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New Hire: Mike Nehnevajsa
Landau Building Company is pleased to welcome Mike Nehnevajsa as our new Operations Manager. In addition to production responsibilities, he will serve as our Safety Director to keep projects on track and to ensure the safety of Landau employees on the jobsite. Nehnevajsa attended the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny College, and he also completed the four-year Carpenter’s Joint Apprenticeship Program. Mike previously worked for Easley & Rivers for thirty-four years , most recently as Vice President. Landau is grateful to have Mike share his experience and expertise, making him a valuable asset to our company.
WVU Law School Expansion & Redesign
Landau Building Company recently finished additions and renovations to West Virginia University College of Law. This completed a portion of WVU’s $26 million expansion and redesign of the law school. Landau completed 30,000 SF of additional space, which included classrooms, the John W. Fisher II Courtroom, conference rooms, the Hazel Ruby McQuain Dean’s Suite, a faculty office wing, a multi-purpose event hall, and offices for the Center of Energy and Sustainable Development. Also included was a new entrance and rooftop garden, complete with sitting areas for the students and staff. Other renovations to the school will continue throughout the next two years during summer and winter breaks, which will provide additional meeting/interview rooms and centralized student services.
Since the law school remained open and fully operational during construction, the safety of all students and faculty was a major concern. Tight coordination between WVU and Landau Building Company allowed for events to continue as planned and walk-throughs of donors, faculty, and facility personnel to occur as scheduled. Shut-downs of utilities were timed to keep the school functioning accordingly.
MBA Youth Contractors ICRA Challenge
Doug Brenneman, Jamie Maloney, Andrew Marsic, Chris Priest, Chet Beres
On Tuesday, October 28, 2014, the Master Builders’ Association Young Contractors (MBA YC) held their second annual hands-on education program, the Healthcare Construction Best Practices Competition, at the Carpenter’s Training Center. Our very own Jennifer Landau is chairperson of the YC and the first female to hold an elected MBA committee position. The hands-on educational program is one of five yearly programs hosted by the MBA YC. The event was such a great success last year and healthcare construction is such a huge part of our local industry,it was decided to make this an annual program.
Healthcare Construction Best Practices focuses on Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA), which is a system of practiced controls to minimize risk for patients and employees to be exposed to potentially dangerous infections. Due to the fact that hospital patients are especially susceptible because of compromised immune systems, our industry has a responsibility to minimize the migration of any construction dust and debris that could harm anyone in the hospital.
The program included a brief presentation followed by a hands-on activity, where participants had to actually install ICRA measures. Participants were divided into teams of five by company. Landau’s team consisted of Andrew Marsic, Chet Beres, Chris Priest, Doug Brenneman, and Jamie Maloney. For the competition, each group set up a plastic barricade with a zippered entrance, topped off a wall and sealed all penetrations within that wall, and hooked up a negative air machine. Performances were scored by quality of work, proper installation, and how well the negative air held in the space. Though Landau did not win the challenge, we developed a greater appreciation for the time and effort our field personnel exert every day when installing ICRA in hospital environments. Check out more pictures from the event here: http://bit.ly/1ug6YRo
Heritage Valley Beaver Radiology Department
Landau Building Company is renovating the Radiology Department at Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital, located in Beaver, PA. Renovations began the beginning of October 2014 and are expected to finish by September 2015. This project includes interior renovations to the Radiology Department, Ultrasound, Special Services, and staff lounges. This is the third and final phase of the Heritage Valley Beaver Radiology Department renovations performed by Landau Building Company.
