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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Rotary Hammer Delivers Maximum Productivity, Battery Runtime and Comfort

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The Bosch RH328VC-36 Bulldog rotary hammer provides maximum productivity with 2.4 ft/lbs of impact energy for fast, consistent drilling and chiseling in concrete. The vibration-dampened handle provides maximum comfort all day. Sensor-based technology shuts the tool off should the bit get into a bind situation. The tool also offers Electronic Precision Control, which provides users precise drilling thanks to the advantage of 70 percent power soft-start. That means virtually no walking and no skating when it’s time to drill holes in precise locations. The hammer’s multi-function selector includes three operation modes: rotary hammer, rotation only and hammer only. The Bosch … 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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Salaries Remain High in Construction Industry

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ALACHUA, Fla. – Skilled craft professionals continue to earn top dollar, according to NCCER’s 2015 Construction Craft Salary Survey. Each year, NCCER surveys companies and organizations from the industrial and commercial construction industries across the U.S about the salaries of their craft professionals. The Construction Craft Salary Survey represents average annual salaries for individual craft areas, not including overtime, per diem, bonuses or other incentives. Of the nearly 90 construction groups surveyed, average annual salaries for craft professions ranged from just over $47,000 to almost $89,000. Project managers and project supervisors topped the list, earning $88,675 and $77,917, respectively. Other … Read more

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Dodge Momentum Index Increases in February

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Dodge Momentum Index climbed 0.5 percent in February to 126.1 (2000=100) from its revised January reading of 125.5. The momentum index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. February’s increase was the third consecutive month-to-month gain for the index, as a 1.0 percent pickup by commercial planning reports overcame a slight 0.1 percent decline by institutional planning. While commercial planning activity is still below the levels present throughout much of 2015, … Read more

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