Hunt would like to congratulate Bill Mott on winning the Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Burnie McGinnis Award for excellence in safety. Mott has over 40 years of experience and his contributions to the industry have established new standards of excellence for workplace safety programs.

A graduate of Indiana State with his BS and MS, Mr. Mott began his career with RCA in Indianapolis where his responsibilities included Safety, Labor Relations and Human Resources at multiple sites with over 3,500 total employees. While employed with Sheller-Globe he was, once again, responsible for ensuring appropriate safety and labor practices.

During his eleven-year career with the Associated General Contractors of Indiana, Mott oversaw the safety, human resources and labor programs, and assisted member contractors in these areas. During his employment with AGC he authored various publications, including Sexual Harassment & Discrimination on the Job Site – A Contractor’s Guide to Understanding and Effectively Addressing the Issue of Sexual Harassment and Job Discrimination and The Jobsite Problems/Solutions – A Contractor’s Guide to Understanding and Effectively Addressing Problem Situations on the Jobsite.

In 1984 Mott joined the Hunt team. He has worked to ensure safe worksites and compliance with labor and human resource requirements and has established programs that have helped make Hunt Construction Group one of the top contractors in the country.
Continue reading

Van Andel Institute’s 240,000-square-foot Phase II building has been awarded Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum status by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Platinum is the highest level of certification that may be achieved. The award sets the Institute and its facility apart with a dozen national peers as a leader of sustainable building practices in the field of biomedical research.

“Van Andel Institute’s LEED certification demonstrates tremendous green building leadership,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “The urgency of USGBC’s mission has challenged the industry to move faster and reach further than ever before, and Van Andel Institute serves as a prime example with just how much we can accomplish.”

“Van Andel Institute’s Phase II building is innovative in design, and incorporates a multitude of green initiatives beyond what seemed possible for a research institute just a few short years ago,” said VAI Chairman and CEO David Van Andel. “And while LEED Platinum certification is a tremendously gratifying accomplishment, we set out from the very beginning to be a leader in terms of sustainable building practices because we knew that it is the right things to do.”
Continue reading

The Orlando Magic announced yesterday that Amway Center has achieved LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for it’s sustainable design and construction.

“Amway Center is to be commended for their achievement of LEED Gold certification,” said U.S. Green Building Council President, CEO & Founding Chair Rick Fedrizzi. “It’s a team that started with the City of Orlando as owners, the Orlando Magic as the developers, and the community of fans and Orlando residents who will look to Amway Center as a source of civic pride and great entertainment.”

The arena’s designer, Populous; along with program manager, Turner Construction Company; construction manager, Hunt Construction Group; developer, the Orlando Magic; and owner/operator, the City of Orlando worked together to implement 39 points toward the arena’s certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the nationally-accepted benchmark for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of green buildings. LEED ratings are based on a point system that measures the impact on the environment and those who use the building.
Continue reading

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) recently awarded the Aon Build America Award to CONSOL Energy Center for Best New Building Project. The PJ Dick-Hunt Joint Venture was recognized for its role as Construction Manager on the CONSOL Energy Center. The Aon Build America Awards are considered by many to be the most prestigious recognition of construction accomplishments in the U.S.

A panel of judges, representing all areas of construction, evaluated over 115 projects this year, assessing each project’s complexity, use of innovative construction techniques and coordination with partners, among other criteria. “These projects require tremendous skill, extraordinary craftsmanship and dogged determination from their contractors,” noted Ted Aadland, ACG’s president. “Frankly, they are the kind of projects all of us dream of completing.”

The PJ Dick-Hunt Joint Venture, made up of PJ Dick and Hunt Construction Group, provided construction management-at-risk services for CONSOL Energy Center – the new home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. The construction project included approximately 6500 construction activities and employed 135 different contractors.
Continue reading

The 2011 Governor’s Workplace Safety Awards for advancing occupational safety and health were awarded March 2nd at a luncheon ceremony at the 2011 Indiana Safety and Health Conference & Expo in Indianapolis, presented by the Central Indiana Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Indiana Commissioner of Labor Lori A. Torres, on behalf of Gov. Mitch Daniels, presented the honors to eight Hoosier companies and one individual.

The 2011 Governor’s Workplace Safety Awards are a result of a partnership among government, business and safety leaders: the Indiana Department of Labor, on behalf of the Governor, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers.

“This award recognizes companies and individuals that focus on best practices for eliminating job-related accidents and illnesses,” shares Torres. “It also salutes those organizations for which safety is the number one workplace priority, because nothing is more important in a workday than someone returning home safe and sound to their families.”
Continue reading

Airports Council International (ACI) recognized Indianapolis International Airport as the best airport in North America today as part of their prestigious annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards for performance excellence.

ACI named Indianapolis International Airport North America’s best regional airport, a recognition it shares with five other airports from the following regions:

• Latin America (Cancun)
• Africa (Cape Town)
• Middle East (Dubai)
• Europe (Malta)
• Asia-Pacific (Seoul Incheon)

Indianapolis was also named among the world’s best airports serving less than 15 million passengers a year, placing third behind Nagoya International Airport and Hyderabad International Airport.

‘‘We are honored to have received this outstanding recognition,’’ said John D. Clark, III, executive director & CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority. ‘‘I have long believed that Indianapolis International is one of the best airport’s in the world and this award confirms that in the eyes of the aviation and airline industry.’’
Continue reading

Hunt Construction Group would like to congratulate Barry Sloyan for receiving the Hunt Lifetime Achievement Award. Barry has nearly 40 years of experience in the construction industry and has been sharing his expertise with the Hunt family for the past 11 years.

Barry is currently serving as the Superintendent on the University of California at Berkeley Student Athlete High Performance Center in Berkeley, California. He was awarded the Hunt Lifetime Achievement Award for his exemplary, lifelong and personal commitment to making safety an integral component on his projects.

Barry continues to set an example for how to go above and beyond the expected and his experience is helping to shape the future of construction professionals. Hunt is proud to have Barry as part of the Hunt Construction Group team of professionals.
Continue reading

Jack Robertson and Mike Gausden accepting award.

Hunt Construction Group was recently chosen as the winner of the Arizona Chapter of Associated General Contractors 2009 Safety Awards for Specialty/Building 100,000 to 300,000 man hours worked. The selection was made from a number of criteria, including Hunt’s safety record.

Additionally, Hunt’s Safety & Loss Prevention Officer, Bill Reaves, was chosen as a runner up for the 2009 Safety Professional of the year.

Hunt prides itself on ensuring that its safety record remains among the best in the industry. Hunt understands that by implementing effective safety systems, including training and employee involvement at all levels will result in low injury and lost workday rates.

This award follows Hunt’s recent recognition by the U.S. Department of Labor. In 2009, our Western Division was awarded Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) status from the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health, based on the quality and implementation of our safety and health program. Hunt is the first and only building construction contractor in the state of Arizona to qualify for this prestigious status. VPP status gives a project the privilege of exemption from OSHA’s programmed compliance inspections.