The North Texas Tollway Authority is using recycled material on its new interchange at the Sam Rayburn Tollway and U.S. 75. The North Texas Tollway is creating its own recycled material and using it on its own Sam Rayburn Tollway project. Related Links: Houston Light-Rail Moves Forward With $1.5B Expansion Project DART Leads Multi-Team Approach With $5.3M in Federal Grant Funds Port of Beaumont Opens New Orange County Wharf Austin Picks MWH Constructors to Build Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Utah DOT Selects Fluor-Led Team for $1.1B IH-15 Corridor Expansion POH Approves $20 Million Toward Ship Channel Maintenance “The green
Putting a collegiate spin on traditional high school education, Dallas-based SHW Group designed the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy for Dallas Independent School District’s early college program. A rendering shows the interior of the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, designed by SHW Group for Dallas ISD’s early college program. Related Links: The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract Cadance McShane Selected for 1.2M SF Reconstruction Project Turner Selected to Build Our Lady of Lourdes
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is the lead agency in a new demonstration project of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Integrated Corridor Management program. Related Links: Dallas Highway Concrete, Asphalt Recycled on SRT/U.S. 75 Project Houston Light-Rail Moves Forward With $1.5B Expansion Project Port of Beaumont Opens New Orange County Wharf Austin Picks MWH Constructors to Build Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Utah DOT Selects Fluor-Led Team for $1.1B IH-15 Corridor Expansion POH Approves $20 Million Toward Ship Channel Maintenance The federal funds will provide more than $5 million toward the $8.3-million project in Texas as well as one in San
Texas Dept. of Transportation’s West Texas region public transportation Coordinator Alfredo Gonzales was named the winner of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Organization President’s Award for promoting public transit in a region larger than most states. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Lubbock’s Lee Lewis Construction Wins CNA Leadership Safety Award Fort Worth Intermodal Airport, AllianceTexas, Celebrates 20 Years Re:Vision Dallas Competition Selects Winner
Going green for Dallas-based Turner Construction Co. goes beyond just lip service as the firm has 1,186 LEED Accredited Professionals on staff, - making up more than 20% of its total staff. In Texas, the firm employs more than 59 LEED APs, 19 Green Advantage professionals and has provided construction services for more than 25 green projects. Related Links: Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation Honor Lubbock’s Lee Lewis
Houston-based Llewelyn-Davies Sahni was selected as the project architect for the redesign and redevelopment of the Houston Community College Central Campus Business Career Center. The current building has classrooms on the second and third floors with a parking garage on the first. LDS converted the parking area into 14,000 sq ft of enclosed space. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract Cadance
Houston-based Studio RED received its State of Texas HUB certification recently. The firm is 100% employee-owned. The majority of the firm’s employees qualified as minority, and once the firm was 100% employee-owned, it was able to become certified as a HUB firm. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation Honor Lubbock’s Lee Lewis Construction Wins CNA Leadership Safety Award Fort Worth Intermodal Airport,
Houston-based Gowan Inc. - a subsidiary of EMCOR Group Inc. - was awarded a contract for the installation of mechanical systems for the new Maternity Center at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract Cadance McShane Selected for 1.2M SF Reconstruction Project Turner Selected to Build Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Bob Moore Construction Finishes Arlington
The board of directors for Houston’s light-rail system approved a $1.46-billion contract for four light-rail lines. The budget includes $16 million for the development agreement; $1.28 billion for design and construction; $148 million for vehicles; $16 million for operations and maintenance-preliminary work. Related Links: Dallas Highway Concrete, Asphalt Recycled on SRT/U.S. 75 Project DART Leads Multi-Team Approach With $5.3M in Federal Grant Funds Port of Beaumont Opens New Orange County Wharf Austin Picks MWH Constructors to Build Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Utah DOT Selects Fluor-Led Team for $1.1B IH-15 Corridor Expansion POH Approves $20 Million Toward Ship Channel Maintenance
“Forwarding Dallas” was selected as the winning design from Re:Vision Dallas, an international design competition. The challenge, to transform a vacant inner-city block behind city hall into a carbon-neutral community, drew hundreds of entries from top architecture firms and city planners in 14 countries worldwide. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation Honor Lubbock’s Lee Lewis Construction Wins CNA Leadership Safety Award Fort
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