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McCarthy Completes New Port of Beaumont Main Street Terminal

Civil + Structural Engineer

New roll on/roll off terminal will increase cargo capacity by 15% BEAUMONT, Texas – McCarthy Building Companies has completed construction on Port of Beaumont’s Main Street Terminal 1. In building a new terminal, the Port had a goal of increasing its general cargo handling capacity by more than 15%.

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CCCT with Pat Hunnewell, VP from Blue World Construction, Inc

CCR Magazine

Formed in 2012 in response to a need for highly skilled construction expertise on complex environmental sites, Blue World has worked major remediation sites, expanded industrial processing plants, and installed thousands of feet of pipelines, helping clients reach their goals in innovative ways.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

ENR Construction

Building Types. Material Trends. Survey Schedule. Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012. Publication Date: 7/30/2012. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Risk management. Asset management. Transportation.

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The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis | ENR.

ENR Construction

Building Types. Material Trends. Survey Schedule. Issue: 08/13/2012. The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis. 08/08/2012. The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis. 08/08/2012. SUBSCRIBE TODAY & receive immediate web access. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation.

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Trending Construction Disputes: Best Practices for Mitigation

CCR Magazine

How to manage capital projects more efficiently | McKinsey. LINK] The construction industry experienced significant turmoil in the last major economic downturn of The Great Recession (2007-2009), with many aspects of construction demand not returning until 2012 or 2013. design/build) and pricing methodology (lump sum v.

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Pulse: 08/13/2012

ENR Construction

Building Types. Material Trends. Survey Schedule. 08/13/2012. California BioMed Realty Trust is planning to build a regenerative medicine campus in San Diego. California BioMed Realty Trust is planning to build a regenerative medicine campus in San Diego. will serve as the construction manager.