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Work on Collapsed Texas Parking Garage Won’t Resume Until Root Cause Determined

Eileen Schwartz Debra Wood
February 16, 2011
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A parking-deck structure under construction partially collapsed Feb. 14 in San Antonio, injuring two construction workers at the University Health System’s University Hospital site. Related Links: Contractor Sounds Evacuation Alarm Prior to Texas Parking Deck Collapse OSHA investigators yesterday began examining the site, and UHS is in the process of hiring a engineering forensics team to help determine the cause of the accident, says Mark Webb, president of facilities development and project management for UHS. Footage from a nearby security camera caught the entire collapse as it occurred. It appeared to happen as two events, one immediately after the other,
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Also Starring: Louisiana Six Under 40

Eileen Schwartz Debra Wood
February 14, 2011
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We asked the up-and-comers in Louisiana about challenges facing the industry in that state. Related Links: Texas Top 20 Under 40 Also Starring: South Central 14 Under 40 BUSCH Sarah Busch Temporary job hooks her on construction career 34 Project Manager Landis Construction Co. New Orleans As a girl, Sarah D. Busch remembers visiting job sites with her father, but she never dreamed of joining the family business, until a temporary job answering job site phones convinced her construction was in her blood. She learned everything she could and progressed to project manager, heading up jobs for new and repeat
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Contractor Sounds Evacuation Alarm Prior to Texas Parking Deck Collapse

Eileen Schwartz Debra Wood
February 14, 2011
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A parking-deck structure under construction partially collapsed Feb. 14 in San Antonio, injuring two construction workers at the University Health System’s University Hospital site. Related Links: Texas Parking Garage Job Idle Until Collapse Cause Known The 10-story, 3,000-plus-car garage is being built in three phases by a joint venture of Zachry Construction, San Antonio; Vaughn Construction, Houston; and Layton of Phoenix, as part of a $900-million system-wide expansion project by the public health system owned by Bexar County. Just before the collapse, workers reported hearing a rumbling sound, and construction supervisors evacuated the site, according to Melissa Sparks with the
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ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2011 Top 20 Under 40

Eileen Schwartz Debra Wood
February 14, 2011
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ENR Texas & Louisiana congratulates the young men and women in our two-state region selected as the “Top 20 Under 40,” highlighting up-and-coming leaders and exceptional players working in the architecture, engineering and construction industry.


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Also Starring: South Central 14 Under 40

Eileen Schwartz Debra Wood
February 14, 2011
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We asked the up-and-comers in South Central about challenges facing the industry in that state. Related Links: Texas Top 20 Under 40 Also Starring: Louisiana Six Under 40 Alabama ALLEN Stephen Allen Creates designs that change college campuses 36 Principal Williams Blackstock Architects Birmingham, Ala. A principal with Williams Blackstock Architects, Stephen Allen led the design team for the Auburn University’s student village, named 2009 Best Higher Education Project by South Central Construction magazine. In addition to his management responsibilities at Williams Blackstock, Allen heads up the firm’s intern development program, mentors young architects and designers and developed a company-wide
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Texas Ignores Clean-Air Rules, Promotes Clean Coal

Eileen Schwartz
January 25, 2011
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Texas could become the nation�s leader in clean-coal technology, with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently giving its approval to three such projects. The powerplants, though, face some opposition from neighbors opposed to the new coal plants�clean or not. Map: Sue Pearsall for ENR Three clean-coal projects are estimated at nearly $8 billion in construction costs. On Dec. 14, the TCEQ gave an air-quality permit to Omaha, Neb.-based Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center, allowing it to build a 600-MW, $3.5-billion clean-coal powerplant in Penwell. On Dec. 29, the state agency granted an air-quality permit to the Summit Power Group of
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Corps Manager Has the Right Rx for DOD’s Medical Megabuild in San Antonio

Eileen Schwartz
January 12, 2011
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Randy Holman, credited with overseeing the surge in military construction activity at San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston prompted by mandated base realignment, describes the program as “fast-moving, complex and dynamic.”
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Corps Manager Has the Right Rx for DOD’s Medical Megabuild in San Antonio

Eileen Schwartz
January 12, 2011
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Randy Holman, credited with overseeing the surge in military construction activity at San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston prompted by mandated base realignment, describes the program as “fast-moving, complex and dynamic.” Photo: Courtesy U.S. Army Expansion of Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio will create a nationwide military burn and trauma facility. Related Links: The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2010 When completed by September as required by Congress, the $3-billion effort will have built or renovated nearly 10 million sq ft of U.S. Defense Dept. space to become the nationwide center of training for all enlisted combat medics, says Holman,
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Texas Ignores Clean-Air Rules, Promotes Clean Coal

Eileen Schwartz
January 5, 2011
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Texas could become the nation’s leader in clean-coal technology, with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently giving its approval to three such projects. The powerplants, though, face some opposition from neighbors opposed to the new coal plants—clean or not. Map: Sue Pearsall for ENR Three clean-coal projects are estimated at nearly $8 billion in construction costs. On Dec. 14, the TCEQ gave an air-quality permit to Omaha, Neb.-based Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center, allowing it to build a 600-MW, $3.5-billion clean-coal powerplant in Penwell. On Dec. 29, the state agency granted an air-quality permit to the Summit Power Group of
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Dallas Names Design Team For U.S. Grand Prix Track

Eileen Schwartz
December 1, 2010
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Architectural firm HKS Inc., Dallas, will join Germany-based Tilke Engineers and Architects in the design and construction of a $250-million Formula One racing complex in Austin, Texas. Tilke is leading the project; HKS will serve as the architect of record. The 3.4-mile track, with its 133 feet of elevation change and 20 turns, is slated to host the U.S. Grand Prix through at least 2021. Developers say work on the 900-acre complex is expected to start in December. The project includes a visitors’ driving/riding experience, a conference building, a motor sports club, go-kart track and a multipurpose fan area. HKS,
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