The construction industry is full of excellent leadership, but the public rarely sees it in action—even if it ultimately benefits from better roads, buildings and other facilities. ENR’s annual Top 25 Newsmakers program recognizes outstanding achievements. “If I don’t have 100 balls in the air, I don’t work well. I get bored,” says David Burrus, referring to his multitasking skills. His love of quantifying everything, combined with his need for
The results are for the ENR California Best Projects 2013. The team of Whiting Turner & Clark Nexsen working with NAVFAC Southwest and partnering facilitated by Jim Eisenhart of VCG has won the Best Project in Government Buildings for the Edson and Chappo Dining Facilities, located in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. On this project the Whiting-Turner design-build team was challenged to design and build two, identical – at least on the concept drawings
Jim Eisenhart of Ventura Consulting Group is currently working with the Expo Light Rail Team in Los Angeles and their partnering efforts were recently highlighted as an effective tool in delivering project success. From ENR – August 2013 – “One thing we did on this job that was unique was facilitated partnering with each utility in an effort to
Executing the Challenging Project: Focus on Opportunities as a Team AS FEATURED IN CONSTRUCTOR MAGAZINE – BY JIM EISENHART – PRESIDENT OF VCG A major renovation to an operating hospital is about as challenging a project as you can find. And the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital was no exception. Owner changes and major unforeseen existing conditions had put this $28 million project well behind schedule
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ENR BEST PROJECTS OF 2013 – DEADLINE IS JULY 1st
ENR is seeking entries for their annual awards program, which is dedicated to honoring the best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Projects compete in 20 specialized categories, ranging from airports to sports/entertainment. Independent juries of industry leaders in design and construction from each of ENR’s ten regional editions will judge the projects using five criteria, including
The Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Awards recognize project teams who use Partnering and its best practices to facilitate successful project implementation. In 2013, the 23 award-winning projects demonstrate the benefits of partnering to Caltrans, its partners and the public – project statistics show that overwhelmingly, the projects finished safely, on time and within budget. These 23 award winning projects had a combined contract value of $840 Million and saved almost
Achieving World Class Project Teamwork – With No Excuses As seen in ENR on May 21st, 2012 Click here for the full article The excuses. I have heard them all by now: “You’ve got to have good people to have a good team” or “You can’t have a high performance team on a public, low-bid project” or “There has to be sufficient resources and funding.” Consider that great or world-class