Entries published by VentureStaffer
Walking Beam Reheat Furnace 3D Design Drawings
Location: Fontana, California Date Completed: 2009 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction was contracted to provide design drawings for a new walking beam reheat furnace for California Steel Industries in Fontana, California. In 1993, CSI began a capital expenditure program of some $250 million to modernize and add operations. Investments included the new walking beam [...]
Up Front Engineering is the Key to Successfully Managing Capital Projects
The end of the fiscal year is quickly approaching and capital budget plans for next year are due. Operations, Engineering and Maintenance have ideas of where funds can best be utilized, but day-to-day requirements only allow them to develop rough cost numbers and schedule durations based on “similar” projects from years ago. The project gets [...]
Breaking News: Venture Named No. 1 Fastest-Growing in 2011 by PBT
Venture Engineering & Construction is ranked the Number 1 Fastest-Growing Environmental/Engineering/Energy Company in Pittsburgh for the 2nd year! The Pittsburgh Business Times will be continuing to add information about the awards here.
Civil Distribution Piping Design
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date Completed: 2009 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction’s Las Vegas Office (formerly Loftus Associates West, LLC) was contracted to provide mechanical and plumbing systems pipe stress and seismic analysis using an approved software called Coade Caesar II for the distribution network of the new Terminal 3 Site at the McCarran [...]
Distribution Piping Design
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date Completed: 2009 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction’s Las Vegas Office (formerly Loftus Associates West, LLC) was contracted to provide mechanical and plumbing systems pipe stress and seismic analysis using an approved software called Coade Caesar II for the distribution network of the new Terminal 3 Central Plant and Tunnel [...]
San Francisco Bay Bridge CFD Modeling
Location: San Francisco, California Date Completed: 2009 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction’s Las Vegas Office (formerly Loftus Associates West, LLC) was contracted to provide a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Model for the welding processes for the Orthotropic Box Girders (OBGs) of the new Cable Stay Bridge from Treasure Island in the Bay Area to [...]
Utility Power Reliability Study
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date Completed: 2007 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction’s Las Vegas Office (formerly Loftus Associates West, LLC) was contracted to provide a Utility Power Reliability and Demand Conceptual Study for the McCarran International Airport complex. The purpose of the study was to address the major factors and present design concept alternatives [...]
RJC Emergency Piping Repairs
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date Completed: 2009 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction’s Las Vegas Office (formerly Loftus Associates West, LLC) was contracted to analyze and design the replacement of the Regional Justice Center Building underground energy distribution network including; chilled water, heating hot water, and tempering water piping with insulation jackets. The entire project [...]
Caesars Palace HVAC Renovations
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date Completed: 2007 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction’s Las Vegas Office (formerly Loftus Associates West, LLC) was contracted by Harrah’s Entertainment to provide construction documents and construction administration for the installation of new heating and cooling equipment for the Caesars Palace 29th Floor Palace Tower. As these suites on the [...]
Atrium Suites Hotel Renovations Project
Location: Last Vegas, Nevada Date Completed: 2007 Project Scope Venture Engineering & Construction’s Las Vegas Office (formerly Loftus Associates West, LLC) was contracted to provide construction design documents for competitive bidding for the renovations of the Atrium Suites Hotel located on Paradise Road in Las Vegas, Nevada. The projects intent was to upgrade the hotel [...]