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Law: Tenant Recovers Nearly $4.2 million for Downtown St. Louis Garage Repairs By James R. Keller

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Luxury Living Community EVO lving At Former Manhasset Village Site

When the former Manhasset Village on the corner of McCutcheon and Eager Roads was demolished over a decade ago, Chicagobased developer and real estate services firm Draper and Kramer, Inc. already had a plan and a vision for the site. 2

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The firm envisioned EVO, a luxury residential community consisting of 800 apartments and townhouses, next to Interstate 64 off Eager Road and surrounding McCutcheon Road.

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Draper and Kramer selected Swansea, ILbased Holland Construction Services Inc. and Dallas-based architect Humphreys & Partners, L.P. for the $54 million, multi-phase project which began in late 2015, 10 years from when the site that was known for 65 years as the Manhasset Village Apartments was razed. The project received $42 million in financing from the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and is being built with all union labor, according to Holland. According to Humphreys & Partners, the project’s design features a modern façade with classic earth tones. The major entry points are highlighted by massive overhanging elements that draw visitors and residents into the living community. Michael Lojas, leasing and marketing director for Draper and Kramer, said the developer/owner selected the name EVO because “it represents ‘evolving’ your life to the next stage.” Located roughly a half mile from Brentwood Square and The Promenade at Brentwood and a mile from the Saint Louis Galleria, EVO is perfectly positioned to attract renters from all demographics including singles to couples to downsizers, Lojas said, adding that the development’s proximity to the Brentwood I-64 St. Louis MetroLink Station will connect EVO residents with midtown and downtown restaurants and attractions. The first phase in this multi-phase project opened earlier this year. EVO Apartments, a 310,734-square-foot luxury apartment community, features a total of 281 onebedroom and two-bedroom apartment units. Andy Riva, project manager at Holland Construction Services, said the apartment community is complemented by many amenities including a large courtyard, fire pits, a bocci ball court and a 7,000-square-foot club house with fitness and yoga rooms, a cyber lounge, table games, a community dining room and an automated package delivery system. “An outdoor sky deck on the fourth floor overlooks downtown St. Louis, and has an outdoor kitchen area, barbecue pit and a lounge,” Riva said. For Fido, there is a dog park with a spa and two pet-washing stations. One of the unique features of EVO is a 1,800-square-foot saltwater pool. Maryland Heights-based Westport Pools installed the pool, which will feature tanning platforms in six inches of water. A hot tub is also part of the amenities package. Much of the eye-catching exterior of the complex was designed and built with Nichiha panels, a fiber cement siding manufactured

in Japan, according to Riva and Square Up Carpentry, one of the project’s subcontractors. One of the biggest design challenges of the project, according to project architect Humphreys & Partners and Holland Construction Services, was meeting the sound mitigation requirements; the structure is directly adjacent to and 50 feet above I-64. To address that problem, Riva said, sound upgrades were performed on the north side of the site. “Windows were upgraded with additional sound glass and a sound wall was constructed along the right-of-way of I-64 to help deplete sound to the property,” said Riva. “With the windows closed, there’s virtually no residual sound,” Lojas said. “We built up a bit on the north side and left the older natural landscape with trees to serve as a buffer and absorb noise.” Next door to EVO Apartments is phase two, the Flats at EVO, which will open in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to Riva. The Flats at EVO is comprised of four two-story buildings with 46 single-level apartments in one, two and three-bedroom layouts. The project’s location, coupled with construction of multiple structures occurring at the same time, added to the challenge of this project, Riva said. “Phase two has an extremely tight site with four buildings being constructed

" The overall apartment sizes make EVO stand out from its competitors.” simultaneously. That led to a lot of logistical coordination,” he said. Whereas the interiors of the units in phases one and two are similar, Riva said the exteriors are markedly different between the outward look of phase one – EVO Apartments – and phase two, the Flats at EVO. “The overall apartment sizes make EVO stand out from its competitors,” Lojas said, noting that the units range from 762 square feet to 1,465 square feet and feature open floor plans, walk-in closets, laundry units and private balconies. “We took the approach from the resident’s daily life and tried to utilize every corner of the apartment to allow for more living space,” he added. All units at the Flats will be equipped with granite countertops, luxury vinyl flooring and stainless steel appliances, according to Lojas. Premium units will be furnished with electric fireplaces, premium vinyl tile that resembles the appearance of wood flooring and a private walkout porch or patio, Lojas said.

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Tenant Recovers Nearly $4.2 million for Downtown St. Louis Garage Repairs Missouri’s Eastern District Court of Appeals recently upheld the decision of a St. Louis City judge to award $4,161.424.76 to Central Parking System of Missouri, LLC. The award covers repairs and related costs for the garage it was leasing from Tucker Parking Holdings, LLC and Tucker Parking Equities, LLC. The case is Central Parking System of Missouri, LLC v. Tucker Parking Holdings, LLC, 2017 WL 1395524 (E.D. Mo. 2017), decided April 18. The multi-level parking garage is located at 306-310 North Tucker Boulevard in St. Louis. The garage was built in 1967, using cast-in-place concrete slabs supported by a button-head post-tensioning system. This design was common in the mid-1960s but has since become obsolete because it is vulnerable to water penetration. In 1998, Central leased the garage from 310 North Tucker, LLC, a predecessor to Central Parking System. The lease provided that Central was solely responsible for maintenance and structural repairs to the garage. It contained an exception for repairs necessitated by normal wear and tear. The lease also provided that Central was to assume all risks of latent and patent defects in the garage. The owner of the garage made no representation of warranties with respect to the garage’s physical condition. In 2007, Tucker Parking Holdings purchased the garage from 310 North Tucker for $4,125,000. Tucker Parking Holdings did not inspect the condition of the garage’s PT system at the time of purchase. After the purchase, the lease continued between Central Parking System and Tucker Parking Holdings but was set to expire on March 31, 2015. The lease provided that at the time of expiration, Central was to surrender the garage to Tucker Parking Holdings in broom-clean, good order and condition, except for any ordinary wear and tear. In March 2013, Tucker hired Carl Walker, Inc., an engineering firm, to appraise the garage to determine what repairs Central might be required to make prior to the lease’s expiration. Walker determined that the garage’s concrete slabs showed signs of widespread deterioration resulting from corrosion of the embedded reinforcing steel. Approximately 21,500 square feet of concrete had delaminated in the garage. Walker recommended additional testing of the PT system’s condition. Walker also recommended a budget of $2,470,000 for concrete repairs. This budget did not include any repairs to the PT system. At about the same time, Central hired an engineer, Walker Restoration Consultants, to investigate the PT system. Walker Restoration estimated that 55 percent of the garage’s joist PT tendons were broken or under partial tension. Walker Restoration estimated the repairs to the PT system would cost $2,276,000. This put the combined repair cost at approximately $4,800,000. Central did not disclose the full Walker Restoration report to Tucker, despite repeated requests. In June 2013, Central offered to pay Tucker $1,483,500 in exchange for release from its obligations under the lease to make garage repairs. Tucker rejected the offer. In March 2014, Central hired Tarlton Corporation to perform repairs on the garage including the PT system for $2,892,000. During repairs, Tarlton

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informed Walker Restoration that some of the PT floor joists supporting the garage had cracks. At Walker Restoration’s recommendation, Central completely evacuated the garage and closed it to the public. Tarlton installed a shoring system consisting of thousands of wood and metal support columns. This prevented the garage from collapsing and allowed Tarlton to make repairs to the PT system. Ultimately, Walker Restoration recommended to Central that the PT system damage was so extensive that a steel beam support system was required at an estimated cost of $16,080,000 “or more.” Walker Restoration believed that the cause of the PT failure was ordinary wear and tear. Tucker disputed this conclusion. In late March 2015, Tucker filed a lawsuit claiming that the cost of the shoring system constituted “structural repairs” that were Central’s responsibility. On March 31, 2015, the lease ended and Central vacated the garage. The shoring system was kept in place and monitored by Tarlton. Central argued that the repair costs were due to usual and normal deterioration, which under the lease were Tucker’s responsibility. The trial and appellate courts agreed with Central. The trial court found that chloride-laden water, brought into the garage over the years by vehicles, had slowly degraded the PT tendons. At the time of the PT system failure, the garage had exceeded its design life. The court further found that the PT system failed at multiple locations where the top side concrete was pristine. The court concluded that this condition was not the result of owner neglect. The PT system, according to the trial court, was beyond repair. The lease did not contemplate a complete replacement or a rebuild of the garage. The trial and appellate courts also rejected Tucker’s position that equitable estoppel precluded Central from pursuing its claim. Tucker argued that when Central made the repairs without asking Tucker for compensation, Central could not later change its position and seek reimbursement. Both courts concluded that because Central lacked knowledge of the true cause of the garage’s failure, Central was not later estopped from its damage claim. The appellate court concluded that there was sufficient evidence to “infer” that the parties did not expect Central to pay for the garage’s shoring system and evacuation costs gratuitously. The Eastern District found that Tucker had acquiesced in the expenses. From these interferences there was an implied promise, under the theory of quantum meruit, that Tucker would pay Central for the repairs even though Tucker never stated that it would. The Court concluded that Tucker benefited from Tarlton’s work and that it would be unjust not to pay for this benefit. While not a factor in the decision of the appellate court, the garage is not presently open for use. At least part of the previous temporary shoring system remains in place. James R. Keller is a partner at Herzog Crebs LLP where he concentrates his practice on construction law, complex business disputes, real estate and ADR. He also is an arbitrator and a mediator.

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Cold Calling is Dead, Networking Lives: Are You Using All the Available Tools? For decades people have tried to find business through the painstaking process of cold calling. I battle old school sales managers all the time who swear that cold calling is the way to go. Think about it: Do you like someone coming in and interrupting you – when you’re in the middle of working on a project – and trying to sell you tools? No! Then why would you think someone else would? Don’t get me wrong. I grew up as a salesperson by cold calling my little guts out. Back in the day, we had no choice. Our lead source was the Yellow Pages. We hoped we would be greeted by a cordial receptionist; more often than not, the prospect’s building sign was the only advanced information we had. This made cold calling not only necessary but also mandatory. The ability to get advanced information on today’s potential customer is at its highest level in history. Via the web, you can secure company information, market presence and even contact information. This eliminates much of the need for a cold call. The issue here, however, is that you lose the physical presence with your would-be customer. With that in mind, you need to find a way to accomplish this in-person connection in order to gain your initial meeting with the prospect. The best way to do this? Go backwards in order to move forward. Use your associations, organizations and chambers of commerce as resources. Yup, that’s right. Pools of people. Add your own customized network of contacts and you have a leads machine. Consistently attending events, happy hours, business breakfasts and business group meet-ups is paramount to finding opportunity. There are some qualifiers, however, to keep in mind so you don’t waste time and effort: Customer-rich? Does the event appear to be attracting customers or potential customers? Though often you’ll never really know until you attend, promotional media will give you an indication of the function’s target market. Customer-rich environments are always your best shot at direct business opportunities. Network development potential? Are there going to be current or potential network contacts in attendance? These are individuals who also sell to your customer base. They can be great sources for introductions and inside information. Your personal network should include a high concentration of these types of individuals. Association affiliation? Events that are hosted by associations are often well attended. They tend to cater to specific groups, so it’s a bit easier to qualify attendees. Many times the events are limited to members and their guests, but every so often they’re open to visitors. Grab those opportunities. Known host? These are events hosted by well-known individuals or companies in a particular industry. People will attend because they know historically that this host has strong networking meetings. Some hosts have a knack in setting up these programs. Why reinvent the wheel? Take advantage of their expertise. Simply using these four criteria will produce results. At that point, it comes down to your personal approach to networking. You have to

develop a methodology that you’re comfortable with and matches your personality. Some people can simply own a room. Others? They need a good, structured plan of attack. Either way, it’s best to attend with a little information and strategy. Here are some tricks to get even more bang for your buck: Get there early. Check out those nametags and select a couple of targets you want to approach. Ask for permission to call. Politely asking if you can contact a potential client goes a long way. Do not be challenging or confrontational; you’re hoping to obtain permission to contact them. Use your existing network. Connect with those who are already in a network relationship with you and leverage that existing relationship in order to meet new contacts. This is the easiest way to gain new contacts. Stay late. A lot happens after the scheduled meeting is over. Those who hang around tend to be more open and share more freely in their discussions. This can provide an inside track on potential projects or opportunities. I’m a firm believer in the power of networking. I feel that if you combine a good physical network of contacts with a functioning electronic network of them, you’ll have the basis for a well-oiled, leadgenerating machine. Finding business opportunities should be a primary goal that all companies share. Without leads, there aren’t sales. Without sales, there aren’t projects. Without projects, there aren’t contractors. Continually priming your network will result in a steady stream of leads and prospects. Undervaluing the power of networking can not only be shortsighted but may result in your business’ decline. Forcing a “cold call first” mentality displays a dated sales approach. It also reveals a weakness in network development. With the increase in communication and social connection, it is far easier to find as well as secure sales leads than it ever was. The final piece of the networking puzzle is this: Be sure to follow up on the information you secured at the networking event. This, of course, is assuming you gained some information. What good is information that you never act upon? It happens all the time. Taking the time to make the phone calls and get the appointments is where the real rubber meets the road. Not turning networking information into business is inexcusable. The discipline to attend networking events must be followed by the discipline of acting upon the results. A healthy sales effort includes between four to eight networking events per month. That’s roughly 50 per year! I find it hard to believe that kind of networking commitment will not produce results. As a matter of fact, I know it will because I do it myself. The results have been impressive, and it will always be a part of my sales regimen. How’s your network producing? Tom Woodcock, president, seal the deal, is a speaker and trainer for the construction industry nationwide. He can be reached via his website, www. tomwoodcocksealtheseal.com or at 314-775-9217.

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Metal Cladding Design Features Create “Wow Factor” for Building Owners Extremely flexible, recyclable, durable and long-lasting, metal cladding systems offer building owners an extensive range of aesthetic possibilities and streamlined construction.

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Although aluminum composite material (ACM) has long been the traditional choice for cladding buildings, metal composite materials (MCMs) continue gaining speed as the route to pursue for a variety of finishes and a sleek, modern exterior, according to the Metal Building Manufacturers Association. Standing-seam roofing, canopies and railings, laser-cut panels and more are being utilized in the exterior design of high-profile buildings to produce a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wowâ&#x20AC;? factor and give owners a signature structure, according to the MBMA. Metal finishes range from gold and brass, shiny or polished, to the rugged and rusty look of weathered steel, with chrome gaining popularity as another cladding option. Fabrication and installation of custom metal panels that are unusually flat for sheet metal are being employed in the design of restaurant exteriors as well. Thicker-gauge aluminum is being used to minimize the oil canning, or buckling, of metal cladding. Metal cladding is also an optimal architectural design choice, says the MBMA, in featuring a variety of pitches and planes.

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The entry canopy of Park Tower Condos in Clayton exemplifies how metal cladding - in this scenario, mirrored aluminum composite material (ACM) panels - can transform the exterior of a structure to make its overall appearance memorable and to mirror the surrounding landscape. Aluminum and metal were standard choices in the building realm for decades and more, according to the Metal Construction Association. But in recent years, metal cladding consisting of stainless steel, copper and zinc is also expanding the menu of cladding options while still performing in terms of weather resistance, fire resistance, long service life and design flexibility. Sean Walker is chief marketing officer at Indianapolis-based Citadel Architectural Products, Inc. The company manufactures both field-assembled and shop-fabricated metal cladding attachment systems that are sold through distributors including Manchester Hackett & Associates, Inc. in St. Louis. “Metal cladding materials offer building owners a way to add texture and brilliance to the exterior of their buildings and produce an aesthetically stunning appearance,” Walker said. “Innovations in our industry over the last few years are producing an abundance of finish options, textures, grid variations and depths to the building’s skin. Metal cladding as a design element is gaining popularity as a means of creating exterior durability and beauty,” he added. The selection of metal cladding finishes is continually expanding, Walker said, to include

decorative coatings made of wood grain, iron, glass, ceramic, plastic and virtually any product where aesthetic appeal and durability – up to 30 years – is desired. Citadel Architectural Products manufactures not only the cladding sheets but also the systems to which these sheets are attached. “Owners may opt for their organization’s name, logo or other signature identifier to be included in the exterior cladding material,” Walker said. National automotive dealerships are an example of a sector that is increasingly tapping into metal cladding as an exterior design feature, according to Walker. “While auto dealerships are utilizing metal cladding as a major architectural feature, schools are incorporating metal cladding as a decorative element,” he said. And where time is money in the construction timeline, field-assembled metal panels often save six to eight weeks of application time compared to the shopfabricated metal cladding systems, according to Walker. Todd Staley, general manager at building enclosure contractor IWR North America, agrees that the innovations in metal cladding are significant. “In the U.S., the owners and

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architects have several options when choosing the appropriate façade for their design,” Staley said. “Aluminum composite material (ACM), when installed correctly, is still an excellent option but we are also noticing the industry moving to the modular materials that are made entirely of metal.” Solid-metal rain screens that do not contain any potentially combustible material, he added, are one example of a popular cladding product in use today. Modular panels are easier to install, Staley said; no sealants are required, and the material is 100 percent recyclable. “A lot of the large, visionary design firms are moving to the MMP panels (metal modular panels) fabricated by CENTRIA. They provide the same aesthetic appearance but can be fabricated in much less time,” he said. “CENTRIA claims that each panel, no matter the size, can be fabricated in 41 seconds.” Recent product innovations in metal cladding include an insulated composite back-up panel – a panel that accomplishes all the advantages of a traditional multiple layer exterior wall assembly but does it in all in one product, according to Staley. “In a traditional construction project, you’ve got multiple layers – exterior sheathing, an air and vapor

barrier and also outboard insulation that is required,” he said. “The insulated composite back-up panel requires only one pass around the building involving only one trade. It saves a significant amount of time on the construction schedule. This type of application is able to provide building owners one single contractor to hold the weather line warranty on the owners’ property.” Another product innovation is the ability to add gold and silver flakes to these panels to give the project a glitter appearance. “And although these metallic finishes seem to be custom in nature, they still carry a 20-year warranty,” Staley said. The latest in architectural metal cladding can be seen in several of IWR North America’s healthcare-specific projects around St. Louis. One example is Shriner’s Hospital for Children in the Central West End, where IWR North America took sole responsibility for an entire building enclosure, acting as the single point of contact. “Due to the intricate geometric details – which included the use of a 3D laser scan of the entire exterior – this complex job required precise craftsmanship to install 3,600 rotated metal panels,” said Staley. “Each metal panel was dependent upon the previous panel to stay perfectly aligned.” Another example of IWR’s cladding performance can be seen at the Public Media Commons, located between the St. Louis Public Radio/KWMU-FM building and KETC/Channel 9’s headquarters in Midtown St. Louis. “A distinctive gray rolled zinc wall cladding system was installed on the entire building envelope of the 27,000-square-foot facility,” Staley said. “The wall system provides a well-ventilated air space between the structure’s concrete surface and the exterior rain screen to eliminate the possibility of mold and mildew growth and ensure sustainable performance.” One metal cladding application that IWR North America is performing quite a bit of, Staley said, is the art of wrapping traditional concrete parking garage structures in architectural metal cladding. “We turned a concrete parking garage into a beautiful work of art for Edward Jones’ North Campus headquarters at Interstate 270 and Dorset in St. Louis,” said Staley. “Now we’re performing these metal cladding projects for parking garages across the country. It’s primarily aesthetic, but it’s also a performance-driven design.” A trend that will undoubtedly gain traction in the metal cladding industry in 2018 is the glass and metal combination, according to Staley. “St. Louis is more of a brick and mortar town, but we are definitely beginning to see

more use of creative glass and metal cladding,” he said. “In 2018 the industry will also see a lot more 3D metal cladding, not just flat walls that wrap building exteriors. It’s beautiful and is the product of extensive engineering.” Thermal performance is driving a lot of the advances in metal cladding, said Staley. “Our company is constantly studying building codes and challenging ourselves with how to enhance the exterior beauty of a structure while ensuring its overall performance and durability.” David C. Zimmermann, president and business manager for Sheet Metal Workers’

Local 36, has more than 30 years of experience in the industry. “There are 30 to 40 of these (sheet metal) projects going on at any given time in and around St. Louis,” Zimmerman said. Local 36 is expanding its existing training and adding a second metal cladding mockup, he said, to keep pace with the increasing labor demand for skilled architectural sheet metal cladders. “The national forecast for our industry predicts a 40 percent increase in labor demand for architectural sheet metal installation over the next few years,” he added.

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Steel Building Advances Include Robotics, 3D Modeling, Streamlined Workflow BY KERRY SMITH

Robotic fabricators and welders are likely the biggest innovation that is on the horizon of the U.S. structural steel industry. With robotic steel-forming processes already afoot in Europe and Japan, the U.S. has begun setting prototypes in motion over the past 12-24 months, according to Jim Schueler, vice president of Ben Hur Steel Worx and president of the Bi-State Fabricators Association. The association is comprised of 18 fabricator members and 50 affiliate members in Illinois and Missouri; its purpose is to promote the use of fabricated structural steel. “There are multiple companies now that have a prototype out there,” said Schueler. “Just recently there have been one or two robotic fab shops operating in the U.S. All the manufacturers who are building these have been developing them for 10 years or more. Now they’ve gotten to the stage where they can actually install them in the dirty environment of the fab shop. Over the next five to 10 years, robotic fab and welding shops will be prevalent.” Robots have had a longtime presence in precision sheet metal fab shops, but not so much in companies that worked with structural steel or heavy plate, according to Tom Henson, vice president of Affton Fabricating & Welding Co., Inc. in Sauget, IL. “That's changing, however, because today's automation holds great potential to change the dynamic of heavy fabrication work,” he said. “Overall we’re a lot more efficient with computer-controlled steel fabrication equipment than we used to be. Computer-automated robotics controls the CNC (computer numerical control) equipment and the cutting system.” The automation of machine tools by means of computers – and now by robots that are operated by computers – makes it possible for robotics to execute pre-programed sequences of machine control commands, as opposed to machines being manually controlled by hand wheels or levels, as was done in the past. In other installations, a number of different machines are used with an external controller and human or robotic operators that move the component from machine to machine. “In either case, the series of steps needed to produce any part is highly automated and produces a part that closely matches the original CAD,” Henson said. “All this innovation increases the workflow and results in a better end product.”

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Although the new wave of manufacturing equipment innovations isn’t evolving as quickly as with computer hardware and software manufacturing, it is necessary to retool the pneumatics and robotics frequently to keep pace with the latest advances in fabrication and assembly. “In the field, noticing the differences in the actual steel construction on the ground is only seeing a small part of the scope,” said Henson. “What we see rising from the site is roughly 30 percent of the work. The remaining 70 percent has been performed before the product ever reaches the construction site.” Procurement of raw materials – all the steel that is going to be delivered in fabricated pieces from a mill or a warehouse – is part of that remaining 70 percent of the scope. “We have to pre-order large amounts of structural steel from an economics and an availability standpoint,” Henson said. “In general we order what’s project-specific. But we also team with partners in the steel production world to anticipate what they’re going to need. It’s very complicated,” he added. “I might require one piece of steel that costs $10,000 and weighs 20,000 pounds. I can’t let that product sit at the job site. The level of coordination between supplier, fabricator and construction team is intense.” Nearly as much time is consumed in creating shop drawings of the fabricated pieces, according to Henson. “It’s an intense process during those four weeks between ordering and delivery.” More fab shops are tossing the paper plans and instead building the shop drawings for structural steel beams, columns and more directly on iPads. “It saves the step of running (paper) prints,” Schueler said. “Another advantage is that if there are any changes in the middle of the job, those revisions can quickly be done electronically. The revised drawing is then updated in the master electronic file in real time.” Software-related innovations in fabricating continue to emerge, according to Schueler. Shop drawings are nearly exclusively done via 3D modeling software, he said. “One of the things the fabrication industry is looking more at doing is eliminating the review of paper shop drawings. A lot of fabricators will review it in PDF format. But the next push is going to be enabling the engineer of record to review our model via 3D detailing programs (in structural steel detail software such as SDS2 or Tekla). In other words, we want to make it possible for the engineer to review the shop drawings within the model itself. This process makes it possible for the engineer to go in and actually

look inside the model, spin it around and test it. This allows the fabricator to get the drawing approved more quickly.” An example of a current St. Louis-based project that is employing these structural steel modeling innovations, Schueler said, is the BJC HealthCare Washington University School of Medicine Campus Renewal Project. HOK is the project’s executive architect. Construction site innovations specific to structural steel include the way steel joist and deck is being delivered and sequenced in order to expedite steel erection on the project site, according to Edwardsville, IL-based Contegra Construction Co. Project Executive Jim Mundy. “We will often erect large warehouse buildings in sequences that allow the joist installation to begin shortly after structural steel columns and girders are set,” Mundy said. “Soon after joists are installed, we’re installing decking in order to begin subsequent activity such as roofing installation. For example, we’ll typically begin installing the roof system on large warehouse buildings when steel erection is only half complete.” The use of factory-coated decking is another innovation on the rise, with exposed

floor and roof decks being more prevalent. “The coated underside of the deck helps improve lighting in office and warehouse spaces that don’t have acoustic or drywall ceilings,” said Mundy. “We have seen more frequent use of powder-actuated fasteners for attaching steel decking to joists. This helps fasten decking more quickly than welded connections.” Tom McNeil is business manager of Ironworkers Local No. 396 in St. Louis, a union of some 1,200 members. McNeil has been working in the steel industry since 1973. McNeil’s father was an ironworker, too. “The twin 12-story medical towers that make up the first phase of BJC HealthCare’s expansion program in the West End…that was a big project for Ironworkers Local No. 396,” said McNeil. “The $770 million, 28-story Centene Corp. office tower in Clayton that is getting ready to start…that’s our job, too. Technology is making bigger and bigger panels possible, which results in less construction time and lower labor costs, ” he said. “We’re seeing a lot more pre-cast rather than cast-in-place these days. It requires more coordination but saves on man-hours.”

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“Having a consistent product is important to commercial customers, whereas retail customers for pick-up trucks will look at styling, interior features and comfort items more than a commercial customer will,” Sowers said. Features on 2018 models that will peak the interest of commercial vehicle operators, according to Sowers, stretch beyond the physical components. More power, engines that use alternative fuel, diesel options and rear-view cameras as standard equipment comprise the list of what’s new or enhanced in 2018.

Take Ram, for instance. “The biggest thing from a capability standpoint we’ve just announced is that we’re going to 930 pound-feet of torque on our maximum-output Cummins Turbo Diesel Engine on our 2018 Ram 3500 trucks,” Sowers said. “Torque of 930 pound-feet is the highest amount of torque in the industry today. It means we’re delivering that work capability in a better way than anybody else. Our same truck that’s equipped with 930 pound-feet of torque also has 31,210 pounds of towing with a gooseneck trailer and 30,000 pounds of trailer tow with a fifth-wheel trailer. And that 30,000 pounds is

also best-in-class of any heavy-duty truck,” he added. The 2018 efficiency extends to oil changes; the Cummins Turbo Diesel Engine is capable of traveling 15,000 miles between oil change intervals, Sowers said. “Even with the highest torque in the industry, we are able to offer that level of efficiency for the business customer,” he added. Reliability and durability are important in commercial vehicles, said Sowers, because “these guys rely on their vehicles to perform their job functions every day,” he said. “They don’t have the luxury of taking a day off. They rely on their vehicles to meet the needs of their business.” Ram shines in that regard, according to Sowers. “We’re proud to tell people that our heavy duty truck line is the longest-lasting line of heavy duties in the industry today. From the late 1980s through the present, we have a higher percentage of (heavy-duty) trucks on the road today than anybody else.” Ram offers two commercial vans. The ProMaster City, a Class 1 light-duty cargo van with a 2.4-liter, 4-cylinder engine and a nine-speed transmission, has best-in-class fuel economy of 28 miles per gallon on the highway. The Grand ProMaster, a larger cargo van, comes in 14 configurations along

with numerous trim options. It’s also frontwheel drive, unique in the industry, resulting in a best-in-class turning radius for a van. GMC is among several commercial vehicle manufacturers that have expanded their alternative fuel fleet offerings with hardened engines – 6.0-liter, V-8 compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-capable engines with hardened valves and valve seats as part of its 2018 heavyduty truck models. “We have been working with Power Solutions International Inc. to be our outfitter of choice for gaseous-fueled vehicles,” said Daniel Tigges, commercial product & sales support manager in GM Fleet’s full-size truck division. “PSI has in turn contracted with Knapheide to be its installer, which is a nationwide network. With fuel prices as low as they are, I can’t say this is a rapidly growing market by any means, but there are certain parts of the country where the CNG infrastructure is pretty strong, and CNG prices are very attractive,” he said. Chevy’s 2018 Silverado and Sierra trucks are accessorized with the company’s e-assist system, which is also available in its light-duty crew cab models. “Our e-assist technology essentially is a system that will turn the engine off when you

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come to a stoplight and restart the engine automatically when you pick your foot up off the brake or press on the accelerator,” Tigges said. “It will provide an electric boost while you’re traveling down the road, and it allows the truck to stay in 4-cylinder mode for longer periods of time, saving fuel.” Tigges said the system also uses regenerative braking, the conversion of the vehicle’s kinetic energy into chemical energy stored in the battery where it can be used later to drive the vehicle. “Regenerative braking takes energy from slowing down when you’re starting to apply the brakes and captures that energy and stores it in the battery to be used to help launch and move the vehicle,” he said. Ford’s 2018 commercial truck line features lighter-than-ever, aluminum-alloy bodies that increase gas efficiency, according to Jiyan Cadiz, Ford Motor Co. North America trucks and commercial vehicles product communications manager. “Last year was a major year for us as far as trucks go,” said Cadiz. “We launched an all-new Ford Super Duty, all new from the ground up. That was the first major re-do for the Heavy Duty in almost two decades.” Ford’s high-performance F-150 Raptor also launched last year; the 2018 Raptor, Cadiz

“ Last year was a major year for us as far as trucks go. We launched an all-new Ford Super Duty, all new from the ground up. That was the first major re-do for the Heavy Duty in almost two decades.” said, features a 3.5-liter EcoBoost with port fuel-injection – which sprays the fuel into the intake ports where it mixes with incoming air – and direct injection systems, in which the injectors are mounted in the cylinder head and spray fuel directly into the engine cylinder. The 2018 Raptor also features 10-speed automatic. “Year 2017 marked 40 consecutive years of Ford’s prominence as the best-selling truck in America and 35 years as the bestselling vehicle, the Ford F-Series,” Cadiz said. “Now we’re taking it a step further with the F-150,” he said, noting that Ford is adding much more capability specific to power, payload and towing.

Truck aficionados are also revved for the “first-ever F-150 with a diesel engine” coming in 2018, Cadiz said. “We know enthusiasts and truck fans are super excited about this because it’s been a long time coming,” he said. “Here we have a vehicle that offers great payload and towing capability with the efficiency that diesel offers in an aluminum-body truck. It’s going to be fantastic.” Ford’s 2018 commercial van models, the Ford Transit full-size cargo van and the Ford Transit Connect, are largely carry-overs from 2017, according to Cadiz. The biggest change may be the name. “Both Transit and Transit Connect are work vans,” he said.

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The 2018 Tundra TRD Sport offers project professionals enhanced driving performance with the addition of TRD Sport Tuned Bilstein Shocks and TRD front and rear anti-sway bars. Color-keyed mirrors, front and rear bumpers and 20-inch alloy silver sport wheels are also part of the 2018 Tundra TRD Sport “They will now be known as Transit Connect Cargo and Transit Connect Wagon. Cargo is a panel delivery van, and Wagon has bench seating for additional occupants.” The Ford Transit remains popular with folks in the construction industry, Cadiz said. “Plumbers and heating, ventilation and air conditioning folks love those vans because they can step in and walk in them and not have to crouch down. They’re a true workshop and mobile office.” Toyota’s major new feature in 2018 is the inclusion of Toyota Safety Sense P (TSS-P), a pre-collision system included on all Tundra

models, according to Matt Larkins, Toyota vehicle marketing and communications senior planner. “The pre-collision system has a lane departure alert, automatic high beams and dynamic radar cruise control,” he said. “Rather than scaling it out in premium trims, it’s actually available on all 2018 models as standard across the board.” Rear-view cameras are becoming standard equipment on many 2018 trucks, and manufacturers like to boast about it. But the manufacturer didn’t come up with the idea; the federal government’s National

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Highway Traffic Safety Administration is requiring back-up cameras on all new vehicles beginning in 2019. Les Williams, fleet manager at Dave Sinclair Ford in St. Louis, said buyers must still sift through a lot of options. “Ordering a pick-up truck is just as confusing as ordering a car,” Williams said. “They’re available with vinyl seats and rubber floor up to leather and all the toys, even when you get into the chassis cabs. If somebody wants something really nice, they can get it.” Brad Matheney, commercial sales manager at Lou Fusz GMC, agreed. “When I first got into the business, everything was a stick-shift, no-air (conditioned) truck and now everything is automatic with air,” Matheney said, adding that business owners choose where they buy their commercial vehicles by availability more so than by price. “Price is always going to be a concern with them, but I think a lot has to do with the availability of the vehicle they’re looking for,” he said. “Is it ready to go and go now? Not very often do you have an end user who is willing to wait six to eight weeks for a vehicle. So if you have it on the ground, you have a lot better opportunity of selling it to them.”

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St. Peters Shopping Center on Track to Open in Time for Holiday Shopping Season

The largest shopping center to be built in St. Charles County in seven years will be completed this fall. The Shoppes at Mid Rivers in St. Peters is a $54 million project developed by Brentwood, TN-based GBT Realty Group. The general contractor is Knoebel Construction, Inc. of Chesterfield, which specializes in retail, restaurant, grocery developments and healthcare nationwide. The designer is Nashville-based MJM Architects.

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An expedited construction timeframe on The Shoppes at Mid Rivers in St. Peters required general contractor Knoebel Construction, Inc. of Chesterfield to develop intricate schedules to allow more than 50 subcontractors to work on site concurrently throughout construction of the 270,000-square-foot retail development. Located on the northeast quadrant of Interstate 70 and Mid Rivers Mall Drive, The Shoppes is the largest shopping center to be built in St. Charles County in seven years. GBT Realty Group is the developer.

The Shoppes at Mid Rivers is one of two retail development projects that 36-year-old Knoebel Construction is building concurrently for GBT Realty Corp. The $20 million Silver Lake Village in Bartlesville, OK is completing on nearly the same schedule. The 270,000-square-foot The Shoppes at Mid Rivers is located on a 28-acre site on the northeast quadrant of Interstate 70 and Mid Rivers Mall Drive across from Mid Rivers Mall. GBT Realty selected the site for its excellent frontage, high visibility, easy access and daily traffic count of 138,610 vehicles. The Shoppes’ location on I-70, the dominant retail corridor, is at the center of St. Charles County and across the highway from the only regional mall in the county. The project broke ground and Knoebel began vertical construction in February 2017; interior construction began in June. Tenants will begin opening this October. The eight-month timeline was set so that The Shoppes’ stores could open for the holiday shopping season. “The expedited construction timeframe on this project was a challenge, and one that we met and exceeded,” said Matt Mabie, president of Knoebel Construction, one of the top 25 largest construction firms in St. Louis. Knoebel provides development, general contracting and construction management services. “We began with a tight schedule and a plan to make it happen,” he added. “Even though it’s one large

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project, we split the work into seven subprojects. We’re running each as its own separate management team and subcontractor base.” The number of tenant-specific subcontractors on the job is a unique characteristic of The Shoppes project, according to Mabie. “We assigned each tenant space its own subcontractor base and its own superintendent,” he said, noting that Knoebel Construction contracted with more than 50 subcontractors so that work could progress concurrently on each of the seven subprojects. According to the developer, more than 1,200 local jobs will have been created via The Shoppes at Mid Rivers. This number includes shortterm construction jobs over the life of the project as well as permanent part-time and full-time retail jobs. Construction of the project shell was completed in May, with concrete block and tilt-up walls in place despite a rainy spring. Up-front planning and careful coordination with subcontractors helped mediate the weather issues. “Communication has been our biggest tool on this project to make sure everyone is on the same page,” said Mabie. “We had a strong group of subcontractors that understood what was required and in turn, communicated to us to help them exceed expectations.” Knoebel Construction holds regular meetings, with every subcontractor at the table, to discuss the timeframe each scope will

take to complete, look-aheads, difficulties and challenges. “With that knowledge, we were able to put together a precise schedule,” he said. “When it rained more than we anticipated, we were able to accurately and effectively remediate any delays.” The Shoppes at Mid Rivers’ 14 buildings were under roof by June 1, at which time Knoebel Construction began interior construction and build-out of nine tenant stores. Confirmed retail tenants include Academy Sports + Outdoors, Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, Home Goods, ULTA Beauty, Five Below and Famous Footwear, OshKosh B’gosh and Carter’s. Aspen Dental will occupy one of the site’s four outparcels. Approximately 30,000 square feet of small shop space is available for lease. St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano is among those who recognize the economic impact of the new shopping center. “A project to build this type of large, quality retail shopping center only comes along so often,” Pagano said. “The fact that we have such a strong retail corridor along I-70 made this possible. What also makes this type of economic development possible is that we have a great city that works for both our residents and our businesses.” St. Peters is already a vibrant business community, home to more than 2,300 businesses, Pagano added. In addition to new jobs and new tax revenue from the development’s retailers, city officials are excited to provide their residents with new shopping opportunities, including the introduction of retail anchor Academy Sports + Outdoors into the St. Louis regional market. As a means of funding the shopping center’s infrastructure, such as access roadways, landscaping and public safety, the St. Peters Board of Aldermen approved the developer’s creation of a community improvement district or CID. Provisions of the CID allow for the authorization of up to an additional one percent sales tax on all retail sales from The Shoppes. The CID revenues will provide up to $5.5 million to defray eligible project costs such as parking lots and drive lanes, utilities, site lighting, directional signage and striping, irrigation and landscaping, a storm sewer system, an on-site detention pond and related engineering and legal costs. St. Peters anticipates the CID portion of the sales tax to remain in effect for 12 years or less, city officials said. Also approved through a development agreement with the city of St. Peters, GBT Realty Group will be reimbursed up to $2.2 million from existing and future tax increment financing (TIF) revenues for a portion of eligible costs for the project including site work and public infrastructure, demolition of existing buildings and structures and related design, engineering, architectural and legal costs. The TIF expires in 2019. No tax abatements have been awarded on this project, according to city officials. Hoelscher Interiors, Inc., a subcontractor on The Shoppes, installed metal studs, drywall, acoustical ceilings and carpentry work. “The biggest issue on this job is the fast pace,” said Jay Hoelscher, who estimated that

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According to Brentwood, TN-based developer GBT Realty Group, more than 1,200 local jobs will have been created through The Shoppes at Mid Rivers. This number includes short-term construction jobs over the life of the project as well as permanent part-time and full-time retail jobs.

his workers have installed close to 2,000 sheets of drywall. George Weis Co. of Millstadt, IL provided an exterior installation finishing system, a synthetic stucco, according to Project Manager Michael Weis. The subcontractor worked at the site for approximately one month. Greg Witges, senior estimator for Brothers Glass and Glazing, LLC of O’Fallon, said their project was divided into three phases. The company performed glass and glazing in Phase III, installing storefront windows. Crystal Heating & Cooling, Inc. in Festus installed the HVAC units at The Shoppes at Mid Rivers. Active coordination of the numerous subcontractors working simultaneously at the job site was a challenge that Knoebel Construction has successfully met, Mabie said. Although different subcontractors were working in different buildings, many were performing similar work at any one time. “We had three different masonry teams, all working at the same time,” he said, noting that glass was installed throughout the project during the same time period. All electrical work was performed at once as well. “Clear communication between all job partners has been essential since the very beginning,” Mabie said.

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A S S O C I AT I O N S On behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF), 2017 HBA President Ken Kruse of Payne Family Homes presented a $15,000 donation to Harper Zielonko, resource development operations manager for Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis (HFHSL). The donation will be used to support Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis’ 2017 build program. The funding will play an integral role in helping HFHSL reach its goal of building five new homes in Hazelwood, 10 new homes throughout the southeastern quadrant of St. Louis City and 3-6 planned new homes in the Tiffany neighborhood in south St. Louis City. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) strongly voiced its support of bipartisan legislation that makes permanent a key energy efficiency tax incentive for owners and designers of energy efficient buildings and that expands its benefits to designers of hospitals, schools, tribal community facilities and other non-profits. H.R. 3507 introduced by Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and co-sponsored

by Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) also modifies Section 179D of the tax code – the Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Deduction - to make small to midsized architect firms organized as subchapter S corporations eligible for the deduction. Volunteers from the Decorative Concrete Council (DCC) and the Manufacturer’s Advisory Council (MAC), traveled to Oahu, Hawaii, August 7-11, 2017 to replace a vinyl “sticker” of a map of the Pacific War 1941-1945 with a version in concrete. The DCC and MAC are specialty councils of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis. Clark Branum, Diamatic, USA, San Diego, CA was the project coordinator for the installation. The project consisted of removing the existing vinyl map and substrate, and replacing it with new, colored concrete. Stencils were then used to mask the land masses and text prior to sandblasting the surface.

The St. Louis Missouri Chapter 38 of The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) held the Chapter’s fifty-seventh Installation of Officers and Directors at The Lodge at Grant’s Trail, St. Louis, MO. The 2017-2018 St. Louis Missouri Chapter 38 NAWIC Board of Directors is comprised of President Stephanie Anderson, Acme Constructors, Inc., Vice President Barbara Johnson, Chas. L. Crane Agency Co., Treasurer Kathy Cassidy, Acme Constructors, Inc., Secretary Cathy Gallaher, Cateck, Inc., Immediate Past President Sandra Carter, CIT, Bartch Roofing, Inc., Directors: Amy DePriest, Acme Constructors, Inc., Shannon Carroll, Alberici Constructors, Vanessa Byrd, Shannon & Wilson, Inc., Janet Heitzig, Principal Financial Group, Amy Heeger, AME Constructors, Inc. and Dottie Koch, Allied Waterproofing.

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C O M PA N I E S Engineering News-Record (ENR), the highly regarded construction industry publication, has ranked Geotechnology, Inc., as one of the nation’s 2017 Top 500 Design Firms. A leading provider of geotechnical and environmental engineering, geophysics, water resource management, materials testing and drilling services, Geotechnology ranked #391 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firm’s list. ENR ranked firms by revenue for design services performed in 2016. The list includes firms that categorize themselves as architect, engineer, engineercontractor, engineer-architect, environmental, geotechnical engineer, landscape architect and planner. KAI recently celebrated the grand opening of the Lacy Clay Center for Children’s Health in St. Louis, MO. KAI provided architecture, MEP engineering and interior design on the $6 million project. Located at 5647 Delmar Blvd., the new 18,000-square-foot facility provides behavioral health, clinical and counseling support to children ages three to 17. The facility is owned by Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers.

TAMKO Building Products, Inc. has proudly donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with their Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts in Houston and the surrounding area. TAMKO presented the funds at the Joplin, Missouri Red Cross office on September 6. “Thanks to generous partners like TAMKO, the American Red Cross is there, providing food, shelter and comfort to people affected by Hurricane Harvey,” said Stacy Burks, Executive Director of the American Red Cross Southern Missouri. The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education, Research and Development Foundation has awarded three scholarships to students in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program. James Martin and Dimitry Petrov attend Middle Tennessee State University, Murpheesboro, TN and Jordan NuQue attends California State University, Chico, CA. Each received $5,000. To qualify for the scholarship, a student must be enrolled full time in the CIM program and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA.

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Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. announced today its commitment to contribute a total of $30,000 to support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The multi-state equipment distributor donated $20,000 to the American Red Cross through Komatsu America Corp. and $10,000 to Strike, LLC. to support The Woodlands, Texas-based company with their relief work in the Houston area as they continue to provide critical aid to those impacted now and for the long term. Washington University’s Gary M. Sumers Recreation Center has been awarded a Special Citation in the 2017 American School & University Architectural Portfolio—the premier showcase celebrating the best in education design. The 120,900 SF Recreation Center was designed by the team of Hastings+Chivetta Architects (Associate Architect) and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (Architect of Record). The Recreation Center was completed in 2016 and hosted the Presidential Debate before opening to the public.

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Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Becky Mehaffy to workforce manager. In her role, Mehaffy will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of Tarlton’s field workforce. This includes the staffing of projects, working with superintendents and project managers on project startup and execution needs, developing future field leaders, and extending Tarlton’s community outreach in the area of workforce development. Chad Morris, has joined HOK in St. Louis. He will support the HOK team as a project manager supporting HOK’s justice practice. Morris joins HOK from AAIC Incorporated in Collinsville, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor of Architectural Studies from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Services (IFS) recently received three safety awards from leading construction industry organizations. The American Subcontractors Association-Midwest Council presented an “Outstanding Safety Achievement in 2016” award to IFS. The award is given to contractors with a safety record 50 percent below the Department of Labor’s NAICS class code records. The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) recognized IFS for working injury-free on the HVAC retrofit at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis.

Michael Balles has been named data center services account manager at Murphy Company, a leading mechanical contracting and engineering firm. The announcement was made by Eric Gottschlich, director of data center services. Balles has more than 30 years’ experience in the design and construction of data centers, network switching facilities, call centers, cable television head ends, cell sites, and healthcare facilities. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the AutoCAD Users Group International. He is a past member of the Construction Specification Institute, AFCOM, Uptime Institute, ICOR, and BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International). Integrated Facility

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HIRES Geotechnology, Inc., a leading provider of geotechnical and environmental engineering, geophysics, water resource management, materials testing and drilling services, is pleased to announce today that Mr. Tim Gorline, a Geologist in their construction materials testing (CMT) group, has achieved International Code Council (ICC) designation as Master Special Inspector. Tim is one of only two Master Special Inspectors in the State of Missouri, the other being in the Kansas City area. Of the 16 Master Special Inspectors in the State of Illinois, only Gorline and one other reside in the St. Louis metro area. Thomas Stockmann Jr. has joined Murphy Company as a BIM (Building Information Modeling) designer. The announcement was made by Patrick Bastow, supervisor, BIM Production, for the mechanical contracting and engineering firm. A 2017 graduate of Mineral Area College with an associate’s degree in engineering, tech design drafting, Stockmann is a certified production technician (2015). He also is OSHA 30-hr.certified (2014). Dylan W. Blake has been appointed a fabrication database engineer VDC/BIM (Virtual Design and Construction/Building Information Modeling) at Murphy Company, a leading mechanical contracting and engineering company. The announcement was made by Patrick Bastow, supervisor, BIM Production. A May 2017 graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Blake was the university’s Lacrosse Club president and captain, an Opening Week mentor, and was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success in 2015. Ahmad Vincent has been appointed a plumbing designer, VDC/BIM (Virtual Design and Construction/Building Information Modeling) at Murphy Company, a leading mechanical contracting and engineering company. The announcement was made by Patrick Bastow, supervisor, BIM Production. An experienced professional, Vincent holds a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management as well as a bachelor’s degree in project/construction management and an associate’s degree in computer drafting and design from ITT Technical Institute. MC Industrial, Inc., an independent McCarthy company and leader in industrial construction, recently announced the addition of Bob Wood as Business Development Manager. Based in MC Industrial’s St. Louis office, his focus will be working with project teams to develop design and construction solutions that enhance project delivery for MC Industrial’s clients in the power market nationwide. Bob brings 23 years industry experience and broad power expertise to his new role including environmental, new generation, renewable and plant maintenance projects. Effective July 1, 2017, Adam Herman, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, ASA, CFE, Partner was named Chief Visionary Officer, and Quinn Martin, CPA, MBA, Partner was named Chief Operating Officer. This is the first-time Mueller Prost has appointed a CVO and COO, a move to ensure the growth and sustainability of the firm in future years. This split from the traditional Managing Partner structure recognizes the need for various skill sets as the firm grows, and allows for highest and best use of the firm’s resources and people.

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Spellman Brady & Company welcomes Monica Stefek, who will serve as the firm’s Director of Marketing. Ms. Stefek will have corporate responsibility for the firm’s marketing activities which includes developing the firm’s marketing material, responses to Requests for Qualifications and Proposals, as well as managing the firm’s communication, marketing and public relations activities. Ms. Stefek is a seasoned marketing professional with over 20 years of innovative and results-oriented marketing experience. Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions announces the addition of John W. O’Connell of Chesterfield, Missouri as the firm’s Controller. In this position, John will lead all aspects of Focal Pointe’s financial processes and procedures, strengthening performance and profitability. He will also provide leadership for the firm’s administrative operations, including human resources and information technology. O’Connell brings more than 35 years of experience in finance, having been a minority owner of a local luxury homebuilder, and financial executive for one of the largest home builders in St. Louis, Missouri. Rick Rebecca, who has more than 26 years of experience in risk management, has joined Contegra Construction Co. as safety director. Rebecca will oversee all facets of safety and safety training at Contegra. Based in Edwardsville, Ill., Contegra is one of the St. Louis area’s largest general contractors and serves a national customer base that includes industrial, institutional, municipal, multi-family, office and retail projects. Jared Moresi has joined Murphy Company as an engineer, industrial. The announcement was made by Mike Werdes, manager of engineering for the mechanical engineering and contracting firm. Moresi earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in May 2017 from the University of Missouri-Columbia where he was on the Dean’s List. He also was 2016-17 secretary of Mizzou’s Mechanical contractors Association of America student chapter, which captured First Place in the Final Four Competition at the MCAA National Convention in San Diego in March 2017. Dale Duello of Wentzville, MO, has joined Knoebel Construction as a site superintendent. He is responsible for managing day-to-day operations, subcontractor coordination and scheduling for various retail center, restaurant, grocery and retail store construction projects. Duello has 25 years of experience in commercial construction. He is a graduate of the St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship program. Phillip Irace has joined Murphy Company as engineer, commercial. The announcement was made by Conrad Philipp, vice-president, commercial, for the mechanical contracting and engineering firm. Irace holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL, graduating summa cum laude. He will receive a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Washington University in 2018, graduating magna cum laude, with a specialization is energy conversion and efficiency.

Nicholas (Nick) M. Kniesche has joined Murphy Company, a leading mechanical contracting and engineering firm, as engineer, commercial. The announcement was made by Conrad Philipp, vice-president, commercial. Kniesche is a 2017 graduate of the University of MissouriColumbia where he was on the Dean’s List. He also was 2015-17 president of Mizzou’s Mechanical Contractors Association of America student chapter, which is sponsored by MCA-EMO. Kniesche served as a project management intern at Murphy Company during the summers of 2015 and 2016. Prior to that, he was owner-operator of Kniesche Home Improvement. He is OSHA-10 certified. Midas Hospitality, a premier hotel management group, recently hired Jim Cavallo and promoted Michael Heater as Regional Operations Leaders. In this position, both Cavallo and Heater will oversee approximately 12 to 15 hotels, creating and cultivating an environment that complements Midas Hospitality’s vision. They will guide each hotel’s general manager in all aspects of hotel operations, as well as support their training and growth in order to achieve success. Cavallo and Heater will ensure brand compliance and set department goals in regard to achieving top rankings for service with all brands. Lindsey Merz, has joined HOK in St. Louis. She will continue to support the HOK team as an interior design professional working in all aspects of the project process. Merz joins HOK’s St. Louis office after having served at HOK’s Los Angeles and Houston offices. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Maryville University in St. Louis. Steven Schneider, has joined HOK in St. Louis. He will support the HOK team as a design professional working a variety of projects currently in design. Schneider joins HOK from Zimmerman Architectural Studios in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He earned his Bachelor of Architectural Studies from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Thomas Freeborn, has joined HOK in St. Louis. He will support the HOK team as an intern in the Planning Group. Freeborn joins HOK from his previous internship with Clearwater Cove in Lampe, Missouri. He is a junior at Purdue University pursuing his degree in Landscape Architecture. KWK Architects announces the addition of Cindy Hausler, CPSM as director of marketing. In this position, Cindy is responsible for leading marketing strategy, business development, public relations, and overall marketing activities for the firm. A graduate of Webster University, Hausler holds a Master of Arts degree in Media Communications and a Bachelor of Arts in Management (Emphasis in Marketing). She earned her Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM) certification through the Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) in 2008. A long-time member of SMPS, Hausler is a past president and board member of the St. Louis Chapter. Cindy Hausler also owns and operates Market Elevations, a marketing consultancy specializing in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. McGrath & Associates has hired Jacob Morten of Bethalto, IL, as project estimator. Morten, who previously worked at McGrath as an intern in estimating, has a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and an OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety and Health certification.

Western Specialty Contractors has hired Douglas Martin as Branch Manager of its Tulsa, OK branch. Douglas comes to Western with 26 years of industry experience. In his new position, Douglas will be responsible for marketing, sales, estimating, oversight of operations and administrative functions, as well as the safety of all branch employees and the productivity of the office staff and field crews. Additionally, he will be responsible for ensuring the branch's profitability by forecasting and managing the budget, identifying market trends, ensuring quality control, and building and maintaining customer relationships. Brad Finnegan has joined Murphy Company, a leading mechanical contracting and engineering firm, as a BIM/HVAC (Building Information Modeling/Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning) designer. The announcement was made by Patrick Bastow, supervisor, BIM production. A 2017 graduate of Saint Louis University, Finnegan holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. He studied mechanical engineering in Madrid, Spain in spring 2015. While an undergraduate he also was an intern at Hunter Engineering and a computer aided design (CAD) teaching assistant at Saint Louis University. An active community volunteer, Finnegan was a Jesuit Community Scholar and also held an Ignation Scholarship while attending Saint Louis University. Haberberger, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members. Ben Haberberger, who represents the fourth generation in the 69-year-old family owned mechanical contracting firm, has joined as a project manager/estimator in the plumbing department. Additionally, Jennifer Wilson has been hired as a receptionist and will also be in charge of accounts payable for the company. Haberberger, of Ballwin, Mo., most recently worked as a project engineer for the Tinuum Group – formerly Clean Coal Solutions Services – located in St. Louis. He also previously served as a facility manager at the company’s Creek Power Plant in Fannin, Texas. Haberberger holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. In his new role at Haberberger, Inc., he will be responsible for assisting in the growth of the new plumbing department. Prior to joining Haberberger, Inc., Wilson served in Accounts Payable and Payroll roles at Sachs Electric and Bobcat of St. Louis. In her new position, she will be responsible for performing receptionist duties, processing invoices and issuing payments. Wilson resides in Barnhart, Mo. The executive management team at Guarantee Electrical Company (GECO) is thrilled to announce long-time industry veteran, Cindy Bambini has joined GECO as Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. With 20+ years as a Business Development leader, Cindy will lead, organize and coordinate efforts of the GECO team-based business development activities as well as oversee the company marketing efforts, including marketing strategy, brand positioning, and budgeting. Prior to joining GECO, Ms. Bambini was the Director of Business Development for CRB, a national engineering, architecture and construction manager with a focus on BioPharma, Food & Beverage and Science & Technology markets.

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The Voice for the St. Louis Construction Industry

September - October ‘17

BY JOE BALASAROTTI

Is Your Business Too Dependent Upon Technology? A year or so ago at an industry conference, I found myself in a conversation with a defense and weapons expert. I asked what types of scenarios he was dealing with. His answer was this: What would happen if an enemy missile got within a couple hundred miles of our Pacific Northwest and created an electromagnetic pulse, something now we know North Korea could potentially pull off? The experts were trying to work through what would happen if the populations of two or three states were suddenly plunged back into the Dark Ages. All but the most hardened electronics would be fried. Forget driving. Without electronics, today’s autos are just piles of metal and plastic. Even old cars would be mostly useless, as there would be no electricity to operate gas pumps. What would happen to a population when access to TV, cell phones, radio and the Internet is suddenly gone? Add to that no ATMs and no credit card transactions. His scenario was not pretty. The immediate impact would be mass panic and all the bad things that brings. From an economic view, commerce would grind to a halt. Very few businesses can run on a cash-only basis, and a loss of communication with suppliers, workers and clients would halt nearly all of that. This would not be a passing problem, either; recovery of even the basic infrastructure could take months. Life would not return to normal for years and would never be the same for the people and businesses in the disaster zone. That scenario, however, is thankfully unlikely. But just as scary are the likely “little” catastrophes that businesses small and large have to deal with. Just think about the last time we had a storm that resulted in a prolonged power outage, or when floods closed many roads and bridges. Or, even more common, going to a store and hearing “our systems are down” from a staff which can’t ring in a sale, take an order or otherwise do business. At my shop, our telecommunications provider had an ongoing problem that took our entire office park out for hours at a time over a couple week period. It wasn’t even a natural disaster. It was merely poor infrastructure and/or poor maintenance, but our businesses suffered nonetheless. We pulled out the old credit card imprinter (youngins have no idea what I’m talking about) because the Internet was out, but a client wanted to make a purchase. So, Back to The Future we went (and yes, the last time we used that old card imprinter was about when that movie came out). The clients got what they needed and we finalized the sale once the provider finally got the lines back up. Contrast that to my drive-thru experience the same day at a local McDonald’s. Pulling up to the speaker, I was met with a message: “Our registers are down, so we can’t take any orders. Sorry.” My immediate thought was, “What? You mean the staff couldn’t figure out how to write down ‘large Coke,’ put a cup under the spout and press the button?” No one had a calculator and a pad of paper? No one could flip a burger without it showing on the screen? Really? How much revenue was lost because the staff had never been trained appropriately, taken a system outage into account, planned accordingly and empowered people in the store to get the job done, however creative they needed to be? Technology increases efficiency, reduces costs and levels the playing field for businesses big and small. However, just as the FAA has found that pilot skills atrophy as autopilot is used more and more, we as business

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owners need to be sure that the technology we use in our businesses does not replace common sense, basic skills and initiative in our staff. It wouldn’t take an electromagnetic pulse. We’ve all seen many a business not survive after any number of disasters, be they natural, manmade or self-inflicted. Many times, it is not the physical loss that kills these businesses, but rather the loss of business continuity. They might lose workers, as they can’t move forward on projects or sales. They may have lost their client or work data, causing delays and vastly increased costs, or they can’t easily access their supplier accounts to reroute shipments. Project dates slip, accounts become delinquent and clients’ needs slip through the cracks. All this can add to the initial disaster to seal the demise of a company. Just as I advocate for multiple backups, up-to-date network security and ongoing maintenance of all technology, I caution that any number of disasters could put your business at risk if your staff doesn’t have a basic understanding of what your technology does, how to at least limp through without it and how to make smart, common-sense decisions when technology isn’t available. Look at when likely failures can occur and work with your tech people to minimize those risks, either with redundancy, backups or spares. A little disaster planning will focus your staff and allow for better understanding of how your company uses technology and how technology benefits your company…and how to succeed even in the absence of technology. I welcome your questions or comments at businesstech@software-togo.com. Joe Balsarotti is president of Software To Go and is a 37-year veteran of the computer industry, reaching back to the days of the Apple II. He served three terms as chairman of the National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) Missouri Leadership Council, as chairman of the Clayton, MO Merchant Association for a dozen years, chaired Region VII of the Federal Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board and currently serves on the Dealer Advisory Panel of the ASCII Group, an organization of more than 1,000 independent computer and technology solution providers in North America.

ADVERTISER INDEX Company

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Website

Phone Number

Architectural Sheet Metal Systems

architecturalstl.com

314-645-0093

Carpenters' Regional Council STL & KC

carpdc.org

314 644-4800

CK Power

ckpower.com

314-868-8620

Custom Home Elevator

customhomeelevators-stlouis.com

314-423-1620

Drilling Service Company

drillingserviceco.com

314-291-1111

Gateway Drone Resources

gatewaydroneresources.com

636-730-3115

Great Rivers Greenway

greatriversgreenway.org

314-436-7009

Greensfelder Hemker & Gale

greensfelder.com

314-241-9090

Hayward Baker

haywardbaker.com

314 802-2920

Heidemann a ZAK Company

zakcompanies.com

636-492-3200

Iron Workers Local 396

ironworkerslocal396.org

314-647-3008

Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc.

kirby-smith.com

888-861-0219

Landco Construction

landco-construction.com

314-275-7400

Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures, Inc.

lawrencefabric.com

800 527-3840

SCI Engineering, Inc.

sciengineering.com

636-757-1068

Seiler Instrument

seilerinst.com

314-968-2282

Sielfleisch Roofing

sielfleischroofing.com

636-349-2920

Square Up Builders

theupcompanies.com

314-865-3185

Subsurface Constructors

IFC

subsurfaceconstructors.com

314 421-2460

Sunbelt Rentals

rg-rents.com

314-426-1111

The Electrical Connection

electricalconnection.org

314-781-0755

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