Dallas-based AEG Power completed the rooftop solar installation for North Carolina State University’s newly built Keystone Science Center in the university’s Centennial Campus. The rooftop system will provide energy to the 15,000-sq-ft headquarters of the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" In addition to supplementing the energy usage, the solar project will be one of the new technologies to demonstrate how distributed renewable energy resources can be tied to the grid while reducing energy costs for customers.
The Texas Transportation Commission approved $76 million for transportation-related enhancement projects that promote the environment and enhance roadway aesthetics. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" TTC selected 54 projects that may be eligible for reimbursement of up to 80% of allowable costs. They must incorporate at least one facet from 12 categories, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities and water pollution from highway runoff.
TDIndustries, Dallas, acquired JBS Mechanical, Phoenix. The firm specializes in commercial and industrial HVAC and has a client roster of owner-occupied facilities, including many financial institutions. Robert Stinger, JBS co-owner and president, will serve as TDIndustries’ senior sales executive. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" George Athens, TDI Phoenix vice president, will assume day-to-day responsibilities and management oversight. Dave Jordan, JBS vice president, will be responsible for field technicians and customer retention.
TxDOT seems to have solved the problem of crossover collisions on IH-10 through San Antonio with the installation of a 17.2-mi section of cable barrier. Photo: Michael Amador, courtesy of TxDOT Cable median barriers have improved highway safety, TxDOT offi cials say. The stretch of highway had a history of crossover collisions—including seven fatalities in a three-year span—but since the placement in 2008, there have been no fatal crossover collisions. “Cable median barriers prevent vehicles from crossing into oncoming traffic, Mark Cross, TxDOT spokesperson, tells Texas Construction. “Adding the cable median barriers decreases injuries and fatalities and it’s not as
Concho Construction of Garland completed the $21.9-million construction of two new bridges in Tyler six months early. The bridges replace a single bridge on SH 198 at Caney Creek on Cedar Creek Reservoir. The project expanded the road from two to four lanes. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" A similar project is under way at Twin Creek on Cedar Creek Reservoir, which will ultimately allow for four lanes. Concho Construction began work on the $21-million, three-year project in September. Big Creek Construction of Hewitt began a $5.2-million project to extend shoulders and resurface parts of FM 753 and FM
TxDOT got approval from the Federal Highway Administration to move forward on the West Rail Project in Brownsville. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project is a cooperative effort among TxDOT, Cameron County, city of Brownsville, the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority and Mexico. It will relocate the Union Pacific Railroad line out of downtown Brownsville and Matamoros. On the U.S. side, the improvements would relocate the existing railway from the U.S. 77/83 rail junction to a switching yard to the west and then south to the Rio Grande River. Project plans include construction of a new international rail
Photo: Studio RED Architects The recently completed University of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The new 31,000-sq-ft University of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus multi-purpose building, which will serve as the new home for the Pearland Economic Development Corp., has been completed. Designed by Houston-based Studio RED Architects, it was completed ahead of schedule by Pearland-based Palmer Construction.
Dallas-based Green Energy Management Services completed a reverse merger with Dallas-based CDSS Wind Down. GEM will become a wholly owned subsidiary and sole operating entity of CDSS, now Green Energy Management Services Holdings. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" As a result of the merger, former shareholders of GEM were issued shares of CDSS’ common stock in exchange for shares of GEM and own approximately 80% of the public company, with CDSS’ shareholders owning the balance. GEM CEO Michael Samuel was appointed as chairman, president, CEO and director of CDSS; GEM CFO Robert Weinstein is the CDSS CFO; William D’Angelo,
Chicago-based CTLGroup, a consulting and testing firm, expanded with an Austin office. Also an engineering and materials consulting firm, its new Southwest hub will serve clients in five markets: building and facilities, energy and resources, litigation and insurance, materials and products, and transportation. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The addition continues a growth trend, CEO Jeff Garrett, tells Texas Construction. CTLGroup’s Wash., D.C., office recently moved to a larger location and added two new principals. It expanded consulting services with a new geotechnical services practice. “We have a lot of projects in Texas,” Garrett says. “We have handled litigation
Providence Christian School students begin the year in the school’s new 40,000-sq-ft building, which includes classrooms, a science lab, art rooms, Latin rooms and a gym. Additionally, a new library and enrichment wing for preschool and kindergarten classes will be completed in December. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The first phase of construction began in November 2009. Dallas-based SmithGroup/F&S provided architecture services and Dallas-based Rogers-O’Brien Construction Co. performed the construction.
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