For school districts in Virginia and Maryland, construction delivery methods now include an option that, until recently, was only available in the private sector. The traditional method for building a project in the public sector has been the design/bid/build model, where the construction award goes to the lowest responsive bidder. Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) procurement […]
The world of education is constantly changing, and so is the delivery of educational facilities in the K-12 realm. In the last 10 years, the Shockey team has built nearly 4 million square-feet of educational space. Here are a few of the K-12 building trends we’ve identified for the coming years: 1. Lowest bid doesn’t mean […]
When it opened in 2014, Richmond’s $40 million Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School was hailed as “an architectural marvel” by the Richmond Times Dispatch. Shockey, together with the architecture firm of BCWH, replaced the city’s aging school with a progressive and high-performance new facility that incorporated some elements of the previous building. Along with multiple community […]
It’s official! Brambleton Middle School formally became Loudoun County’s 90th school during the dedication ceremony held on October 20th. “You can tell the building was designed with learning in mind,” said Principal Renee Dawson. Officials say the design of Loudoun County’s newest public school is a first for the school system. The building includes a glass-enclosed crosswalk […]
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc., a 121-year-old construction firm, has been quietly expanding in downtown Richmond for the last five years to better serve its central Virginia clients and position itself for more growth. The firm, which focuses on providing construction services to national and regional business owners, governments, and institutions, has accelerated its strategic […]
SAM, short for Semi-Automated Mason, has been hard at work helping us build Shenandoah University’s new 80,000-square-foot James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics & Events Center in Winchester, Va. When Manassas-based JD Long Companies was hired as Shockey’s masonry subcontractor for this brick-intensive project, it decided to use SAM as a test run. SAM is one of […]
This article was initially published by the Winchester Star. WINCHESTER — Nearly all the brickwork on the outside of the new James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics & Events Center at Shenandoah University is complete, but it wasn’t laid by a traditional mason. The majority of the brick was laid by a robot named SAM. […]
The T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge is an adaptive reuse of the dam, providing a non-motorized, universally accessible route across the James River rapids, connecting south bank Manchester & the James River Park System with north bank downtown Richmond. The 1,700-foot span sits just 20 feet above the scenic falls of the James River and […]
