The renovation and expansion of Arthouse at the Jones Center at 700 Congress Ave. in Austin will add more than 13,000 sq ft of functional space over four levels. The project is headed by Austin-based Structura Inc. and New York-based architectural design firm LTL Architects. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras"
Houston-based Orion Marine Group’s subsidiary, F. Miller Construction LLC, was awarded an $18-million contract by the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District for phase one of the Restoration of Bayou Lafourche. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" F. Miller Construction will restore the watershed and increase the capacity of Bayou Lafourche through mechanical dredging and construction services. Bayou Lafourche is the freshwater lifeline of a large wetland area and vital to coastal restoration in Louisiana. It provides drinking water for more than 300,000 residents. The project is expected to began second quarter 2011 and last about 16 months.
The new BNSF Railway’s Chihuahuita Connection benefits the railroad, the Chihuahuita area, the city of El Paso and rail customers using the El Paso/Juarez border gateway. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The Chihuahuita Connection began operating in June. In conjunction with a rail-highway grade separation project in Juarez, programmed by Mexico’s Transport and Communications Ministry, the connection is expected to reduce freight congestion at the U.S.-Mexico border. The BNSF Chihuahuita Connection was a joint effort of the Texas Dept. of Transportation, the city of El Paso and BNSF. The project used ARRA funds and private contributions.
Cadence McShane Construction Co. – with offices in Houston and Dallas – was awarded a 108,800-sq-ft construction project at Santa Fe Junior High School for Santa Fe (Texas) ISD. The assignment includes 99,000 sq ft of reconstruction to the existing single-story brick facility and 9,800 sq ft of new construction. Santa Fe Junior High School in the Santa Fe (Texas) ISD awarded Cadence McShane a 108,800-sq-ft construction assignment. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Houston-based SBWV Architects Inc. is providing the architectural services for the project, which is scheduled for completion in May. Cadance McShane was also chosen to complete
Lewisville ISD selected Dallas-based Charter Builders as construction manager-at-risk for $40 million in additions and renovations to Lewisville High School. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The upgrades to the existing high school, founded in 1897, are part of the school district’s plan to provide high-quality educational facilities to serve the growing student population, which is expected to increase by 1,200 to 2,000 new students annually. Construction will occur in two phases beginning this month. The first phase will add 131,000 sq ft of new space to the campus. The second phase consists of 90,000 sq ft of additions and
A new runway and replacement control tower are under construction at Collin County Regional Airport. It is the largest single project administered by TxDOT’s Division of Aviation. The project is funded by: $33 million from the Federal Aviation Administration, $11 million from TxDOT’s Division of Aviation, $7 million from the McKinney Economic Development Corp. and $6 million from the city of McKinney. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The tower replaces a temporary tower, which once served at Alliance Airport as a temporary tower. The tower and runway are scheduled for completion in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than $1 million to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. The funds go toward improving air quality by reducing emissions from in-use diesel engines. The project will re-power a 120-ton switch engine locomotive and two industrial diesel engines with anti-idling, fuel efficiency and particulate filtering technology. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Also, the EPA granted the Port of Houston Authority with almost $1.5 million. The funds are to help reduce emissions from in-use diesel engines and replace fuel switching on 21 ocean-going vessels to a lower sulfur fuel. In another area, the EPA
Many school districts, with money from bond programs approved before the economy soured, are still letting projects, but fewer districts are asking voters to approve bond issues. “Clearly the need for facilities is still there,” says Charles E. DeVoe III, president of Charter Builders in Dallas. Charter Builders began work in the winter on a $98-million high school and stadium for Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District in Fort Worth, and Lewisville ISD selected Charter Builders to complete a $40-million 131,000-sq-ft addition and renovation at its 1897-era high school. Cameron C. Curtis, manager for business development at Turner Construction Co. in
Texas 2010 Rank: No. 76 Market, Rank: Distribution & Warehouses, No. 7 Houston design firm Llewelyn-Davies Sahni is celebrating its 30th year as a Texas firm. The firm dates back to urban planning in 1958 London, but the initial focus is changing as it takes on new architectural and development advisory roles. Photo: Llewelyn-Davies Sahni div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" “Change is happening whether we like it or not,” says Randhir Sahni, who joined LDS in 1977 and became a partner in 1980. LDS’s urban-design services include planning university campuses, transit facilities and corporate relocations. It has provided program
Texas 2010 Rank: No. 7 Although the volume of engineering work has declined during the recession, PBS&J of Austin still finds clients, particularly construction management. The firm finished 2009 with $99.9 million in revenue in Texas. Photo: PBS&J div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" “We focus on client service on each project,” says Craig Hogan, senior vice president of PBS&J, which began in Florida 50 years ago and opened its first Texas office in 1999. “We are strategic about investments and growth. Now is not the time to be aggressive in moving into new geographic markets, especially where potential clients
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