Downtown El Paso is in a slow but steady phase of transformation as preservation groups and visionary investors promote a revitalization of historic buildings designed by such regional architectural greats as Henry C Trost. Malissa Arras, President of the Trost Society explains that education is needed for the public in order to make further headway:… Read more »
American Pole and Timber, a manufacturer and supplier of large structural timber products, is launching a scholarship program in which college students are invited to write an essay on a given topic (one topic each semester) related to timber products and/or timber construction. Two $500 scholarships will be awarded each Spring and Fall semester. About… Read more »
Building Products Plus, in Houston, TX, recently replaced their fleet of diesel-powered tractor/trailer trucks with four new trucks powered by cleaner-burning Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). They are currently also in the process of an engine-only CNG conversion of a tilt-bed truck in their fleet. The new trucks are 2015 Kenworth T800’s powered by Cummins Westport’s… Read more »
As the largest school in the state, the University of New Mexico usually proposes the largest number of GO Bond projects. This year it is pitching five projects for a total of 39 million including a new health science center with a price tag of 12 million for planning, design, and construction. Other projects include… Read more »
When Martina Lorey began her career as an architect in El Paso in the early 1970’s, she was the only female architect. Times have changed in her 25 years as a designer, with many more women entering the field. In that time, Lorey has quietly and steadily built an impeccable reputation as one of El… Read more »
