Constructioneer back issues from October 2008:
Nicholson Joins Northwest As VP Of Operations.
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Northwest Construction and Excavating, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Nicholson as vice president of Operations for their Construction and Excavating Division. ...
Markis Named Chair At Pratt Institute.(Harriet Markis)(Brief article)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Harriet Markis was named chair of both the construction and facilities management departments at Pratt Institute in June 2008 after having served as acting chair of both departments since 2007. Markis has taught structural design courses at Pratt since 1990, which is the ...
Deck And Mund Join PB.(Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. appointed Steven Deck )(Brief article)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has expanded its professional staff in Pennsylvania with the hiring of Steven Deck and Margaret Mund. A senior supervising planner, Deck has 24 years of experience in transportation planning, environmental analysis and municipal ...
Mack Named Environment And Fuel Strategies Manager.
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Automotive Resources International (ARI), a leading global fleet solutions provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, announced the appointment of John Mack to manager of Environment and Fuel Strategies. Mack's primary focus in this position will be ...
Bursich Receives Multiple Awards For Underpass Design.(Bursich Associates, Inc.)(Brief article)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Bursich Associates, Inc., a full-service civil engineering and surveying firm based in Pottstown, PA, has claimed three awards from separate organizations for the design of the Pottstown Pedestrian Underpass Project in Pottstown. Each award recognizes a different facet of ...
Thornton And Tomasetti To Be Honored.
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff The Concrete Industry Foundation, an educational fund that fosters excellence in design and construction through a scholarship and grant program for study in the concrete built environment, will present Dr. Charles H. Thornton and Richard Tomasetti, founding principals of ...
Gran Kriegel Receives Award.(Gran Kriegel Associates )(Brief article)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Gran Kriegel Associates has received a Merit Award from the AIA New York State for its design of the new Lighthouse Charter School, as part of the organization's 2008 Design Awards program. The AIA New York State has recognized outstanding works of architecture ...
Wagman Celebrates Eight Years Accident-Free.(Wagman Construction, Inc.)(Brief article)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Wagman Construction, Inc. celebrated eight years without a lost time incident at the end of the day on July 27, 2008. On August 14, 2008, Wagman job sites shut down early so Wagman's field workforce and office employees could share in a 'Heroes' themed picnic celebration ...
Gran Kriegel Associates Completes Project.
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff The John T. Gregorio Towers - a seven-story, 78-unit senior housing project in Linden, NJ, designed by Gran Kriegel Associates - has been completed. A development of the City of Linden Housing Corporation, the project is named for former Linden Mayor John T. Gregorio. The ...
Kuiken Brothers Breaks Ground On NJ Facility.
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff Kuiken Brothers Company, Inc., a leading building materials dealer with eight locations throughout northern New Jersey and one in southern New York, broke ground on its newest Succasunna, NJ, location - a 12-acre, drive-through lumber and building materials facility that ...
WDG Architecture Designing New Student Village.(WDG Architecture P.L.L.C.)(Brief article)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Staff WDG Architecture, as part of a team led by American Campus Communities, is currently designing a new 607-bed student village at the College of Staten Island in New York.A The project will include the construction of three residential buildings totaling approximately ...
I-295 In New Jersey Gets Rehabilitated.
Oct 06, 2008; ... By Christina Fisher. Pictures provided by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. A 10-mile portion of Rt. 295 in Gloucester County, NJ, is being completely removed and replaced, extending a 20-year minimum service life on this section of pavement compared to rehabilitation ...
Technology, Green Construction At Destiny USA.
Oct 06, 2008 ... By Mike Stinson and Josh Kanner Cianbro is following a sustainable construction plan at the Destiny USA project that includes biodiesel fuels, recycling and implementing a paperless worksite. There's broad agreement in the construction community that green ...
Bobcat Company Names Contest Winner.(Bobcat Co.)(Brief article)
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff Two individuals have received $50,000 contractor's packages from Bobcat Company after being randomly selected in the Bobcat Great Road Tour Giveaway. The giveaway program was part of the BobcatA[R] 50 Years Unleashed North American Road Tour, a traveling museum ...
Morris Receives LEED Accreditation.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff Thomas Morris, vice president, Estimating at Forest Electric Corporation, has received accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a LEEDA[R] professional. The largest electrical contracting firm in New York City, and one of the largest in the U.S., ...
Peter Allibone Joins PB.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff Peter Allibone has been named a senior engineering manager in the Newark, NJ, office of Parsons Brinckerhoff. Allibone has 40 years ...
ASLA Announces 2008 Student Awards.(American Society of Landscape Architects)(Brief article)
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently announced the winners of the 2008 Student Awards. In Constructioneer's region, the winners are: Adorning Baltimore: A non-native solution to local problems; Amelia Magida, Student ASLA; University of ...
Nicholson Joins Northwest As VP Of Operations.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff Northwest Construction and Excavating, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Nicholson as vice president of Operations for their Construction and Excavating Division ....
ADS Celebrates Miracle Field Opening.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS), the world's largest manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, is celebrating the grand opening of the Miracle Field athletic facility in Gloucester County, NJ. The Miracle Field will provide special needs children ...
Conversion Of Brooklyn Court Building Completed.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff A project to convert a former court house located at 283 Adams Street in downtown Brooklyn into two 500-seat high schools has been completed. The project was designed by Gran Kriegel Associates on behalf of the New York City School Construction Authority. The original ...
Metropark Corporate Center Seeking LEED Certification.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff SJP Properties has announced it will seek LEED certification from the USGBC for the Metropark Corporate Center, a 300,000-square-foot, 10-story Class-A office tower to be built adjacent to the Metropark train station. The state-of-the-art, "build to suit" development, ...
EMCOR Group, Inc. Awarded Contract.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Staff EMCOR Group, Inc. has announced that its Welsbach Electric subsidiary has been awarded a contract to perform the electrical construction services for a new clean water treatment plant located in Westchester County, NY, for the New York City Department of Environmental ...
News From New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Oct 20, 2008; ... By Christina Fisher Governor Corzine Approves Highlands Master Plan Governor Jon S. Corzine gave his approval to a long-range plan to protect environmental and natural resources in New Jersey's Highlands, and issued an executive order designed to further protect the ...
A New York-Style Drilling Solution.
Oct 20, 2008; ... By Scott Ellenbecker Civetta & Sons is using an Atlas Copco ECM-590 drill and a chemical called Da-mite to break up the rock on a project in Midtown Manhattan. The word "Manhattan" translates from the Lenape language as "island of many hills." The island of Manhattan ...
JetBlue's New T5 Terminal At JFK Airport.
Oct 20, 2008 ... By Jim Romeo The new terminal at JFK will more than double Jet Blue's capacity, adding 26 gates in a 640,000-square-foot facility. The new JetBlue terminal at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) Airport in New York will unfold a modern new terminal to extend an era ...
Widening The Eastern Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Oct 20, 2008 ... By Dan Brown. A new asphalt paver control system reduces waste and improves ride quality on a widening project near King of Prussia, PA. In these days of high asphalt costs, you're probably more concerned than ever about asphalt yield. Especially if you're paid by ...