Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from November 2005

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from November 2005

Contract Awards Summary.
November 7, 2005... Staff How To Use the Contract Awards Summary: All numbers and charts are in real dollars. The chart immediately below tracks cumulative awards for all categories of construction in PB&E' s five-state area. The last two years are shown...

Keeping Clean At SeaTac.
November 7, 2005... Story by Carl Molesworth Third Runway Project Produces Awesome Challenges It's no small task to haul and place 8,150,000 cubic yards of dirt. Just ask Brian Kittleson. Kittleson is serving as project manager for the contractor...

Airlines' Moves Rejected.
November 7, 2005... Staff Seattle- King County Executive Ron Sims has rejected proposals by Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines to move their terminals from SeaTac Airport to Boeing Field, which is closer to downtown Seattle. Sims said the combined...

New Products.(West Side Equipment LLC )(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Staff Vancouver, Wash.- West Side Equipment LLC is the newest Portland/Vancouver-area authorized dealership for East Manufacturing's full line of aluminum dump and flatbed trailers and heavy-duty trucking accessories. "I'm real...

Historic Efforts Honored.
November 7, 2005... Staff Portland, Ore.- Four organizations from the Pacific Northwest were among 22 national award winners honored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation during its 2005 National Preservation Conference in Portland. The John H....

School-To-Work Program Wins Award.
November 7, 2005... Staff Wilsonville, Ore.- The Oregon Building Congress, the school-to-work arm of the construction industry in Oregon and southwestern Washington, has received a National Workforce Development Award from the Construction Users Roundtable, a...

Product Lets The Sunshine In.
November 7, 2005... Staff Spokane- Nanogel translucent aerogel, a new insulating daylighting material produced by Cabot Corp., has transformed a Spokane office complex from a shoe-box distribution space to a living showcase for green building enthusiasts who...

ANSI Recognizes Green Building Initiative.(American National Standards Institute )(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Staff Portland- The American National Standards Institute has formally recognized the Green Building Initiative as an accredited national standards developer, making the Green Building Initiative the first green building organization...

Briefs.
November 7, 2005... Staff Seattle - The Utility Contractors Association of Washington elected new officers and board members at its September meeting. The new officers are Mark Scoccolo, SCI Infrastructure, president; Brian Kittleson, Gary Merlino...

Conference Explores Public-Private Ventures.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Staff A record number of nearly 330 transportation construction industry leaders from 32 states and six countries participated in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's 17th Annual Public-Private Ventures in...

Back to Work.
November 7, 2005... Staff Congress returned to work from its August recess after Labor Day with some major issues involving the construction industry resolved and others awaiting action. That progress paves the way for what could turn out to be a memorable...

Industry Watch.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Staff Ridgefield, Wash. - Cascon Transportation Equipment has found a steady market for its Stellar Hook-Lift demountable truck body systems at Moore Excavation Inc. of Portland. Cascon recently delivered its third Hook-Lift in recent...

Editor's Report.
November 21, 2005... By Carl Molesworth One of the challenges of writing this column is to keep it immediate. Consider: I'm assembling this one on Oct. 27 for publication on Nov. 21. Why the three-week delay from my computer to your mailbox? Simple. It...

Command Performance.(Anchorage Roofing Project)
November 21, 2005... Story by Gene Storm High-Profile Anchorage Roofing Project Demands "Safety First" Attitude At 176,000 square feet and occupying a square block in the heart of downtown Anchorage, the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is an...

On The Fast-Trac.
November 21, 2005... Staff New Crushing Plant Combines High Capacity and Mobility With Quality Product The demand for today's high-strength concrete and Superpave asphalt mix designs requires sand and gravel producers to operate state-of-the-art, highly...

Toxic Mold Syndrome: Where's The Evidence?
November 21, 2005... Staff Portland-- There is little evidence to support the existence of the so-called toxic mold syndrome, according to a new report by researchers at the Oregon Health Sciences University. Toxic mold syndrome -- illnesses caused...

Contractor Starts Residence Hall Project.
November 21, 2005... Staff Newberg, Ore.-- Gray Purcell, Inc., a commercial general contractor based in Lake Oswego, Ore., has started work on a $4.9-million apartment-style residence hall project on the 77-acre Newberg, Ore., campus of George Fox University....

Briefs.
November 21, 2005... Staff Los Altos, Calif. -- Two Washingtonians are among the four individuals who will receive Golden Beaver awards at the 51st Annual Awards Dinner to be held Jan. 20, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. ...

Industry Watch.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Staff Phoenix, Ariz.-- Ingersoll-Rand opened its new Road Institute West campus in Phoenix on Nov. 15, 2005. Road Institute West complements the Road Institute main campus, located in Chambersburg, Pa. The Road Institute West campus is...

New Products.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Staff Portland-- Several traditional Holland fifth-wheel models are now available as active options within the data books of the Freightliner Group, which includes the Freightliner, Western Star and Sterling brand trucks. "Looking...