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Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative project in Houston utilized Linbeck’s “hypertrack” construction process and BIM to speed project delivery. Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects
11/01/2009
The Texas Facilities Commission, which oversees the state’s real estate development, recently adopted Building Information Modeling for state design and construction projects.


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11/17/09The Year in Review: Many say Texas was the place to be in ’09
11/13/09MILCON at Fort Hood: Central Texas training post gets mock Middle East village
11/01/09DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project
11/01/09HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University
11/01/09Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices
11/01/09Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts
11/01/09Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike
11/01/09Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project
11/01/09Parking Planners to Build Garage for Stephen F. Austin Student Housing
11/01/09Cadence McShane Completes Near Half-Million SF Distribution Center
11/01/09Dallas Park Foundation Selects Architect for Performance Pavilion
11/01/09SHW Starts $13 Million in Nixon-Smiley ISD School Renovations
11/01/09Houston Building Earns LEED-Gold for Existing Buildings
11/01/09Turner Completes LaPorte Municipal Court Building
11/01/09Skanska to Build Texas Facilities Commission Regional Office
11/01/09McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA
11/01/09Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award
11/01/09Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest
11/01/09Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner
11/01/09Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder
11/01/09TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members
11/01/09Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health
11/01/09AGC Houston Recognizes Construction Safety Excellence
11/01/09Key Construction Recognizes Top Subs of ‘08
11/01/09Intertech Flooring Purchases RWA Flooring Associates
11/01/09Dreyer Named POH Authority Executive Director
11/01/09Exhibit Explores 75 Years of Houston Building
11/01/09$12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports
11/01/09Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm
11/01/09Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions
11/01/09State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements
11/01/09KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group
11/01/09TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds
11/01/09TxDOT Making Safer Routes to Pecos Schools
11/01/09Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
11/01/09Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion
11/01/09Water Development Board Approves $14 Million in Loans, Grants
11/01/09Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward
11/01/09Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route
11/01/09Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway
11/01/09Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes
11/01/09Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early
11/01/09Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway
11/01/09SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road
11/01/09Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County Project
11/01/09IH-45-Gulf Freeway Project Near Calder Progresses
11/01/09Castro County Maintenance Project Widens FM 1055, FM 2943
11/01/09TxDOT Prepares to Fund Additional Mobility Projects
10/20/09PageSoutherlandPage Receives Prestigious Architecture Firm Award
10/07/09Report: Design Flaws Played Role in Cowboys' Practice Facility Collapse
10/01/09Record Precipitation Doesn't Rain on Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge Parade
10/01/09Collin County Regional Airport Starts New Flight Control Tower
10/01/09Houston Light Rail Project Selects JV Team for $121 Million Project
10/01/09Dallas Area Rapid Transit Awards Blue Line Extension Contracts
10/01/09EPA Announces $179 Mil in ARRA Funds for Wastewater Infrastructure
10/01/09EPA Awards $6.8 Million to City, POH to Reduce Diesel Emissions
10/01/09URS to Manage Love Field $1-Billion Capital Development Program
10/01/09Fluor, Global Industries to Pursue Offshore Projects
10/01/09PHA Commission Approves Fiber Optics Security Upgrade
10/01/09EPA Provides $31 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Oklahoma
10/01/09Employee Training at Intermodal Hub Becomes National Model
10/01/09Gilbane Golf Classic Charity Event Yields $74,000 for MDA
10/01/09Port of Houston Authority Chairman Earns Engineering Award
10/01/09Cherry Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Houston
10/01/09Balfour Beatty Construction Project Wins New Mexico Project of the Year
10/01/09Hamilton Form Co. Receives 2009 Best of Richland Hills Award
10/01/09Turner Marks Completion of 25 Green Texas Projects
10/01/09Green Building Credential Maintenance Program Created
10/01/09Texas Supreme Court Confirms Rights of Subcontractors to Sue GCs
10/01/09Parker Rd Bridge Demolition Closes U.S. 75 Overnight for Four Days
10/01/09Sam Houston Tollway Ramps Get Upgrades
10/01/09Central Texas Roadways Get Annual Facelift, Seal-Coating
10/01/09Concrete Culverts at Sand Bend, 4-Mile Draw Get New Slabs
10/01/09Rebuilding of 8-Mi Stretch of U.S. 285 in Pecos County Under Way
10/01/09TxDOT Rebuilding State Highway 115 Through Andrews
10/01/09Construction Begins on Laredo’s $26 Million State Loop 480
10/01/09Record Precipitation Doesn’t Rain on Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge Parade
10/01/09White Rock Commercial's West Pointe Center Opens in Houston
10/01/09Trinity River Project's 50-Ton Steel Bridge Pieces Make Big Entrance
10/01/09Texas Children's Hospital Tops Out Construction on West Campus
10/01/09Tarrant County College Campus Seeks LEED Certification for Project
10/01/09Plano ISD Starts 76,000 SF Addition, Renovation at Vines High School
10/01/09First Phase of Paris Greenville Campus Master Plan Opens
10/01/09McShane Development Forms Alliance with Harrison Street
10/01/09Houston Community College Finishes First Phase of Development Project
10/01/09Dallas County Satellite Campus in Irving Completed
10/01/09Cadence McShane Completes 99,000 SF Elementary in Pasadena
10/01/09 Construction Starts on Baytown Apartment Complex
09/01/09 Corgan Converts Natatorium Into Culinary Arts Building
09/01/09 New Texas A&M Agriculture Headquarters Breaks Ground
09/01/09 UH Freshman Housing Facility Construction Under Way
09/01/09 Dallas Cowboys Break Ground on Mega-Merchandise HQ
09/01/09 El Paso Boasts Building Activity Frenzy
09/01/09 Hanson Installs Modular Bridge at New Braunfels Middle School
09/01/09 DART Light Rail Scheduled to Land at DFW Airport in 2013
09/01/09 DHS Grant Jump Starts Houston Ship Channel Security District
09/01/09 Port of Houston Awards Electrical Contract, Approves Green Energy
09/01/09 TCEQ Increases High and Significant-Hazard Dam Inspections
09/01/09 Funding for Austin's Manor Expressway Speeds Project Ahead
09/01/09 Transportation Commission Selects Private Firm for Agency Review
09/01/09 Fort Worth Street Widening, Improvement Project Under Way
09/01/09 Bridge Beams Go Up in Woodall Rodgers Extension Project in Dallas
09/01/09 Plano's Eastbound Parker Road Bridge at U.S. 75 Completed
09/01/09 Stimulus Projects Started on Longview Roads
09/01/09 Wichita Falls Flyover North to West Ramp Opened
09/01/09 $88-Million IH-35 Project in Waco Moves with Bridge Demolition
09/01/09 Odessa's New $24-Million JBS Interchange Opens
09/01/09 Sam Houston Tollway Construction Improves Exit Ramps
09/01/09 TxDOT Implements Safe Routes to School Program in West Texas
09/01/09 Construction Contract Let for Segment 3A of Toll 49 in Tyler
09/01/09 Work Continues on Laredo's FM 1472 Direct Connector Project
09/01/09 Congress Promotes Green-Building Practices with Financial Incentives
09/01/09 Adolfson & Peterson Marks Safety Milestone, Earns ABC Award
09/01/09 Rider Appointed to Industrialized Building Code Council
09/01/09 Corrpro Houston Crew Earns Safety Excellence Award
09/01/09 Former Austin District Engineer Hired by Williamson County
09/01/09 TCEQ Names M.D. Anderson New Clean Texas Member
09/01/09 Tellepsen Launches New Brand to Mark Anniversary
09/01/09 Mike Kress, VP With The Bayou Companies in Houston, Dies

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