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Location of Texas. Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. The region's second-quarter 2018 gross state product was 8.6% of the GDP of the country at $1.755 trillion, with significant growth in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. [1]
Catnic Components had a patent for a steel lintel, used to provide structural support over a door or window opening in a brick wall. The lintel is hollow, being made from sheet steel pressed into a rectangular or trapezoidal shape with a wind to anchor the device to the surrounding brickwork. Part of the specification required a bar to "extend ...
Waterline is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Austin, Texas, United States. Planned to be 1,021 feet (311.2 meters) tall, it will be a mixed-use building with residential, office, and hotel space. [2] Upon completion in 2026, it is expected to become the tallest building in Austin and the tallest building in Texas.
The Beck Group was founded in 1912 by Henry C. Beck [4] in Houston, Texas as a general contractor [2] as Central Contracting Company. In 1934, it moved its headquarters to Dallas, [1] a requirement for building the city's Cotton Exchange Building. [2]
1933: Frank J. Rooney Construction Company (now Balfour Beatty Construction's Florida division) [4] and Eugene Simpson & Company (now Balfour Beatty Construction's Washington, D.C. division) are founded. [1] 1936: J.W. Bateson Company (now Balfour Beatty Construction's North Texas division) is founded. [5] 1966: Centex acquires J.W. Bateson. [6]
Arch-Con Corporation was founded in 2000 in Houston, Texas by Michael Scheurich. [10] Arch-Con began in the Houston area, working on commercial projects near metropolitan areas. Its first project was an entrance for Continental Manufacturing in Houston in 2000, following by a hotel project for Americas Best Value Inn in 2001.
In worldwide architecture of different eras and many cultures, a lintel has been an element of post and lintel construction. Many different building materials have been used for lintels. [3] In classical Western architecture and construction methods, by Merriam-Webster definition, a lintel is a load-bearing member and is placed over an ...
Catnic was established in 1969 when Brian Robinson took his idea to entrepreneur Alfred Gooding.The company conceived, developed and pioneered the steel lintel designed for the house building industry, and soon won a major share of the UK market.