The latest news and information on the use of steel in commercial construction projects 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/Steel/48608.html?nid=4246 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:27:19 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651808.html?nid=4246 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/CA6651809.html?nid=4246 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/CA6647037.html?nid=4246 In order to easily reach and then remediate the Roebling Steel Plant in Roebling, NJ, an EPA Superfund site, WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc. called W.J. Castle, P.E. & Associates, P.C. to determine whether an abandoned steel railroad bridge crossing Crafts Creek could be converted into a roadway bridge able to support vehicles up to 110,000 pounds. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6641731.html?nid=4246 Hyster Company has introduced the newest addition to the Fortis® line of lift trucks, the H170-190FT, based on the current Hyster® H135-155FT model pneumatic truck. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6630751.html?nid=4246 Salem, OR – The first-ever Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute "Award for Innovative Design," recognizing pioneering use of cold-formed steel in structural design, was presented for "Research Wind Tunnel for Freightliner Trucks," a Salem vehicle development project commissioned by Freightliner Corp. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6631038.html?nid=4246 North Bergen, NJ-based general contractor and construction manager McGowan Builders, Inc. (MGB) has completed the expansion, renovation and interior upfit of the CCM senior care facility located in the Ridgewood section of Queens, NY. The 10,000-square-foot center, operated by Comprehensive Care Management Corporation (CCM), provides day care, medical and physical therapy services for seniors. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6629854.html?nid=4246 Metal Forms Corporation (MFC), Milwaukee, WI, a manufacturer in the concrete construction industry since 1909, has started a steel-sculpture division named Meta Art™. The new Meta Art division joins the company's Steel Form, Plastic Products, Steel Stake and Equipment divisions. For more information on Meta Art or to view sculptures, visit www. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6623867.html?nid=4246 The new 1,840,000 square foot parking structure will allow some 5000+ vehicle stalls to support the major rental car companies at the ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6612480.html?nid=4246 At 42 years old, The Colonie Center Mall is one of the oldest enclosed shopping centers in America. To look at it today, though, you would never guess that fact. The Albany, NY, mall is sporting a brand-new look and feel with the addition of more than 100,000 square feet of space to house upscale eateries like The Cheesecake Factory and P. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6608107.html?nid=4246 Gov. Edward G. Rendell helped break ground October 22 to kick off a massive investment by the United States Steel Corporation that will ... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6602561.html?nid=4246 The American Institute of Steel Construction recently launched a new website and portal that features the latest information on the ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6592765.html?nid=4246 Recycling is in. Cans, bottles, newspapers, sure. But a whole bridge? And not just any bridge, but an 8,000-foot-long bridge that carries 50,000 cars and two dozen trains a day over the Mississippi River? That's what the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) is doing in Jefferson Parish, and the retrofitting of this steel truss bridge promises to give residents and bu... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6576318.html?nid=4246 The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has named the winners of its biennial 2008 CRSI Design Awards program. In the Bridge category, an honorable mention award went to the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway Expansion between Brandon and Tampa, FL, submitted by Figg of Tallahassee, FL. The reinforcing steel was fabricated by Ameristeel of Tampa. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6576972.html?nid=4246 Illustrations courtesy of Hill & Wilkinson Grand Prairie has a history rich in aviation. It is home to the Naval Air Station, was a manufacturing site for Vought, which later became Ling Tempco Vaught (LTV), and is now a part of Lockheed Martin. For a period, Grand Prairie was the North American headquarters for Aérospatiale Helicopter. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6574822.html?nid=4246 HC Bridge Co. LLC, a firm specializing in the development of hybrid-composite structural alternatives that can satisfy accelerated bridge construction requirements as well as offer a long service life, recently announced that a locomotive pulling 26 heavy axle load coal cars traversed the first composite railroad bridge in the world. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6543782.html?nid=4246 A renaissance of sorts is taking place in downtown Pittsburgh. More than $3 billion in development is planned or under way in and near Downtown. The hope is to take an area long known for failed starts and vacant storefronts and turn it into a 24/7 neighborhood. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6529964.html?nid=4246 Vision Construction, founded 11 years ago, is a design-build contractor that handles projects ranging from large institutional and commercial jobs to ... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6529972.html?nid=4246 Boise State University's latest marketing slogan is "beyond the blue," referring to the now infamous blue turf that covers the school's varsity football field. A $32.1-million expansion of Bronco Stadium, the facility that surrounds the field, has taken the slogan in the opposite direction of the fake blue grass — way up into the blue sky that usually hovers over the Treasure Valley. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6527664.html?nid=4246 The Las Vegas Strip is welcoming the newest addition to its famed skyline — the $1.8-billion, 3,042-room Palazzo Casino Resort. It's one of the city's largest megaresorts. The Palazzo opened in late December at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue, across from the Wynn Las Vegas. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6496094.html?nid=4246 When the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, was being designed, the engineers knew that galvanizing would be the best way to ensure long-term, reliable protection from corrosion. Corrosion could be a major problem with critical steel components constantly exposed to water and air. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST