Building Industry Magazine - March 2012 - (Page 52)

ARS MEET THE RISING ST In this report, we introduce you to a few of the friendly builders working on Guam. They’re young, up-andcoming and positively upbeat about their future on the island. After that, we focus on one of the most interesting projects of 2012, a joint venture between some of the best builders on the island. Family Man Daniel Holms is a young man whose work with Watts Constructors has taken him all over the United States. He’s currently assigned to the island of Guam where he works as a quality control manager/environmental manager for the company. A graduate of Michigan Technological University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Holms says the move to Guam felt very natural to him and his wife. “My wife Erin, our three-monthold son Oliver and I moved to Guam after completing the Kahului Airport Terminal Expansion project on Maui,” says Holms. “We stayed at the Hilton the first few weeks and rather than renting, decided to purchase a house here. We realized right away how nice 52 | BUILDING INDUSTRY | MARCH 2012 the locals were and were made to feel right at home.” Holms says that Erin was very supportive of his career and their travels across the world. Erin herself works in construction as an IT manager and project coordinator. As a person who has worked in many types of environments, including jobsites in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and California,

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - March 2012

Sitework
Residential Construction
Guam
GCA Celebrates 80th Anniversary at Installation
Carpenters Name ‘Builder of the Year’
BIA Home Show Draws 20,000-plus Attendees
$12M Grant Funds New Chaminade Parking
Construction Begins on Kawailoa Wind Farm
St. Francis to Build Multifamily Center
ACECH Spotlights Best in Engineering
UH to Get $42M IT Center
Datebook
Contracts Awarded
Best Practices: Without Working 80-Hour Weeks
Spotlight on Success: Kroc Center Hawaii
Architects Corner: AIA Welcomes New Year with New Board
Concept to Completion: Safeway Beretania
Low Bids
News Makers
New Products
Cover March 2012

Building Industry Magazine - March 2012