Tom Murphy, founder, chairman and CEO of Coastal Construction Group, doesn't get out to the field as often as he'd like these days. And that's a bit of a shame, for even after more than 45 years in the industry, a construction site is where he's happiest. Photo by Angel E. Valentin Image courtesy Coastal Construction Coastal Construction is currently renovating and significantly expanding the historic Surf Club. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record "I like watching sites get turned into buildings, then going back to them years later," he says. "There's nothing like seeing a good project and
Pat Rodgers' tenure at Charlotte-based Rodgers Builders was supposed to last only two days—a temporary assignment as a receptionist to help the newly transplanted Midwesterner get her feet on the ground. Photo courtesy of Rodgers Builders Photos courtesy of Rodgers Builders Building community assets Rodgers Builders, along with joint-venture partners Barton Malow and R.J. Leeper, built the BB&T Knights Ballpark in Charlotte, which won ENR Southeast's Best Projects award in the sports/entertainment category. Related Links: Rodgers Builders Melds Traditional Values, Innovation B.D. Rodgers, 89, Founded Charlotte-Based Rodgers Builders Fortunately for the company and the Southeast's construction industry, she never left.
The board of directors of Orlando-based TLC Engineering for Architecture named Michael Sheerin to succeed Debra Lupton as CEO of the firm. Sheerin, currently serving as the firm's director of health care engineering, was selected following a search of internal and external candidates. Sheerin will assume the role in early 2015, with an orderly transition until Lupton's retirement on May 1, 2015. In announcing the leadership change, Lupton stated: "Michael brings 20 years of tenure and significant leadership experience with TLC, and he has been intimately involved in the evolution of the firm. He is a strategic thinker and relationship-builder
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to start a $200 million project to reinforce more than 80 miles of earthen levees in the New Orleans area. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers To further minimize the impacts of erosion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reinforce earthen levees in the New Orleans area with a combination of Bermuda sod and a high performance turf reinforcement mats (HPRTMs). Related Links: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Circle Construction LLC In 2005, a tidal surge from Hurricane Katrina led to the failure of a number of earthen
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board will start $350 million worth of construction and improvements to the city's sewer system in 2015. Work will include repairs and upgrades to drainage canals, pumping stations, pipes and outdated power supply stations. Related Links: New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board New Orleans' sewerage and water system is more than 115 years old and loses up to 40% of its drinking water through leaks and broken pipes. The system has a number of deteriorating pump stations, along with sinking lines that create potholes in streets. There are also damaged wastewater lines that have
The Southern Hotel originally opened in 1907 and shut down in the 1960s. Together with the building's new owners, Woodward Design+Build and Trapolin-Peer Architects partnered on an ambitious restoration and renovation project to restore the building to its original use.
In 1972, Rubicon LLC completed construction of its MDI-1 Unit with the latest technologically advanced control system available at that time. The system controlled all of the facility's major chemical processes.
The Phipps is an office building on the Museum Reach of the San Antonio Riverwalk. Attorney Martin J. Phipps approached design firm Durand-Hollis Rupe Inc. to create a workplace that would break the stereotype of the mahogany-walled lawyer's office.
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