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December 2003 |
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Best of 2003
Judges Select Texas' Best Projects in 2003
After 25 years of frenetic growth, Houston has worked up a big
thirst. Full
Story >>
Medical Facilities
Prepare for 500-Year Storm
Flood
control projects are under construction to withstand future
flooding catastrophes
In June 2001, Tropical Storm Allison bombarded Houston for five
days, dropping as much as 37 inches of rain. The torrential
rain instantaneously overflowed the city's bayous and backed
up storm sewers. The deluge hit the city's Texas Medical Center
particularly hard, flooding underground parking garages; the
underground tunnel system that connects many of the complex's
100-plus buildings and basements housing critical power supplies,
transformers, generators, switches and other electrical equipment. Full
Story >>
Aviation's
Role Vital to Houston's Global Aspirations
New Federal Inspection Services building to double international flight processing capacity
Houston Airport System and Continental Airlines have embarked
on a $600 million International Services Expansion Program at
Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Full Story
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Teamwork
Builds DFW's Terminal D
Structure of $1 billion terminal
building now substantially complete
Construction on Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport's
$1.07 billion Terminal D, which began in 2000 but was in planning
stages years before that, is substantially complete. Full
Story >>
Blast
Resistant Design to Protect Airport Terminal
Killeen Airport terminal is among the first to be designed after September 11, 2001
Built with approximately 1,000 tons of structural steel and
9,500 cubic yards of concrete, the new Ted C. Connell Terminal
Building at Gray Army Airfield in Killeen will be among the
first airport terminals in the country designed to be blast
resistant. The building was engineered to withstand a bomb blast
from the parking lot. Full
Story >>
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