Lauren Engineers & Constructors
Encyclopedia
Lauren Engineers & Constructors is a North American Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)
contractor based in Abilene
, Texas
. The company specializes in industrial and heavy construction projects in the power
, polymers
, chemicals
, refining
, and specialty metals markets in the U.S. and Canada. Lauren also has a strong focus and expertise in the renewable green energy industry and was the EPC contractor for both Nevada Solar One
and Florida Power & Light’s 75 MW Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
. The company is an Engineering News-Record
Top 100 Design-Build Firm in the U.S. and a Top 400 Contractor.
Lauren’s corporate office and headquarters is in Abilene, Texas. The company has regional offices in Irving, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Canadian subsidiary offices in Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal. Lauren is licensed as a contractor in 39 states. The corporate motto is “Designing & Building Success.”
In 1994, Lauren relocated its headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia to Abilene, Texas, taking up residence in the historic Park Office Building built in 1922. Three years later, the company’s fabrication shop was started in Abilene. The company utilizes the fabrication shop to support Lauren’s EPC projects as well as performing third party work.
In 2007, Lauren doubled the size of the company’s headquarters by adding on to the existing building, matching the vintage exterior Neoclassical brick décor.
parabolic trough
project near Las Vegas, Nevada which was completed in 2007 after just 16 months of construction. This was the first utility scale CSP project to be completed in the U.S. in 16 years. Lauren currently is the EPC contractor on the 75 MW Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
for Florida Power & Light. This project is also using parabolic trough technology and is scheduled to be operational at the end of 2010.
EPC (contract)
EPC stands for Engineering, Procurement and Construction.It is a common form of contracting arrangement within the construction industry. Under an EPC contract, the contractor will design the installation, procure the necessary materials and construct it, either through own labour or by...
contractor based in Abilene
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The company specializes in industrial and heavy construction projects in the power
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
, polymers
Polymer
A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units. These subunits are typically connected by covalent chemical bonds...
, chemicals
Chemical plant
A chemical plant is an industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals, usually on a large scale. The general objective of a chemical plant is to create new material wealth via the chemical or biological transformation and or separation of materials. Chemical plants use special equipment,...
, refining
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
, and specialty metals markets in the U.S. and Canada. Lauren also has a strong focus and expertise in the renewable green energy industry and was the EPC contractor for both Nevada Solar One
Nevada Solar One
Nevada Solar One is a concentrated solar power plant, with a nominal capacity of 64 MW and maximum capacity of 75 MW spread over an area of 400 Acres. The projected CO2 emissions avoided is equivalent to taking approximately 20,000 cars off the road annually. The project required an investment of...
and Florida Power & Light’s 75 MW Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
The Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a hybrid 75-megawatt parabolic trough solar energy plant, built by Florida Power & Light Company ....
. The company is an Engineering News-Record
Engineering News-Record
Engineering News-Record is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide...
Top 100 Design-Build Firm in the U.S. and a Top 400 Contractor.
Lauren’s corporate office and headquarters is in Abilene, Texas. The company has regional offices in Irving, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Canadian subsidiary offices in Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal. Lauren is licensed as a contractor in 39 states. The corporate motto is “Designing & Building Success.”
History
Founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1984, Lauren Engineers & Constructors started as a small specialty non-union contractor and subsidiary of Comstock Mechanical. In the 25-years since its founding, the company has become independent and privately-owned while growing into a fully integrated provider of professional engineering and construction services. The company’s development has occurred through both internal growth and corporate acquisitions, including companies such as Brock and Blevins (Chattanooga, TN), Commercial Welding Company (South Portland, ME), PCI Engineering (Houston, TX), Kamtech and Kamtech Services, and Tippett & Gee (Abilene, TX).In 1994, Lauren relocated its headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia to Abilene, Texas, taking up residence in the historic Park Office Building built in 1922. Three years later, the company’s fabrication shop was started in Abilene. The company utilizes the fabrication shop to support Lauren’s EPC projects as well as performing third party work.
In 2007, Lauren doubled the size of the company’s headquarters by adding on to the existing building, matching the vintage exterior Neoclassical brick décor.
Alternative Energy
Lauren was the EPC contractor on the 64 MW Nevada Solar OneNevada Solar One
Nevada Solar One is a concentrated solar power plant, with a nominal capacity of 64 MW and maximum capacity of 75 MW spread over an area of 400 Acres. The projected CO2 emissions avoided is equivalent to taking approximately 20,000 cars off the road annually. The project required an investment of...
parabolic trough
Parabolic trough
A parabolic trough is a type of solar thermal energy collector. It is constructed as a long parabolic mirror with a Dewar tube running its length at the focal point. Sunlight is reflected by the mirror and concentrated on the Dewar tube...
project near Las Vegas, Nevada which was completed in 2007 after just 16 months of construction. This was the first utility scale CSP project to be completed in the U.S. in 16 years. Lauren currently is the EPC contractor on the 75 MW Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
The Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a hybrid 75-megawatt parabolic trough solar energy plant, built by Florida Power & Light Company ....
for Florida Power & Light. This project is also using parabolic trough technology and is scheduled to be operational at the end of 2010.
External links
- Company website
- Abilene firm at forefront of alternative energy, Abilene Reporter News, January 9, 2009