The heat wave afflicting much of the U.S. claimed a construction worker near Tucson—a stark reminder of the danger heat poses to those in the building trades. Mark Geise, 44, died of apparent heat-related illness on June 19 while constructing a propane filling station at a Costco store. A resident of Indiana, Geise was employed by Seese Construction, Monrovia, Ind., according to his obituary. Photo by Aileen Cho/ENR Workers should take refuge in a shady, relatively cool spot and rehydrate if heat-related illness symptoms occur. Related Links: Arizona Workers Are Old Pros At Sweating In The Southwest Hot or Cold,
Most contractors don't have to worry about installing a catwalk high enough that an 8-ton Asian bull elephant on the ground can't reach a human handler walking across it, but that was one of the many challenges of building the Denver Zoo's new 10-acre, $50-million Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record The most complex issue faced by the project team—led by the Denver office of general contractor Kiewit Building Group—was creating one of the most sustainable animal habitats in the world. The team recently learned it had succeeded when the exhibit became the first large-animal
Two harbor seals glided lazily through the water, glancing at the handful of construction workers putting the finishing touches on the new $18-million Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record Several weeks before the scheduled June 1 opening, the seals were getting accustomed to their new home, while Rizzo, the 14-year-old female polar bear from the Cincinnati Zoo, and three brown bears remained in quarantine a few more days before moving into their new enclosures.Workers from South Jordan, Utah-based Sirq Construction have just completed work on a project that has taken nearly two
Dwight H. Pullen Jr. has been appointed director of the aviation market at Denver-based CH2M HILL. Pullen will grow the global consulting firm's aviation business and partner with the international division to integrate CH2M HILL's new airports and air transport colleagues who joined the company with the recent Halcrow acquisition. He works in the firm's Englewood, Colo., headquarters. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record Steve Wakeman has been elected an associate stockholder with Boise architectural firm CSHQA. A senior project architect, Wakeman has been with the firm since 2005 and has more than 30 years of project experience, including
Construction firms in several states are closely watching how Arizona will implement the provisions of its immigration law left standing after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidated three of the statute's sections. Photo Courtesy Office of the Arizona Governor: Jan Brewer Gov. Jan Brewer addresses the media following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the heart of SB 1070. Related Links: High Court Issues Split Ruling in Immigration Case Oral Arguments in Arizona Immigration Law Case The high court on June 25 struck down three key sections of Arizona S.B. 1070 but left intact one of its most controversial provisions,
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital has begun a series of concrete pours on the first floor deck at the replacement hospital’s jobsite—at an elevation of exactly 5,280 ft—well suited for the newest hospital being built in the Mile High City. The Denver office of Mortenson Construction, the project’s general contractor, started the first concrete pour on May 17, and will eventually include 4,643 cu yd of concrete, becoming the foundation of the hospital’s 115,68-sq-ft first floor. Photo courtesy of Mortenson Construction The new hospital will eventually include 4,643 cu yd of concrete, forming the foundation of the hospitals 115,68-sq-ft first floor.
Confidence in the equipment finance market was at 59.2 in May, down slightly from the April index of 62.1, reflecting uncertainty about the pace of U.S. economic growth and concerns about global political and economic factors. The latest information comes from Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) in its May 2012 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI).Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $628-billion equipment finance sector.The May 2012 survey results include: • The overall
The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced that more than 20,000 homes across the U.S. have earned certification through the LEED for Homes program. LEED for Homes is a national voluntary certification system that provides guidance and verification that homes are designed and built to be energy and resource efficient and healthy for occupants.“There are green homes, and then there are LEED homes. This milestone is evidence that the residential market is increasingly recognizing this fact,” said Nate Kredich, vice president of residential market development, USGBC. “LEED for Homes is moving the residential market further and faster towards high-performing, healthy
The Regional Transportation District received two competitive proposals in mid-June for the I-225 Light Rail Project. The competing teams are Balfour Beatty Ames Joint Venture, which includes Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets; and Kiewit Infrastructure Co., which includes Mass. Electric Construction Co., AECOM, and RBC Capital Markets.The teams submitted proposals as part of RTD’s request for proposals process. Kiewit first approached RTD earlier this spring with an unsolicited proposal. After reviewing the initial proposal, RTD staff determined it was consistent with the agency’s Unsolicited Proposals Policy and worthy
I was amazed to see the progress taking place at Denver Union Station during a tour hosted by Society of Marketing Professionals last Wednesday. Is the construction happening at a frenetic pace or had I just not ridden the mall bus past Tattered Cover or looked behind Union Station for a while? The new transfer station for the mall bus and light rail opened a few weeks ago and the structures with skylights serving the new underground bus facility are emerging into the nearby plaza (along with the large, slightly eerie intake and exhaust shafts that were incorporated into the
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