Local ASA Chapter Starts

Details are sketchy, but an Illinois Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association was recently formed, the Alexandria, Va.-based organization said.

No other information was immediately available.

Huizinga Drives Award with Honors

Henry Huizinga, a driver for Ozinga Illinois RMC Inc. in Mokena, was named the 2003 Mixed Truck Driver of the Year.

Huizinga received the honor from the Silver Spring, Md.-based National Ready Mixed Concrete Association.

The award recognized Huizinga for his career achievements, including safety record, professionalism, competence and customer service skills. He has driven a truck mixer for more than 40 years and has never had a driver-error-related rejected load.

Huizinga received $5,000 and was lauded with other finalists at the recent NRMCA Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla.

Kudos for Construction Careers Web Site

A construction careers Web site, www.constructmyfuture.com, has earned an award.

The site earned the Pride Award for its "extraordinary efforts to enhance the image of the U.S. transportation construction industry" from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association in Washington, D.C.

ConstructMyFuture.com is a joint effort among three trade associations: the Milwaukee-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers; the Oak Brook, Ill.-based Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation; and the Arlington, Va.-based Associated General Contractors of America.

For information about the site, call Nicole Hallada at 414-298-4129 or e-mail nhallada@aem.org.

Book Covers Safety At Construction Site

A book addressing safety at the construction site was recently published, Construction Safety Management and Engineering.

The book, which is available from the Des Plaines, Ill.-based American Society of Safety Engineers, has five sections. They cover preconstruction tasks, key components of the safety process, emerging issues in construction safety management, legal topics and technical construction issues. Thirty-seven experts in construction safety and engineering developed the text.

The book is $89.95 for ASSE members and students and $99.95 for nonmembers. To order call customer service at 847-699-2929 or visit the group's Web site at www.asse.org.

Lambeau Wins Precast Award

Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., has won recognition for architectural precast.
The project took top honors in the Architectural Precast Association's Awards for Design & Manufacturing Excellence Competition. The APA is based in Fort Myers, Fla.

The judges said, "The palette of rich materials, dynamic set of forms and the details make this entry the most sophisticated project in the competition. The mammoth form of a football stadium is broken down by the creative use of precast, brick and steel with a design appropriately scaled and not overly repetitious like most stadiums."

Lambeau was designed by Kansas City, Mo.-based Ellerbe Becket Inc. The precast manufacturer was Germantown, Wis.-based International Concrete Products Inc.