Dallas/Fort Worth Construction News • Mar 2017
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Association Calendar
Round-Up
Content submitted by Associations to Construction News
American Institute of Architects
Nat’l Assn. of Women in Construction
Mar. 23: CELELBRATE ARCHITECTURE 2017
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mar. 5-11: Women in Construction (WIC) Week. Please RSVP for events at nawicftw@att.net Mar. 5: NAWIC 101. The Social House, Fort Worth, 10:30am. Come learn all about NAWIC and how it can benefit you personally and professionally. Mar. 6: Hilti Demonstration & Lunch, 3701 West Royal Lane, Ste. 100, Irving, 10:30am. Come and see the latest tools from Hilti. Mar. 8: Special free presentation of “Hammering It Out,” a film by Vivian Price, Hulen Movie Tavern, 6pm networking, 7pm film presentation Mar. 10: Bowling Night Social, Cowtown Bowling Palace, 4333 River Oaks Blvd, Fort Worth, 6pm Mar. 11: Joint event with Dallas chapter, Home Depot Workshop, Store #563, South Irving, 10am. Lunch to follow at On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, 2400 N. Belt Line Rd., Irving.
American Society of Civil Engineers Mar. 20: Branch meeting, Ruth’s Chris, 813 Main St., Fort Worth, 11:45am
N. Tx Roofing Contractors Assn.
AIA - Fort Worth American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects Mar. 8-10: Grassroots DC Mar. 18: Urban Sketchers
ASA North Texas American Subcontractors Association
American Subcontractors Assn. Mar. 15-18: 2017 SUBExcel ASA- We Build Excellence, Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California St., CO Mar. 23: Happy hour, Grapevine Brewery, 906 Jean St., Grapevine, 4pm Mar. 30: Membership meeting, Las Colinas Country Club, 4400 N O’Connor Rd., Irving, 11am
ASCE - Fort Worth
ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers.
Mar. 13: Chapter meeting/social dinner, Anamia’s Tex-Mex, 3408 Preston Rd., Plano, 6pm. After the March meeting, monthly chapter meetings will resume at the Boy Scouts of America Headquarters.
DACA – DFW Drywall & Acoustical Contractors Assn.
Mar. 22: Membership meeting, Courtyard Marriott TownePlace Suites, 2200 Bass Pro Court, Grapevine, 11:30am
IEC - Dallas Independent Electrical Contractors
Mar. 8: General membership lunch meeting
NTRCA Mar. 8: Lunch and learn, International Bowling Museum, 621 Six Flags Dr., Arlington, 11:30am
NUCA – N. Tx. Nat’l. Utility Contractors Assn.
Mar. 22: NUCA Texas and NUCA North Texas joint annual members’ meeting, Wild Acre Brewery, 1734 E El Paso St., #190, Fort Worth, 2pm
PMI – Dallas Project Management Institute
Mar. 9: Dinner meeting, Brookhaven Country Club, 3333 Golfing Green Dr., Farmers Branch, 6:30pm Mar. 23: Social Hour, Blue Mesa – Addison, 14866 Montfort Dr., Dallas, 5:30pm
IEC - Fort Worth
RHCA-DFW
Independent Electrical Contractors
Regional Hispanic Contractors Assn.
Mar. 23: Annual meeting, City Club Fort Worth, 301 Commerce St., Fort Worth, 6:30pm
Mar. 2: Goodwill Industries of Dallas, 3020 N. Westmoreland Road, Dallas, 11am. RSVP to yolanda@regionalhca.org or (972) 786-0909.
ICRI - NT Int’l Concrete Repair Institute
SAM
Mar. 15-17: 2017 ICRI Spring Convention, Le Westin Montreal, Canada
Subcontractors Assn. of the Metroplex
NARI – Dallas Nat’l Assn. of the Remodeling Industry
Mar. 3-5: The NARI Pavilion at the Texas Home and Garden Show, Dallas Market Hall, 2200 Stemmons Fwy., Dallas Mar. 23: Women In NARI (WIN), Blue Mesa Grill, 11:30am Mar. 25-26: NARI Annual Chili Cookoff, Ivey Lumber Sales, 10230 Plano Rd., Dallas
NAWIC - Dallas Nat’l Assn. of Women in Construction
Mar. 6-11: Women in Construction (WIC) Week. Please RSVP to Jill Melançon at jill@ponder.com Mar. 6: The “Latest & Greatest” Hilti Tools Demonstration (lunch provided), Hilti Irving Campus, 3701 West Royal Ln., Ste, 100, Irving, 10:30am Mar. 7: Hard Hat Construction Expo, Eddie Deen Ranch & Catering, 944 S. Lamar St., Dallas, 5:30pm. Cost is $35 (includes dinner). Mar. 8: Toyota Corporate Headquarters Presentation/Jobsite Tour, 6781 Headquarters Dr., Gate 3 (Austin Administration Trailer), Plano, 3pm Mar. 10: PSA2-Plano Sports Authority “Sports Flooring” Demo/Lunch Provided, 601 Seabrook Dr., Plano, 11:30am Mar. 11: Joint event with Dallas chapter, Home Depot Workshop, Store #563, 3200 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, 10am. Lunch to follow at On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, 2400 N. Belt Line Rd., Irving.
Mar. 2: Meeting, MCM Elegante, 2330 West NW Hwy, Dallas. Topic: OSHA Updates. Barb Fox from the Texas Department of Insurance – Workers’ Compensation Division will discuss recent OSHA updates, record keeping requirements and how OSHCON can help your company comply with OSHA standards. Cost is $35 members, $45 nonmembers. For info visit www.sam-dfw.org.
TACA
Corbet Design + Build announced Travis Walker as the company’s new director of business development. In his new position, Walker will oversee external marketing efforts, new projects and client acquisition. Prior to joining Corbet, Walker assisted with business development at engineering firm PE-Services and was employed as a sales representative for Eclipse Aesthetics. Walker is a graduate of Texas Tech University. Weir & Associates Inc. announces the following: Priya Acharya, P.E., has been elected as an associate by the company’s board of directors. Acharya joined the firm in March 2006 as an intern and began working as a full-time engineer in May 2007. Acharya graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and obtained her professional engineering license in 2011. Randy Eardley, P.E., has been elected as a senior associate by the board of directors and is also now a shareholder. Eardley joined the firm in Feb. 2005 as an engineer in training. Eardley graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas.
Submissions
NAWIC - Fort Worth
Round-Up
AIA - Dallas
Architectural and engineering firm MULTATECH expanded its leadership team with the addition of Samuel “Sam” Peña, AIA, as vice president of architectural services. Bringing more than 30 years of A/E industry experience to the role, Peña will secure and execute architectural and engineering projects for real estate development including retail, restaurant and industrial markets. National Roofing Partners (NRP) in Dallas announces the addition of Eric S. Brandenburg as vice president. Brandenburg will be responsible for planning, directing or coordinating NRP’s business units. Prior to joining NRP, Brandenburg worked for United Building Products and Georgia Pacific, and most recently held an operational and business development leadership role with Native Energy Solutions. Keith Durst has been promoted to SEDALCO’s director of preconstruction services. Durst has been in a senior estimator position since joining the firm in 2009. He is a 1980 graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management.
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Correction
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here was an error printed in our February issue. The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Southwest chapter will host only its March meeting at Anamia’s in Plano, and it will be structured as a social event. The association will resume its regular meetings at the Boy Scouts of America in Irving in May after it returns from its annual professional development conference Apr. 28. Construction News regrets the error.
Tx. Aggregates and Concrete Assn.
Mar. 2-3: Short Course, Calvary Court Hotel, College Station. Visit https://www. regonline.combuilder/site /default. aspx?EventID=1926817
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Never too far to train
TGA – NTD Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Mar. 15: Lunch & Learn; contact michelleo@qualitypowdercoating.com
TPWA – N. Tx. Texas Public Works Assn.
Mar. 3: Dallas Mavericks Game, American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Avenue, Dallas
TSPE – Preston Trail Tx. Society of Professional Engineers
Mar. 25: Texas MATHCOUNTS Competition
UMCA United Masonry Council
Mar. 7: TopGolf
When a Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (RHCA) member needed his workers trained before the end of the month for a project, Ponce Contractors’ Elizabeth Ponce and RHCA safety instructor Juan Mendoza heeded the call. Both traveled from North Texas to Austin to train and present certificates. –mjm