Building Industry Magazine - December 2012 - (Page 3)
Volume 59 Number 8 DECEMBER 2012
Inside the new PE/Athletics facility at Kamehameha Schools’ Kapalama campus, page 6
FEATURES:
GREEN BUILDERS 14
Incorporating energy-efficient materials in new construction starts has become the norm in Hawaii, yet builders are also motivated by the “green” business-end of an environmentally sensitive market.
NEWS BEAT:
Center for Architecture Opens A/C Warehouse Launches Training Center Paauilo Slaughterhouse Gets Upgrades Honsador Lumber Is Dewils Dealer Beachwalk Sewer Pipe Installed Rain Pavilion For Hawaii Nature Center Kapiolani Med Center Tops Off Garage 44 44 45 45 46 47 48
TOP STORIES AND PROJECTS OF 2012 20
What were the Top Stories of the past year that impacted the industry and the state as a whole? What Top Issues caused you concern? What defined Top projects of 2012? We asked, you answered.
DEPARTMENTS:
Editor’s Corner 4 4 6 8 9 11 49 50 Datebook Spotlight on Success: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus Contracts Awarded Low Bids Concept to Completion: FBI in Kapolei Best Practices New Products
GUAM 32
Military construction projects are slowing down, but the building boom is going strong as a slew of civilian projects are under way, with more in the pipeline.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (GCA) HAWAII 38
A look at one of Hawaii’s most actively involved and powerful industry associations.
ON THE COVER:
What do rail, tourism and the recent election have to do with each other? They all were among the Top Stories (and Issues) of 2012.
Coming in January
We begin the new year with a cover story on a highly anticipated topic: Military Construction. What lies ahead in 2013? Will budget cuts impact local military work? Our first issue of the year also includes the Cement & Concrete Products Industry (CCPI) of Hawaii Resource Directory, a valuable industry tool that includes an updated membership directory. We also take a look at what’s going on and up with High Rises, and we offer CP Highlights, a peak at what you will find in our annual Construction Preview 2013.
Cover design by Susan Whitney
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - December 2012