Construction articles from February 2009

Construction archives from February 2009

CPN Awards Three Scholarships.
February 9, 2009... Staff The Construction Professionals Network of North Carolina (CPN) awarded three scholarships to students in North Carolina universities who are studying for careers in construction or related fields. The scholarship winners were Kyle...

Sennebogen Expansion Recognized.(Lincoln Economic Development Association)(Brief article)
February 9, 2009... Staff The Lincoln Economic Development Association (LEDA) -- a private, nonprofit corporation charged with facilitating industrial, office and commercial development in Lincolnton (near Charlotte, NC) and Lincoln County, NC -- recently...

Cooper Kenworth Adds Three NC Facilities.
February 9, 2009... Staff Cooper Kenworth recently opened three new locations in North Carolina, enabling Kenworth Truck Company to reach the milestone 300-dealer location mark in the United States and Canada. Cooper Kenworth's new North Carolina facilities...

Concord Eastridge, Balfour Beatty Awarded Contract.
February 9, 2009... Staff The team of Concord Eastridge Inc. and Balfour Beatty Construction has secured a $53.6-million public-private contract to develop, design and build a 170,800-square-foot conference center and hotel facility and related campus road...

Tyler Mechanical Awarded Project.
February 9, 2009... Staff Tyler Mechanical Contracting was named as the mechanical contractor for the Chavez Prep-Bruce School project in Washington, D.C. The work features the renovation of a three-story existing school that includes a complete HVAC and...

MBMA Announces Manufacturer Safety Award Winners.(Metal Building Manufacturers Association)(American Buildings Co.)(NCI Building Systems Inc.)(Butler Manufacturing Company (Canada) Ltd.)(Brief article)
February 9, 2009... 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 held...

Threadgill Appointed Safety Director.(Michael L. Threadgill)(Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane)(Brief article)
February 9, 2009... Staff Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane, full-service industrial contractors, have appointed Michael L. Threadgill as corporate safety director for their Kings Mountain, NC, location. Threadgill comes to Southern...

Lorenz Recognized As Sustainability Champion.
February 9, 2009... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. announced that Courtney Lorenz, environmental manager, has received the Sustainability Champion Award from Sustainable North Carolina (SNC). SNC helps organizations turn the abstract concept of...

Ponchione Joins Structure Tone.
February 9, 2009... Staff Brett Ponchione has been named director of Operations for Structure Tone in Washington, D.C. Ponchione has overall management, technical, safety, and quality responsibility for Structure Tone projects performed in the region...

R.W. Moore Adds To Sales Team.
February 9, 2009... Staff Dan Moore, president of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, a full-service equipment provider specializing in John Deere machinery, announced the expansion of the company's construction sales team with the addition of Charles Holder, John...

Promotions At Greenhorne & O'Mara's Transportation Practice.
February 9, 2009... Staff Sustained growth by the Mid-Atlantic Transportation Division of engineering consulting firm Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) has led to two significant promotions. Michael A. Retton, P.E., P.S., was promoted to Mid-Atlantic Transportation...

Dewberry Adds New Chief Operating Officer.
February 9, 2009... Staff Ronald L. Ewing, PE, RLS, recently announced that Donald E. Stone Jr., PE, has joined Dewberry as COO. Stone brings over 25 years of engineering/architecture industry experience with 10 years of corporate operational leadership to...

Whitenhill Joins WDG Interior Architecture.
February 9, 2009... Staff WDG Interior Architecture has announced that William E. Whitenhill, AIA, ASID, LEED AP -- an architect and interior designer who has a diverse portfolio in major corporate, commercial, and federal government projects -- has recently...

Storm Water System Maximizes Valuable Space.
February 9, 2009... Courtesy of the Plastics Pipe Institute The new Martin's Food Store complex is one of the first centers in Washington County, MD, to use a subsurface HDPE pipe structure to control storm water runoff. When remodeling a shopping center...

Pre-empt High Repair Costs.
February 9, 2009... Staff The "how" and "why" of repairing before failure There are many reasons why equipment owners do not repair their equipment before failure. Production schedules are extremely tight, and the contractor cannot afford the necessary...

People.(briefs)(The International Grooving and Grinding Association)(Hendrick Construction Inc.)(Brief article)
February 23, 2009... Staff Kannapolis, NC - Wayne Brothers Inc. is very proud to announce that Daniel Wayne and Rick Adsit recently earned their Associate Degree in construction management technology (CMT) from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College as part of the...

Regional Projects.
February 23, 2009... Staff DURHAM, NC. - Skanska USA Building Inc. announced that it is currently providing construction services for three separate buildings on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg, VA. Individual projects include the Institute for Critical...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
February 23, 2009... By Christina Fisher News From Maryland And South Carolina Maryland - Governor Martin O'Malley has unveiled a series of initiatives comprising part of the O'Malley-Brown Administration's 2009 legislative agenda. These legislative...

Construction Stock Index Edges Into Positive Territory.
February 23, 2009... By Margot Crabtree, Trade Trends The Construction Stock Index inched into positive terrain, adding 9.08 points, or 0.48 percent, and ending the quarter at 1892.35. Wild 2008 drew to a close, and not too soon for many investors. As our...

Basketball Facility Features Unique Precast Panels.
February 23, 2009... By Christina Fisher. Smith-Midland Corporation developed and manufactured the architectural precast panels that will be a unique feature of Virginia Tech's new basketball facility. Midland, Virginia-based Smith-Midland Corporation...

Taking Action To Reduce E-Waste.
February 23, 2009... By Steven B. Rieker, Caterpillar Inc. Like cell phones, laptops and other electronic devices, machine control and guidance systems can represent a source of e-waste. What is being done about it? Many heavy equipment owners are using...

Recycled Roofing Shingles Source Of Asphalt Binder.
February 23, 2009... Courtesy of the Virginia Transportation Research Council A 4.1-mile, two-lane section of Route 671 in southeastern Virginia was paved using a surface mix containing 5-percent shingle waste as well as another surface mix with 10-percent...