Arlington-based Bob Moore Construction completed the largest LEED Gold Core and Shell Industrial project in the state to date. The three-building, 1.16 million-sq-ft business park along SH 360 in Arlington began with the demolition and asbestos abatement of the Festival Marketplace mall; more than 95% - 91,634 tons - of steel, concrete, asphalt, copper and aluminum were recycled. 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
Chicago-based CNA – the seventh largest U.S. commercial insurer and the 13th largest U.S. property and casualty insurer – honored Lubbock-based Lee Lewis Construction with its Leadership Safety Award. 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 Fort Worth Intermodal Airport, AllianceTexas, Celebrates 20 Years Re:Vision Dallas Competition Selects Winner for Inner-City Project Construction and Real Estate Consulting Firm Venturi Outcomes Opens Doors
Houston-based Cadence McShane Construction Co. was selected by Lone Star College System to complete a multi-building reconstruction assignment. LSCS recently acquired a five-building, 1.2-million-sq-ft office park in Houston for its new campus. 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 Turner Selected to Build Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Texas Children’s Hospital Awards Gowan Mechanical Contract Bob Moore Construction Finishes Arlington LEED
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston, the factory dealership owned by Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc., recently launched its campaign, “Real Men Drive Pink,” which focuses on raising awareness about male breast cancer. The American Cancer Society estimated nearly 2,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in 2009 among men in the U.S. Breast cancer in men is often fatal because symptoms are ignored. 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 McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation
Turner’s Houston office was selected by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to construct the 18,000-sq-ft Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, located on 20 acres in northwest 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 Texas Children’s Hospital Awards Gowan Mechanical Contract Bob Moore Construction Finishes Arlington LEED Project J-Q Completes Merger, Reports Strong Fourth
The newly reconstructed FM 157/Collins Street bridge over IH-30 in Arlington opened in mid-November. The bridge, which is part of the larger IH-30 mobility project, was closed in July for demolition. Related Links: Dallas Bridge Construction Gets Thumbs Up Transportation Commission OKs 74 New Projects Worth $2 Billion Construction Begins on $1B DFW Connector Project Tyler’s Toll Segment Breaks Ground Originally the bridge was to be built in phases that reduced motorists to one lane until spring 2010. Instead the bridge was demolished, rebuilt and opened before the end of 2009. The bridge is part of the $165.5-million project that
When it arrives from Europe in July, the first high-reach work platform to join Abilene High Lift Aerial’s fleet will be the tallest of its kind in North America. Photo: Abilene High Lift Aerial Texas rental company is importing what will soon become the tallest aerial lift in North America, reaching up to 328 ft. The Abilene, Texas-based company plans to rent the giant lifting device to utility operators, wind-turbine technicians, tall-building contractors, moviemakers and anyone else who needs to go as high as 328 ft above ground with up to 1,100 lb of equipment and workers. The “staggering capability”
CB&I was awarded a contract valued in excess of $70 million by NAFTNA INDUSTRIJA SRBIJE (NIS Petroleum Industry of Serbia) to upgrade its Pancevo Oil Refinery in Serbia. Related Links: Warren Buffet-led Firm Acquires Fort Worth’s BNSF Southern Power Starts Work on Texas Biomass Plant; Among Nation’s Largest KBR Earns Sasol Technology Framework Contract in Southern Africa Port of Houston Authority Acquires 3.5 Acres Near Barbours Cut Grand Prairie Uses Block Grant Funds for Energy Efficiency Improvements William Velasco Elected DART Board Chair Boerne’s Jeff Haberstroh Named to US Green Building Council Board The scope of work awarded to CB&I
The Texas Dept. of Transportation recently reopened the southbound the High Occupancy Vehicle of U.S. 75 in Plano. TxDOT closed the southbound U.S. 75 HOV lane in October 2008 to provide space for construction equipment and activity. Related Links: NTTA Links Highways with Sam Rayburn Tollway Opening CTRMA Seeking Contractor for Manor Expressway Project Alternatively-Financed Projects Approved for Funding TxDOT Begins Rehab Work On IH-10 East In Downtown With Stimulus Funds TxDOT Announces Winner of the 2009 Environmental Achievement Award TxDOT Team Wins National Award for IH 10-Katy Freeway Reconstruction During the closure, crews completed demolition of the old Parker
PageSoutherlandPage the 2009 Architecture Firm Award from the Texas Society of Architects; also, looking to expand its presence in Texas markets outside of Dallas, Balfour Beatty Acquires one of the state’s largest interior construction contractors. Left to Right: John N. Cryer III of the Houston office; James M. Wright, of the Washington, D.C., office; Lawrence W. Speck of the Austin office; Mattia J. Flabiano III, of the Dallas office; and Matthew F. Kreisle, III, of the Austin office. Related Links: Balfour Beatty Construction Acquires SpawMaxwell Company Houston’s Discovery Green Project Achieves LEED Gold Certification Frisco ISD Facility Wins Terrazzo, Mosaic
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