Gilbane Building Company, a leading construction services provider, announced the appointment of Carole Mayer as manager of business development in firm’s the rapidly growing South Florida location. Based in Jupiter, Fla., Mayer will focus on the geographic area from Miami to Indian River, and will be responsible for sourcing new business opportunities with a focus on K-12, higher education, healthcare and government markets.
Sunburst Chemicals offers highly effective and environmentally friendly cleaning solutions. The company has produced DfE/Safer Choice-certified Compass Laundry Detergent since 2001, and several of Sunburst’s laundry and ware-wash products have been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safer Choice program (previously known as Design for the Environment or DfE). The Safer Choice label helps consumers and commercial buyers identify and select products with safer chemical ingredients without sacrificing quality or performance.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School in Greenville was recently honored with the 2015 James D. MacConnell Award, presented at the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) LearningSCAPES conference in San Diego.
LISLE, Ill. — The new Daniel L. Goodwin Hall of Business opened at Benedictine University (BenU) in Lisle. The Chicago office of DLR Group designed the new 125,000-square-foot facility, which is now the largest classroom building on campus.
When a serious flood, earthquake or other natural disaster occurs in a particular area, the effects are often devastating. Entire neighborhoods are destroyed. Buildings collapse. People are injured or even killed.
ATHENS, Ga. — Construction workers got an unexpected surprise at the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Baldwin Hall construction site on Nov. 17 when they discovered the remains of several gravesites from Old Athens Cemetery.
Architect Edwin Hargrave, AIA has joined Stantec as a principal in the firm’s Science & Technology Group. Based in Stantec’s Boston office, Hargrave is focused on helping the company expand its work designing state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities. Hargrave has been planning and managing multi-million-dollar campus upgrade projects for the past 30 years.
Zurn Industries LLC now offers additional options for its popular Z-Bite Push-to-Connect Fittings, enabling faster installations and repairs for plumbing applications. Zurn’s labor saving Z-Bite Push-to-Connect Fittings offer a tool-free connection featuring a universal design that accommodates copper, CPVC and PEX piping.
