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Willis A. Smith Construction of Sarasota, Fla., recently obtained LEED Gold certification for its new headquarters building. The contractor is focusing more on opportunities in the green building market.

Seeking More Green from Green
11/01/2009 By Debra Wood
In building its own $3-million, LEED gold-certified headquarters in Sarasota, Fla., general contractor Willis A. Smith Construction sought to make a statement, both to its employees and prospective clients.

Photo: Willis A. Smith Construction

The Southface Eco Office in Atlanta recently received Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. For more about this project, visit the Green Project Showcase photo gallery at www.southeast.construction.com.

LEED to Become More Stringent
11/01/2009 By Nadine Post
Though green-building experts and construction lawyers laud the good intentions of the U.S. Green Building Council about its popular Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green-building rating system, many have serious concerns about at least one new requirement in the latest version of LEED, which went into effect on July 1.

11/01/09	Sustainability Report: Successes, Concerns Arise as Green Design, Construction Goes Mainstream There’s no doubt about it. The movement to build “green” is becoming mainstream. Private owners are calling for green buildings with greater frequency, and some public entities are beginning to mandate it.
11/01/09	Gold Honors The University of South Carolina’s $40-million Honors Residence Hall in Columbia extends the school’s commitment to the environment and sustainability, while integrating classrooms and study areas into students’ living quarters.
11/01/09	A Stimulating Project: Work Begins on $1.8-Billion Interstate 595 Express-lane Project Concessionaire I-595 Express has begun working on the largest project in the history of the Florida Dept. of Transportation, the $1.796-billion Interstate-595 Corridor Improvement Project in Broward County.
11/01/09	Triangle Expressway Breaks Ground Raleigh-Durham Roadbuilders, a joint venture between Archer Western Contractors and Granite Construction, won the largest contract in this massive project.
11/01/09	A Strong Pulse in Florida? In South Florida, Memorial Health System is moving forward with a new children’s hospital, while in Central Florida, the long-discussed Nemours Children’s Hospital project is finally getting started.
10/01/09	Top Design Firms The downturn in the Southeast's construction economy is definitely hitting some design firms in the four-state region as well, a fact that is apparently reflected in this year's Southeast Construction Top Design Firms ranking.
10/01/09	Miami Offices Grab Limelight By Scott Judy Almost nowhere did the condominium market go boom quite like it did in South Florida, and Miami in particular. Thousands of units were under construction at any one time for a period of years, with glitzy events often held to celebrate the latest and greatest luxury condo to be announced or actually started.
10/01/09	Charlotte Office Towers Continue to Reach Skyward By Debra Wood Three years after breaking ground, Charlotte, N.C., office towers built by Bank of America and Wachovia, which is owned by Wells Fargo & Co., remain on time despite turmoil in the banking industry.
10/01/09	Florida's Gulf Coast Report By Debra Wood From the Everglades to the Panhandle, construction activity along Florida's Gulf Coast is suffering a major recession-induced headache, with little private investment available to keep contractors working.
09/01/09	South Florida Report: All Dried Up By Debra Wood New construction starts have slowed in Palm Beach and Broward counties, but a couple of big projects about to begin in South Florida have contractors hopeful for better times ahead.
09/01/09	The Southeast's Top Design-Builders Suffolk Construction Co. in West Palm Beach is weathering South Florida's harsh brand of economic turmoil by branching out into new markets and embracing technology to streamline operations.
09/01/09	Retooling to Survive and Thrive By Debra Wood Suffolk Construction Co. in West Palm Beach is weathering South Florida's harsh brand of economic turmoil by branching out into new markets and embracing technology to streamline operations.
09/01/09	Lights On for Zachry By Debra Wood Zachry of San Antonio, Texas, topped Southeast Construction's design-build contractor list with $378 million in project revenue in 2008, and since then the company has added to its portfolio.
09/01/09	Just in Time By Steve Hudson The State Transportation Board in Georgia plans to use up to half of its $932 million in stimulus funding for maintenance projects, such as resurfacing and interstate rehabilitation.
09/01/09	Intelligent Compaction is on a Roll By Tudor Van Hampton Nationwide research is firming up the case for “intelligent” compaction, a construction method three decades in the making that could save billions of dollars a year in potholed roads, cracked bridges, broken dams and blown-out tires. But as it represents a huge cultural shift in project delivery, the industry is struggling to find a standard way to roll it out.
08/01/09	The Southeast's Top Specialty Contractors By Scott Judy and Tom Hale The depth of this year's Top Specialty Contractors survey is on par with our record level of last year, with 200 ranked firms. However, the amount of 2008 revenue represented in this year's ranking is significantly higher, compared to the previous year.
08/01/09	2009 Midyear Outlook: Worse Than Expected By Scott Judy However, because so few projects are moving forward on the commercial side, the real concern is 2010. Meanwhile, contractors who are able to land some stimulus projects might end up as the lucky ones.
08/01/09	Southeast Bidding Frenzy By Scott Judy and Tom Hale Competition for projects in the four-state Southeast Construction region has been at an intense level throughout 2009, as an increasing number of building contractors find themselves chasing a declining number of new contracts, hoping to build a backlog during this historic downturn.
08/01/09	Tampa Report: No Recovery in the Private Market, but Public Sector Offers Hope By Debra Wood One source describes the Tampa Bay region's private construction market as "basically nonexistent," but there are signs of life in the public sectors, especially higher education and transportation.
08/01/09	Tampa Bay Water OKs Big Repair Bill for Cracking Reservoir By Scott Judy The board of Tampa Bay Water has approved an estimated $125-million repair program for the agency's four-year-old, 15.5-billion-gallon C.W. "Bill" Young Regional Reservoir.
08/01/09	Building a 'Frame for Art' By Debra Wood Skanska broke ground in April on the $52-million project, which includes construction of the $27-million, 66,000-sq-ft Tampa Museum of Art; a central energy plant and the adjacent Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park; and renovation of Kiley Garden and the Hillsborough River Seawall.

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