveraging Equipment Management.
December 16, 2004... By Gerald Green, Customer Product Support Manager, Caterpillar Inc. "Wringing the Rag Out" Whether you own one machine or a large fleet, leveraging your equipment management plan to "Wring the Rag Out" of your asset for the lowest...

Back To School.(Construction training program of University of Wisconsin.)
December 23, 2004... By Angela Kramer Industry pros donate time, talent and scaffolding to UW-Platteville The University of Wisconsin -- Platteville's 2004 Outstanding Alumni Don Moen continues to show his support by organizing the 3rd complimentary...

Survey Says.(survey of project owners)
December 23, 2004... Staff Owners offer tips on how to improve construction The beginning and end are the phases that most need improvement in the typical construction project, according to the most recent survey of project owners by the Construction...

The Year Ahead.(Forecasts of construction machinery manufacturing industry)
December 23, 2004... Staff Equipment sales on the rise The construction machinery manufacturing industry is anticipated to close out 2004 with robust business growth, followed by continued but more moderate gains in 2005, according to the just-released...

Make A Wish.(Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association donates money to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin)(Brief Article)
December 23, 2004... Staff The Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association (WUCA) raised $25,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin at the association's annual dinner and auction Nov. 3 at Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Wauwatosa, Wis....

Titletown Once More.(best construction awards for August Winter and Sons Inc. and Tweet/Garot Mechanical)(Brief Article)
December 23, 2004... Staff Tweet/Garot Mechanical of Green Bay, Wis., and August Winter & Sons of Appleton, Wis., have been awarded a 2004 Build Wisconsin Award for their work on the Lambeau Field redevelopment project by the Associated General Contractors...

Post-Industrial Tosa.(Remodelling and renovation of industrial buildings)(Brief Article)
December 23, 2004... Staff The last industrial building at the intersection of West Capitol Drive and 124th Street in Wauwatosa, Wis., is being demolished to make way for a shopping plaza. The three-acre site held the 52,000-square-foot building which...

Golden Trowel.(Miron Construction Co. Inc. awarded 2004 Wisconsin Golden Trowel Award Honorable Mention for Schools (K-12) Projects)(Brief Article)
December 23, 2004... Staff Miron Construction Co., Inc. has been awarded a 2004 Wisconsin Golden Trowel Award Honorable Mention for Schools (K-12) Projects. The award, presented by the International Masonry Institute, was received for construction of...

Warranty Control.
December 23, 2004... Staff Suppose that a child was hurt one day because she slipped on the tile in the lobby of a new office building. Suppose also that the subcontractor that installed the tile did so exactly according to the specifications of the project...

Drywall Recycling.(Construction Materials Recycling Association opens new website for recycling information)(Brief Article)
December 23, 2004... Staff The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) announces the opening of its newest website, www.drywallrecycling.org , an information resource on how to recycle gypsum wallboard from the construction and demolition waste...

New Tool Carrier.(Case Construction Equipment launches new wheel loader tool carrier, 721D XT )
December 23, 2004... Staff Case Construction Equipment has added to its D Series wheel loader line, the 721D XT tool carrier, which features redesigned linkage, improved visibility, increased material retention, and improved stability. The same redesigned...

Bigger, Better.(Putzmeister BSA 14000 with the addition of a larger 630-horsepower engine is become more even more powerful)(Brief Article)
December 23, 2004... Staff The largest trailer-mounted concrete pump in the world -- the Putzmeister BSA 14000 -- just got even more powerful with the addition of a larger 630-horsepower engine. That is the highest horsepower rating on any concrete trailer...

New Representative.(Staff )(Wausau Window and Wall Systems has named The Eisen Group as its manufacturer's representative serving Michigan )(Brief Article)
December 23, 2004... Staff Wausau Window and Wall Systems has named The Eisen Group as its manufacturer's representative serving Michigan. Located in Ferndale, Mich., the agency calls on building owners, architects and glazing contractors seeking high-end...

Flexible Product.
December 30, 2004... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Stone offers a variety of uses Stone is one of the building blocks of the construction industry. Whether it is building products, dimensional stone products, or crushed aggregate used as...

Maintaining Your GET Pays.(Ground Engaging Tools)
December 30, 2004... Alan Pinkerman, Caterpillar Inc. Whether you own one piece of heavy equipment or an entire fleet, you probably have a plan for managing the asset -- a plan that's designed to boost productivity, extend component life and reduce owning and...

The Next Generation.(Brief Article)
December 30, 2004... Staff Students at St. Sava Orthodox Church and School in Milwaukee celebrated the expansion and remodeling of the school with Kids Construction Day on Nov. 17. Housed in the St. Sava Cultural Center, the school has grown to more than...

Award Winners.(Brief Article)
December 30, 2004... Staff Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP has been recognized by the Association of General Contractors (AGC) as well as the Association of Licensed Architects for design excellence. The AGC has honored Plunkett Raysich Architects and...

High Honors.(Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. and the Milwaukee Art Museum's Quadracci Pavilion have been honored with two recent awards for structural engineering)(Brief Article)
December 30, 2004... Staff Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. and the Milwaukee Art Museum's Quadracci Pavilion have been honored with two recent awards for structural engineering. The National Council of Structural Engineering Association (NCSEA)...

Hometown Pride.(retail development in Brookfield, Wisconsin)(Brief Article)
December 30, 2004... Staff National Survey & Engineering recently provided sitework engineering, surveying and landscape architecture to Integrity Development Partners, LLC for The Shoppes at Brookfield Commons, a 43,000-square-foot retail development in...

Get in Gear.(product introduction)
December 30, 2004... Staff Cotta Transmission Company, a manufacturer of gearboxes and transmissions located in Beloit, Wis., has announced a new rebuild and repair program designed to support their broad base of aftermarket customers. "This program will...

Additions Announced.(product introduction)
December 30, 2004... Staff Earth Tool Company LLC, Ocono-mowoc, Wis., manufacturer of HammerHead trenchless products, has announced the addition of the 20-inch HammerHead Mole(r) Rammer to its product line. This new Rammer is versatile and can be used for...

Tool Belts.(product introduction)(Brief Article)
December 30, 2004... Staff Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation introduces a line of Heavy-Duty Tool Belts for contractor use. The two new Heavy-Duty 33 pocket tool belts are available in three- or five-piece versions. The three-piece version is made...