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July 26, 2011 Participate, Contribute, Educate, Achieve Volume 10 - Issue 02 2011-2012 Gold Sponsors President’s Greeting the member list). We can reinstate your member- his being my second term as Orlando ship later, but it is more work for our volunteer Chapter President I would like to thank staff. If you are unable to stay with us as an or- the board now for all the help that they ganization, I would like to thank you for the time Twill give me in the upcoming months. you spent with us and the connections we have I applaud their efforts, these last couple months, made. I welcome you back at any time, but help to kick this year off right for the Orlando Chapter us out when you can by picking up the guest fee. of the PCEA (and putting up with me). Also keep We have closed our year level sponsors for the in mind that this is a purely voluntary board and 2011-2012 year. Please consider a sponsorship the only reward we get is the love of the organi- next year with our incoming president Curtis Yo- zation and membership (and whatever free drinks der (details to be released after January 2012). we get). Our Second VP, Rob Allen has lined Also with the upcoming Randy Welch Scholar- In This Issue... up some great speaker/programs for the coming ship Golf Tournament to be held in October or Forcast Page 1 months, with more to come (check the website for November keep us in mind for a foursome and/or updates). We are in the process of locking down a sponsorship as we raise the money to give away Theme Park Boom Page 2 the dates for our Fall Scholarship Golf Tourna- to those deserving students who could use a little ment as well as the upcoming Christmas, Steak on extra money to get through the year (also we usu- Calendar/Events Page 3 the Lake and a miscellaneous social event thrown ally have really good prizes). Board/Member Co. Page 4 in for fun (Check the website for updates). And that’s all I got for this month, I look forward I look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming to seeing you and hope you take the time to come events and look forward to your participation in out and participate with the best organization and the upcoming year. If you have reregistered for membership in Central Florida. the upcoming year June 2011 to May 2012 thank you. If you intended to register and have not got- Happy July. ten around to it please do, soon (at the end of this month the system will automatically pull you from Rob Bauer-PCEA President Construction Forcast Some construction news just out from Pricewa- much growth at all. terhouseCoopers (PWC) shows the U.S. construc- Of course the wild card in all of this is the price tion sector on a faster growth track than most de- of oil. As we are already seeing, suppliers are in- June Meeting veloped countries. The study predicts growth in creasing prices from 10 to 25 percent and some Tony Salvo- Just Concrete Mansonry the U.S. construction sector at 7.8 percent through are saying that while the real pinch point is $30 to 2020, accounting for $14.5 trillion in construction $50 per-barrel away, it could get there really fast if spending. things continue being unstable in the Middle East. , India, the U.S., Indonesia, Canada, Rus- PCEA-Orlando Chapter 2010-2011 sia and Australia will produce the major portion of Fiscal Year Charitable Contributions construction growth through 2020, accounting for U of F Solar Decathlon Team $ 500.00 65 percent. But most telling is that 35 percent of St. Judes Children’s Hospital $ 500.00 that growth will be in China and India, with Chi- 2011 PCEA Nat’al Convention $ 500.00 na’s construction sector doubling by 2020. China Randy Welch Scholarships $ 6,450.00 surpassed the U.S. construction market last year. Student Member Scholarships $ 4,600.00 No break in the forecast for the infrastructure Jim Crabtree Memorial Fund $ 300.00 though, with the report citing public sector defi cits as the factor that will put the damper on that kind Total $12,850.00 of construction spending. The South America market will be dwarfed by the Canadian and Aus- tralian markets and Europe is not expected to post Orange Ave Downtown Orlando 1885 Orlando Opera House 1891 Orange Ave late 1800’s Participate, Contribute, Educate, Achieve Asian Theme Park Boom Associated Press/AP Online -By KELVIN CHAN A rush of theme park construction across Asia that Outside China, Southeast Asia’s fi rst Universal Meanwhile, China’s government is also trying to will result in new homes for Mickey Mouse, the Studios theme park opened last year in , promote tourism as part of a push to boost domes- Monkey King and Hello Kitty is also providing a part of a $4.4 billion resort that also includes the tic consumption. Regional governments have been fi nancial lifeline for the world’s elite group of en- city-state’s fi rst casino. Another Universal Studios partnering with private companies to build property tertainment designers. is slated to open in 2014 in Seoul, that developments anchored by theme parks that also New theme parks, resorts and casinos are scheduled will be bigger than the company’s four existing include hotels, shops, restaurants or other services, to open from Singapore to Seoul over the next sev- parks. Asia’s fi rst Legoland is scheduled to open in said Aaen. eral years as property developers and entertainment southern in 2013. But there are no guarantees of an easy ride. Hong companies aim to draw Asia’s rapidly growing A $2 billion, fi ve-star hotel and Kong’s has never turned a profi t since middle classes. They’re betting there will be a big slated to open in southern Vietnam in 2014 has it opened in 2005 despite being popular with main- market for family amusement rides, live shows and lured Joe Jackson, father of the late king of pop Mi- land Chinese visitors. The park is the smallest the chance to pose for a picture with Snow White. chael Jackson, as one of its investors. Disney property, which many blame for its poor The projects represent the next big growth area for “The growth of the middle class in Asia is phenom- performance. Asia also has its share of abandoned skilled and experienced designers and creators as enal and will drive huge investments in theme parks amusement parks, many of which suffered because the North American market has become saturated in the coming decade,” said consultancy Aecom in of lack of investment. and opportunities to design big new resorts have its annual report on theme park development. “Ninety percent of theme parks in China that are dried up. Phil Hettema, president of The Hettema Group, designed by Chinese companies fail,” Goddard “America has slowed down and Asia has kicked said he’s in talks “probably every week about ad- said. He tells this to potential clients before asking into higher gear. Especially China and Macau are ditional projects upcoming in China.” them if they really want to proceed. really busy,” said Gary Goddard, a veteran archi- “There’s a growing market there. There’s a huge Part of the problem is that some developers want to tectural designer who drew up the masterplan for class of people looking for family entertainment,” do it on the cheap. Sometimes that means they want the Galaxy Macau, a $1.9 billion casino resort that he said. to clone famous existing parks even though they opened in the southern Chinese city in May. Asian theme park attendance is forecast to grow to don’t have enough money, said Goddard. He has Goddard and many of his competitors are based in 290 million in 2012 from 249 million in 2007, while been working on and off in China for about 15 years Southern but they’ve been doing a lot spending in that period will rise from $6.4 billion to and has had to talk potential clients out of trying to more traveling to Asia lately to work on projects $8.4 billion, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. copy Disneyland or Universal Studios. and meet potential clients. Many aren’t strangers It’s not just theme parks that need skilled designers. “You’re never going to be as good as the real thing. to the region, having worked in Japan on an earlier In Macau, the only place in China where casinos are You want to do something original and different,” generation of parks and developments. Now the fo- legal, the Galaxy is the fi rst of what is expected to he says. cus is shifting to China. be several new hybrid casino-resorts aimed at turn- When projects do get under way, designers need to Theme parks in the U.S. struggled last year with ing the city into a tourist and cultural destination adapt attractions to Asian tastes. Many Asian park modest attendance gains as the economy eked out and reducing its reliance on gambling revenues. visitors consist of families that may include a young a muted recovery from recession. Six Flags En- Goddard said he was tapped by a rival casino child and one or even two sets of grandparents. tertainment Corp., which runs 19 parks in North company for its expansion project three days after That means extreme rides are out, said Kevin Bar- America, fi led for bankruptcy protection in 2009 Galaxy opened. His design featured multiple roof- bee, of KB Creative Advisors. because of heavy debt. top fi nials reminiscent of Thai palaces as part of a For these families, “if you have a roller coaster, the The situation is similar in Europe, where operators theme evoking a mystical Asian kingdom. youngest is probably too short to go on and oldest are mostly renovating or buying smaller rivals. One In Galaxy’s lobby, a fountain turns into a giant rou- ones don’t want to be spun and twisted,” said Bar- of the few new parks planned in coming years is lette wheel before a giant diamond rises out of the bee, who recently moved his offi ce from Los An- being built on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, where top. It’s a metaphor for wishing casino goers eternal geles to Singapore. He’s working on several new offi cials are teaming with U.S. fi lm company Para- luck and prosperity, said designer Jeremy Railton. Universal Studios attractions there and is close to mount. Railton’s company, Entertainment Design Corp., signing a deal on a theme park renovation in China. The recession has also scuppered grand plans for also created the Dancing Cranes show at Singa- Designers say another big difference is the food. In amusement parks in the Middle East, where the vast pore’s Sentosa Resort, which features two giant China, theme park visitors just aren’t as gastronom- Dubailand complex has been put on hold. animatronic birds with video screens on their chests ically adventurous as their counterparts at parks in Not so in Asia. in a mating dance. North America. Disney’s long-awaited $3.7 billion park is sched- Legions of newly affl uent Chinese making more “You can’t really have themed food. They don’t uled to open in Shanghai in 2016. The Pasadena- trips around the country is one big factor driving want French food or Italian food,” said Goddard, based Hettema Group is designing a Hello Kitty China’s resort building boom, said Christian Aaen, but added that they will make an exception for ham- park set to open southwest of Shanghai in 2014. a principal at consultancy Entertainment+Cultural burgers and hot-dogs. Burbank-based Thinkwell Group is working on a Advisors. Monkey Kingdom park near Beijing based on the There’s also a large pool of young people who are classical Chinese epic novel also scheduled for “looking for new things to do and are starved for 2014. entertainment,” he said. Page 2 One North Orange Building 1900 Courthouse around 1900 Lake Eola 1915 Participate, Contribute, Educate, Achieve The Calendar Member Meeting

August 2011 8-4-11 Board Orientation

8-9-11 Board Meeting

8-19-11 National Board-NC

8-23-11 Members Meeting Citrus Club Downtown 5:30 - 7:30

September 2011 9-13-11 Board Meeting

9-30-11 Steak on the Lake

October 2011 10-11-11 Board Meeting

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10-25-11 Members Meeting Citrus Club Downtown 5:30 - 7:30

November 2011 11-15-11 Board Meeting

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December 2011 12-2-11 Christmas Social @ Welcome New Members Ember 7:00 -10:00 Ron Ellis- Willis Construction Dylan Evento- Hensel Phelps Construction

12-13-11 Board Meeting New members will have a red ribbon on their name time. Everyone please make an effort to welcome them and get to know them. Page 3 Companies Represented by 2011-2012 Membership AAACP Services, Inc. HJ Foundation Symmons Industries ACY Contractors, LLC Hoar Construction Taylor, Cotton & Ridley, Inc. Adams Group Intercon Building Corp. Technomedia Solutions Advanced Millwork, Inc JA Croson LLC Tharp Plumbing Systems, Inc. Aerial Innovations, Inc John N. Puder, A Division of Moretrench The Blue Book Aetna Construction, Inc. Just Concrete & Masonry The Meridien Companies Alpha Insulation & Waterproofi ng Just Concrete & Masonry, Inc. Tri-City Electrical Contractors Architectural Sheet Metal, inc. Kelly Electric LLC Turner Construction Company Atlantic Concrete Washout KHS&S Contractors United Wall Systems Avis Kittrell Consulting Walker & Co. Baker Concrete Construction, Inc Lambert Corporation Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC LegacyScapes Walt Disney World Bright Future Electric LMG Construction Services Wilcox & Associates CCK Construction Services, Inc. LMS Southeast, Inc. Williams Company CEMEX Macbeth Photography Williams Scotsman Clancy and Theys Construction Co Mader Southeast Willis Construction Consulting, Inc. Construction Cost Services MSI Window Interiors Doster Construction Company Nufab Rebar Orlando, LLC Eden Site Development P&A Roofi ng and Sheetmetal, Inc Energy Air, Inc. Pece of Mind Environmental, Inc Enterprise Fleet Management Pece of Mind Environmental, Inc. Fire & Life Safety America Plans & Specs Reprographics, Inc. Friedrich Watkins Company Prestige Concrete Products Gate Precast/Concrete Progressive Plumbing 2011-2012 Silver Sponsors Gracious Living Design Center Ranger Construction Hardin Construction Co., LLC Roger B. Kennedy, Inc. Harmon Inc. ServiceMaster Drying and Recovery Hayward Baker Inc. SI Goldman Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Skanska Herman Miller Workplace Resource Southern Atlantic Electric Company Hilti Sutter Roofi ng withS Small & Wide Format Digital Printing

PCEA Offi cers & Board Members 2011-2012

President/ Nat’al Director President Elect 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Treasurer Secretary Rob Bauer Curtis Yoder Nick Phillips Rob Allen Ford Hazelip Megan Madden Construction Cost Services United Wall Systems SI Goldman Talyor Cotton Ridley Hoar Construction William Scotsman [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Chuck Sauls Steve Pece Tim Reichardt Kim French Cady Pope Art Higginbotham Past President Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Hardin Construction Pece of Mind Hardin Construction Gracious Living Roger B. Kennedy Disney World [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Committee Chairpersons- Lisa Shields, Energy Air-Social Committee Co Chair Carrie Dinger, Service Master Drying -Social Committee Co Chair Pete Chryplewicz, CCK Construction-Scholarship Committee Co Chair Paul Klautsch-Nefab Rebar- Golf Committee Chair

Newsletter Editor Patti Eaves-Plans & Specs Reprographics, Inc.