NCCER Elects 2018 Board President

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NCCER elected C. Rockwell Turner, president of LPR Construction in Loveland, Colorado, as its 2018 board of trustees’ chairman. Turner will succeed Chip Reid, CEO of Current Builders in Pompano Beach, Florida, who remains a member of the executive committee. Andy Dupuy, president and CEO of Brown & Root, will serve as the 2018 vice chairman. Other members of the 2018 board of trustees’ executive committee include Michael Bennett, vice president of Cianbro Companies, as secretary and Vincent Giardina, trustee for the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust, as treasurer. NCCER’s board of trustees consists of representatives from contractors, owners and … Read more

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MCA Honors Eight Outstanding Building Designs, 2017 Chairman’s Award Winners Unveiled

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Eight outstanding building projects from across the country were recognized by the Metal Construction Association. Selected by a panel of architects, the Chairman’s Awards are given to the year’s most exceptional building projects involving MCA member companies. Awards are based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal and the role of metal in achieving project objectives. Announced at the MCA’s Winter Meeting held in January, the MCA Chairman’s Awards were given in eight categories: overall excellence; residential; metal roofing; education, primary and secondary schools; education, colleges and universities; institutional; municipal and commercial/industrial. 2017 Chairman’s … Read more

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Skanska Awarded Contract to Develop Virginia Tech Biomedical Research Addition

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Skanska USA has been awarded a $68-million contract to complete the Virginia Tech Carilion Biomedical Research Addition, a 140,000-square-foot building on the Virginia Tech Carilion Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, Virginia. This project, while contracted with Carilion Clinic, is a collaboration between Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech. AECOM is the architect. The project is expected to be completed in February 2020. The primary focus of the new four-story building is to provide state-of-the-art research facilities for enhanced biomedical research programs in five major thematic areas, including: Body device interfaces Brain health and disorders Cardiovascular science Infectious diseases and … Read more

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Bon’s Case Easily Carries Bull Float, Handles to Jobsite

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Bon’s new Bull Float Carrying Case holds one 8-inch bull float or channel float with a bracket attached and four handles. The case is constructed from heavy-duty PVC, which is molded to keep each item secured, protected and organized for storing and transporting. It is made with secure locking latches, and built-in feet keep the case upright on level surfaces. The open design of the front of the case allows the bracket to remain attached to the float when stored in the case.

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Hydraulic Mobile Shears Feature Industry-Leading Power-to-Weight Ratio, Cycle Times

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Kinshofer introduces the DXS Series of hydraulic mobile excavator shears. The line features jaw-opening sizes, cycle times and hydraulic efficiency. The attachment series, which debuts with the DXS-50 model, is ideal for scrap processing, tire recycling and demolition. Kinshofer’s DemaPower cylinder technology gives the DXS-50 the same power as shears two sizes larger. The cylinder uses four chambers instead of the two found in other shears, resulting in 20 percent more surface area within the cylinder. That allows the DXS Series to exert up to 25 percent more power from a smaller attachment, resulting in the best power-to-weight ratio in … Read more

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