HILLSBORO, Texas — Gate Precast Company has been selected by the Balfour Beatty / McCarthy joint venture design-build team to provide a thermally efficient, pre-insulated, brick inlaid architectural precast concrete exterior wall system for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers" replacement hospital at Fort Hood. The new $503-million, 944,000-square-foot medical facility is designed by HKS Architects and Wingler & Sharp. The facility will replace the existing Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. Gate Precast in Hillsboro, Texas will produce the blast-resistant precast concrete wall panels for the hospital. The firm is in the design and engineering phase of the precast … Read more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In an effort to promote and strengthen the role of minority, women and veteran-owned firms in the construction industry, Gilbane Building Company recently convened for its National Partners Council Forum at its world headquarters in Providence, R.I. The forum, the first of its kind in the construction-management industry, brought together presidents and chief executives from more than 15 minority and women-owned firms from around the U.S., along with 10 members of Gilbane's senior executive team. During the two-day event, attendees participated in a dynamic exchange of ideas on industry best practices as well as building and sustaining … Read more

KANSAS CITY — The Scaffold & Access Industry Association announces the new availability of Spanish-language versions of the ANSI/SIA A92.3-2006 Manually Propelled Elevating Aerial Platforms, A92.5-2006 Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms and the A92.6-2006 Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms Manual of Responsibilities. “These translations address an immediate and growing need within the construction industry. Our intention is to continually translate our A92 manuals of responsibility, along with all the SAIA products, in a variety of languages,” said Laurie Weber, SAIA executive director. To order any of these resources, visit the SAIA online web store at http://shop.saiaonline.org/ or contact SAIA headquarters at 816-595.4860 … Read more