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Topping Out Celebration — MD Anderson Cancer Center Mid-Campus Building 1

MD Anderson and Vaughn Construction, as well as the project team of WHR Architects and Haynes Whaley Associates, celebrated a significant milestone with the topping out of Mid-Campus Building 1 (formally named the Administrative Support Building) on December 22, 2009, nearly one year to the day of the record-setting MAT foundation pour. The topping out celebration [...]

Tellepsen YMCA Downtown Houston

Have you driven around downtown Houston lately? If so, you may have noticed the construction site for a new YMCA facility located at Pease and Milam. Haynes Whaley is providing structural engineering services for this project, working with the architect, Kirksey, and the general contractor, Tellepsen. This new YMCA facility will bear the Tellepsen family name, [...]

The Methodist Hospital Outpatient Care Center Completes Its Crown

In the early morning on Sunday, July 12, 2009, a helicopter lifted the last 30 ft section of the pipe-shaped spire into the air. Two steel workers, perched high up in a temporary “crow nest,” efficiently completed the bolted splice connection before the helicopter released its precarious load. This completes the final installation of the [...]

Texas Construction’s Top 40 Project Starts for 2008

 
Texas Construction’s annual “Top 40 Projects” was recently published in their June 2009 edition.  Haynes Whaley Associates had six projects in this year’s listing:
 
     #8   Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus
   #15   Texas A&M University Health Science Center
              Campus Phase 1
   #26   The Legacy at Memorial
   #31   IAH Terminal C Ticketing, Baggage Claim and
              ITT Level Remodel
   [...]

Smithsonian Collections and Support Center Wins 3 Awards

Haynes Whaley was pleased to be part of the design team for the Smithsonian Institute (SI) Collections and Support Center, located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  Renovations, interior modifications, and the addition of two mezzanines totaling 368,600 sf were made to an existing warehouse building to house six different Smithsonian offices, including Exhibits Central, [...]

2nd Largest Mat Pour in U.S.

In December 2008, Haynes Whaley Associates participated in the concrete mat foundation pours for the new Administrative Support Building for The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.   Vaughn Construction, together with Baker Concrete Construction, completed the first 4,000 cubic yard mat pour on December 12th at a rate of 570 [...]