At its winter meeting earlier this month, the Metal Construction Association (MCA) presented its Patrick R. Bush Service Award to Rob Haddock, CEO and founder of S-5!, and the Larry A. Sweeney Award to Renee Ramey, executive director of the Metal Roofing Association (MRA). The Patrick R. Bush Service Award recognizes an individual from an MCA member company who has made a significant volunteer contribution to the MCA, and the Larry A. Sweeney Award is presented to an outstanding industry professional for their contributions to the success of the association and the betterment of the metal construction industry.
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Location: Norfolk, VA
Products: Alfrex (MCM)
General Contractor: Balicore Construction
Architects: MCA Architecture
Fairwinds Landing is a large-scale redevelopment of the former Lambert’s Point Docks into a marine logistics and offshore wind support hub. Located across the Elizabeth River, the site covers more than 111 acres and is expected to be a strategic port facility that will support offshore wind energy, shipbuilding and maritime logistics industries.
Phase 3 of this project consists of the Dominion Energy Offshore Wind Monitoring and Coordination Center that will serve as a purpose-built operations and maintenance hub for Dominion Energy’s growing offshore wind operations. There will be an approximately 32,000-square-foot operations and maintenance center and approximately 17,000-square-foot warehouse for parts storage.
MillerClapperton is fabricating and installing 22,400 square feet of Metal Composite Material (MCM) panels for this project.
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The building supply industry has undergone a number of changes over the last few years. As the industry moves forward, new dynamics including eCommerce adoption, advanced logistics and shifting consumer behavior, are reshaping the way businesses operate. This article in Roofing Supply Pro from Roofing Contractor magazine, discusses how technology, workforce investment and smarter sourcing are changing the industry.
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As international travel increases, people are bringing home many of the ideas and themes that they see in the form of design requests for architects. This article in Architect magazine shares how these global influences translate into design concepts stateside. Click the link below to learn more.
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Recommendation: “Design for Construction: Tectonic Imagination in Contemporary Architecture” by Eric Höweler
Ahead of his book presentation at New York’s Center for Architecture, author Eric Höweler talked to Jack Murphy, editor in chief at The Architect’s Newspaperm about how he came up with the concept for the book through his building technology classes at Harvard GSD. Höweler, who also co-leads Höweler + Yoon Architecture (HYA), aims to rethink the way in which designers think about the relationship of materials and processes of construction, and more.
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