2015 Pinnacle Winners Enhance Carolinas, Advance Construction Industry

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolinas AGC recently bestowed the 2015 Pinnacle Awards to five construction projects, and an individual who has spent his career bettering the construction industry. Pinnacle entries are judged on unique aspects and challenges, special values, project management, budget and schedule and safety performance. To view photos of the winning projects, visit www.cagc.org. Best Highway-Heavy Project Under $5 Million Goat Island Park, Phase II, Cramerton, N.C. Blythe Construction, Inc. Goat Island Park is part of a development plan which includes an 18-hole disc golf course, permanent corn hole and ping-pong facilities, an exercise pavilion, new playground equipment, an … Read more

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MYCON General Contractors Begins Renovation, Modernization of 1970s Office Building

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MC KINNEY, Texas — MYCON General Contractors has begun work on the exterior and interior renovation of its future company headquarters, a three-story, 46,071 square-foot office building located at 17311 Dallas Parkway, in Dallas, Texas. MYCON bought the building in in the fourth quarter of 2015 and will relocate to the new building in the spring of 2017. Originally constructed in 1979 and situated on a 1.9-acre tract, the building will be completely gutted and reskinned. Construction is targeted for completion in January 2017. O’Brien Architects is the architect.

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Upgraded Asta Powerproject BIM Enables 5-D Digital Construction Planning

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The latest version of Elecsoft’s Asta Powerproject BIM brings improvements in 4-D planning to help customers improve efficiency. This third iteration of the BIM product also boasts enriched cost estimation capabilities—working more closely with cost estimation systems to enable contractors to build a 5-D integrated project view. Asta Powerproject BIM enables users to drag and drop objects into the 3-D view, as well as split 3-D elements related to new sub-tasks, to meet changing demands on individual construction projects. It also allows for quick comparisons with planned and actual schedule plans, detailing the complete visual impact in 3-D. Among the … Read more

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Delbert Feenstra of Knutson Construction Receives Builder of the Year Award

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Delbert Feenstra, of Knutson Construction’s Rochester, Minnesota division, has recently been named Builder of the Year by the Rochester Area Builders Association. Out of five nominees, Feenstra was selected by the association’s board of directors, an honor recognizing him for his time, enthusiasm and dedication to the association over the past year. Feenstra has been an active member of the RAB for nine years. In 2015 Feenstra served on the Development and Permit Process Advisory Committee, Program Committee, Executive Committee and board of directors.

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U.S. Non-Residential Construction Retreats 6.9% in December

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Non-residential construction starts declined 6.9 percent from November to December in the U.S., according to a new report from construction data provider CMD. December’s new construction total, $22.2 billion, was 7 percent lower than December 2014. The retreat in construction starts was only slightly higher than the construction activity typical of November to December. However, compared to the five-year average for December from 2010 to 2014, starts increased 9.2 percent. Among the three major subcategories of non-residential construction, commercial and heavy engineering/civil activity decreased 4 and 6.2 percent respectively, but by far the most dramatic change from November to December … Read more

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