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Award of Merit: Safety: San Jacinto College Allied Health Building

The $29-million San Jacinto South Campus Science & Allied Health Project houses the nursing and science programs for San Jacinto College.

Photo by Vicky Kummer

Dramatic main entrance with 3-story orange turret. Notice that the panels are installed straight on each entry portal and diagonally on the turret.

JE Dunn Construction Co. completed work on the project in April and had no recordable or lost-time accidents over the course of 407,363 man-hours.

The contractor used a comprehensive safety program that included a number of requirements above and beyond OSHA standards to ensure that every worker at the site met safety performance goals, including 100% fall protection, 100% high-visibility clothing, 100% eye protection and task-specific job-safety analyses.

Key Players

Owner San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas

General Contractor JE Dunn Construction Co., Houston

Lead Design Bay IBI Group Architects, Webster, Texas

Louise Poirier is the former deputy editor of regions and former editor of ENR Texas & Louisiana and ENR Southwest.

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