A M King Awards Auburn University First Place in ASC’s 2024 Design-Build Competition
It was a cross-border bind at The Associated Schools of Construction’s (ASC) Region 2 Design-Build Competition on Tuesday. Ultimately, the 6-member team from Auburn University solved the crafty puzzle posed by sponsor A M King. It was the fifth time that A M King provided the project for the Design-Build portion of ASC’s five-part, Integrated Project (IP)…
Don Warren Receives DBIA’s Highest Honor for Longstanding Commitment to Design-Build
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) recognized Donald G. Warren, FDBIA, with the 2024 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2024 Design-Build Conference & Expo held in Dallas TX, in early November. Named after Filippo Brunelleschi, one of history’s greatest architects and engineers, the Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award is DBIA’s highest honor. In announcing Warren…
Six Esteemed NC State University Alumni Inducted into Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Hall of Fame
The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University inducted six alumni to its Hall of Fame, an honor awarded to alumni who have made significant contributions to the profession. 2024 INDUCTEES Read full article, complete with photos, on NC State’s website.
ABC Carolinas Celebrates Projects & People at 2024 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala
Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Chapter (ABC Carolinas) celebrated over 50 projects collectively worth $1.2 billion at the annual ABCC Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala on November 7, 2024. The ABC EIC Program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality Merit Shop construction projects. “The 2024…
McCrory Construction’s Stephen Cooper, DBIA, Earns National Design-Build Certification
Stephen Cooper, DBIA, Director of McCrory Construction’s Greenville Operations, has earned the prestigious designation of Designated Design-Build Professional® (DBIA®) and the right to display “DBIA” after his name. This sought-after construction industry credential requires successful completion of the Design-Build Institute of America’s comprehensive “gold standard” education, training and certification testing program, including a rigorous exam….
3 Reasons You Need to Hire Veterans
The skilled workforce shortage in construction continues to put a strain on project deadlines and budgets. With a projected shortage of more than half a million workers per year, construction companies are looking for solutions to stock their teams with talent. To begin filling the pipeline of workers, industry should consider one demographic as an ideal fit…
Knowledge Transfer: The Key to Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
The construction industry has always had a reputation for bringing people up through the “school of hard knocks,” where knowledge transfer occurred through a combination of taking on the most difficult jobs, doing whatever the boss demanded, and receiving a good butt-chewing when you screwed up. The Backstory I remember vividly one of the best…
Balfour Beatty Hires Annette Ebright as Vice President of Compliance
Balfour Beatty is pleased to announce the hiring of Annette Ebright as the company’s vice president of compliance based out of the company’s Charlotte office in North Carolina. In her new role, Annette oversees the implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational compliance and manages risk assessments for Balfour Beatty’s Buildings and Civils businesses. She also…
2024 GroundBreaker: Todd Usher, PhD, Founder & President of Addison Homes
GroundBreak Carolinas congratulates Todd Usher, PhD, Founder and President of Addison Homes, for being named to the Class of 2024 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of four individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Addison Homes is an established Upstate homebuilder specializing in building healthy, high-performance…
Cullum Promotes Steven Legare to Assistant Superintendent
Cullum Constructors, Inc. announces the promotion of Steven Legare to Assistant Superintendent. Legare entered the workforce after high school and joined the Cullum team in 2004. He recalls sharing his goal of becoming a superintendent with his mentor, William Fillingame, shortly after starting his career at Cullum. Legare began learning the sheet metal and plumbing…
