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Are fire sprinklers required? It’s complicated
Occupancy, construction type, footprint and height are key factors in sprinkler regulations for industrial facilities
Wall-opening rules for fire-rated construction
Architect Ellen McCulley reviews IBC and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code fire protection standards for doors and other openings in healthcare facilities.
Employee Spotlight: Superintendent Corey Mumme
Corey Mumme got his start with Carl A. Nelson & Company while he was still a senior in high school, and he's worked for the firm ever since.
CANCO adds project leadership in Cedar Falls office
Carl A. Nelson & Company welcomes new project manager, project engineer to CANCO North team.
Brown promoted to Project Manager role with CANCO
Trevor Brown joined Carl A. Nelson & Company in 2017 after graduating from the University of Northern Iowa in Construction Management.
Pre-con lays foundation for childcare expansion in SE Iowa city
Concrete pours underway on childcare facility where CANCO pre-construction effort as construction manager helped move the project from vision to reality.
Keokuk CSD breaks ground on high school music wing project
Carl A. Nelson & Company will lead construction of the the music wing addition and secure entrance renovation this spring and summer at Keokuk High School.
Des Moines County chooses CANCO for public health project
Carl A. Nelson & Company will be Construction Management Agency for the federally funded construction of a new DMC Public Health building.
CANCO awarded UI State Hygienic Lab expansion project
The Construction Management at-Risk contract for construction of a new BSL-3 lab and support spaces was awarded in a qualification-based selection process.
Q: What are the requirements for fire smoke walls?
Comparing the requirements of International Building Code, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code for fire-rated construction in healthcare facilities
Thermal barriers for spray-foam insulation
Complex code requirements govern whether a thermal barrier is necessary in spaces with exposed spray-foam insulation in industrial or warehouse facilities.
Employee Spotlight: Mike Hall
Project Superintendent, employee owner lives and breathes Carl A. Nelson & Company's 'Would I Buy It?' philosophy during 31 years with construction firm.
Working Beyond Iowa to Meet Clients' Needs
CANCO is licensed in 22 states, and work outside of Iowa accounts for about 25 percent of our industrial projects since the mid-1980s.
CM client says of CANCO, 'We're In This Together'
Davis County Hospital & Clinics and Carl A. Nelson & Company have been construction management partners since a successful project in 2010.
Grundy Center CSD awards CMa contract to CANCO
Carl A. Nelson & Company will be construction management agency for the northeast Iowa school district's addition and renovation project.
Architect on CANCO school project endorses CM delivery
Sioux Center High School architect Lee Beukelman of CMBA Architects recommends construction management agency delivery for Iowa schools, large projects.
CANCO earns praise as CMa for new high school project
Sioux Center Superintendent Gary McEldowney shared positive critiques, endorsements as new $42.6 million, 180,000 square-foot high school opened in August.
Rules for emergency eye wash, shower stations
Nelson Design, Inc., architect Ellen McCulley, NCARB, provides an overview of requirements for placement of emergency wash stations in hazardous settings.
CANCO project helps electric co-op power up
Central Iowa Power Cooperative's new Summit Lake generating station, built by Carl A. Nelson & Company, houses three new natural gas engines to supplement wind and solar power sources.
Keokuk Clinic serves southeast Iowa area
Carl A. Nelson & Company was design-builder for Great River Health on development, construction of community clinic serving Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.