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Gate Precast’s Oxford, NC, facility is producing 400,000 square feet of adapted hollow-core planks to function as “smart” floors for five schools in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while adapting them to serve as “thermal batteries” to support the facilities’ HVAC system. This is the first use of the innovative Canadian system in the U.S., and relies…
ACE Mentor Program of Greater Charlotte will host a Trades Day on Saturday, October 29, that will introduce high school students to a variety of construction trades through demonstrations and hands-on activities with local firms. The organization is partnering with Central Piedmont Community College and Vannoy Construction on the event, which will be held at CPCC’s Harper Campus from…
The American Institute of Architects, South Atlantic Region (AIASAR) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 South Atlantic Region Design Awards. Over 150 people celebrated the work of firms from Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina on Saturday evening, October 1, 2016 at the SCAD Museum of Art in downtown Savannah, GA. A…
Paul Sullivan, Vice President for Gilbane Building Company in Durham, North Carolina, was named to the prestigious Class of 2016 for Building Design + Construction’s annual 40 Under 40 awards. Having helped grow Gilbane’s North Carolina business unit to over $300 million in revenue in just five years is testament to why Sullivan was selected to the…
Gold Shovel Standard, a nonprofit association created to provide a first-of-its-kind excavation safety program, today announced that Allen S Gray has joined the Gold Shovel Standard Board of Directors. Mr. Gray currently serves as NC/SC Government Relations, Utility Division Director for Carolinas AGC (CAGC), which is a construction trade association made up of contractors and…
In 1959, with a truck, a sledgehammer, and a $5 business license, nineteen-year old D.H. Griffin started a legacy. A self-starter who repurposed salvage materials to build his home and make clotheslines, Griffin is now the patriarch of DHG Companies, a vertically-integrated group that performs demolition and other construction services in the public and private…
The Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas (HCAC) will be hosting the 5th annual Construction Conference and Brilliance Awards Luncheon, on Tuesday, November 2, 2016. This year, this vibrant event will also feature an Expo and a Bowling Reception, offering another opportunity for product showcase and business networking. For the fifth year in a row,…
Outer Banks Media (OBX Media), a North Carolina-based digital marketing agency specializing in website design, search engine optimization and internet marketing, announces the completion of a website redesign for their client, Southern Scapes Pool & Landscape Design (Southern Scapes). Southern Scapes has been in business since 1998, and is a family owned business specializing in pool…
FMI Corporation, the leading provider of management consulting and investment banking services to engineering and construction, infrastructure and the built environment, is pleased to announce the release of the “AGC/FMI 2016 Risk Management Study”—a joint effort between FMI and AGC’s Surety Bonding and Risk Management Forum. In this study, AGC and FMI explore the key…
WorkplaceAware, an app and web-based safety and operations reporting solution, has dramatically increased the number of near miss and safety issue reports submitted by employees at workplaces like Rehrig Pacific Company, a large scale injection molding company and Paperworks Industries, a full-service packaging provider. Paperworks Industries reports a 300 percent increase in hazard reporting over…
