Construction Digest articles from September 2008

Construction Digest archives from September 2008

A 15-Acre Liquid Asset.
September 8, 2008... Staff Mechanical Inc. installs system in lake to save hospital $1 million a year Mechanical Inc. has a solid track record of successful hospital and green building projects, and that combination made them the mechanical contractor of...

Preserving And Modernizing Our Bridges.
September 8, 2008... Staff Digest-area states have aggressive bridge inspection and preservation programs A recent report on the condition of America's 600,000 bridges shows that one out of every four U.S. bridges needs to be modernized or repaired. The...

Washington University Dormitory.
September 8, 2008... Staff St. Louis-- Haberberger Inc., a full-service mechanical contracting company based in St. Louis, recently completed work on the Village East Dormitory for Washington University. The new four-story apartment-style dormitory is located...

Building A Connection To Art.
September 8, 2008... Staff Chicago-- Like a runway from the heart of Chicago's Millennium Park, spanning 620 feet across Monroe Street to the third-floor level of the Art Institute's new under-construction Modern Wing, a sleek pedestrian bridge is rising....

Editor's Report.(contracts between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Treviicos Soletanche JV)(Thomas Taylor)(BSA LifeStructures has been named among the Top 10 Best Places to Work in Indiana )(Editorial)
September 22, 2008... By Tom Hale Wolf Creek Dam Barrier Wall The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, says a $341.4-million contract has been awarded to Treviicos Soletanche JV for installation of a concrete barrier wall at Wolf Creek Dam in...

O'Fallon Motorcycle Dealer Goes Green.
September 22, 2008... Staff Vertegy and Trumpet help Frieze Harley-Davidson become country's first LEED-certified Harley-Davidson dealership St. Louis-based Vertegy has been credited with helping to guide the sustainable design of the greenest...

McHugh Building Arch Bridge Over Fox River.
September 22, 2008... Story and photos By Tom Hale Challenging bridge project is key part of Illinois Tollway's Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) Rebuild & Widen Project James McHugh Construction Co. enjoys unique and challenging projects. That's why the...

Perkins+Will Announces Merger.(mergers between Perkins and Will Inc. and Environments Group Company Inc.)(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... Staff Chicago - Perkins+Will announces that The Environments Group, a Chicago-based firm with expertise in designing corporate and commercial interiors, has merged with the global integrated design firm. With 65 professionals and support...

Cargill Building Chicago Plant.
September 22, 2008... Staff Chicago - Cargill Inc. is building a $22-million biobased polyols manufacturing plant in Chicago. The new plant will make Cargil's BiOH brand soybean-based polyols - an ingredient that replaces petroleum-based chemicals traditionally...

KAI Honored.(Kennedy Associates/Architects Inc.)(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... Staff St. Louis - KAI Design & Build has been named MBE Contractor of the Year by the MOKAN St. Louis Construction Contractors Assistance Center. MOKAN assists small and/or minority contractors in the building construction industry and...

LBX & Wilson Host Lexington Event.
September 22, 2008... Staff Lexington, KY - LBX Co. and Wilson Equipment hosted a customer event/demo day at the LBX headquarters in Lexington. The event featured several of the X2 line of excavators. LBX representatives were on hand to answer questions and do...

Keystone Gets Okay For Redevelopment.(Keystone Group)(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... Staff Carmel, IN - The Carmel Redevelopment Commission has voted to accept Keystone Group's proposal to redevelop an entire city block in Old Town Carmel. The four-story, mixed-use development will include 150 luxury apartments, high-end...

Technical Center Proposed.
September 22, 2008... Staff Akron, OH - Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. and Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC say the team charged with evaluating the relocation of the Bridgestone Firestone Technical Center has recommended that the company build...

National Design Award Presented.(CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.)(KZF Inc.)(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... Staff Belleville, IL - CH2M HILL, headquartered in Englewood, CO, and KZF Design, based in Cincinnati, announce that they have received a U.S. Air Force national design award for concept design of the United States Transportation Command...

People.
September 22, 2008... Staff Chicago - Chicago Metallic Corp. announces that Christine Uhlir has been named architectural resource manager. Cleveland - Allied Construction Products, LLC announces several changes in the Product Support Department. Chris...