Austin-based ParkingPlanners and Houston-based Kirksey Architects were recently awarded a student residence hall and parking garage project at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches. ParkingPlanners is the functional designer on the parking garage. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Cadence McShane Completes Near Half-Million SF Distribution Center Dallas Park Foundation Selects
The Texas Dept. of Transportation is overseeing a Safe Routes to School construction project to improve sidewalks, curb ramps and bike routes leading to an elementary and junior high. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion Water Development Board Approves $14 Million
The Texas Dept. of Transportation began work on improvements to FM 1055 and FM 2943 in Castro County in early fall. The $8-million project calls for rehabilitating and widening the existing roadways. It includes a three-course surface treatment. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County
For the fourth year, Fort Worth-based general contractor Key Construction Texas handed out Outstanding Performance of the Year Awards to its top subcontractors. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health AGC Houston Recognizes Construction Safety Excellence Intertech Flooring Purchases RWA Flooring Associates Dreyer Named POH Authority Executive Director Exhibit Explores 75
Dallas-based Cadence McShane Construction recently completed a new single-story, 442,465-sq-ft distribution center on behalf of developer White Rock Commercial in Lancaster. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Parking Planners to Build Garage for Stephen F. Austin Student Housing Dallas Park Foundation Selects Architect for Performance Pavilion SHW Starts $13 Million in
Construction started in early fall on a $1.4-million project in Martin County to rebuild 7 mi of SH 137 from the Dawson County line south towards Stanton. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County Project IH-45-Gulf Freeway Project Near Calder Progresses Castro County Maintenance Project Widens FM 1055, FM 2943 TxDOT Prepares
Aggregate Technologies and Pieper-Houston Electric were the winners of the 2009 Associated General Contractors Houston Safety Excellence Awards. Receiving the award for Houston Safety Professional of 2009 was Alfonso Hernandez of T.A.S. Commercial Concrete Construction. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health Key Construction Recognizes Top Subs of ‘08 Intertech Flooring
Irving-based Fluor Corp. made a leadership change at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions after Charles E. Munns, president and CEO of SRNS, announced his retirement. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds TxDOT Making Safer Routes to Pecos Schools Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion Water Development Board Approves $14 Million in Loans, Grants A Fluor-led team
TCEQ’s Clean Texas program, which is designed to reward organizations whose environmental performance goes beyond compliance with environmental laws, added three companies to the more than 100 organizations in Texas that are recognized for being committed to environmental improvements in their communities. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health AGC Houston Recognizes Construction Safety Excellence Key Construction
The Texas Facilities Commission, which oversees the state’s real estate development, recently adopted Building Information Modeling for state design and construction projects. Photo: Linbeck Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative project in Houston utilized Linbeck’s “hypertrack” construction process and BIM to speed project delivery. Related Links: DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Parking Planners to Build Garage for Stephen F. Austin Student Housing
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