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Past Governor, National YEA Chair, American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers Chair, Stantec Innovation Committee  OFF THE CLOCK Passion for inventing. "Over the years I have designed and built a go kart from a power washer, destroyed and then rebuilt a working car before I even had my driver’s license, designed a real-time residential energy meter (more details below), and developed a travel hot tub."   Hobbies: Amateur astronomy, camping, golfing, hiking, inventing Most ...

San Antonio ISD to launch 3 more P-TECH high school programs Jan. 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Mia Mojica, right, and Madison Martinez, research information during an engineering class at The Advanced Learning Academy at Fox Tech High School.Bob Owen, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Ilian Villegas, right, and Abraham Guerrero, center, both 8th graders at The Advanced Learning Academy at Fox Tech High School, work on an engineering project.Bob Owen, Staff / San Anto...

Pilot program seeks to save historic San Antonio shotgun houses and create jobs FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Celia Mendoza owns this 700-square-foot “double shotgun” rental unit near San Antonio College. It is one of about 300 shotgun houses spread throughout San Antonio’s urban core. They were built from the 1870s to the 1930s for working-class families.Billy Calzada /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of11 This row of houses on West Ashby includes a shotgun house, right, thought to hav...

A century of experience & lessons learned from South Carolinas oldest GC Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 At 102 years old, McCrory Construction is the oldest general contractor (GC) in the state of South Carolina. Interestingly enough, the company has experienced surprisingly low turnover—in comparison to its industry competitors—in ownership during its 100-year history. The company is now under its fourth generation of ownership. Headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, McCrory is a full-se...