When the COVID-19 outbreak began in March, projects at Howard Shockey & Sons, a Winchester-based commercial construction company, kept moving forward. After all, construction is considered an essential business, and unlike some other states, Virginia did not restrict construction activity at the start of the pandemic. While Shockey’s work continued, albeit with some hiccups due to the […]
Engineering News-Record (ENR) has recognized Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. in its annual 2020 contractor rankings in the MidAtlantic region. Shockey ranked #15 on the list of “2020 Top Contractors” in Virginia. Shockey also ranked #20 on the ENR MidAtlantic’s “Public Sector” ranking, a multi-state list which includes contractors across Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond school leaders toured the recently completed River City Middle School located on Hull Street. The 183,000 square foot building will offer students a 21st-century learning environment once they return. The building boasts project-based learning areas, reflection rooms, and computer labs. “This is absolutely amazing to see this learning environment for our […]
ALDIE, Va. — Loudoun County’s first day of an unprecedented, all-virtual school year during the COVID-19 pandemic will be bittersweet, as a brand-new high school in the Virginia county opens its doors with many of its classrooms empty. Lightridge High School formally opened as the Loudoun County public school system’s 19th high school, situated in […]
“Schools are an essential part of our community infrastructure, and despite the uncertainty about students returning to schools face-to-face this fall, it remains Shockey’s responsibility to get the kids in.” – Jeff Boehm, President, Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. As students and staff prepare to go back to school this fall, many of them will […]
Reopening K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prioritizing Health, Equity, and Communities provides guidance on the reopening and operation of elementary and secondary schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The report is available as a free pdf and recommends schools and districts take the following precautions to protect staff and students: Provide surgical masks for […]
The Robinson House, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, is a building with a storied past that got a new lease on life when it reopened in 2019 as a gallery and tourism center in Richmond, Virginia. The following article was written by architectural historian Gordon H. Bock for Traditional Building Magazine. What do […]
Front Royal, Va. — Valley Health officials expect the new $100 million Warren Memorial Hospital located off Leach Run Parkway to open in the summer of 2021. The 17,000-square-foot three-floor hospital will have 36 private patient rooms, 18 emergency beds, six observation beds, three operating rooms and one cardiac catheterization lab. The hospital’s two major focus […]
