The construction industry may still be stuck in low gear as a result of lingering economic trouble, but the Southeast's contractors and designers are obviously not wasting any time showcasing their expanding set of tools and capabilities as they team up on impressive projects throughout the region.
Bringing together engineering savvy, nontraditional design and the resulting lineup of considerable construction accomplishments, Miami's Marlins Park has been named ENR Southeast's Project of the Year.
Construction contract activity in the Southeast states of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas will likely parallel national trends during 2013 while at the same time showing significant deviations from the bigger picture, according to economists with McGraw-Hill Construction and local industry officials. Related Links: McGraw-Hill Forecasts 6% Construction Increase in 2013 Florida's Residential Contracts Surge in August Florida's volume of new construction starts, for instance, should build upon the momentum that began during 2012 to considerably outpace the modest growth predicted for the national market.Also, as a result of significant increases in overall new starts in 2012 due to two
Photo by Robert Hernandez, courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue The five-story structure at Miami Dade College, estimated to have been 90% complete, suffered a sudden progressive collapse near midday of Oct. 10. Photo by Robert Hernandez, courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Crews with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue discovered the last buried worker five days after the building collapse. Related Links: News Blog: Fourth Body Found at Miami Garage Collapse Site Bad Design Cited in Collapse of Jacksonville, Fla., Parking Garage Building Sequence Probed at Cincinnati Casino Collapse A section of a $22.5-million parking garage project under construction near Miami collapsed without warning on
A section of a $22.5-million parking garage project under construction near Miami collapsed without warning on Oct. 10, killing four construction workers. While refusing to speculate on a cause, the project's general contractor vowed to assist federal safety investigators in a "thorough, transparent finding of fact." Photo by Robert Hernandez, courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue The five-story structure at Miami Dade College, estimated to have been 90% complete, suffered a sudden progressive collapse near midday of Oct. 10 Photo by Robert Hernandez, courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Crews with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue discovered the last buried worker five days after the building
The value of new Florida residential construction contracts surged in August, offsetting significant declines in the other building categories and pushing the state’s overall monthly total to a 13% gain, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. Photo courtesy Suffolk Construction Co. Suffolk Construction Co. recently topped out its 14-story Miami-Dade Children's Courthouse project in Miami. Related Links: Housing, Infrastructure Push Georgia Contracts Higher in August Pace of Florida Contracts Regains Momentum in July According to the company, Florida saw nearly $1.5 billion in new housing contracts commence in August, a 62% gain compared to the same period of a year ago.The state’s
Significant increases in both the residential and nonbuilding categories pushed Georgia’s August total for new construction contracts to an 8% gain compared to the same period of a year ago, says McGraw-Hill Construction. The overall monthly gain resulted in nearly $922.8 million in new contracts. Image courtesy Georgia Dept. of Transportation The Georgia Dept. of Transportation is leading the $1-billion MultiModal Passenger Terminal project, proposed for downtown Atlanta. Related Links: Georgia's Nonresidential Market Wakes Up in July $1B Atlanta Intermodal Project Wins Federal Acceleration The nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure contracts, saw the greatest improvement, 48%, to tally nearly $202.6
Increases in the value of residential and infrastructure projects overcame a big drop in the nonresidential category, as new North Carolina contracts totaled nearly $1.2 billion in August, a 4% gain compared to the same period of a year ago. Photo courtesy Lord, Aeck & Sargent Lord, Aeck & Sargent was the architect for the recently completed Chidley North Residence Hall project at North Carolina Central University in Durham. Related Links: July Was Rough Month for North Carolina Construction Contracts Rare 'Turbine' Design for Charlotte's I-85/485 Interchange McGraw-Hill Construction estimated the state’s nonresidential contracts at nearly $287.4 million for August,
The Shaw Group's recent initial rejection of more than 200 steel embedments supplied to Georgia Power's $14-billion Plant Vogtle nuclear power project, sited near Waynesboro, Ga., is the latest in a series of quality-control lapses by various project suppliers.
A series of unexpected events and one wild idea have PSI's new president revving up employees for an aggressive growth campaign via a coast-to-coast bus tour of the Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based firm's 100 offices. Photo by Scott Judy Randy Larson, PSI's new president, is fired up about the firm's goal of reaching $500 million in annual revenue within five years. Photo courtesy PSI To ensure Larson traveled in style, PSI rewrapped his personal motor coach with corporate branding. Related Links: PSI's '500 in Five' on Facebook PSI President Hal Branum Dies at Age 69 Behind the wheel of his own
