Improve your building construction business through real-life examples and job stories from the editors at Associated Construction Publications - the leading source of information for the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/Building+Construction/48591.html?nid=4244 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:37:48 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6659279.html?nid=4244 The city's $275 million convention center expansion project... Tue, 19 May 2009 11:24:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6656709.html?nid=4244 The Minnesota Department of Transportation expects to receive $20 million to $25 million of ARRA Grants-in-Aid for Airports funds designated for airport facility improvements and equipment at nine airports: Albert Lea Municipal Airport, $3.6 million; Baudette International Airport, $250,000; Bemidji Regional Airport, $500,000; Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, $4. Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6656628.html?nid=4244 The Dallas Cowboys applied last year for a building permit to replace the high-tension fabric roof ... Wed, 06 May 2009 08:28:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6655164.html?nid=4244 The problem of defining "Green" Before too much energy and money are spent on delivering a Green project, it is beneficial for all participants to define what they mean by or want from a Green or sustainable project. Just like the label "Organic," the word "Green" can have many meanings. Different definitions of a Green or sustainable project can lead to different expectations, and unmet expect... Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651269.html?nid=4244 In Chicago, DePaul University's Lincoln Park Campus recently opened the doors of the new Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building. The new building will be the new home for the chemistry, environmental sciences and biological sciences departments. The new building took nearly five years of planning and construction to complete. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651264.html?nid=4244 Chicago— Structural engineer Halvorson & Partners and architect Murphy/Jahn celebrated the recent groundbreaking for the Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago. The subterranean addition to the Regenstein Library will house a state-of-the-art automated retrieval system for university's archives within a single volume (60-foot-deep extrusion of a 120-foot by 240-foot elliptical ... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651276.html?nid=4244 The Brick Yard Business Park, in Beltsville, MD, stands on what once was the Washington Brick Company manufacturing complex and mine. The new business park will consist of over 650,000 square feet of light industrial flex and warehouse space in a professional, established, 60-acre campus setting. The Brick Yard offers unparalleled access to US Route 1, I-95, The Baltimore Washington Parkway, an... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651278.html?nid=4244 Manhattan, KS— Lafarge, the largest supplier of cement products in the U.S. and Canada, says it is working with Treviicos Corp., an internationally known geotechnical and foundation contractor, to help improve the Tuttle Creek Dam on the Big Blue River near Manhattan so it can withstand a magnitude 6. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651825.html?nid=4244 Gilbane Building Company recently completed construction of the University of Rhode Island's Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences. The $54-million project is the largest classroom and research building project in the university's history. The 140,000-square-foot facility houses modern teaching laboratories, cutting-edge research laboratories, high-tech facilities for DNA sequencing and an... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651824.html?nid=4244 Landmark Structures Corporation has been retained to serve as general contractor for a joint venture renovation project between ZUMIX and the East Boston Community Development Corporation. The estimated $2-million project will encompass the renovation of a 9,000-square-foot former firehouse at 260 Sumner Street in East Boston into the new home of ZUMIX, a nonprofit cultural organization dedicat... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651823.html?nid=4244 Bufftree Building Company has recently been working on a $1.6-million contract constructing a new 3,000-square-foot wood frame beach services building designed by the architectural firm of Stephen Kelleher Architects. The new structure, to be completed in June, complements the Horseneck Beach environment of sweeping dunes, endless ocean beach and estuary habitat. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651861.html?nid=4244 Palo Alto, CA— The Electric Power Research Institute has launched the second of two projects to help electric power companies add solar energy to fossil-fueled electric power plants, reducing fuel costs and plant emissions. Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association Inc., Progress Energy and Southern Company are participating in the project. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650883.html?nid=4244 San Jose, CA— Nine gates line the new, 1,500-foot long North Concourse at the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). Clark Construction Group, California — LP completed work on the $144-million, 380,000-square-foot modernization in fall 2008. SJC plans a partial opening of the North Concourse this summer, with a full opening in summer 2010, when construction on ... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651809.html?nid=4244 The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, originally built in 1977, is already the largest beachfront facility of its kind in the South with over 180,000 square feet of floor space, and with the addition of over 200,000 square feet of space via a $68-million expansion, it will ultimately have over 400,000 square feet of convention space. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651808.html?nid=4244 New Orleans continues to prepare for the next big hurricane with levees and floodwalls. "The Harvey Canal is a major canal on the Gulf Intercoastal Water Way (GIWW)," explained Gary Brouse, senior project manager of floodwalls for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). "This makes it open to a storm surge. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651804.html?nid=4244 Carothers Construction, Inc., Water Valley, MS, was awarded a $7,145,300 contract to construct a new Child Development Facility at Columbus Air Force Base, MS. The new center will provide daycare and learning opportunities for 128 children including infants, pre-toddlers, toddlers, and preschool-age children. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651803.html?nid=4244 Brice Building Company has broken ground on the new $100-million Louisiana Cancer Research Center (LCRC) research facility in New Orleans, LA. The 250,000-square-foot facility will be located on a 2-acre site between the LSU Health Sciences Center and Tulane University Health Sciences Center. Construction began in February 2009 and is scheduled to be complete in August 2011. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651818.html?nid=4244 Like so many older buildings, The Jewish Museum was losing its battle with the weather and grime in New York City. Stones on its limestone façade were broken or loose; its finials were tarnished and broken; and its slate mansard roof was leaking. Seaboard Weatherproofing and Restoration Company, a leading metro New York restoration and alteration construction firm, recently completed resto... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650911.html?nid=4244 The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington honored 41 projects representing a wide range of engineering achievements when the organization presented its 41st annual awards in January. The six national-level awards (one platinum and five gold) will compete in the ACEC national competition in Washington, D. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650933.html?nid=4244 Construction software developer HCSS has broken ground on a new, company-owned office building on an 8-acre campus in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Rosenberger Construction of Sugar Land is the contractor for the new building which was designed by Powers Brown Architecture of Houston. HCSS chose the companies for their experience designing and building attractive tilt-wall office buildings. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST