TDSpirit Fall 2013

TDSpirit Fall 2013 Issue 29 - Summer 2011

A Masterpiece is Created at Kimbell Art Museum

Where Strength Meets Frugality

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Letter from CEO Harold MacDowell Since the very early days of my career I have always been proud to be part of an industry that builds things.

I like being able to point and say I built that! As I matured as a leader I began to realize that it takes a lot of people to build and maintain buildings, so in order to build great things you first have to grow great people.

Growing people and replacing the talent that is leaving our industry over the next decade is the single biggest challenge that we face. You cannot pick up a recent industry periodical that does not scream for us all to do more to address this vital need. The really big owners who are serial builders at CII and CURT have seen this coming for over 15 years and now it’s bearing down on us all.

TDIndustries has always been primarily a “grow from within” organization. We invest heavily to achieve our ongoing goal of 32 hours in the classroom for every TDPartner each year. Our TDUniversity program covers trades training, maintenance, engineering, TQM, LEAN, supervision, job cost, project management, 7 Habits, and Leadership.

We support the National Center for Construction Education and Research, as well as our local training organizations with our time and talent.

Our business has been able to continue to grow through tough times because of a strong culture and a genuine desire to grow people. Strong cultures are sustainable because of outstanding people. There are wonderful examples in this issue of great TDPartners who are getting results for our clients every day. I hope that you see someone that you know featured or celebrating a TD anniversary!

Thank you for the opportunities to work together and utilize our engineering, construction, operation and maintenance skills every day!

Desde los inicios de mi carrera siempre he tenido el orgullo de ser parte de una industria que fabrica las cosas. Me gusta poder punto y decir que he construido!

Como ya he madurado como un líder, empecé a darme cuenta que se necesita una gran cantidad de personas a construir y mantener los edificios, por lo que, a fin de construir grandes cosas que primero tienen que crecer grandes personas.

Cada vez más personas y sustituir el talento que es salir de nuestra industria en los próximos diez años es el mayor reto que enfrentamos. No se puede recoger un periódico reciente del sector que no grite por todos nosotros a hacer más para abordar esta necesidad vital.

Los grandes propietarios, que son los constructores de serie en el CII y Curt se han visto venir por más de 15 años y ahora es de todos nosotros.

TDIndustries siempre ha sido fundamentalmente un “crecer desde dentro” organización. Hemos invertido mucho para lograr nuestro objetivo permanente de 32 horas en el salón de clase para cada TDPartner cada año. Nuestro programa abarca TDUniversity oficios, mantenimiento, ingeniería, TQM, LEAN, supervisión, coste del trabajo, la gestión de los proyectos, 7 hábitos, y liderazgo. Nosotros apoyamos el Centro Nacional para la construcción Educación y la investigación, así como nuestras organizaciones locales de capacitación con nuestro tiempo y talento.

Nuestra empresa ha sido capaz de continuar creciendo por momentos difíciles debido a una fuerte cultura y un verdadero deseo de crecimiento de las personas. Las culturas fuertes son sostenibles porque personas extraordinarias. Hay ejemplos maravillosos en este tema de gran TDPartners que están obteniendo resultados para nuestros clientes todos los días. Espero que ves a alguien que sepa o celebrar con un TD aniversario!

Gracias por la oportunidad de trabajar juntos y utilizar nuestra ingeniería, construcción, operación y mantenimiento de las habilidades cada día.

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Weathering the Storm With TD, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Rise Up GOODYEAR, ARIZONA

CTCA didn’t have time to wait for the monsoon to pass

Summer was just heating up in southern Arizona. And with summer comes the monsoon. Stretching from mid-June through late September, the Southwest Monsoon assaults the land with dust storms, heavy rain, damaging winds, dangerous lightning, and wildfire.

The Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s Western Regional Medical Center in Goodyear, Arizona didn’t have time to wait for the monsoon to pass. They needed a storm drain system for the hospital’s new floor. And they needed it before the storm clouds closed in.

Building up and out

CTCA at Western has provided comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment services since opening in 2008. Like many hospitals with limited start-up funds, the facility was built with only two floors. But planners correctly anticipated that Western would be a tremendous resource.

Structural supports were placed on the roof of the building for a vertical expansion later down the road. When the hospital was ready to build up, they brought in TDIndustries to help.

TD is working with general contractor Okland Construction to expand Western’s main facility onto a third floor and build a maintenance facilities office. This will add 14 patient rooms, plus a shelf base that can later be expanded for additional space. In the utility yard, we’re adding a cooling tower and chiller, which we’ve merged into existing cooled-water piping.

And we’re laying the groundwork for more cooling equipment to be added in the future.

We were also responsible for the new storm drain. As the third floor’s exterior took shape, we transferred the drain system from the second floor up to the third, digging new trenches for underground drainage. Systems had to stay up and running without interruption, so we put a temporary storm drain in place as we worked.

TDPartners are used to working on tight timelines. But this time, we had to race against nature. Says Rick Ferguson, Project Manager, “It was a challenge, to say the least. We worked around the clock to finish the storm drain on time. And our effort paid off: we beat the monsoon.”

Advanced planning pays off

Building Information Modeling (BIM) was instrumental to this job’s success. “With a tight-timeline job like this one, you can’t afford to have coordination issues when piping, ductwork, and wiring are being installed,” says Gary Horn, third floor expansion Superintendent. “BIM meant we could move forward with construction as soon as drawings were complete.”

Even more important, however, was the level of coordination required between TD, Okland, and the staff at CTCA Western. Extending mechanical systems up and out of an existing building meant we had to connect old systems and new via the building’s former roof. And we had to do this while ensuring occupied floors stayed air- and watertight. Given that many of CTCA’s patients have compromised immune functioning, this step was crucial. CTCA relocated patients to different rooms as needed.

Healthcare with heart

TDIndustries expects to finish work by January 2014, but this isn’t the first time TDPartners have served CTCA at Western. With the completion of four other projects at the hospital, from installing a domestic water filtration system to helping build high-dose radiation and decontamination areas, TDPartners and CTCA have a history together.

Western has come to respect TD’s work—and the respect is mutual. In its few years of operation, CTCA at Western has been named Arizona’s hospital of the year, Arizona’s number-one cancer treatment center, and one of the state’s top 40 most admired companies, among other awards.

Thanks to our time there, we see what the hype is all about: high-quality, individualized care for all patients. (Recently, the hospital planted its own organic garden and patients help the head chef choose fresh vegetables for meals.) We’re happy to help CTCA through whatever challenges they face—forces of nature or otherwise.

“It really is a phenomenal facility,” Ferguson says. “It’s great to know our work is helping them succeed.”

Thanks go to David Orr, Sheetmetal Foreman; Gary Barajas, Plumbing Foreman; Kevin Wright, Hydronic Piping Foreman; Carlos Gentil, MedGas Foreman; Jared Garcia, Utility Building and Plant Expansion Superintendent; and Bob Wright, Kelly Allred, and George Walker, BIM Coordination; Gary Horn, Project Superintendent; and Rick Ferguson, Project Manager.

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TDPartners Help

Build a Masterpiece at Kimbell Art Museum

Photo Courtesy of The Beck Group

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Where Strength Meets Frugality.

The work of architect Renzo Piano graces museums and skyscrapers from Tokyo to Dallas. In 2012, one of his latest creations, The Shard, soared over the London skyline, seizing the title of tallest building in the European Union. In 2006, TIME magazine named him one of the most influential artists in the world.

Recently, Piano and his design team descended on Fort Worth to create a new building for the Kimbell Art Museum.

Who’s supporting them across five construction trades? Eightyfive TDPartners, including Project Manager Thomas White, Superintendent David Hollowell, Vice President Aaron Rice, Team Leader Chris Rogers, and Sr. Vice President Tim McNew.

Giving ancient works a modern home

The Kimbell Art Museum, opened in 1972, is home to the first known painting by Michelangelo; works by Rubens, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Monet; and a notable collection of ancient and classical art.

The Kimbell’s holdings have grown significantly since the opening of its original building, designed by another renowned architect, Louis Kahn. With heavy traffic and growing popularity, the museum needed a new structure to house temporary exhibitions and showcase more of the Kimbell Foundation’s permanent collection.

Bringing architects’ visions to life

Planners also wanted to solve a problem Kahn never could: the issue of parking at the museum. Kahn didn’t believe in orienting buildings for people traveling by car—so he put the original parking lot at the back of the structure. But rather than navigating his carefully planned landscaping and entering through his impressive front portico, visitors simply went in the back door, missing out on the best presentation of his work.

When the campus expansion began in 2010, TD was tasked with the underground portion of the project. This included a parking garage that will encourage visitors to enter the original building the way its visionary intended.

TDIndustries installed miles of piping beneath the 82,000 square-foot building and 53,000-square-foot parking garage.

In addition, we dug multiple 18-foot-deep sump pits to capture groundwater. General contractor The Beck Group was so pleased with our work that in 2011, TD was awarded a contract for full-scale mechanical and plumbing work for the Piano Pavilion. TDPartners have been hard at work installing plumbing, HVAC, ductwork and piping there ever since.

Our goal: Leave a blank canvas behind

The concrete that will form the interior and exterior walls of the Piano wing came from the Venice-based Dottor Group. To date, this concrete has been used for only one other building in the world. The mix is temperature-sensitive—and must be precisely formulated to withstand Texas’ sizzling summers and equally brutal winter months. Builders purchased millions of dollars’ worth of concrete—plus the aid of trained craftsmen and an Italian artisan who specializes in restoration.

TDPartners are used to working behind the scenes, and covering our tracks so that others can shine. And of course, we’re always extra-careful on job sites. But a misstep with this specialized concrete meant a six-figure repair bill. The stakes were high—and we couldn’t afford to mess up.

Piano’s designers specified that piping and HVAC work must be hidden, so we relied heavily on Building Information

Modeling (BIM) to ensure systems fit perfectly in the pathways between walls. Our coordination team, led by Jason Moore, did an excellent job routing and coordinating our systems.

“This was a unique, congested job site and mechanical space,” says Rice. “The coordination team’s diligence in creating accurate 3D models, Moore’s BIM detailing, and David’s coordination between trades were invaluable to our success.”

The new building’s intended use—displaying and preserving priceless works of art—also required creative thinking. Art is sensitive not only to temperature, humidity, particulates, and light, but also to ambient air velocity. To optimize the space, a specific return air path was needed to manage air flow through the galleries. We coordinated to fit three levels of HVAC onto a single floor, which directed air from the second floor down to the basement.

“It was unusual,” says Hollowell, “because HVAC systems are typically designed for human comfort. But here, the ‘comfort’ of the artwork was number-one.”

Good design is green design

Piano was an understudy of Kahn, and both are known for their use of natural light and material. In keeping with his mentor’s aesthetic, the Piano Pavilion was designed to mesh with the landscape. The new building will have a sod roof and solar panels, and its interior will be partially underground.

So it was no surprise when builders asked TD to help with other green upgrades. Primary heating and cooling for the building will be served by 36 geothermal wells 460 feet deep, which operate more efficiently than traditional mechanical equipment. (Backup boilers, chillers, and cooling towers will take over on those extra-cold or hot days.)

The building will rely only marginally on electric heat; otherwise, it will use natural gas. And the Pavilion’s all-glass façade should minimize the need for artificial light.

A mix of frugality and strength

During a visit to the Kimbell job site, Piano was moved almost to tears when he felt the quality of the concrete that would form his new building’s walls.

“Concrete symbolizes strength and frugality,” the architect said.

And while you won’t see TDPartners hand-mixing fine imported concrete anytime soon, Piano’s statement sums up the way we see our own work: Strong enough to conquer tough jobs as a team, and leave behind products that can withstand the rigors of use.

And frugal enough to build efficiently; not showy or flashy, but rather unobtrusively, silently strong.

Special thanks to our Partners: TDIndustries Hollis Bearden, Piping Foreman Joe Rodriguez, Plumbing Foreman Jim Wall, Sheet Metal Foreman Jason Moore, Lead Coordinator/Plumbing Coordinator Randy Krebs, Piping Coordinator Pat Tipton, Sheet Metal Coordinator Subcontractors Enviromatic Systems, Controls E.O. Wood Company, Insulation The Hill Company, Fuel Oil Earth Tech, Geothermal Precision Water Technologies, HVAC Water Treatment Fire Blockers, Firestopping

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5 Tips for Success

TDPartners Help Build the Baylor Bears’ New Football Stadium

WACO, TEXAS

Along the way, we’ve learned a few tricks of the trade. Here are our secrets to stadium-building success.

We know watching construction work isn’t most people’s idea of entertainment. But at one job site, spectators can’t get enough.

A live-feed “Construction Cam” is catching every second of the action in Waco, Texas, where TD is part of the largest construction project in the region’s history. What might it be? You guessed it: TD is helping build the new Baylor University football stadium.

The 100 Partners onsite are installing plumbing and HVAC systems throughout the 45,000-seat, 860,000-square-foot arena.

Working with general contractor Austin-Flintco are TD’s Dallas and Central Texas teams and contractors from a half-dozen other trades, from concrete and brickwork to drywall and fire protection. TD is partnering with Capstone Mechanical to handle ductwork installation.

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TD has substantial stadium experience (including Cowboys Stadium, The University of Phoenix Stadium, American Airlines Arena, Texas State’s Bobcat Stadium, and Cedar Park Event Center, to name a few). Along the way, we’ve learned a few tricks of the trade. Here are our secrets to stadium-building success.

1. Don’t skip BIM meetings.

This entire job—from the locker rooms to the founder’s suites—was mapped out using Building Information Modeling (BIM). TD provided design-assist support. But simply creating and distributing BIM drawings wasn’t enough. These models are constantly in flux.

Here’s how it works: every Monday, each subcontractor sends their team’s plans to the GC’s BIM lead. The drawings are merged, and on Wednesdays, engineers and architects from all trades meet to discuss any clashes. “For example, if a length of piping overlaps with an electrical box, piping and electrical contractors work out a solution,” says James Shaw, Project Manager.

The meetings matter: they can last 8 to 10 hours, and being uninformed is not an option. Afterward, contractors make agreed-upon changes, and resubmit their drawings for the next week’s review.

Between meetings, project managers can access the latest models using Austin-Flintco’s Egnyte Server. This saves time and allows PMs to verify details anytime, anywhere. (This has been so helpful that Austin-Flintco has even discussed placing portable kiosks around the job site that will allow anyone on the jobsite to access the Egnyte Server.)

“Together, we’ve accomplished in 8 months what would typically take a year,” says Patti Springer, Project Manager.

Despite schedule setbacks, the team, fellow subcontractors, and Austin Flintco have remained committed to completing the stadium on time. As Jim White with Austin Commercial says, “We have to be visionaries, walk the field, walk the stadium, imagine the finished product, smell the popcorn and hear the crowd gathering outside the gate. That’s the state of mind you have to get yourself in.”

And you can bet Partners will return to Waco to admire their handiwork. “We’re proud of this project,” says Springer. “We’re all buying tickets to the first game!”

Watch the construction action play by play at http://www. baylor-stadium.com/.

2. Leave nothing to chance.

Special thanks to our Partners: TDIndustries Patti Springer, Plumbing Project Manager James Shaw, Hydronic Piping Project Manager J.R. Rushing, Hydronic Piping Superintendent Tony Pritchard and Jose Solis, Plumbing Foremen Mark Jackson, Superintendent David Youden, Senior VP, Business Unit Manager Paul Jenke, Team Leader Jimbo Bunnell, VP of Construction Bert Newton, Senior Superintendent Kevin Benter, VP of Construction Rick McCally, Pre-Construction Scott Croix, Jason Moore, and Michael Morton, Plumbing Coordinators Ty Cassell, Hydronic Piping Coordinator Dwight Matthews, VP of Construction Operations Bob Richards, President, Central Texas

After BIM drawings are perfected, what’s next? TD is using Trimble GPS technology along with BIM to ensure systems are properly installed. First, surveyors approximate where equipment should go. Then, a Trimble robot, set on a tripod and triangulated to three nearby points, provides precise measurements.

“This takes out the guesswork,” says Mark Jackson, Superintendent. “And it’s taken weeks off our work time.” Another timesaver has been prefabricating needed materials, rather than assembling them onsite. “By planning ahead, we’ve made it easier for ourselves to adjust to changes without losing ground.”

3. Make friends with your fellow subs.

“A major challenge has been meeting the owner’s aesthetic preferences,” Jackson says. “They don’t want any utilities to be seen.” That means we’ve had to work hand-in-hand with the concrete subcontractor to encase plumbing pipes in concrete.

Another unusual requirement is that the stadium is being built up, one section at a time, rather than around. This strategy requires many trades to work in the same space at the same time.

Needless to say, we’ve gotten to know each other well.

With the timeline we’re working on, every activity is critical, says Springer, “We’re fortunate to have so many experienced planners onboard. Since February, the jobsite has been active 15 hours a day, 6 days a week.”

4. Prepare to face the elements.

The Baylor Bears’ new field is 10 feet below the entry level of the stadium. And when it rains, the stadium becomes a giant rain barrel. “We helped create a temporary system to remove water from the field.”

What about when the Bears move in? TD is installing drains and discharge pumps around the field’s perimeter to divert rainwater into the Brazos River. These will help minimize interference with the area’s natural water flow.

Partners have endured it all; when it’s not raining, it’s been blazing hot. “We’re really stressing hydration,” says Springer.

5. Show your team spirit.

The new Baylor Stadium is scheduled to open in August 2014—just in time for the football season opener. The stadium is expected to boost economic development throughout the region.

An event center, which the team will help construct in 2015, will continue the growth trend. (Whether it’ll help produce another Heisman winner remains to be seen.)

Capstone Mechanical Tim McAdoo, Sheetmetal Coordinator Stefan Lerow, Vice President Rick Tullis, President Pat Moore, Sheetmetal Project Manager Cissie Wray, Project Administrator Barry Kirk, Sheetmetal Superintendent

BY THE NUMBERS 93 acres: space the stadium grounds will occupy $250 million: cost to build the stadium 45,000: seats in the new stadium (6,700 for students) 11: number of air handling units installed 500,000 pounds: amount of ductwork inside the facility 1,600: number of plumbing fixtures installed 2,500: parking spaces onsite (plus 9,000 more spaces on campus)

192,000 feet: amount of plumbing pipe installed 44,000 feet: amount of HVAC pipe installed 50%: approximate percentage of seats that will be shaded

throughout the day 6,000: jobs expected to be created in the stadium’s first year of operation

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Project Gallery Summer 2013 DALLAS, TEXAS

CenturyLink Gets Comfortable In Its New Dallas Home

Digital Realty’s downtown Dallas facility is one of the city’s major telecommunications hubs. Its tenants include telecom network centers, data centers, and several live TV stations. After purchasing Qwest Communications, CenturyLink (already Digital Realty’s largest tenant nationwide), expanded its territory.

TD had been servicing Qwest’s chiller plant for many years. The plant needed replacing, so when CenturyLink moved in, they chose TD as prime contractor. To meet CenturyLink’s cooling needs, we moved the plant from the roof of the parking garage—to the top of the 26th-floor penthouse.

This required three separate helicopter lifts, plus a new structural steel platform on the penthouse roof (performed

by Bratton Steel). We added three new 100-ton air-cooled chillers, circulating pumps, and piping to connect the new plant to the existing risers located between CenturyLink’s 4th-floor and 25th-floor network rooms. TD’s Electric and Building Systems Integration (BSI) teams provided electrical work and controls, including adding computer room AC units and replacing direct digital control systems.

We had just 90 days to complete the bulk of the work in this mission-critical facility. And in addition to managing our vendors and subcontractors, we led weekly conference calls with CenturyLink stakeholders located everywhere from Denver to San Antonio.

CenturyLink — Dallas, Texas

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JPMorgan Chase — Houston, Texas

Thanks to tight scheduling and coordination, we finished on time and on budget. Kudos to Wesley Baker, Project Manager; Greg Joiner, Production Manager; Terry Baker, Superintendent, Greg Gillespie, Electrical Project Manager; David Sekinger BSI Project Manager; Christian Self, BSI Tech; Bruce Lane, Service Project Manager; and Lance Ritchey, Start-Up. HOUSTON, TEXAS

JPMorgan Chase’s Kids Get a Cool Place to Hang Out

JPMorgan Chase offers backup childcare as an employee benefit. In 2012, the firm’s Houston branch planned to add a new building with an attached childcare facility. The building was postponed—but employees’ children still needed a place to go while their parents were at work.

An interim childcare center was built on Fannin Street, in the heart of downtown Houston and just blocks from the Chase Tower.

TD was chosen by J.P. Chandler of Skanska Builders to perform the HVAC and plumbing work. We’d worked with this contractor on a project in College Station. But the real reason we stood out was our knowledge of chilled beam cooling systems.

Chilled beam systems are common in Europe and Australia. But for U.S. engineers, they’re relatively new.

Units are mounted in the ceiling (or suspended just below), and work by drawing air across a water-chilled pipe. As air cools, it sinks to the floor, creating a convection loop that chills the room.

The systems are virtually noiseless and lead to lower energy costs. But they require specialized knowledge to install, position, and maintain. (Avoiding condensation and leaving adequate space for air flow are key concerns.)

We got the chilled beams installed easily, wrapping up work in January 2013. The GCs were impressed, and hope to use our Partners’ expertise on future work.

With the system up and running, and properly balanced, the concerns about condensation have become a non-issue.

Thanks go to Scott Hicks, Production Manager; Jim Pyeatt, Superintendent; Jesus Cassares, Plumbing Foreman; Andy Pritham, Startup and Commissioning; Kevin Duty and Charles Boehm, Controls; Josh Van Landingham, Engineer; as well as Mike Phillips, Project Manager.

Texas HHSC — Austin, Texas AUSTIN, TEXAS

A Safe, Efficient Workspace for Texas HHSC

For the home of a department focused on public health, the Robert D. Moreton Building was in bad shape. The seven-story building houses the Texas Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC). And since its construction in 1985, a chemical reaction within the building’s outer “skin” has caused wall panels to crumble.

This, understandably, poses serious risks to occupants of the building, managed by the Texas Facilities Commission.

It also means a loss of energy efficiency. HVAC and fire systems also needed updating; they still ran on pneumatic controls, rather than a Building Automation System (BAS).

TD worked with Tom Green & Company Engineers and Satterfield & Pontikes, LLC, to give the building the facelift it desperately needed. TD is providing two new rooftop outside air units and repiping existing AHUs with control valves. We’re also adding new low-pressure ductwork and terminal units, fire and fire/smoke dampers, and expanding a BAS from Texas Facilities’ adjoining buildings.

To date, we’ve installed the ductwork and new terminal units. Now, we’re waiting for the building’s exterior to be completed; once ceiling grids are installed, we can set the new air devices. Because of the intensity of this job, the occupants of the building had to temporarily relocate.

Work should be finished and ready for them to return by February 2014.

When they do, Texas HHSC personnel will find a building that’s safer, more efficient, and more comfortable—helping them better serve Texans everywhere.

DALLAS, TEXAS

Lake Highlands and JJ Pearce High Schools Get Back-to-School Upgrades

Lake Highlands and JJ Pearce High Schools, both part of the Richardson Independent School District, serve more than 3,800 students in north Dallas. Both school’s mechanical systems were no longer performing efficiently, and they needed substantial upgrades.

We had done work for Richardson ISD in the past, and our bid came in at the right price. So when school let out for the summer, they asked TD to help. At both schools we replaced multiple outdated air handlers and rooftop units, installed new systems in the school’s bathrooms and locker rooms, and added new boilers, a new chiller, and new pumps to serve the HVAC equipment.

Summer break gave us just two months to complete the projects. We made it happen through pull planning sessions

and weekly meetings with subcontractors to discuss job status for all trades. We also leapt at any opportunity to get ahead of schedule.

“Hard work and long hours by the guys in the field were the driving force behind this project,” says David Ausema, Project Manager. “These upgrades will benefit thousands of students for years to come.”

Special thanks to David Ausema and Andrea Miille, Project Managers. Jaycee Curry and Eddie Ventrca, Project Superintendents; Miguel Guzman and Joe DaCosta, Plumbing Foremen; Shawn Price and Rick Duncan, Piping Foremen; Reuben Torres and Al Brooks, Sheetmetal Foremen; and Greg Joiner, Production Manager, for their hard work.

DALLAS, TEXAS

Texas Instruments and TDIndustries Keep Ties Strong

A 35-year relationship makes Texas Instruments (TI) one of our most loyal customers. And recently, we’ve taken things to the next level, by offering non-make solutions in addition to tool hookup.

Our Technology Requested Services contract was renewed after a 4-year term at South Campus, TI’s world headquarters. Now, we’ll serve them for another 3 years, with the option to extend the contract for 2 more. The Requested Services Team’s expertise spans nearly every trade. Daily, it includes client meeting setups, electrical projects for customer labs, customer moves and office builds, architectural remodeling projects—and anything else TI requests.

Our core Requested Services Team for TI is made up 15 Partners, but can grow, as needed, based on workload. And our assistance spans five TI facilities, 21 miles, 4 million square feet, and well over 4,000 end users. “Aligning cultures between our two companies has been key to our high performance,” says Britton Yoder, TD’s Requested Services Customer Account Manager.

The contract is in good standing with clients at all TI sites. Bruce Petty, TI’s Requested Services Manager, says: “We renewed the contract based on the service that TD provides through unique solutions, 24/7 response, and superior customer service from every member of the team.”

We look forward to many more years of serving TI. Thanks to our Requested Services Team members Ed Rusek, Project Coordinator; Glenn Nicholson, Project Superintendent; Ken Johnson, General Foreman; Don Pham, Electrical Foreman; and Jeff Lowe, Architectural Lead.

TDIndustries welcomes

Mike Kotubey, Dallas President

After an extensive national search, industry veteran Michael J. Kotubey, LEED AP, has been appointed Dallas president of TDIndustries. He joined the TD team in June and will be responsible for our Service and Construction groups in Dallas.

“Finding an industry leader who is widely respected and whose values match our partner-driven culture was the greatest challenge,” says Chief Executive Officer, Harold MacDowell.

“Mike delivers on all accounts. He has a passion for growing people and exceeding customer expectations. His reputation and strong experience in the markets that TDIndustries serves, especially on large health care and energy projects, will enable us to continue to grow significantly in the Southwestern region of the U.S.”

Formerly the president of Kansas City-based MMC Contractors, Kotubey brings more than 20 years experience in the specialty contracting business to TDIndustries. He is nationally recognized for his expertise and leadership in lean construction through The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America and the Lean Construction Institute where he has served as co-founder and community of practice president.

A graduate of Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire with a B.S. in management, Kotubey pursued a degree in mechanical and civil engineering at Drexel University, prior to Franklin Pierce. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kotubey is past president of the Mechanical Contractors Association in Kansas City, Missouri and charter member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), among other industry organizations.

AGC SAFETY AWARD Houston Partners awarded for commitment to safety

For 90 years, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Houston has supported commercial construction firms locally and nationally. They offer career development and safety training, access to industry publications, and year-round networking and fundraising events. And since 1998, AGC has recognized contractors dedicated to safety at work.

Houston’s general contractors are encouraged to nominate subcontractors with outstanding safety practices and safety records for AGC’s Safety Excellence Awards. This year, TD took home the Specialty Contractor Award in the Large Contractor Category. The award was presented at AGC Houston’s midyear meeting in June and was accepted by Safety Manager, Mark Flores. Congratulations and thank you, Partners, for putting safety first!

Mark Flores, Safety Manager

Partner Profile Glen Krahn

Changing Lives with the Gift of Sight Glen Krahn is preparing to celebrate 20 years at TD’s Houston office. As Senior Project Coordinator, teams count on him to develop fabrication shop drawings, handle overall management of Building Information Modeling (BIM), and coordinate projects among multiple trades. He’s left his mark on buildings including Moody Gardens Rainforest Pyramid 3D Theater, Texas Children’s, Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular, and Scott & White Hospitals.

But Glen has made another kind of impact on the world.

One that, in comparison, is both modest and profound.

Thanks in part to Glen’s work, more than 18,000 people in two of the world’s poorest nations can see.

A call to serve

It all started with Glen’s wife, Susan. “She’s always been passionate about mission work,” Glen says. So when the couple learned that their church, Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas, was spearheading a series of mission trips, “it was a golden opportunity,” says Glen. “And now I’m hooked.”

Salem Lutheran’s missions provide dental, vision, and general medical aid where it’s needed most. Through “Vision for Kenya” and “Heart for Honduras,” church members travel annually to rural communities within the two countries, offering both physical and spiritual care.

On missions to both continents, Glen is on the vision team.

He operates the autorefractor, a device that measures how light changes as it enters the eye. After taking a measurement, the machine instantly estimates a patient’s prescription. It requires no feedback from the patient, so language is no barrier. “We bring frames and lenses along with us”, says Glen. “Once we know a patient’s prescription, we assemble glasses on the spot.”

Distance and reading glasses are available to people of all ages. Glen estimates that teams touch about 3,000 patients per trip. And if the autorefractor reveals a patient with cataracts, Salem volunteers arrange and pay for surgery. In a place where average wages are $1 and $3 per day (Kenya and Honduras, respectively), the gift of surgery can change a life.

Touching lives, seeing growth

Since catching the service bug, Glen has traveled to Honduras four times and to Kenya twice. And when you make journeys like these, you can’t help but leave a piece of your heart behind. Since 2009, Glen and Susan have sponsored a Kenyan boy through Compassion International, an organization that combats world poverty by asking donors to “sponsor” a child.

Monthly payments provide Bidden, now 9 years old, with health care, hygiene training, and educational opportunities otherwise unimaginable.

Glen and Susan have watched Bidden grow up through photographs and reports on his health, progress in school, and details on how sponsorship funds are used. They correspond frequently, especially around special days. One year, Glen was surprised to learn how Bidden, the oldest of three, spent his birthday cash. Not on magazines or soccer balls, Glen remembers, but on items revealing maturity beyond his years: “He bought sacks of flour. Tins of cooking oil. Things his family needed to survive.”

Glen has twice met Bidden and his family while on missions to Kenya. It’s rewarding, he says, to see progress, and to know his support is having an impact. “Bidden and his family’s village is prone to drought and disease,” says Glen. “And when we first started sponsoring Bidden, all of his family’s animals and crops were dead.”

Now, they can afford cows, chickens, goats, and sheep and even moved into a bigger house. “The first time I met Bidden, I could sense his struggle,” Glen says. “The second time, he was excited. He was smiling.”

Bidden now attends a private school, where he is learning English. The Krahns will sponsor him until his eighteenth birthday. (They also sponsor Nancy, age 11, who lives in Honduras.) “We’re proud of him,” says Glen. “He’s getting to be a nice young man.”

The power of giving

International service has taught many lessons. For one thing, it’s trained Glen to pack light. “Suitcases we’d otherwise use to carry our belongings we fill with aid equipment,” he says. “I never thought I could travel for 9 days with nothing but a backpack and an autorefractor. But pretty soon, it stops feeling like an inconvenience.” He plans to return to Honduras in September and Kenya next year.

It’s also taught Glen about selflessness. “The churches we partner with sometimes serve lunch as we work. The food is always great. But what’s most amazing is the sacrifice people make by providing it. They can barely feed themselves, yet they’re always willing to give to others.”

“Trips like these really give you another perspective. Here in this country, we have pretty much everything we need. Seeing the other side helps you distinguish between needs and wants.”

“It helps you understand what’s really important.”

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Career Milestones

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Glenn Nicholson Technology

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Rick Cassel Central Texas

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Joe Dixon Multifamily

Alex Calvillo Houston Gail Stephens Professional Services Mike Torbellin Major Projects

Juan Cervantes Multifamily Steven Grady TDManufacturing Jason Lozano Major Projects Tommy Stone Dallas Service Bob Wilken Corporate

Miguel Alvarez Fort Worth Juan Garcia Houston Aurelio Rios Dallas Service Kelvin Stephens Facilities

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Jose Solis Major Projects Antojuan Spoons Central Texas Rolando Villanueva Houston

Doug Bishop Dallas Service Randy Bryant Facilities Charles Hill Jr Dallas Service Keith Mortenson III Phoenix

Alex Briones Major Projects Jamie Dabbs Professional Services Juan Gallardo Fort Worth Maria Garcia TDManufacturing David Grissom Facilities

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Joey Hinrichs Houston Edward Johnson Houston Joshua Neuroth Technology Jimmy Richardson Phoenix Doug Rodriguez Facilities

Fabian Rodriguez Major Projects Adrian Sandoval Major Projects Cole Shannon Fort Worth John Valentine Dallas Service Corey Zavala Dallas Service

IN MEMORIAM Mark A. Rubio

Bernie Williams

For over 20 years, Mark was one of TDIndustries’ most respected and talented field leaders. His family, friends and partners lost him much too young at the age of 50. He will be greatly missed by all of us.

For over 26 years, Bernie Williams lived the example of TDIndustries’ Core Values. He both walked the “walk” and talked the “talk”. He was a considerate man of integrity, honor, and a partner that led by example.

Bernie was a great coach for the Partners he worked with, he was always willing to give advice on how to proceed or handle different situations on the job site. Bernie passed away at the age of 63 and will be missed by all of us at TD.

-Graham Moore

-Robert Lujan

KDW Makes Houston Industries Grow

– And Now, they Have TD’s Help

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HOUSTON, TEXAS

KDW and TDIndustries embark on their first project together Kingham Dalton Wilson, Ltd. (KDW) is headquartered in Houston, Texas and serves both domestic and international clients. As a full service commercial and industrial construction company, KDW helps companies recognize exact costs, minimize risk, and expedite project completion on their new, expanded, or renovated commercial and industrial facilities.

KDW’s work has often overlapped with TDIndustries, but recently, there’s even more in common than originally thought.

Graham Moore, President, Houston worked with KDW’s co-founder, Keith Dalton years ago. Josh Vanlandingham, Engineering Solutions Manager, who joined the TD team last year, often supported KDW during his nearly 20 years with his former employer, WSP Flack & Kurtz “When I got to TD,” says Vanlandingham, “I thought we’d be a good fit for the type of design/build work KDW is known for so I decided to make some introductions.”

Seeing Projects from Conception to Completion

Since KDW’s innovative design/build services are customized to meet the client’s exact needs, the project results in a seamless experience – from sourcing and developing land, designing and building the structure through move-in and post occupancy maintenance. What makes KDW different from other firms is that KDW handles each project from real estate development and purchase, to design and project management through facility completion.

For example, if an international corporation needs a U.S. facility or is interested in establishing a North American Headquarters, KDW will walk them through the entire process under one contract. Their real estate development experts will source land for purchase on which to build. KDW’s design team works closely with the client to understand their exact needs for an effective building design. And the plan is executed while KDW’s Project Managers oversee the facility’s construction.

After project completion KDW is in contact with the client and takes care of ongoing maintenance and improvement of the building.

KDW isn’t content with simply giving their clients the standard facility with average features. If a client requests a major building expansion, KDW will study the client’s existing

facility and map the flow of material through the building.

Often times KDW’s engineers find that by simply optimizing their current processes companies need less expansion than they think –and sometimes, don’t need to expand at all.

A new partnership

Recent KDW clients include Goya Foods, TAM International, Noble Corporation, Greenstar Recycling, and Honeywell.

KDW built the first LEED-certified manufacturing facility in the state of Texas, and has received numerous awards including the Austin Business Journal’s 2013 Industrial Development of the Year award.

And this year, KDW and TDIndustries embark on their first project together: a new building for pressure/temperature measurement instrumentation maker WIKA. WIKA recently acquired another company and needed a new corporate HQ. KDW is building a two-story office building and 80,000-squarefoot manufacturing plant. The project is in the design and permit phase; once construction begins, TD will provide mechanical and plumbing work.

“We won the job through a competitive bid process”, says Vanlandingham, “I think our bid reflected a clear understanding of the client’s needs and a high level of trust between KDW and TD.” We look forward to getting started.

Helping out where we can

We also hope to help KDW provide project estimates to potential clients, says Moore. When considering bringing a facility to east Texas, some companies need to see research before they’re convinced. That’s KDW’s forte—and TD is supporting them with conceptual design engineering, preliminary equipment selection, cost breakdowns, budgeting, proposed HVAC/plumbing solutions, and scope.

“I think our two cultures mesh well,” Vanlandingham says.

KDW works on tight timelines and has high demands of its subcontractors. We think TD is just the contractor to meet those needs.

“We’ll help them out wherever we can,” says Moore. Once we’re on a team, we’ll do whatever it takes to help our partners win a job.”

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TDIndustries Remains A “Great Place To Work” Sixteen Years and Counting

TD came in at #86—one of only five construction companies to make the list.

We’ve done it again: for the 16th year in a row, TDIndustries has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of “100 Best Places to Work in America.”

TD came in at #86—one of only five construction companies to make the list. We also held our place among Fortune’s “All Stars”—companies named “Best Places to Work” every year since the rankings began in 1998. Only 12 others, including major brands like Microsoft, Cisco, and Goldman Sachs, can claim this honor.

To choose the best employers in the nation, Fortune works with the Great Place to Work Institute. The Institute has developed an in-depth employee survey in two parts.

First is the Culture Audit, which assesses pay and benefits programs, hiring practices, internal communication, training, employee recognition, and diversity efforts.

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The second part, responsible for two-thirds of a company’s overall score, is the Trust Index. For the Great Place to Work Institute, trust depends on five metrics: credibility, respect, pride, camaraderie, and fairness. The Trust Index’s questions are designed to measure each one of these qualities.

The results are clear: trust is high at TDIndustries.

TDIndustries is the kind of place people want to spend their careers. More than 20 percent of our current Partners have been with TD since before we made the very first Fortune list. And Harold MacDowell, our CEO, is only the third company head in TD’s 67-year history.

“Pride and camaraderie really explain why TD has been so successful over the years. Camaraderie within teams fosters synergy and takes performance to another level.

Partners who take pride in what they do are self-motivated to go the extra mile for our customers; they are not satisfied with their work until the customer is completely satisfied.”

Says MacDowell. “Our customers are getting the very best from our Partners each and every day.”

It’s clear that, at TD, our employees make us who we are.

Thanks and congratulations to all Partners for continuing to make TDIndustries a Great Place to Work.

TDPartners in Houston use cloud storage to instantly access the most up to date drawings on the jobsite

Cloud storage helps TD minimize costs and waste

Typically large projects equal large amounts of paper – quickly adding up to thousands of dollars in printing costs. The initial printing costs are compounded when changes are issued and revised drawings are printed. The frequent revisions of the drawings can cause confusion and leave our field partners unaware that they are working on out of date drawings. Installation of our work off of incorrect drawings ultimately results in rework and loss of productivity.

In an effort to minimize the risks associated with changing information, the Houston New Construction team set a goal to “get out of our box” and use technology in a new way to find a solution for document management.

We decided that the ExxonMobil Campus Project (EMCP) would be our pilot project and that we would use it to find a paperless solution. Through our team’s research, we uncovered an application called PlanGrid.

This application offered the platform that we needed to manage our documents in a way that reduced the amount of paper documents and also guaranteed the most current information was in the hands of the field.

PlanGrid is an iPad application that works as an electronic document control system. It can store contract drawings and “attachments” such as specifications, submittals, and RFIs and allows you to view them anywhere via an iPad device. Morgan Fountain, Administrative Assistant/ Document Controller for New Construction in Houston, says “anything you can turn into a PDF, you can upload to PlanGrid. PlanGrid is so fast and easy to use; anyone can upload their drawings to PlanGrid.com and publish them to any iPad in the field within a few minutes.”

“PlanGrid is increasing morale in the field. Partners are getting the information they need much faster and we know what information they are building off of ”, says Fountain. We’re more consistent and a lot more accurate.

We’ve also impressed our customers with what we’re doing and they’re excited about what PlanGrid could mean for their business. One of our repeat general contractors has had us over to their office to show them what we’re doing and as a result they signed up to use PlanGrid.

“Every Houston New Construction project now uses PlanGrid,” Fountain says. “Special Projects is diving in with full force as well, with nine projects currently on PlanGrid. In addition Dallas Major Projects is also trying it out”. To facilitate learning across our business units, an introductory video was taped in the Houston office in August and will soon be available for others. Branch by branch, PlanGrid is making waste—of paper, time, and money—a thing of the past.

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Ed Reeve named Diversity Champion

Ed Reeve, Executive Vice President of Major Projects, Dallas, has been chosen as TDIndustries’ Diversity Champion. The award is given annually by TD’s Diversity Council, a group that promotes and increases awareness of diversity at TD. Awardees must be nominated by a fellow Partner and exhibit a list of diversity-minded professional and personal qualities.

Says Kathy Brooks, Ed’s Executive Assistant “Ed is always fair to all and continuously encourages others to do the same. Outside of the office he voluntarily works with the DFW Interfaith Chaplaincy, which is a church at the airport that is for all travelers, regardless of race or religion, a place to pray away from home.”

Says Reeve, “It doesn’t matter what someone’s race, gender, or culture is. With the right opportunity and training, anyone can grow. And success spills over into people’s personal lives. If I can help someone succeed at work, then they’ll help their families and communities. It’s a win-win.”

Reeve earned another honor this year: 40 years as a TDPartner. We thank Ed for his service and commitment to diversity at TD.

MOBILE APP Sharing news and communicating openly with our Partners has always been a top priority at TDIndustries. So, how do we effectively communicate with more than 1,700 Partners in our multiple offices and out in the field? Enter our new TDMobile App with “push notification” capability that was launched this summer. TD developed its own mobile application to improve our digital connectivity and further increase our Partners’ ability to “stay in the know” at TD 24/7.

TDMobile is an invaluable communications tool as it allows our Partners, whether in the office or offsite with our customers, to quickly locate valuable news about our company, including the latest project wins, training programs, and helpful safety tips. The daily updated information actually resides on our new corporate intranet site and the mobile

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app pushes out the news from the site right to Partners’ smartphones. The TDMobile App has been designed for use on iPhones, Windows 8 phones and Androids.

What does this innovative development mean for our customers? You can count on our Partners to be even more efficient, safe and knowledgeable on the job. Everything they need to know is at their fingertips on the mobile app, anytime and anywhere. For example, if a Partner needs to find out about the most recent Partner’s “lesson learned” on the installation of a chilled beam in Houston for a project in Arizona, he or she simply taps into the TDMobile App and gets instant access to knowledge sharing. That’s just one of the capabilities of TDMobile App and we’re excited to see where this technology will take us in the future.

For skilled Partners, craftsmanship is as easy as A-B-C

TDIndustries made an impressive showing at the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) conference in May. To Soupradith and Bill Bailey participated in the 2013 Craft Championships, along with 142 others across 13 trades. For his welding project, Bailey took home the bronze medal.

Alberto Sandoval of Dallas Major Projects was recognized among top craft educators in the nation. TD and the North Texas Construction Education Foundation (CEF) co-nominated him for the Craft Instructor of the Year award. He was chosen as one of six finalists.

Sandoval’s achievement doesn’t surprise his colleagues.

Says Dave Youden, Business Unit Manager, Major Projects, “Alberto interacts well with everyone, from owners to guys in the trenches. He handles all situations safely, professionally, and with a ‘can-do’ attitude.”

Sandoval has been a Partner for 15 years, and is now a superintendent. He contributed to the Southwest Airlines Headquarters West and T5 Data Center projects. At CEF, Sandoval is a top instructor. Once a plumbing apprentice, he now teaches plumbing to Spanish-speaking trainees. He travels to Mexico each year with The Beck Group to build houses and schools.

Says Jimbo Bunnell, Vice President, Major Projects, “Alberto is an outstanding person with a passion for helping others. That’s what makes him a superstar servant leader.”

Kudos to all who made TD proud at ABC.

Alberto Sandoval, Project Superintendent

SERVANT LEADERSHIP ABROAD Bringing clean water to those in need

We often hear the term “servant leadership”—a philosophy we all try to apply to our work at TD. But some Partners display this attitude even when they’re away from work. Kim West, Administrative Assistant, Houston, is one of those Partners.

“I’ve been following Living Water International for 7 years,” West says. “They help communities create sustainable water, sanitation, hygiene, and Christian witness programs in partnership with local churches.” Recently, West got involved herself, joining a 7-day mission trip to El Salvador.

West and a dozen others from her church installed a water pump in a rural village and educated residents on healthy hygiene practices. “It was eye-opening,” she says. “Villagers told us they had been praying for this for their entire lives.”

West and her family hope to continue traveling with Living Water. With close to a billion people worldwide without safe water to drink, there’s no limit to the lives her service will touch.

Kim West with local village kids in El Salvador

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PREFAB CORNER

We’re part of the Baylor Stadium team in Waco, TX (see page 6). Our manufacturing shop is prefabricating a rack that consists of heated and chilled water supply and return, domestic hot and cold return, as well as a natural gas line. This prefabbed system will wrap around the entire stadium and will require about 40 racks to complete.

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