Building Industry Magazine - January 2012 - (Page 4)

Datebook American Institute of Architects, Hawaii chapter • AIA Leadership Development Program: Part 3. Jan. 6; 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. AIA Honolulu. For seminar questions please e-mail Pip White, AIA. For online registration questions, please contact Bonnie McIntyre, AIA Honolulu membership coordinator, at 628-7243. • Symposium to Explore Mid-Century Modernism in Hawaii. Jan. 21; 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Hawaii Imin International Conference Center. Cost for Historic Hawaii Foundation and AIA members is $250 (includes symposium, keynote luncheon, closing reception), nonmembers pay $450, reception only is $150. • RCI Hawaii Winter Workshop. Jan. 23 at 7:30 a.m. to Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort. For more information call RCI at 1 (866) 914-4724 or e-mail John Shepherd at: jds@shepherdconsulting.com Contact Bonnie McIntyre at 545-4242 or visit www.aiahonolulu.org. Building Industry Association of Hawaii • 27th annual BIA Renaissance Awards Call for Entries (Early Bird Special). Must enter by Jan. 6, 2012. • 2012 Home Building & Remodeling Show. Jan. 27-29. Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. For more information, contact Clarice Watanabe at ckw@biahawaii.org. • BIA General Membership Luncheon Meeting. Feb. 15; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CTC Pacific. For questions, contact Clarice Watanabe at 629-7503 or ckw@biahawaii.org. For more information, visit www.biahawaii.org. General Contractors Association of Hawaii • GCA Schedule of First Aid/CPR Classes. Jan. 13; 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. GCA Conference Room. Cost: $50 for GCA members, $75 for nonmembers. • Introduction to Blueprint Reading. Jan. 14; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. GCA Conference Room. Cost: $175 per GCA member, $250 per nonmember. • Construction Quality Management (CQM). Jan. 17-19. GCA Conference Room. Cost: $95 per GCA member, $125 per nonmember. • Installation Banquet. Jan. 21, 5 p.m. The Royal Hawaiian hotel Monarch Ballroom For more information, visit www.gcahawaii.org. National Association of Women in Construction • NAWIC Honolulu chapter meeting (membership night). Jan. 19. Honolulu Country Club. Networking begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. For more information, visit: www.nawic-honolulu.org. inside scoop Did anyone happen to check out our web site recently? If you did, then you’re now in the know about some unexpected information in the commercial-retail sector that Associate Editor Lee Schaller came across during her research. No, I will not reveal it here. You’ll have to pay us a visit at www.buildingindustryhawaii.com to find out what it is (or wait for the commercial-retail cover story that Lee is writing for the February issue). You see, a drawback of being a monthly publication is that much of what might be deemed breaking news often no longer is by the time this magazine is printed — although we do, periodically, still manage to scoop other news agencies. The Internet, with its nearly limitless capacity, is an ideal remedy. We can regularly post news items that may or may not find their way to print. For example, you will have to wait until the printed February issue to learn the final year-to-date totals in Contracts Awarded (because this is being written during the Christmas rush). However, if you visit Building Industry online this month, you can probably get the information sooner. Regardless of the state of the economy, knowledge is power. As your industry partner, we pledge to use all the resources we have on hand to keep you informed and at the top of your game. team player In the meantime, let’s not forget one of the industry’s strongest partners is the military. Much of the work that has carried us through in these difficult times have been federal jobs. Lee Schaller’s extensively researched Military feature, which begins on page 16, will give you the inside scoop on what to expect in 2012. Although overall forecasts for 2012 are not as optimistic as they once were – as you will see when you receive our annual Construction Preview later this month – it is a “New Year,” unwritten and alive with possibilities. “Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.” — Denis Waitley, an American motivational speaker With Much Aloha, Judith Shinsato http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com http://www.aiahonolulu.org http://www.biahawaii.org http://www.gcahawaii.org http://www.nawic-honolulu.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - January 2012

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Table of contents
Datebook
BIA Installs New 2012 Leadership
Partnering for Smart Grid Project
Scholarship Opportunity
ABC Honors Best Merit Shop Projects
Contracts Awarded
Military
Best Practices
CCPI Resource Directory
Spotlight on Success: Submarine Drive-In Magnetic Silencing Facility, Beckoning Point
Hawaii County Dedicates Transitional Housing
IBEW Renovation Earns LEED Gold
Hyatt Place Opens in Waikiki
Forecast: Fairly Sunny with a Few Scattered Clouds
Concept to Completion: Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Renovations
Construction Preview Highlights
Good Neighbors
Low Bids
News Makers
New Products

Building Industry Magazine - January 2012