http://texas.construction.com/ The resource for architecture and architects. en The McGraw-Hill Companies 2009 Eileen_Schwartz@mcgraw-hill.com Ranvir_Bhavsar@mcgraw-hill.com 1 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT FeedEdit http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2010/0301_GreenBusiness.asp 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. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:04:15 GMT http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2010/0301_DallasISD.asp 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. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:04:14 GMT http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2010/0301_DallasHighwayConcrete.asp The North Texas Tollway Authority is using recycled material on its new interchange at the Sam Rayburn Tollway and U.S. 75. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:04:14 GMT http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2010/0301_DallasBridge.asp The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently gave approval for the construction work on the approaches for the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge to continue. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:04:13 GMT http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2010/0226_ImportedAerialLift.asp 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. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:04:12 GMT http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2010/0126_DFW-Connector.asp The $1.02-billion DFW Connector project, designed to relieve congestion and double traffic capacity on 8.4 mi of state highways 121 and 114 gets under way in earnest Feb. 15. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:50:27 GMT http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1204_FallatDallasCowboysStadium.asp Two workers sustained injuries after falling from an upper section of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium roof to a lower portion of the dome on December 3, 2010. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:12 GMT 2C7AA013-61BB-4439-A4C8-76525C3D93AD http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_PortOfGalveston.asp Diane Falcioni stepped in to the position of director of governmental relations and legislative affairs for the Port of Galveston. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:11 GMT DE2A19F2-6BDF-48D7-BE99-E0020930F405 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_GreenRace.asp While the overall green building market will likely more than double from today’s $36 to $49 billion range to $96 to $140 billion by 2013 according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s "Green Outlook 2009: Trends Driving Change,"... 7 Dec 2009 17:50:11 GMT 0FFA3365-EF34-46F0-B6B6-F583A4EDECA7 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_WhirlwindBuilding.asp Houston-based Whirlwind Building Components was selected as the 2009 Best of Freeport Award in the Building Materials category by the U.S. Commerce Association. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:10 GMT 9D41E643-D7C2-4988-B42B-DA5539A2A669 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_TrinityProject.asp The Trinity Trust Foundation and the city of Dallas announced a $10 million gift for The Trinity project, which features the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge - the first vehicular bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava in the United States. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:09 GMT 8CF705EE-E1B5-4530-9907-0FD1936D0A25 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_HousingConstruction.asp While many construction projects languish in limbo awaiting the turnaround of the economy, university projects – particularly student housing - continue moving forward. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:04 GMT 34DDC025-8FB4-483A-B535-5D6AD6715C56 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_LaserScanning.asp The General Services Administration’s Nationwide Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity recently awarded with a total value of $60 million, to Dallas-based Beck Technology. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:03 GMT 8F8235C2-E14E-49DF-959F-A488C57E36A8 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_DallasMuseum.asp The Museum of Nature & Science unveiled the design for the Perot Museum of Nature & Science at Victory Park in Dallas with the groundbreaking on the approximately $185-million project planned for later this year. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:02 GMT 7BAB8831-DB40-4B4C-8CF0-04539B60DC60 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_HealthScienceCenter.asp Houston-based Satterfield & Pontikes Construction topped out the Texas A&M Health Science Center with the placement of the last piece of structural steel on the HSC’s first two buildings at the college’s new Bryan campus. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:02 GMT C2E90EF6-D9C6-4D29-8AC4-32EA77C7F976 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_WaterTreatmentPlant.asp Dallas-based McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. began construction earlier this year on the $47-million Fort Worth Westside Water Treatment Plant, which will have an initial treatment capacity of 12-million-gallons of water per day. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:01 GMT F515E9B5-7304-4BCD-9CCF-078151F1766A http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_TerrellWarehouse.asp The Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced the Van der Horst USA Corp. site in Terrell has been proposed to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:01 GMT 930B3363-D856-40CA-9324-52F156C0485A http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_WindFarm.asp Chicago-based E.ON Climate and Renewables completed what it has called the world’s largest wind farm outside of Sweetwater near the community of Roscoe. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:01 GMT 0462E37F-D30D-4DFF-BCCE-66F5E74B5600 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_SolarPlant.asp Irving-based Fluor Corp. helped LDK Solar’s polysilicon plant in Xinyu City, China, toward its first successful production run. As the engineering, procurement and construction management contractor, Fluor helped bring the facility from groundbreaking to first production in 20 months. 7 Dec 2009 17:50:00 GMT AA5CCAE2-9E25-45A9-86ED-6A0715394001 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_WatersPollutionFree.asp Complying with the Clean Water Act and keeping waters of the United States free of pollution is the goal behind an agreement signed today by TEXO... 7 Dec 2009 17:50:00 GMT B040523C-F808-4F03-8D9E-45338B3BBB02 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_EnvironmentalOperations.asp KBDJ, a limestone quarry in Hays County, won two awards from the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association: the industry group’s prestigious “Bob Beard Good Neighbor Award” and the “Public Appearance Award” for its Nehemiah Pit operation in Buda. 7 Dec 2009 17:49:59 GMT 249F1374-04D5-4621-BD7A-4FFCBC14603E http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_FederalFunding.asp The Texas Dept. of Transportation had to return $742 million to the federal government this fall as part of a $9-billion rescission of highway project programming authority. 7 Dec 2009 17:49:59 GMT 41A3DA61-044A-4DEF-948B-9D81BA0F8824 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_PassThroughProjects.asp State transportation officials approved the selection of 10 projects across the state that will be funded by TxDOT’s pass-through finance program, which allows local municipalities or private entities to pay for a transportation project and get reimbursed from the state. 7 Dec 2009 17:49:59 GMT 72C0F223-70D7-401A-B7F0-3EC78F8DABFC http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_CollinCountyProject.asp Houston-based Sterling Construction Co. Inc.’s subsidiary, Texas Sterling Construction Co., will begin a $20.3 million construction project in Collin County this quarter and should be completed in summer 2011. 7 Dec 2009 17:49:58 GMT 69F95F81-70CF-4F46-A200-490A8D975B38 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_SamRayburnTollway.asp This fall, the Texas Dept. of Transportation transferred a portion of State Highway 121 from Hillcrest Road to Watters Road in Collin County to the North Texas Tollway Authority. 7 Dec 2009 17:49:58 GMT EF7D1648-8DFB-4F3A-BA7E-6CE55FB3AC26 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1201_CentralTexasMobility.asp The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority reselected Kansas City, Mo.-based HNTB Corp. as its general engineering consultant. 7 Dec 2009 17:49:44 GMT D7327F83-84A1-4E04-8268-50061888E898 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1113_MILCONatFortHood-1.asp Escalation of the war in Afghanistan and nuclear proliferation in Iran underscore the need for new Army training facilities such as the $17.6-million Combined Arms Collective Training Facility completed in April at Fort Hood, the U.S. Army’s training post in the Central Texas city of Killeen. 13 Nov 2009 18:43:53 GMT 672D4939-88AB-41DD-BA5C-DC078F75A4D8 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_TexasAdoptsBIM.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:33:34 GMT 18C86317-8FA7-48CF-A73C-30F26C1DF113 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_DFWAirport.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:33:34 GMT 88105995-91E8-4A66-9767-4FD67CD0646D http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_HyperTrackSpeedsConstruction.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:33:34 GMT BB0713A8-E669-42B1-898F-80949C725A46 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_NorwegianConsulateGeneralOffices.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:33:33 GMT 2E03B967-868B-401E-94DF-96E715439563 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_CorpsOfEngineersAwards.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:33:33 GMT 781E48FE-B77A-46DB-A8EA-8E99194CAD29 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_McCarthyNamed.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:40 GMT F845FB41-61FB-4761-B233-F64BF9338369 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_TulsaProjectWins.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:39 GMT 6EAC00B4-AAA4-445D-9454-2AA9D085D334 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_GalvestonEvent.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:39 GMT FD412DAC-2467-477F-96FA-2F082203CEB3 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_CarlosRubinstein.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:39 GMT 060DD729-5C15-4AD1-A809-116691F88EBB http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_LargestHomebuilder.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:38 GMT 444BE0F9-0E82-48EC-8CDC-C9C8838B5132 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_TexasPorts.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:37 GMT 28B613E3-973B-410D-9DB8-0D701D056638 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_BlueCreekWindFarm.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:37 GMT 26D70F5D-9BEA-4841-8C4E-AD4FE175D351 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_HoustonAirportLands.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:37 GMT 28327C16-A4F0-4890-A83A-856C6EF66713 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_HaleCountyAirport.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:36 GMT 0F23AC23-94EE-4D08-BC12-745DEF003242 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_KBRFormsGovernment.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:36 GMT 7ECB6FAE-5218-43B6-8F0D-A7FB60F1153F http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_DesignBuild.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:34 GMT 2433A363-CC7E-46AF-9A41-06747479AD00 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_CuatroVientosReliefRoute.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:34 GMT 422C63EB-2BD2-440A-80D3-E66A1C9E6072 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_ManorExpressway.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:33 GMT 10BC5E23-76F0-4444-A16B-7D1611935140 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_LubbocksLoop289Project.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:33 GMT C653F1EF-59DB-4E06-AFD2-8985101B4015 http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_news/2009/1101_IH10EastFreeway.asp 30 Oct 2009 21:38:10 GMT 63FCAF7A-4CFA-4DE0-86A2-A44B24522849