Related Links: Stimulus Starts to Flow Federal Dollars Convention Center Hotel Gets Green Light from DC Council Skanska, Facchina Start $260 Million DC Bridge Job Opus East Liquidates COPT Continues National Business Park Project Bradley, Nason Start $22 Million Aberdeen Project Forrester Wins Supreme Court, EnviroCenter Projects Hill Adds $5 Million CM Services Contract and Two Bases ARLINGTON, VA—Structure Tone of Arlington, Va., recently won several new contracts around the region. The company is working at Crystal Park 2 for Vornado/Charles E. Smith and a confidential client at 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va. The project entails construction of 22,000 square
Two years ago, the D.C. construction community was overwhelmed with opportunities and hard-pressed to find enough hands to take on work. Harkins Builders is currently building some of the few remaining major private projects moving forward in the District, including 2300 Pennsylvania Ave. SmithGroup partnered with Freelon Adjaye Bond to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It will take up to three years to design the $500-million project with construction to begin in 2012. The museum is scheduled to open in 2015. These days, many firms are burning backlog and hoping they can hold on until
Nationwide research is firming up the case for "intelligent" compaction, a construction method three decades in the making that could save billions of dollars a year in potholed roads, cracked bridges, broken dams and blown-out tires. But as it represents a huge cultural shift in project delivery, the industry is struggling to find a standard way to roll it out. Photo courtesy Iowa State University IC in its simplest form is an onboard measuring device that shows roller operators whether they are overcompacting, undercompacting or right on target in soil, aggregate and asphalt. Related Links: ENR Slideshow David White, a
Despite having $1.57 billion in federal stimulus money approved for New York City capital transportation – with $1 billion more likely to be approved – an analysis of project data provided by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council reveals that the majority of the approved funding has yet to be spent. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been approved for a total of $1.2 billion in stimulus funds to go to projects that support New York City Transit’s work such as the Fulton Street Transit Center through the rehabilitation of the 4/5 subway line mezzanine and the A/C line mezzanine as
Featured Product August 2009 E80 Excavator Bobcat Co. of North Dakota recently introduced the new E80 excavator, designed to enhance operator comfort, increase service intervals and add durability. The E80 offers a spacious cab with an operator seat that adjusts six ways and a heating and air conditioning system that has true automobile-style controls. These features have been designed to keep operators who spend many hours in their machines comfortable and productive. Each E80 is delivered clamp ready, and the optional pin-coupler system allows operators to quickly change attachments. Bobcat's 442 excavator attachments can be used on the E80. Bobcat's new
The Subcontractors Trade Association hosts 40th Annual Construction Awards Night Dinner August 2009 Award Luncheons for NYBC and NYECC honor leadership while GNYCUC and the BTEA hold special conference, exhibition The Greater New York Construction User Council and The Building Trades Employers’ Association’s Special Conference and Exhibition titled, “Construction The Economic Recovery,” was recently held at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in Manhattan. From left: Robert Brewer, Grassi & Co., Guy Cleveland, Service Point USA Director of Business Development, New York, and David F. Bomke, executive director, New York Energy Consumers Council. Photo courtesy of The Berman Group. The
Featured Products August 2009 Commercial CNG Mixer McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corp. company based in Minnesota, recently unveiled its fi rst commercially manufactured compressed-natural gas concrete mixer. The McNeilus CNG-powered mixer meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2010 heavy-duty engine emission standards for nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, offering clean-fuel technology to the heavy-duty truck market. When compared to their diesel engine counterparts, CNG-powered mixers offer lower fuel costs and reduced noise pollution. They are six times cleaner, making them more economical to run and more environmentally friendly than diesel-powered mixers. The company has applied for a grant with
Products: August 2009 E80 Excavator Bobcat Co. of North Dakota recently introduced the new E80 excavator, designed to enhance operator comfort, increase service intervals and add durability. The E80 offers a spacious cab with an operator seat that adjusts six ways and a heating and air conditioning system that has true automobile-style controls. These features have been designed to keep operators who spend many hours in their machines comfortable and productive. Each E80 is delivered clamp ready, and the optional pin-coupler system allows operators to quickly change attachments. Bobcat’s 442 excavator attachments can be used on the E80. Bobcat’s new
The Connecticut Laborer’s District Council recently held a press conference about future job creation in Connecticut in light of the recent loan approval for the Plainfield energy plant by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund allowing the development project to move forward which is projected to employ over 200 Connecticut workers and bring additional tax revenues to state and local entities. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Aragon Construction Assembles Suites in
City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden recently announced the beginning of public review for an 86-block rezoning of the Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street neighborhoods in Brooklyn in response to community and elected official concerns. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Aragon Construction Assembles Suites in Midtown Construction Underway on Claremont Corporate Center First Concrete Laid for 9/11 Memorial Plaza NYS AHC and SONYMA Approve Grants International Gem Tower Announced Plainfield
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