First Place Winner of 2016 Concrete – Above Ground Award Named

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EULESS, Texas – Oftentimes good things come in small sizes, and this is certainly true in the case of the precast Superior Ranchette, a rustic tiny ranch house designed by Todd Sternfeld’s team at Superior Concrete Products. In recognition of the company’s hard work, the National Precast Concrete Association has named Superior Concrete Products the 2016 first place winner of the Creative Use of Precast Concrete Award in the Above Ground Category for the Superior Ranchette. Superior Concrete Products created and built the innovative new home out of the company’s proprietary line of precast concrete fence panels and other products … Read more

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Austin-Sundt JV Completes $316M Airport Rental Car Center

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Austin-Sundt, a joint venture between Austin Commercial and Sundt Construction, Inc., along with the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, recently celebrated the official ribbon cutting for the $316-million San Diego International Airport consolidated rental car center in California. Austin-Sundt served as the construction manager at risk for the project, which enabled the airport to shift rental car operations to a centralized location on the north side of San Diego International Airport. The 2-million-square-foot structure houses 14 rental car companies but can accommodate as many as 19 brands. The facility also includes a customer service building, … Read more

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Pneumatic Stone Vacuum Lifter Used to Install 260 Travertine Tiles

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Constructed in 1982, the travertine panel façade of the Capital One Plaza building in Houston, Texas was showing signs of spalling and the sealants were failing from years of weather exposure. Western Specialty Contractors was hired by property manager CBRE to restore the 22-story building’s damaged travertine façade. Western’s scope of work included removing 260 travertine panels, each weighing 700 pounds, and replacing them with new tiles imported from an Italian quarry to match. Damaged panels were repaired by using a combination of re-pinning using Helical Anchors and performing Dutchmen repairs, a technique used to replace … Read more

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Blue Lake Expansion Project Receives AGC Award for Best Federal & Heavy Renovation Project

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Sitka’s Blue Lake Expansion Project was the most impressive construction project of 2015, according to Associated General Contractors of America. As a result, the project’s contractor, Barnard Construction Company, was the Alliant Build America Grand Award winner and best Federal and Heavy Renovation project. This project was one of 23 winners to receive an award and one of nine to receive a Merit Award. “The contractors working on these projects stood out among their peers by demonstrating the finest traits of our industry: skill, dedication and ingenuity,” said Charles Greco, the association’s president and chairman of … Read more

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PCL Raises the Roof on BMO Field

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TORONTO, Ontario — In a feat of engineering that has dramatically transformed the skyline surrounding the City of Toronto’s historic Exhibition Place grounds, PCL Constructors Canada Inc. recently raised the roof on BMO Field’s south concourse. “A critical lift such as the one we performed to raise the roof on BMO Field is an orchestration of precision and patience to ensure that every element goes exactly as planned,” says PCL Toronto Senior Project Manager Neil Barrows. “We have been methodically planning for this moment for over two years in coordination with our partners to ensure it’s done right for the … Read more

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