A multi-billion dollar biomedical corridor stretching from 64th street to Loop 101 and the Arizona Canal is currently being planned for Phoenix, Arizona, in a joint venture between the City of Phoenix, Arizona State University and the Mayo Clinic, boosting Arizona’s construction industry. Planning began in 2012. Full build out is within about 15 years… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program has funded projects across New Mexico in 2014 including $8 million for a modern gravity and pressurized sewer system to serve 500 users in both Mesquite and Brazito in the Lower Rio Grande watershed. These funds promise to boost the New Mexico construction industry in 2015. In… Read more »
Across small-town New Mexico, MainStreet renovation and renewal programs have sprung up, creating opportunities within the New Mexico construction industry. According to New Mexico MainStreet Director Rich Williams, there are currently 27 MainStreet programs underway across the state, tripling the number from 2002. There are MainStreet programs in every state across the U.S. New Mexico’s… Read more »
Mark Conkling was an early adopter of green building practices, long before the current green phenomenon in the construction industry. He built passive and solar homes as far back as the 70’s, and continued throughout his career to integrate solar energy elements into his projects. He was a proponent of the “dual monitoring system” which… Read more »
A growing number of humane prairie dog removal organizations are emerging to meet the demand for kinder, friendlier pre-construction practices. Santa Fe, New Mexico based Eco Solutions LLC is one of these. Owner Trent Botkin says the average number of prairie dogs per acre in its habitat are 10-20, though sometimes rapid urban development has… Read more »
