cold storage rebuild

Ohio Cold Storage Facility Rebuilds After Devastating Fire

Contractors need to pay extreme attention to detail in the construction of cold storage facilities. The buildings are unique, and the smallest error or...
Olympic museum

Leaving a Legacy

United States Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado Leaving a legacy often requires a lifelong fortitude of purpose and character that only the best among...
Soil

Chew It Up, Smooth It Out

The soil in central Indiana is fertile farmland. As the U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its Soil Survey Manual, prime farmland "has the...
K-Tec Industries

Taking the “Lag” out of Lagoon Construction

A contracting company sitting atop Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada, named Earth Max Construction is gaining ground in a niche earthmoving market for Rural Municipalities’...

Smart Work-Around

In any construction project, big or small, time is money. Smart executives know how to save both without sacrificing quality. A switch in the...
SlideRail

Spec’d for the Job

The “positive” shoring system also creates a much tighter work area, which was very helpful working in Grant’s historic downtown area. Pitsch Companies was the...
Logan Contractors Supply

Dollars and Sense

Logan Contractors Supply’s new 15,000-square-foot facility includes the retail sales floor, offices, warehouse, and a vehicle/equipment service shop. In construction and design, there are few...
U.S. Bank Stadium

Designed to Withstand the Elements

Supporting the 3,000-square-foot video board of the new U.S. Bank Stadium—home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings—required more of its architects and engineers than calculating...
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Tested in Texas

As the athletic director in the Alvin Independent School District (ISD), with more than 24,000 students nestled along the Gulf Coast, Mike Bass knows...
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Masonry and the Forces of Nature

Arlene Meraux Elementary, glazed CMU interior Monumental devastation from 2017’s hurricanes Irving, Maria, and Jose has caused architects and building professionals to look back at...