Las Vegas, Nev.-based Horses 4 Heroes opened a new facility at the historic Tule Springs Ranch after volunteer contractors completed roughly $80,000 worth of work on the weeks-long project and donated an additional $20,000 for the group. Construction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc., with the leadership of Martin-Harris Construction, built a new riding center, mare motel and petting zoo as part of its series of renovation projects known as Operation Opening Doors. “The least we can do for our veterans and first responders is give them the kind of riding facility that will help them enjoy a few well-earned moments … Read more

Ramtech Building Systems of Mansfield, Texas announced that construction is complete, and the U.S. Army is making final preparations for occupying the fifth and final phase of the MILCON Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Advanced Individual Training Barracks at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The project was part of a multiple task order under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract previously awarded to the Southwest Division of Hensel Phelps Construction Co. in Austin, Texas.   Ramtech was designated as a strategic subcontractor for the 116,480-square-foot modular construction project, and was responsible for the manufacture, installation and specific finish-out of … Read more

HOUSTON, Texas — City employees and construction professionals recently gathered at a Greenspoint area construction site to gain an understanding of the GeoExchange HVAC plan being installed in the City’s new Fire Station #84. Since the city council adopted the Green Building Resolution in 2004, all new construction with more than 10,000 square feet of occupied space must be LEED certified. As part of this initiative to build more efficient, sustainable buildings, this is the first system of its kind on a project funded by the city of Houston, Texas. Laif Nilson, senior project engineer, with the selected contracting firm, … Read more