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C1S Group
C1S celebrates its 16th company anniversary with a "Sweet 16" themed birthday party.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
BakerTriangle
Our June golf tournament held at Dallas Athletic Club raised over $26,000 for the OurCalling Ministry.
Pictured: (L-R) Jonathan Habashy (OC), Brad Baker and Steve Baker (BakerTriangle) and Wayne Walker (OC Executive Director)
Monday, July 18, 2016
2016 Project Achievement Award
Linbeck Group was presented with a 2016 Project Achievement Award in the category of “New Construction - Less than $25 Million” for Texas Christian University’s Mary Couts Burnett Library addition and renovation. The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) – North Texas Chapter presented the award to Linbeck during the CMAA annual awards gala on May 26. (L-R) - Tom Hale, Linbeck, June Koelker, Library Dean, TCU, and Todd Waldvogel, Vice Chancellor Facilities, TCU.
Monday, June 06, 2016
Chamberlin is proud to have received a Gold Circle Safety Award
Chamberlin is proud to have received a Gold Circle Safety Award, which is a special honor awarded by the Gold Circle Award judges. This NRCA award is presented to an accident-free project where public protection challenges demanded creative safety solutions, challenging safety procedures or extensive involvement of multiple trades.
Curtis Purvis, Chamberlin Superintendent
Curtis Purvis, Chamberlin Superintendent, was chosen as a Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress’ Most Valuable Player in leadership, safety and community service. In addition, he was honored with Professional Roofing’s Best of the Best Award. This MVP awards program identifies outstanding roofing workers who are role model demonstrating work-related and personal goals to which others aspire.
Austin Regional Clinic
Office of Architecture, Neel Morton, AIA designed a 20,000 sf medical office for Austin Regional Clinic using insulated concrete block for its building envelope, providing continuous insulation in a single assembly. (photo: Bautex Systems)
Austin Regional Clinic
Austin Regional Clinic groundbreaking in Cedar Park, Texas. Team: Austin Canyon Corporation; Primus Real Estate Services; Kemp Properties; Office of Architecture, Neel Morton, AIA; Jaster Quintanilla & Assoc.; Outlier Engineering.
Dianna and Mike Sage, with Bob Pavlis, COO, Harwood International
Mike Sage
Texas
Dallas-based Harwood International recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first home in its latest development, St. James Park, in Sunnyvale, 15 minutes from Uptown Dallas.
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2009 AIA Houston Sandcastle Competition, Galveston.
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Saint Ann Court Topping Out
Celebrating the topping out of Saint Ann Court, a class AA luxury office building with more than 320,000 sq ft and 26 floors, which makes it the tallest office tower in Uptown Dallas. Pictured L to R: Spence Sowa, vice president development, Harwood International; Trent Lander, senior project manager, Austin Commercial; Terry Stanley, construction director, Harwood International; Austin Conway, assistant project manager, Harwood International; and Bill Hilburn, senior vice president, development, Harwood International.
Harwood International, develeoper, Dallas; Austin Commercial, general contractor, Dallas; Shimoda Design Group, architect, Los Angeles;
Dallas
Turner Construction's Houston Office - 2009 Habitat for Humanity Team
24 employees from Turner Construction's Houston office are pictured here in front of the house they built for Habitat for Humanity.
Turner Construction
Houston, Texas
Dallas AIA Cleanup Event
The AIA Dallas Chapter’s emerging leaders program members recently devoted a Saturday to clean a quarter mile along Turtle Creek.
AIA Dallas, SHW Group, Treehugger Boxes, Recycle Revolution
Dallas, Texas
Dallas AIA Cleanup Event
Members from architecture firm SHW Group recently helped cleanup Turtle Creek at an AIA (American Institute of Architects) Dallas event.
AIA Dallas, SHW Group, Treehugger Boxes, Recycle Revolution
Dallas, Texas
Turner Construction/Great Wolf Lodge awarded for safety excellence
The construction team for the new Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas, was recently honored with an Eagle Award for their award-winning safety measures achieved throughout the indoor waterpark resort’s construction process. Turner Construction built both the original Great Wolf Lodge (completed in 2007) and its $35 million expansion (completed in 2009) -- a total of 1,262,084 man-hours spent -- without one lost time incident. Pictured here accepting the award is (from L to R) Matt Papenfus, vice president and general manager for Turner Construction; George Lockhart, construction manager for Great Wolf Lodge; Jack Bateman, manager of Great Wolf Lodge - Grapevine; Everett Willis, project manager for Turner Construction; and Greg Mersch, operations manager for Turner Construction.
Turner Construction, Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine, Texas
Turner Partners Architecture Turns 25 Cake
Design a project and eat it too. Only a few of the buildings designed over the quarter of the past century.
Turner Partners Architecture
Houston, Texas
A Toast to Our Clients - TPA's 25th Anniversary
Nearly 100 attendees packed the design offices of Turner Partners on June 11, 2009 for the champagne toast and celebration.
Turner Partners Architecture
Houston, Texas
The Charity Guild of Catholic Women
The Charity Guild of Catholic Women broke ground on their 14,000-sf expansion of the existing consignment and resale shop. Kirksey Architecture designed the proposed building to blend with the existing architecture and provide an eye catching retail entry. The new facility will help increase funds to be used to grant assistance to children in need and better serve the community.
Kirksey, Charity Guild of Catholic Women,
Houston
Construction Industry Institute's Annual Conference
The Austin, Texas-based Construction Industry Institute, a research institute comprised of leading owners and contractors in the engineering and construction industry, showcased its new research products at its annual conference in Reno, Nev., recently, with Leadership for the Next Generation as the theme. The researchers put their various topics—innovation, modularization, information integration, craft productivity, global procurement & materials management, estimating as a profession, and quality management— in the context of the industry’s current pressing need for skilled young construction professionals and the need to adapt to an increasingly complex and volatile global market.
Pictured here is Wayne Crew, who leads CII.
Wayne Crew currently leads the organization.
Reno, Nev.
Skanska USA & Schmidt Electric (IBEW LU 716) Employees Visit Patients at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
On December 18, employees of Skanska USA Building and Schmidt Electric (IBEW LU 716) put on their Santa hats for an afternoon of giving at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston where both companies are working to build a new emergency center. Hospital patients were treated to hand-delivered gift bags filled with goodies donated by company employees.
Skanska USA & Schmidt Electric (IBEW LU 716)
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hosptial, Houston, Texas
Manhattan Construction Charity Golf Event Raises $61,000
HOUSTON, Texas –The Manhattan Construction Co. 9th Annual Golf Classic event organizers announced today they have raised $61,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). This year’s event was held at Cypresswood Golf Club on November 13, 2009. “Over the years, the Manhattan Golf Classic has raised approximately $270,000 for MDA and this year’s event has been our most successful yet,” said event chairman and Manhattan project manager, Jason Fuller.
“This cause is close to the heart for the Manhattan family and those who volunteer each year at the tournament. For some it’s the loss of a loved one and for others it’s to support the cause to find a cure,” said Fuller
Duane Duffy, Manhattan executive vice president, came up with the idea to hold the golf classic to support and then honor long time friend and founder of Miscellaneous Steel Industries, Steve Ledbetter, who was diagnosed with ALS and ultimately succumbed to the disease.
“I have made a personal commitment to continue this annual event to benefit ALS research and it could not be done without the great Manhattan employees and the MDA volunteers that help with the tournament and along with Houston area owners, design firms, subcontractors and vendors that participate in the tournament.” Duffy stated.
Left to Right: Wally Ford with Haynes Whaley Structural Engineers, Mike Cropper with Levinson/Alcoser Architects, Derrick Thompson with Haynes Whaley and Cliff Haehl, Director of Business Development, Manhattan Construction Company; take a break from the game to pose for the camera.
Houston, Texas
Texas A&M’s Agricultural Headquarters Building Topping Out Party
On January 14, employees of Skanska USA Building and Texas A&M administrators celebrated the topping out of the 15,000 square meter Agricultural Headquarters Building at Texas A&M University in College Station. Celebrants were asked to sign a poster commemorating the important milestone. The project is slated for completion in March 2011.
Skanska USA Building
College Station
BRAC Project Topping Out
After celebrating the topping out of a BRAC project, the Brooke Army Medical Center's seven-story addition, engineers signed a beam with “coins” from the various military departments/branches involved in the project.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital Campus Expansion & Renovation project Groundbreaking
On May 19th the Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital Campus Expansion & Renovation project broke ground. Memorial Hermann hosted the groundbreaking ceremony, which celebrated the East Tower Expansion. This new expansion is expected to add eight state-of-the-art surgical suites and surgical support services, which will include-operation and recovery rooms, waiting areas and sterile processing. With this new expansion, it is expected to increase the hospitals bed count to 288. The project is estimated at $40 million.
From Left to Right: Cliff Haehl, Director of Business Development; Keith Kemper, Project Engineer; Mike Taylor, Senior Superintendent; Jim Beal, Preconstruction Estimator; Duane Duffy, Executive Vice President; Mitchell Davis, Project Manager; Michael Burkholder, Project Engineer; Damon Spinks, Assistant Project Manager; Daryl Day, Assistant Superintendent; Yahve Santana, Safety Engineer; Lea Robson, Field Office Manager
Woodlands, TX
Duane Gonzales
Duane Gonzales, project manager for Warrior Group, a provider of construction services for conventional and permanent modular construction, receives the “Construction Worker of the Year” award from the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association serving Dallas and Fort Worth. The award is part of the “Day of the Construction Worker” celebration held in summer 2010 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.
Houston Green Office Challenge With Mayor Parker
In Houston on September 16, (left to Right) Laura Spanjian, Sustainability Director for City of Houston; The Honorable Mayor of City of Houston Annise Parker; and Patrice “Pete” Parsons, Regional Director of ICLEI, head up a press announcement for Houston’s Green Office Challenge. The City of Houston, in partnership with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, is launching the city’s first annual Green Office Challenge. The city will provide training and resources to help office building owners, property managers, management districts and tenants reduce energy consumption, waste generation and water use. For more info, visit houstongoc.org.
Jim Jacobi: "BIM is becoming the gold standard by which firms do work."
Jim Jacobi, of Houston-based Walter P Moore, peaking at the BIM Texas 2010 conference in Irving
Ray Bailey, FAIA's TSA Lifetime Achievement Award
Houston's Ray Bailey, FAIA of Bailey Architects recieving the Texas Society of Architect's Lifetime Achievement Medal at the Annual TSA Conference
Bailey Architects
San Antonio, Texas
T. Boone Pickens
Touting his Pickens Plan, Dallas oilman and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens gave the keynote address at the Sunbelt Builders Show in Grapevine, Texas, last month.
Real Estate Council Addresses North Texas Transportation
Members of The Real Estate Council gathered recently in Dallas for a panel discussion to focus on transportation issues affecting North Texas. entitled “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: North Texas at a Transportation Crossroads."
Pictured: Russell Laughlin, Hillwood, Vice President; Bob Brown, Texas Dept. of Transportation, Deputy District Engineer,
Glenn Callison, TREC Legislative Affairs Chairman and Chairman & CEO, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr; Paul Wageman, North Texas Tollway Authority Chairman; and Michael Morris,Director of Transportation
for the North Central Texas Council of Governments,
AIA Dallas Community Honor Awards
David Newton was honored with the AIA Dallas Artist/Craftsman Award for his sculpture work at Dallas Fair Park Esplanade. Pictured: AIA Dallas President Joe Buskuhl, FAIA, and David Newton.
David Newton
Dallas Center for Architecture
AIA Dallas Community Honor Awards
In addition to James Pratt, FAIA, receiving this year's AIA Dallas Lifetime Achievement Award, the group honored all of the past Lifetime Achievement Award recipients by honoring them with a medal. Mr. Pratt, along with six other Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, was in attendance that evening. It was a truly momentous occasion for our guests, and a rare opportunity for us to honor such an esteemed group of Dallas architects.
James Pratt, FAIA
Dallas Center for Architecture
AIA Dallas Community Honor Awards
Oglesby-Greene Architects was awarded the AIA Dallas Firm Award by Joe Buskuhl, FAIA. Oglesby-Greene Architects has evolved from the original firm established by Enslie & Oglesby in 1950. Their work has been diverse and has included schools, custom residences, municipal buildings, health-care facilities, corporate headquarters, and houses of worship.
Oglesby-Greene Architects
Dallas Center for Architecture
AIA Dallas Community Honor Awards
AIA Dallas recently honored local award recipients who received awards earlier this year from the Texas Society of Architects (TSA), including Mary Foley Butler, Assoc. AIA – TSA Associate of the year Awards. Pictured: AIA Dallas President Joe Buskuhl, FAIA, and Mary Foley Butler.
Joe Buskuhl, AIA Dallas President; Mary Foley Butler
Dallas Center for Architecture
AIA Dallas Community Honor Awards
AIA Dallas recently honored local award recipients who received awards earlier this year from the Texas Society of Architects (TSA), including Potter Metal Art Studio – TSA Citation of Honor – Artisan. Pictured: AIA Dallas President Joe Buskuhl, FAIA, and Richard Potter (Potter Metal Art Studio).
Joe Buskuhl, AIA Dallas President; Richard Potter, Potter Metal Art Studio
Dallas Center for Architecture
Building Team Accepting Award From Texas Construction for Best Worship Project
Barrett Dyess, project superintendent, Fretz Construction Co.; Bob Fretz, Jr., president, Fretz Construction Co.; Bill Hall, president, HBL Architects; Steve Lucchesi, vice president, HBL Architects.
Fretz Construction Co. and HBL Architects.
Houston
Real Men Drive Pink Campaign
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston recently sold the pink electric forklift truck from their “Real Men Drive Pink Campaign.” Proceeds from the sale, totaling $4,500, were donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
Mitsubishi
Houston
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston Sell Pink Forklift for Good Cause
Left to right: Chris Kuny, manager of sales for Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston, with James Geng and Lei Geng, designers for Golden Town International. Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston was able to make a donation of $4,500 towards Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
Mitsubishi, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund
Houston
Corgan Donates $1,645 to Dallas School
Corgan team member Keith Cummings assists a third-grade student with a goal-setting project as part of the Adopt-a-School program. Corgan hosted its annual fundraising event for the program in March and will donate of $1,645 to Charles Rice Elementary School in southeast Dallas.
corgan, Keith Cummings
Dallas
MESA Donates Books to AIA Dallas Book Drive in honor of firm's 30th anniversary
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm MESA donated more than 80 architecture books to the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Latinos in Architecture committee's book drive. The books will be used in local schools by students interested in architecture and design.
Jimmy Castellanos, AIA Dallas' Latinos in Architecture (LiA) co-chair; Yesenia M. Blandón, AIA Dallas' LiA co-chair; Mary Ellen Cowan, Associate at MESA; Robin McCaffrey, Principal at MESA
Dallas, Texas
San Antonio AGC/AIA Joint Luncheon
Zachry Construction Corporation, New England Securities Corp.
Fred Galvan, James Jedrziewski
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio AGC/AIA Joint Luncheon
The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Architecture, New England Securities Corp., Turner Construction Company
Dr. John Murphy, James Jedrziewski, Mike Kaiman
San Antonio, Texas
AGC/AIA Joint Lunch Meeting
John Alschuler addresses the topic, "Revitalization of Urban Communities" in San Antonio.
AGC, AIA, and John Alschuler
San Antonio
NASA Johnson Space Center Building 12 Dedication
Taking part in the ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of Building 12 at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston on August 29 were (L-R) JSC Operations Director Joel Walker, Gilbane Construction Project Executive Neil Adams, Johnson Space Center Director Michael Coats, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction President/CEO George A. Pontikes Jr., HDR Architecture Project Manager Dennis Patrick and JSC Operations Project Manager Jeffry White.
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Houston, Texas
PBK Softball Team Advances to Playoffs
PBK softball team members were all smiles Monday night as they advanced to the next round of playoffs in the Houston Sportsplex Architect & Engineering League. Next game: Oct 22 @ 7p
PBK Employees
Houston, TX
ENR Texas Best Projects 2012
Seth Horowitz, publisher of ENR Texas
Dallas
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Louise Poirier, editor, ENR Texas
Dallas
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Dallas
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Owner of the Year
Perfecto Solis, vice president, DFW Airport
Dallas
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Design Firm of the Year
Ramon Miguez and Donovan Wattier, HDR
Dallas
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Specialty Contractor of the Year
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Dallas
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Perot Museum
Dallas
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BBVA Compass Stadium
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Oklahoma City Skydance Bridge
Dallas
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Houma to Freeport Bridge Relocation
Dallas
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LA 1 Improvements
Dallas
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John Proskovec, VP, Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
Dallas
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Overall Best Project: Gulf Intercoastal Waterway West Closure Complex
Dallas
Local Preschool Makes a Splash with a Fresh Coat of Paint from McCarthy’s Heart Hats
In true builder fashion, more than 20 employees of the McCarthy Building Companies Texas Division recently donated their time to paint classrooms in order to improve the Mi Escuelita Cockrell Hill Preschool in Dallas. Mi Escuelita Preschool, a school providing early childhood education to low-income at-risk children in the Dallas area, serves almost 500 children ages two to five years old at five locations throughout the metroplex. The painting event held at the school was made possible by McCarthy's "Heart Hats" community involvement program, an initiative dedicated to encouraging, supporting and recognizing McCarthy employees' volunteer efforts in a variety of causes to ensure real needs are being met in communities where employees work, live and play. This company-wide volunteer program allows McCarthy employees across the country to take at least one (paid) full-day off from work annually to utilize their building skills and other talents to aid local organizations such as the Mi Escuelita Preschools in Dallas.
McCarthy Heart Hats
Mi Escuelita Preschool
LSU Tiger Stadium South End Zone Expansion Project Team Honored in Half-Time Presentation
The Louisiana State University Tiger Stadium South End Zone Expansion project team was honored in a half-time presentation at an LSU football game on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Pictured in this photo are Brasfield & Gorrie Regional President Jack Darnall and Brasfield & Gorrie Superintendent Joey Grimsley; Lemoine Company President and CEO Leonard Lemoine; as well as other project team members and LSU staff. The half-time presentation honored the team for completing the expansion.
The Lemoine Company/Brasfield & Gorrie Joint Venture (General Contractor); HKS, Inc. (Architect); Walter P. Moore (Structural Engineer); Smith Seckman Reid (MEP Engineer)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
McCarthy Employees Work Together with the Houston Food Bank to Fight against Hunger
On Friday, Oct. 31, McCarthy Houston Division employees spent their day volunteering at the Houston Food Bank. Overall, McCarthy employees were able to move 10,000 pounds of food to supply 12,000 meals to the community. The group was allotted the opportunity to serve their neighborhoods through “Heart Hats,” McCarthy’s community involvement program. Heart Hats is dedicated to encouraging, supporting and recognizing McCarthy employees' volunteer efforts in a variety of causes to ensure real needs are being met in communities where employees work, live and play.
McCarthy Heart Hats
Houston Food Bank
Tacky Sweater Contest Brings LAN's Employees Together
Employees across various offices at civil engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) served up an extra helping of fun for the holiday season by donning their ugliest outfits to win a tacky sweater contest. Some dug through their grandma’s closet, others visited a thrift store, and some even scoured Pinterest to come up with creative ideas. Set up like a fashion show, employees cat-walked in hideous sweaters and regaled the audience with crazy stories. Winners received $25 gift cards and were memorialized in the firm’s Tacky Holiday Sweater Hall of Fame.
Check out the video of the contest.
Sarah Strauss, said the event brought the firm’s senior and junior employees from different departments together.
“We also had a Kazoo contest with teams playing songs like Jingle Bells or Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,” said Sarah Strauss, the firm’s senior marketing coordinator who organized the event. “It was just a fun and silly way to get to know colleagues from other departments or offices in a relaxed atmosphere.”
Dennis Petersen, LAN’s President, said his sweater came straight from his mother-in-law’s closet.
"We told her it was a 'festive' sweater party. We didn't tell her it was ugly,” said Petersen.
Hanadi Masri, who works at LAN’s accounting department, won the tacky sweater contest. Her ensemble included lights, garland and presents in her hair. Candy canes, an elf hat, and stockings on her feet as boots completed her outfit. Masri said she sought inspiration at the Dollar Store.
"I looked in my closet and found an old sweater that got ugly through the years, and I went to the Dollar Store, and the ideas grew in the Dollar Store," said Masri.
Alex Kajdan, an engineer, thanked his grandmother for winning the second prize.
"This was a gift from my grandmother. It looks like I have a turtleneck but it's actually a double collar. Not sure what that's about. At one point, this had lights on it!” said Kajdan.
LAN
Houston
Chamberlin awarded 2014 NTRCA Golden Hammer
Chamberlin received a North Texas Roofing Contractors Association Golden Hammer award in the Outstanding Commercial Roofing Project category for their torch-applied modified bitumen roof installation at University of Texas at Dallas. Pictured here at the awards ceremony is Superintendent, Jason Gibson, and Project Manager, Deric Mount.
Owner: University fo Texas at Dallas; General Contractor: Hill & Wilkinson
Dallas, TX
BakerTriangle Walk MS Team
Team BakerTriangle raised over $5000 for the fight against multiple sclerosis.
BakerTriangle Corporate, Dallas and Fort Worth offices
Addison, TX
LAN Celebrates Earth Day With Nation-Wide Volunteer Efforts
Employees across planning, engineering and program management firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) celebrated Earth Day 2015 with nation-wide volunteer efforts.
More than 100 employees, including the firm’s president, assisted local community organizations in painting wooden fences, picking up trash and recyclables, planting trees and flowers, removing weed near fence line and mulching trees at various parks, lakes and beaches around the country. All volunteers wore an Earth Day T-shirt designed in-house as part of a company-wide design contest. Following a morning of clean-up activities, volunteers were treated to a picnic lunch.
“As we celebrate Earth Day, it is our responsibility to keep our communities, and our world, more livable, beautiful and green," said Dennis W. Petersen, P.E., LAN’s President. “We are happy to play a small part to increase environmental awareness and give back to our community.”
LAN’s volunteer activities in various cities included:
• Houston: Cleanup along White Oak Bayou Hike and Bike Trail near downtown.
• Dallas: Trash cleanup around White Rock Lake, held by the Love of the Lake.
• Austin: Cleanup of the Brushy Creek Lake Park, hosted by the City of Cedar Park.
• San Marcos: Purgatory Creek Greenspace cleanup in San Marcos, TX
• Corpus Christi: Texas General Land Office’s Adopt-a-Beach/Beach Cleanup day at Cole Park along Corpus Christi Bay. The Beautify Corpus Christi organization facilitated the event on April 18th.
• Sacramento: Great American River cleanup in Sacramento, CA.
• Miami: Participation in Baynanza, a celebration and cleanup of Biscayne Bay by Miami-Dade County.
LAN
Houston
Francis Hall Opens Its Doors to Texas A&M Construction Science Students
Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held on April 9, 2015, to dedicate the newly renovated Francis Hall, home to the Texas A&M University Construction Science Department. On hand to participate in the event were the Ross Volunteers, Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets elite honor guard. In this ambitious $9,000,000 project, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction upgraded every part of Francis Hall, one of the oldest buildings on the Texas A&M campus in College Station, Texas. This project completely renovated Francis Hall’s 32,500 square feet and repurposed the facility for construction science studies.
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (contractor)
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) Launches New Website
Planning, engineering and program management firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) launched its new website: www.lan-inc.com.
“As we celebrate our 80th anniversary, we are constantly looking for better ways to serve our clients in the infrastructure industry,” said Dennis Petersen, LAN’s President. “This new website will give our clients the information they are looking for in a quick and easy manner.”
The new website will enable LAN’s clients, partners, industry professionals, media and visitors to learn more about the firm’s history, people, project experience, services and expertise. Potential employees will gain a better understanding of the firm’s culture, employment opportunities, project types they will be working on, mentorship and training programs, and community activities.
“Clients can now find project examples similar to the ones they are working on as well as the expertise of the people who worked on these projects,” said Kerry Gregg, LAN’s Director of Marketing. “Whether it’s a transportation or water project, you will be able to quickly understand the firm’s capabilities.”
The new website includes multimedia content, is mobile-friendly and supports LAN’s LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter social media platforms. The website was developed in collaboration with Iconologic, a 30-year old brand design firm based in Atlanta.
LAN
Houston
New Construction Science BIM Cave at Texas A&M
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the newly renovated Francis Hall, guests toured the new home for Texas A&M's Construction Science Department. One of the most impressive resources for students is the new BIM Cave with its wall-to-wall screens.
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (contractor)
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
McCarthy Golf Charity Classic Raises $22,000 for Local Charities
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. hosted its 15th annual McCarthy Golf Charity Classic on May 8 at the Tribute Golf Club located in The Colony, raising $22,000 total. Each of its local beneficiaries - Mi Escuelita and The First Tee of Dallas - will receive $11,000 each. The event provides an excellent opportunity for McCarthy partners to thank its clients, architects, engineers and subcontractors in Dallas/Fort Worth through a day of networking and fun on the course while giving back to the community. This year 104 golfers played in the event.
Pictured L to R: Eva Lavine, Annie Verret from The First Tee and Michael McWay, McCarthy Building Companies Texas
Texas
McCarthy Building Cos. Renovates Mi Escuelita Preschool in time for Back-to School
In true builder fashion, more than 30 employees of the McCarthy Building Companies Texas Division and their families donated time on Friday, Aug. 7 to renovate and beautify the Mi Escuelita Preschool St. Matthews campus. Volunteers worked on the interior and exterior of the campus through projects such as staining, painting, landscaping, wood repair and building new playhouses for the students. Mi Escuelita Preschool provides early childhood education to low income at-risk children in the Dallas area, with one of the primary focuses of teaching children the English language. The preschool serves children ages two to five years old at five locations throughout Dallas.
McCarthy Building Cos.
Dallas, TX
McCarthy Building Companies Donates Laptops to Local Preschool
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. kicked off the first week of school with Mi Escuelita Preschool by donating 12 laptops to the Mi Escuelita Crossover campus. Four members of the McCarthy team hand-delivered laptops into the classroom where the children and teachers will use them to incorporate innovative teaching methods and assist in the learning experience.
McCarthy Building Companies
Dallas, TX
Capital One Groundbreaking
On Oct. 8, 2015, Capital One broke ground on its newest building at its Plano campus. This is the seventh office building on campus. This four-story building will be approximately 205,000 square feet and will house between 1,000 to 1,200 employees. GFF Architects is the architect for this project and DPR Construction is serving as the general contractor. According to current plans, the building will include six dedicated training rooms, a full-service cafeteria, a mix of collaboration spaces and a game room, and is projected to be completed by Q1 2017. The Capital One Plano campus is located on 75 acres, and includes six office buildings, three dedicated parking garages and a multi-purpose conference center, which combined, equals approximately 1.3 million square feet. Capital One started building this campus in 2008 and has expanded since then. There are approximately 5,900 employees on the Plano campus.
(L-R): Jeff Parsons, DPR Construction; Valle Caldwell, JLL; Lawrence Cosby, GFF; Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services, Capital One; Jana Etheridge, Chief of Staff, Financial Services, Capital One; Dave Clark, Director, South Regional Leadership, Capital One
Plano, Texas
VoLANteers Help out Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County (NWHC) is a nonprofit interfaith ministry whose mission is to build safe, affordable homes for people in need. Over the last 25 years, the organization has built houses for hundreds of families by working with volunteers who want to give back to their community.
On Sept. 19th, 15 Volunteers from LAN (voLANteers) joined in this mission by helping out at Hamill Crossing, a neighborhood designed and built by Habitat to house as many as 47 families. The houses, approximately 1300 square feet in area, are built from lumber and fiber cement, and are Energy Star 3.0 rated to help families save money.
The organization was finishing up the final three houses on the street, and VoLANteers assisted with one of the houses. Working along with the family members who would be living at the house, VoLANteers helped paint the interior and exterior of the house, assembled kitchen cabinets and put up fencing.
“It was great to see my colleagues working hard for seven hours on a Saturday to help others,” said Abby Stanhouse, a VoLANteer. “The families were so grateful for our help. Also, it was a great bonding experience for all of us.”
LAN, Habitat for Humanity
Houston
McCarthy Employees Revamp Home in Casa De Esperanza Neighborhood
Last week, 30 McCarthy team members put on their hard hats and volunteered at Casa De Esperanza by painting, building shelves, installing new hardware and providing other minor improvements to one of the largest homes in the residential care facility. Through McCarthy's "Heart Hats" community involvement program, the employees were able to use their construction skills to make a difference.
McCarthy Building Companies
Houston, TX
McCarthy Team Members Participate in Operation Stocking Stuffer
McCarthy team members collected a total of 64 toys for Operation Stocking Stuffer, a toy drive for local underprivileged children sponsored by The Houston Fire Department and KPRC Local 2.