by Tacy Rayburn Published: February 27,2013
Tags: ABC Merit Awards
» The University of of Southern Mississippi School of Construction recently completed judging the entries for the Associated Builders and Contractors annual merit awards. Here are some of the awards. [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 22,2013
Tags: Barton Container Homes, Bill Lilly, housing, LEED, shipping containers
Bill Lilly, LEED AP, describes them as “white-knuckle experiences.” The Oxford homebuilder and owner of Village Green Builders Inc. says he had a number of such moments while building the state’s first home from shipping containers. Shipping container, sweet shipping container (Related story) The worries began early, and were not always high-tech in nature. “The [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 22,2013
Tags: Barton Container Homes, Bill Lilly, housing, LEED, shipping containers
The story begins with a missed invoice and a passion for sustainable construction, takes a winding path through California and Georgia and ends in Oxford with arguably the most unique house in the State of Mississippi. See “How-to” video below “I’ve had a lot of interest and inquiries since, but the Barton home is the [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 15,2013
Tags: Home Builders Association, housing starts, Marty Milstead
Ocean Springs builder Randy Bosarge thinks it’s unfortunate that some contractors give the construction industry a bad reputation. As president of the Home Builders Association of Mississippi, he’s committed to professionalism and wants members to stand strong and pull together. “I’ve been a member since 2001 and moved up through the ranks,” he said. “The [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 15,2013
Tags: Mike Barkett, Mississippi Construction Education Foundation, Mississippi Department of Education, SkillsUSA
The Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF), Mississippi Department of Education and construction industry partners are hosting the 2013 SkillsUSA Mississippi State Championship Feb. 26-27 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. While the event offers a chance for students and apprentices to show off their crafts skills, it also gives the industry a venue to [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 15,2013
Tags: contractors, Mississippi College, Mississippi State Board of Contractors, Mississippi Supreme Court, Stephanie Sills Lee
Stephanie Sills Lee was well on her way to a stellar career in the field of law when a life-changing event forced her to re-evaluate where she was and where she was going. Little did she know that her new direction would land her as the executive director of the Mississippi State Board of Contractors [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 15,2013
Tags: buildling contractors, construction, energy, green building, Mississippi Road Builders Association
Everyone knows the winter months are not the best of times for the construction industry. Contractors have always had to adopt strategies to survive the cold weather months when construction activity wanes. This seasonal adjustment is in addition to the economic woes of recent years. However, construction association executives say their members are coping. Mike [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: February 15,2013
Tags: Associated General Contractors, building contractors, construction, housing bubble, Mississippi Construction Education Foundation, Perry Nations
Perry Nations, 75, a strong voice for the construction industry for more than 35 years, retired as executive director of Associated General Contractors on Dec. 31, 2012. Two days later, he took a new job as vice president of the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation. “I’m a workaholic,” Nations admits. “It is a challenge to come [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: October 5,2012
Tags: architecture, construction, energy efficient, environmentally-friendly, LEED, National Association of Homebuilders, Sustainable Construction
As interest grows in building homes and commercial properties that are sensitive to the environment and that make the best use of resources, what should people consider before building? David Turner has a two-word answer to that question, “Resource management.” The owner of Sustainable Construction, a Jackson residential and commercial building company, says those words [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: June 10,2012
Tags: American Institute of Architects, Anirban Basu, Architecture Building Index, Associated Builders & Contractors, Homebuilders Association of Mississippi, Marty Milstead, Mississippi Concrete Industries Association
The South is rising again, at least in comparison to construction activity with the rest of the country. Construction contractors looking for jobs should keep their eye on Dixie, says Anirban Basu, the Maryland-based chief economist for the Associated Builders and Contractors, whose Mississippi chapter is headquartered in Pearl and has an office in Gulfport. [...] [...]
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