Rodgers Builders Inc.
Rodgers Builders Inc. has named William G. Caulder as senior vice president-construction operations. Caulder had been with the Charlotte-based firm for 11 years. Please e-mail press releases
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Rosendin Electric Inc.
Tom Sorley, president and CEO of San Jose, Calif.-based Rosendin Electric Inc. has been named chairman of the Design-Build Institute of America, an association of design and
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SOUTH CAROLINA 6/17
(prequalified contractors for building package)--York School District One, Operations and Administration Service, 1475 E. Liberty St., York 29745, York Comprehensive High School and Floyd D. Johnson Technology
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Sebesta Blomberg
Chicago-based engineering firm Sebesta Blomberg has appointed Brian Rener president of its central region. He had been vice president at A. Epstein and Sons, an architect-engineer also
Publication Date: JUN 2008
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Senate Climate Bill's Outlook Cloudy, for 2008
The Senate has taken up a bill that would cut U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions 71% by 2050, partly through a new carbon-allowance market estimated to grow into the
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Sewer, Water and Drain Pipe
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Steel Prices Are Major Cost Driver
Building costs in the Motor City are up 4.1% for the year, slightly more than the 3.8% national rate of escalation. A 9% increase in structural steel
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THE TOP 100 DESIGN-BUILDERS, CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, PROGRAM MANAGERS
Is There a Revolution on the Doorstep?
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The Top Construction Management-at-Risk Firms
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The Top Design-Build Firms
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Tough Market Draws Players While Driving Others Away
Just as the recent postponement of one vast U.K. offshore windfarm casts doubts on the technology's future, another comes along to lift the gloom. Scotland's 504-MW Greater
Publication Date: JUN 2008
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Uneventful Is Not Easy
Iwould like to elaborate on your article "650-Plus Meters Skyward, Crews Are Already Out of This World," which implies that describing a project as "uneventful" is the
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WASHINGTON
First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. has announced a proposal to develop First Park Northwest Landing to be located on a 261-acre site in DuPont, along the Interstate
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Watching and Waiting
Channel Is Dug, Not Blasted, To Drain China's Quake-Spawned Lake
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ah'bé landscape architects
Linda Daley has been promoted to managing principal at ah'bé landscape architects, Culver City, Calif. Prior to assuming her new position, Daley served as a leader in
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ALABAMA 5/29
Talladega County Commission, P.O. Box 755, One Courthouse Square, Talladega 35161, addition and renovation of Talladega County Jail. With cost estimated at $17 million, the project includes
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Ahmed Abdel-Ghaffar
Ahmed Abdel-Ghaffar, an internationally known civil engineering professor at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and an expert in analysis and monitoring of long-span flexible bridges,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Allied North America
Allied North America, the Jericho, N.Y., construction insurance and surety brokerage firm, has appointed Alejandra Evans executive vice president of business development. Now based in Washington, D.C.,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Building Cost Index
Due to a correction of wages, last month's BCI was revised downward to 4574.15.
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Buyout Ends Era at Privately Held BE&K, Giving KBR More Market Presence
KBR's planned acquisition of BE&K for $550 million in cash brings to a close 35 years of private ownership at BE&K, one of the most prominent open-shop
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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CALIFORNIA
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was awarded a contract by Catholic Healthcare West to assist managing the Sequoia Hospital Program in Redwood City. The project, with total value
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CALIFORNIA 5/29
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, 5020 Franklin Dr., Pleasanton 94588, Center for the Arts Building--Las Positas in Livermore. The estimated $37.2-million project includes a two-story, 52,000-sq-ft building
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Canada Backs Link To Detroit
The Canadian government says it will help finance a $1.6-billion, 12-kilometer access road linking Ontario's Highway 401 to a planned bridge linking Detroit and Windsor. With 11
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Celebrating the Courthouse
A Guide for Architects, Their Clients, and the Public
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Clean Coal: DOE Wants Input on New 'FutureGen' Plan
The Dept. of Energy is seeking public comments through May 21 on its restructured "FutureGen" program to develop carbon-capture storage (CCS) technology. In a May 7 notice,
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Congress: House Bill Calls for Infrastruc-ture Commission
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has proposed legislation to set up a national infrastructure commission. His bill, introduced on May 7, directs the panel to issue a report
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Construction Aid Rides on War Funding Bills
Bills to provide a new round of funds for the Iraq war also are carrying billions of federal construction dollars for domestic projects. The White House has
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Construction Cost Index
Due to a correction in wages, last month's CCI was revised down to 8112.45.
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Contractors Get New Tool In Combatting Corruption Overseas
An independent organization has been set up to help construction-related companies and organizations fight corruption on projects. The Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre provides free Web-based guidance developed
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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DELAWARE 5/29
Smyrna School District, Administration Building, 22 S. Main St., Smyrna 19977, addition and renovation of Smyrna High School at 500 Duck Creek Parkway. The estimated $57-million project
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DOE Says Wind Could Supply 20% of U.S. Energy Needs
By 2030, the U.S. could supply 20% of its electricity with wind energy, says a Dept. of Energy report released on May 12. Achieving the goal would
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Desalination Plant for London
London Mayor Boris Johnson has cleared the way for the U.K.'s first large desalination plant, to produce potable water from the brackish River Thames. Preparatory work has
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ENR's Materials Price Indexes
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Engineering Geology
2nd Edition by F.G. Bell, Butterworth-Heinemann, a division of Elsevier, 2007, ISBN-13: 9780750680776, 595 pages, $49.95
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Expertise in the Technology Age
"Say it ain't so, Joe!" exclaimed a young Chicago boy confronting "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, a star on the 1919 White Sox baseball team that was accused of
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FLORIDA
Construction is under way on the Orlando Premium Outlets expansion project in Orlando. Chelsea Property Group selected Hardin Construction Co. as the contractor for the 115,000-sq-ft expansion,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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FLORIDA
H.J. High Construction Co. was selected construction manager by Brevard Community College for renovation of Bernard Simpkins Fine Arts Center on Cocoa campus. Construction has begun on
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FLORIDA
Tri-City Electrical Contractors Inc. has begun work on a $12.6-million contract awarded by Turner Construction Co. to provide electrical con- tracting services at the new Hilton Grand
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FLORIDA 5/28
Florida Power & Light, 700 Universe Blvd., Juno Beach 33408-2657, three-story, 92,700-sq-ft St. Lucie Nuclear Maintenance Building with offices for FP&L located off S. Ocean Dr. in
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FLORIDA 5/28
(design-build proposals)--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Officer, 109 St. Joseph St., Mobile 36652, roadwork on Santa Rosa Island in Escambia County. With cost estimated between $25
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FLORIda
Terry's Electric Inc. has begun work on over $3-million of electrical work for the modernization of Clifford O. Taylor-Kirklane Elementary School located at 4200 Purdy Lane in
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Faulty Disaster Relief Shows the Need For Private Help
Recent natural disasters in the U.S., China and Myanmar show that many nations, whether they are developed, developing or undeveloped, are not adequately prepared for catastrophes. In
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Firms Prepare for Tougher Times
On the 50th anniversary of ENR's first list that ranked contractors, this year's Top 400 Contractors are reaping the bounty of a hot 2007 market but are
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Five Years of Iraq War Impact Union Program That Turns Military Vets Into Craft Workers
Since 2003, when the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Dept. (BCTD) and nine construction employer groups founded Helmets to Hardhats, or H2H, to transition military personnel into
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GEORGIA
A contract for construction of a patient tower addition and renovation project at Doctors Hospital was awarded to R.J. Griffin & Co. by HCA Inc. Located in
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Getting a Job in Architecture and Design
By David W. Patterson, W.W. Norton & Co., 2008, ISBN-13: 9780393732177, 208 pages, $25.00
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HAWAII 5/29
State of Hawaii, Dept. of Transportation, 869 Punchbowl St., Suite 404, Honolulu 96813, hold cargo building at the Hilo International Airport. With cost estimated between $25 million
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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HEATING SYSTEM: WARM UP THE SHOP
True Dual 2-Stage Heaters are an indoor heating system designed for garages, hangers and machine shops. The system radiates heat without blowing air, thereby warming the space
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Happy 50th Anniversary To ENR's Top Lists
This year is the 50th anniversary of ENR's ranking of U.S. general contractors. Our first Top List in January 1958 ranked 62 firms that had new contract
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High Oil Prices Bring a Smile To Carbon-Dioxide Producers
Rising oil prices are prompting costly efforts to enhance production from marginal reservoirs, using methods such as carbon-dioxide flooding to boost oil production. In response, suppliers are
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House Lust
America's Obsession With Our Houses
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Housing Blip Checks Markets Decline
The recession in the housing market continues to be a drag on overall construction growth. Through the first quarter of this year, the dollar value of new
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Housing Recession Continues to Cut Into Prices
Material prices with a high-end use in home building continue to feel pressure from the downturn in the housing market (see p. 37). ENR's 20-city average price
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ILLINOIS
DBA LLC selected McShane Construction Corp. to provide construction services for Midwest Senior Living of Romeoville, a new two-building, 348-unit independent, assisted and Memory Care senior living
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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INDIANA
Veolia Environmental Services and Energy System Group have reached an agreement to develop a 3.2-MW landfill gas-to-energy project in southwestern Indiana. The ESG will design, build, own
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Inventor's Time-Saving Tape Is Stuck in the Mud
When inventor Jeff Yakobics isn't flipping burgers at the greasy-spoon restaurant he owns in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, he is at home slinging drywall mud to test new
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Killer Quake
Massive Earthquake Devastates Central China
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LOUISIANA 5/28
Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, 1201 Capitol Access Rd., P.O. Box 44245, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge 70804, phase 1 of Causeway Blvd. Interchange located in Metairie.
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Let the (Indirect) Sunshine In
A highly collaborative design process and in-depth analysis produce daylighting systems for two expanding art museums on opposite coasts of the U.S.
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Lumber, Plywood, Plyform
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MAINE 5/28
(prequalified general contractors only)--Ellsworth School Dept., P.O. Box 4906, 248 State St., Suite 11A, Ellsworth 04605-4906, addition and renovation to Ellsworth Elementary and Middle School at 20
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Materials Cost Index
Steel prices increased for the third consecutive month, offsetting declines in lumber and cement prices.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord Steam Corp. has won approval from the zoning board for plans to build a wood-fired electricity and steam heat plant to be located on the former
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NEW YORK
Albany Medical Center is seeking state approval for a major hospital expansion project to be situated right in front of the current patient tower facing the corner
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NEW YORK
Baruch Singer has selected A.P.T. Parking Technologies and Westfalia Technologies for a new automated parking garage project at 1504 Coney Island Ave. in Brooklyn. The project consists
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NEW YORK
YMCA of Greater New York has retained NCI Construction for the new Community Aquatics Center expansion project at the Prospect Park Branch at 330 Eighth St. in
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NEW YORK 5/28
State University Construction Fund, State University Plaza, P.O. Box 1946, 353 Broadway, Albany 12201-1946, renovation of Old Main Building at State University College in New Paltz. The
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NORTH CAROLINA 5/29
City of Wilmington, Purchasing Dept., 320 Chestnut St., Wilmington 28401, expansion of Sweeney Water Treatment Plant at 407 Hilton Rd. The project, estimated to cost between $60
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New Group Plans To Train Iraqis In Bridge-Inspection Techniques
A fledgling organization planning to help train Iraqi engineers in best practices for bridge inspection and management received non-profit status last month, paving the way for Tree
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Oil Companies Agree To $422-Million Deal
Record settlement will pay for cleaning up gasoline additive at sites across the county
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Parsons Corp.
Clyde E. "Sonny" Ellis is named general counsel, senior vice president and secretary of Parsons Corp., the Pasadena, Calif., contractor. He will replace Gary L. Stone, who
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Rx for Texas Army Medical Site: A $2-Billion High-Tech Upgrade
Army medical personnel may not sleep much in their line of work, but when they do, they'll hit the sack in new, ultra-modern dormitories now being built
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SAFETEA-LU: Rep. Mica Favors Big Hike in 2009 Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's top Republican, John Mica (Fla.), wants to see a large boost in highway and transit funding in the bill that succeeds
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SOUTH CAROLINA 5/30
(prequalified prime contractor and subcontractor bids)--Francis Marion University Physical Plant, Facilities Engineer and Maintenance, P.O. Box 100547, 4822 E. Palmetto St., Florence 29501, University Center for the
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Schiavone Owners in Legal Battle Over Firm's Sale
Tensions, apparently simmering for years between the aging, now former principals of heavy-contracting firm Schiavone Construction Co. over the company's future and the executives' own financial stakes
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Software Records Job's Relationships
One of the leading manufacturers of critical path method (CPM) scheduling software, Primavera Systems Inc., has incorporated a new feature in one of its scheduling and risk-analysis
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Spain's Flowing Tube Crossing Poses Challenges
Fast-track construction of an unusual bridge and building at Spain's Expoagua Zaragoza 2008 will not be fast enough to provide a cushion of time ahead of next
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Stantec Inc.
Steven Bernstein has joined Stantec Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, as a principal and head of the civil engineering team in the design firm's New England planning and landscape
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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TENNESSEE 5/29
(construction manager-general contractor proposals)--Tennessee Board of Regents, Office of Facilities Development, 1415 Murfreesboro Rd., Suite 664, Nashville 37217, undergraduate housing at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.
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