Memphis-based Varco Pruden (VP) Buildings, a division of BlueScope Buildings North America Inc., has named Tori Johnson the company’s product market analyst. Varco Pruden provides innovative steel building systems for low-rise commercial and industrial applications, including offices, warehouses, schools, manufacturing and retail projects.
International engineering company Thornton Tomasetti has announced the promotion of Michael Squarzini, PE, LEED, AP, to managing principal. Squarzini, who began working for Thornton Tomasetti in 1993, serves as the firm’s east U.S regional leader at the company’s New York office and also oversees the growth of the Sao Paulo office in Brazil.
Specifically designed for students in kindergarten and primary grades, the Listening First Headsets from Califone International Inc. help students build critical speaking and listening skills. Available in blue, red and yellow, the adjustable headband allows for a personalized fit perfect for younger children and its ambient noise-reducing earcups lowers outside noise to help students remain focused.
With more than 25 years of service as a leading provider of unique and attractive interior partitions, Scranton Products’ Hiny Hinders brand come in a variety of colors, textures and are ADA-compliant. HDPE partitions never rust or delaminate and provide superior resistance to dents, scratches, graffiti, corrosion, mildew and moisture. The product is also easy to clean and easy to maintain, according to the company. The Hiny Hinders brand comes with a 25-year warranty.
WASHINGTON — With its vast legacy of academic excellence and unprecedented leadership, the historic Dunbar High School is celebrating the opening of its new school building.
PHILADELPHIA — Construction on Philadelphia’s Temple University’s new Mitchell and Hilarie Morgan Hall was recently completed after five years of project planning and construction.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The University of Miami (UM) has unveiled its news Student Activities Center along with the Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence, just in time for the academic year.
JUNEAU, Alaska — The overhaul of Auke Bay Elementary School is set to be complete by Oct. 1 of this year. The school — long overdue for major renovations — has been under construction since June 2012.
Although the initial target completion date was the first day of school for the 2013-2014 academic year —Aug. 20 — the project team feels confident that the extended schedule won’t interrupt the beginning of classes. Problems installing the new elevator system and quality issues with the soil caused the delay in the schedule.
Richard DeYoung, president and CEO of WTW Architects has been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA). The prestigious honor puts him in a class of only 3.2 percent of the AIA’s over 50,000 architect members who have been named fellows. DeYong has been in his current role with WTW Architects for the past 10 years.
The acoustical, thermal and moisture control performance of CertainTeed’s fiberglass duct liner is now available for spiral duct applications with the introduction of ToughGard Ultra Round Duct Liner. The liner has distinct advantages over double-wall construction duct liner that can contribute to time and cost savings for builders and contractors. ToughGard Ultra Round is a fiberglass duct liner overlaid with an extremely tough and durable fire-resistant black composite air stream surface, which is scored to allow for easy installation in spiral air ducts.
