Adventures: Stephen's Job

Stephen continues to work for Absher Construction as this job draws to a close. They have been building a housing complex for officers in training at the Newport Naval Station. Stephen's boss takes helicopter photos every month to track progress:

At the beginning of the job, Stephen worked primarily coordinating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, using a program called AutoDesk NavisWorks. Trying to fit all the pipes in the hallway ceilings without intersections requires a lot of formulation.

An overview of the hall spreading into bedrooms.

Cross-section of the three story building, 120,00 square feet.

This phase of the project is complete, so Stephen is spending more time on quality control (punch lists) and buyout (signing up contractors for miscellaneous scopes of work). The managers work in a trailor on site.

 

A co-worker's absence prompted some redecorating...

The team had some fun this spring renting a fishing boat for the day and went deep sea fishing. Below, Jill (Brock's fiancée), Stephen, Brock (the project manager) Steve, Jason, and Dewey.

Stephen also continues to do some consulting with Neville/Gerald Architects, primarily making renderings (using Revit and photoshop.) Below, a rendering for a wine cellar.

Stephen just celebrated his 27th birthday this month. He helped Ginger design and construct this cake!