Charlotte, N.C.-based Hendrick Construction was awarded a contract to build a new roller coaster at Carowinds. The amusement park is touting the 23-story-tall Intimidator as the “tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in the Southeast.” Related Links: North Carolina’s Crane Standard Takes Effect August Contracts: Up in N.C., Down in S.C. N.C. OKs New Progress Energy Power Plant in Wayne Co. Parsons Reaches Milestone at Savannah River Site Project Construction Starts on N.C.’s First Green Oyster Hatchery $37.6-Million Design-Build Contract Awarded for Fort Bragg K-8 The NASCAR-themed coaster—named for the late Dale Earnhardt—will feature a 5,316-ft-long track with a 232-ft
The N.C. Dept. of Labor announced that the state’s new crane safety standard went into effect Oct. 1. As a result of a series of fatal crane accidents across the country in 2008, the N.C. Department of Labor began discussions with crane industry officials in the state to discuss a draft standard in 2008. Related Links: August Contracts: Up in N.C., Down in S.C. N.C. OKs New Progress Energy Power Plant in Wayne Co. Parsons Reaches Milestone at Savannah River Site Project Hendrick to Build Intimidator Coaster at Carowinds Construction Starts on N.C.’s First Green Oyster Hatchery $37.6-Million Design-Build Contract
The North Carolina Utilities Commission has approved Progress Energy Carolinas' plan to build new natural gas-fueled power generation in Wayne County, to replace a coal-fired plant that the utility will retire in 2013. Related Links: North Carolina’s Crane Standard Takes Effect August Contracts: Up in N.C., Down in S.C. Parsons Reaches Milestone at Savannah River Site Project Hendrick to Build Intimidator Coaster at Carowinds Construction Starts on N.C.’s First Green Oyster Hatchery $37.6-Million Design-Build Contract Awarded for Fort Bragg K-8 Raleigh, N.C.-based Progress Energy’s proposed 950-megawatt combined-cycle power plant is located near the site of the H.F. Lee coal-fired plant,
Wastewater utilities and contractors and designers that work in the wastewater sector must be prepared to adapt to a changing regulatory environment and a volatile economy in order to stay afloat, according to speakers and attendees at the Water Environment Federation’s annual conference, held Oct. 11-14 in Orlando. Greater regulatory enforcement, the current economy, technology advances and the need for sustainability-based measures are clearly pressing WEF members to make short- and long-term changes. Related Links: ULI Presents Project of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Awards Baker Roofing Co. Launches Renewable Energy Division Maschmeyer Concrete Acquires Central Florida-based Company Peter Silva, assistant
McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction, reported that the value of new Florida contracts signed in August for future construction declined by 42% overall, compared to the same period of a year ago. The total of all new contracts was nearly $1.7 billion, compared to the nearly $2.9 billion of last August. Related Links: Keys Resort Expands With Green, Modular Techniques MIC Roadways Program Named ASCE Project of the Year JCON Group Named GC for Villa Majorca J.L. Wallace Begins Partial Renovation of Bentley Village All three construction categories declined by significant double-digit percentage points. The nonbuilding sector fell 19%
Skanska USA Building of Atlanta is overseeing a massive undertaking to replace all of the windows in the tornado-damaged Westin Peachtree Plaza of Atlanta. All 6,350 windows in the 73-story hotel will be replaced over a period of approximately 15 months. Hotel operations will continue throughout the replacement. Related Links: Value of Georgia’s New Contracts Fell 16% in August Evergreen Starts Work on $16-Million Cherokee Co. School Damage to the hotel occurred in March 2008 when a tornado hit downtown Atlanta and struck the Westin. The storm initially disabled 320 of the hotel’s 1,068 rooms. Skanska is working with architect
A former employee of engineer-architect Reynolds, Smith & Hills Inc. entered the company's downtown Orlando office shortly before lunch on Friday and shot and killed one employee and wounded five other people. The alleged shooter, Jason Rodriguez, 40, then fled the building and was apprehended without resistance about four hours later by Orlando police. “Clearly, this has been a sad day for the close family at RS&H,” said Mike Bernos, spokesman at the company’s Jacksonville headquarters. “We’re saddened by the event. Our greatest concern is for our associates in the Orlando office.” Reached by cell phone, RS&H CEO Leerie Jenkins,
Related Links: Jacksonville Taps Turner for $224-Million Duval Co. Courthouse Florida Contracts Drop 22% in July Coastal Construction to Build Sunny Isles Beach Park Cuhaci & Peterson Designing Senior Living Facility, Prototype Publix Finfrock to Design-Build Dania Beach Garage Groundbreaking Held for 8333 Downtown Doral in Miami Schuff Steel Atlantic Starts Erecting Major Roof Trusses on the Orlando Events Center Working on behalf of the Palm Beach County School District, Royal Concrete Concepts of West Palm Beach recently relocated modular concrete classrooms from Palm Beach Gardens High School for reassembly at an addition to Jupiter Middle School of Technology. Joseph
Photo courtesy Schuff Steel Atlantic Related Links: Jacksonville Taps Turner for $224-Million Duval Co. Courthouse Florida Contracts Drop 22% in July Coastal Construction to Build Sunny Isles Beach Park Cuhaci & Peterson Designing Senior Living Facility, Prototype Publix Finfrock to Design-Build Dania Beach Garage Groundbreaking Held for 8333 Downtown Doral in Miami Royal Concrete Concepts Relocates Modular Classrooms Schuff Steel Atlantic started erecting major roof trusses on the Orlando Events Center in August. Schuff is fabricating and erecting approximately 3,000 tons of steel for the 875,000-sq-ft arena, as a subcontractor to Hunt Construction Group. Schuff is fabricating the majority of
Pine Jog Elementary School, built on the edge of a natural pineland habitat, has become the first school in Florida to receive LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, according to Miami-based architect Zyscovich and project owner the School District of Palm Beach County. Related Links: Georgia�s First LEED-ND Silver Awarded to Affordable Housing Development Key West Airport Named �Commercial Airport Project of the Year� The project is a partnership between the School District of Palm Beach County and Florida Atlantic University. The Pine Jog campus maximizes energy and water conservation, utilizes environmentally-appropriate materials and engages students to
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