Building Industry Magazine - March 2013 - (Page 55)

NewsBeat Sause Bros. Nearing Columbia Launch The hull section of the barge Columbia is being assembled in Oregon for Sause Bros. for service between Hawaii and the mainland. Sause Bros. plans to outfit its newest barge Columbia this spring and have it operational this fall. Work on the barge began last March at Gunderson Marine, Inc. in Portland, Ore., and the vessel is designed to service the Hawaii market. The Columbia will be larger than its predecessor, the Nestucca, and “will join our latest barge Kamakani,” says Jeff Browning, general manager for Columbia River Service of Sause Bros. “With two modern barges, we will now be able to provide sailings twice a month between the Northwest and Hawaii.” Sause Bros. provides a common carrier service from its inland terminal on the Columbia River in Rainier, Ore., to its terminal in Kapolei. The company is also in the process of rebuilding its tug fleet. Maui Company Partners with Prefab Builder Maui contractor Cutting Edge Development has partnered with Blu Homes to deliver and install its prefab “green” homes in Hawaii. Built in the company’s 250,000-square-foot factory in Vallejo, Calif., the homes have structural steel framing and are folded for quick and cost-effective transportation and setting up on site. Once delivered, the homes typically are completed in four to six weeks. “When it comes to building in Hawaii, choices are limited and it’s expensive,” said Lars Wernars of Cutting Edge Development. “My team and I have been building green homes in Hawaii for many years and I’m excited to be partnering with Blu Homes to give Hawaii customers more options for beautiful, modern green homes that can be constructed in a short timeframe with limited impact on the environment.” Maui-based Cutting Edge Development has teamed with Blu Homes out of California to install prefab homes. From single-level studios and cottages to two-story, four-bedroom homes, each of Blu Homes’ eight home models includes open floor www.buildingindustryhawaii.com | 55 plans, up to 16-foot ceilings and expansive windowed walls. For more information, go to bluhomes.com/Hawaii. http://www.bluhomes.com/Hawaii http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - March 2013

‘HUNGRY’ SITEWORK CONTRACTORS
GENERATIONS OF DEVELOPERS
GUAM GOES GREEN
News Beat
Sause Bros. eyes Columbia launch
Maui teams up with prefab home builder
Sakamoto honored as Union Builder of the Year
Core Tech begins housing project
Diocese opts for solar system
NAVFAC picks leadership trainees
BIA show attracts record turnout
Fairall chosen 2012 CGP Professional
Kauai contractors name officers
CRW completes Honolulu Tower Roof
Spotlight On Success: Foodland Kapolei
Contracts Awarded / Low Bids
Concept To Completion: Maui Business Park
Q&A with rail chief Dan Grabauskas
Best Practices
HWEA In Photos
Tribute to Herb Muraoka
Newsmakers
New Products
Editor’s Corner

Building Industry Magazine - March 2013