Construction articles from February 2008

Construction archives from February 2008

ABC Of Metro Washington Wins Award.
February 11, 2008... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Metro Washington has won the Award of Excellence in the 2008 Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards program, a national competition sponsored by the American Society of Association...

H&E Equipment Services Awarded Takeuchi Dealerships.(H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (H&E), Takeuchi)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Staff H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (H&E) announced that it has been appointed as the authorized Takeuchi dealer for the entire state of Oklahoma and portions of Virginia, the Carolinas and Florida, effective December 19, 2007. As a...

Burgess & Niple Acquires Foster & Miller.(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Staff Engineering and architecture firm Burgess & Niple, Inc. (B&N) has acquired Foster & Miller, P.C. (F&M), an engineering and surveying firm located in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1948, the F&M staff of 27 employees includes...

Terjesen Joins R.W. Moore.
February 11, 2008... Staff Dan Moore, president of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, a full-service equipment provider specializing in John Deere and Hitachi construction and mining, has announced the addition of Greg Terjesen as general service manager. He will...

O'Grady Rejoins Southeast Cement Association.
February 11, 2008... Staff The Southeast Cement Association, affiliated with the Portland Cement Association, is pleased to announce that Edward "Joe" O'Grady has rejoined the staff as Cement Stabilization Specialist for the Carolinas. O'Grady is...

MBMA Announces Manufacturer Safety Award Winners.(Awards list)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Staff The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) annually recognizes metal building systems manufacturers who show exceptional commitment to assuring workplace safety. Safety Awards were presented at the MBMA Annual Meeting heldin...

CM Black Construction Facility.
February 11, 2008... Staff Concord-based CM Black Construction Co. recently completed construction of a 52,000-square-foot sales and service facility for Golden GaitTrailers. Situated on 13 acres, the building is a pre-engineered two-story metal structure with...

MBP Unveils New Corporate Structure.
February 11, 2008... Staff Fairfax, Virginia-based McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP) has begun 2008 with a new corporate structure. In line with the firm's succession plan, Frank A. McDonough, PE has stepped down as chairman of the board and officer of the...

Southern Crane Handles New Year's Acorn Drop.
February 11, 2008... Staff For the 17th straight year, Southern Crane personnel and equipment were responsible for lifting and lowering Raleigh's famous 1,250-pound copper acorn, a highlight of the city's New Year's Eve festivities. Ever since the acorn...

HDR Hits Billion-Dollar Mark.(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Staff Architectural-engineering-consulting firm HDR, which has an office in Charlotte, has reached the billion-dollar milestone in booked work in 2007. As Chairman and CEO Richard R. Bell noted, it's fitting that the milestone was reached...

CM Stock Index Rises Above Troubled Markets.
February 11, 2008... By Margot Crabtree, Trade Trends The Construction Magazine Index turned in a decidedly positive quarter, adding 170.92 points, or 6.20 percent, to end at 2925.95. Continued weakness in housing and crumbling credit markets combined with...

Construction Cameras Bring Benefits To Projects.
February 11, 2008... By Vicki Robertson "Live" construction cameras on a project are useful tools to help with monitoring the job site, reporting to stakeholders, keeping a visual record of the project and security. Jack Waghorn, president of Vienna,...

Equestrian Communities--Conservation Meeting Development.(Editorial)
February 11, 2008... By Michael Donovan Many builders and developers are turning to the growing demand for sustainable designs through a new market - the equestrian community. Historically, economic development and conservation have been at odds. According...

High School Students Participate In Competition.
February 25, 2008... Staff Liebherr Mining and Construction Equipment, Inc. sponsored two teams of high school students from New Horizons Regional Education Center (NHREC) in Virginia to compete in Destination Imagination, Inc., an international construction...

Randall Joins Stone Construction Equipment.
February 25, 2008... Staff Dale Wilson, regional sales manager for Stone Construction Equipment, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Randall of Fort Hill, N.C., as district manager. Randall, with over 10 years of experience in sales and...

Oliver Selected As Patrick Square Architect.
February 25, 2008... Staff Patrick Square in Clemson, S.C., has named Lew Oliver its town architect. Active in planning large-scale residential communities and developing urban codes for traditional neighborhood developments, Oliver has received numerous...

A Convenient Truth.
February 25, 2008... By Christina Fisher New environmentally friendly building codes may have D.C. contractors seeing green Stephen J. McBrady, Esq. On March 8, 2007, the Green Building Act of 2006 (D.C. Law 16-234) went into effect in Washington,...

Full Depth Reconstruction On I-77.(Yadkin County)
February 25, 2008... By Christina Fisher. Lane Construction is using full depth reconstruction and an unbonded overlay to create a new concrete surface along 6.5 miles of I-77 in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Cheshire, Connecticut-based Lane Construction...

NFL Veteran Builds Proehlific Park.(Ricky Proehl)
February 25, 2008... By Christina Fisher NFL veteran Ricky Proehl is building Proehlific Park - a new youth sports complex in Greensboro, N.C. "It's my passion to work with kids, and to give back to the community. I want to give kids the opportunity to be...

TCA Announces 2008 Award Winners.(Awards list)
February 25, 2008... Staff The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) - a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred construction method - has announced the recipients of the 2008 Tilt-Up Achievement...