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Complex Exterior Challenges $110M Life Sciences Building Team
06/17/13 By Greg Aragon
The new three-story Life Sciences building, which broke ground at Loyola Marymount University, features a unique and complex exterior.

Image courtesy of CO Architects/C.W. Driver

First Net-Zero Bio Lab Nearing the Finish Line
06/10/13 By David M. Brown
A 45,000-sq-ft genomics lab in La Jolla is targeting LEED-Platinum status and net-zero energy use.

Image courtesy of ZGF Architects

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05/19/13	New $60M Garden Complex to Harmonize with Huntington Library By Greg Aragon This major landscaping and building project will compliment the library's existing Beaux-Arts style.
05/06/13	Bigge Crane Pulls Weight at Oakland BART Extension By Scott Blair Big lifts are par for the course during overnight freeway closures to construct the Oakand Airport Connector
05/02/13	TMG Partners Follow Sustainable Plan on New $100M Samsung Campus By Greg Aragon TMG Partners is constructing a $100-million build-to-suit R&D center for Samsung Information Systems America
04/08/13	Condo, Transit Projects Dominate California's 2012 Top Project Starts By Scott Blair More than half of the largest 35 construction starts were transportation and multifamily projects in 2012.
04/08/13	New Central Plant Squeezes Into Tight Site at L.A. Airport By Nicholas Zeman The team behind a new central utilities plant at LAX must keep the old facility running smoothly while building its replacement next door.
03/23/13	Eleve to Open with Micro Apartments and Mega Roof By Greg Aragon A new residential building in Glendale features a huge active roof with spas, fire pits and even a dog park.
02/11/13	Los Angeles Natural History Museum Gets Major Makeover By Greg Aragon In the lead-up to its centennial celebration, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County undergoes a seven-year renovation and expansion.
01/14/13	Carmel Loft House Aims to Bring New Life to Downtown Sunnyvale By Greg Aragon Spanning two blocks in the heart of downtown Sunnyvale, the Carmel Loft House project is designed to bring new life into the city by the San Francisco Bay.
01/07/13	Redwood City Starts New Year with a Boom By Greg Aragon Redwood City is celebrating the New Year with a bang—and a boom of new construction projects underway in and around its downtown.
01/03/13	C.W. Driver Prepares Work on Two Northern California College Projects By Greg Aragon The Pasadena firm is working on a $25-million education center for the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in Sunnyvale and the $53.3-million Student Recreation and Wellness Center at San Francisco State University.
12/10/12	Seawater Desalination Project Prepares for Construction By Greg Aragon A major $984-million water desalination plant has been green-lighted for construction near San Diego.
12/04/12	Sundt Prepares Construction Of 1.7MSF Rental Car Facility By Greg Aragon When complete in 2014, the $180-million facility will comprise 1.7-million sq ft and combine 12 different car rental agencies in one mega-structure.
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Green: Redding School of the Arts A school for teaching green, the 77,000-sq-ft K-8 public charter school in the city of Redding received LEED-Platinum certification. The contractor completed the $28-million, two-story building on schedule in August 2011.
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Civil Works/Infrastructure: Bitter Point Pumping Station Replacement New $19.75-million project provides sewer services to the Newport Beach Balboa Peninsula area.
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Civil Works/Infrastructure: Delta Water Supply Project Touted as the largest capital improvement project in Stockton’s history, the DWSP improves water reliability, protects groundwater and provides drought protection for the city.
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Health Care: Douglas and Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center The $38-million facility provides diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients and research in a hospitality environment.
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Health Care: Sutter Health Eden Medical Center Award of Merit - Health Care
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Health Care: VA Palo Alto Mental Health Center Award of Merit - Health Care
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Interior Design/Tenant Improvement: Building 26 Renovation The $27.5-million building renovation at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego was designed to achieve LEED Gold certification.
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Specialty Contracting: Gibraltar Road Tire Anchor Wall Award of Merit - Specialty Contracting
12/03/12	Award of Merit, Transportation: John Wayne Airport Parking Garage Demolition and Terminal The $125-million project is part of the $543-million Airport Improvement Program at John Wayne Airport.
12/03/12	Best Project, Health Care: IPD Team Delivers ‘Hospital of the Future’ The $956-million, 750,000-sq ft Palomar Medical Center is one of the few hospitals in the U.S. with daylighted operating rooms.
12/03/12	Best Project, Higher Education/Research: Design-Build Team Puts Heart Into UCSF Project Designers and contractors prove their worth on university’s first best-value procurement.
12/03/12	Best Projects, K-12 Schools: Sustainable Improvements for San Mateo School The two-story 25,000-sq-ft facility is part of a multiphase master plan of improvements for Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo.
12/03/12	Orchard Library Award of Merit K-12 Education
12/03/12	Palomar Medical Center's Stellar Project Delivery By David Brown The $956-million Palomar Medical Center earns ENR-California’s best overall project award for 2012 in a competitive field.
12/03/12	Winners Set New Quality Standards By Bruce Buckley The year’s Best Projects set new standards for design and construction quality.
11/29/12	Award of Merit, Higher Education/Research: Li Ka-Shing Center for Biomedical & Health Sciences The 200,000-sq-ft, five-story building combines research and teaching.
11/28/12	Prime Time for KPBS Renovation Team Crews give an updated look and layout to San Diego State University’s broadcast facility.
11/28/12	Transmission Line Project Takes Flight in San Diego Sunrise Powerlink transports renewable energy overhead and underground for 117 miles from the Imperial Valley near El Centro into San Diego.
11/28/12	UC Berkeley School of Law South Addition Award of Merit - Higher Education/Research
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Green: 525 Golden Gate The general contractor expects this 277,500-sq-ft, 13-story building to earn LEED-Platinum certification.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Green: Office Aims to Be Greenest of Its Kind In California The new headquarters for a conservation and sustainability foundation is designed for net-zero energy consumption and LEED-Platinum certification.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Government/Public Buildings: United States Federal Courthouse, Bakersfield A fast-tracked design-build delivery project, the 30,000-sq-ft interpretation of the traditional courthouse on the village green features one Magistrate Court and chamber, district clerk's office, U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Government/Public Buildings: Fairbanks Ranch Fire Station Designed with classical and Spanish elements to complement the architecture in the surrounding community, the $5-million, 10,500-sq-ft station replaced a 3,000-sq-ft facility that was razed in 2010 in response to California's Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Government/Public Buildings: New Courthouse in Session in Remote Locale Crews led by Sundt Construction deliver a $15-million courthouse in a forested setting at elevation 8,000 ft.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Cultural/Worship: Merced Theatre Renovation The $8.3-million project returns to the city one of its 1930’s landmarks.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Cultural Worship: Fullerton Public Library This LEED-certified building was completed below budget and could yield thousands of dollars in energy savings per year.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Cultural/Worship: Careful Coordination On Display at Museum Project Phase II of the museum’s transformation plan included the challenging installation of Michael Heizer’s 340-ton “Levitated Mass.”
11/27/12	Best Projects, Safety: Exceptional Safety Recognized at MRMC Over the spans of more than 1,000 days and 1.1 million man-hours, the hospital expansion project tallied no lost time accidents.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Industrial/Manufacturing: Mt. Poso Plant Converted From Coal to Biomass The $43-million project will enable the plant to use urban and agricultural wood waste from the San Joaquin Valley agricultural area and clean wood waste and tree trimmings from the Los Angeles area.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Transportation: Sacramento 'Big Build' Program Award of Merit - Transportation
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Small Project: Lands End Lookout The $5.2-million Lands End Lookout overlooks the ruins of Sutro Baths and the Pacific Ocean west of San Francisco.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Small Project: Golden Gate Bridge Improvement Project The aim of this $4-million visitor enhancement project to commemorate the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary was to make significant improvements to the world-famous tourist site.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Specialty Contracting: Stronghold Lights Up Santa Clara Facilities Photovoltaic systems could generate 136.96 million KWh during their 25-year lifespans.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Small Project: Happy Hollow Pedestrian Bridge Project The $3.4-million Happy Hollow Park Bridge is a twin network tied-arch pedestrian bridge spanning Coyote Creek that provides a signature entrance to the renovated Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Small Project: Bridge Creates New Link To Historic Lighthouse Crews labor along a precarious cliffside site to build new $1.9-million pedestrian suspension bridge.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Residential/Hospitality: Lorena Heights Apartments Completed in December 2011, the 112-unit, two-building complex aims to have an impact on the historic neighborhood of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Residential/Hospitality: Shore Hotel Makes Room For Sustainable Features Hotel is the first property in California to implement the Savings by Design program.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Renovation/Restoration: UC Berkeley's Hearst Greek Theatre Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this landmark outdoor theater required a seismically sound renovation and expansion without compromising its historic facade.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Renovation/Restoration: Cabrillo Way Marina This $125-million project is the second phase of an upgrade to the marinas on both sides of the Port of Los Angeles West Channel in San Pedro.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Renovation/Restoration: Project Preserves Presidio, Adds Seismic Strength Crews used fiber-reinforced polymer and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer to save historic finishes and upgrade the buildings to seismic standards.
11/27/12	Best Projects, Transportation: Safe, Sound and Soaring Over Presidio Park The third in a series of Golden Gate Bridge-area Caltrans contracts helps improve seismically unsafe structures.
11/27/12	Award of Merit, Safety: City College of San Francisco, New Chinatown North Beach Campus Award of Merit - Safety
11/12/12	Iconic Basket Bridge Nears Completion By Greg Aragon Crews weave together the $18.6-million “Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley” Gold Line Bridge, aiming for a December 15 completion.
10/04/12	Solano County Opens Government Center Facility in Vacaville By Robert Carlsen A new government center facility in Vacaville was dedicated last month and named in honor of former county supervisor and Vacaville mayor William J. Carroll, the first Solano County building named in honor of an individual.
10/02/12	New Bayside Museum Seeks Net-Zero Energy Goal By David Silva Exploratorium project on San Francisco Bay aims for net-zero energy consumption.
09/24/12	Ground Broken on Luxury Apartment Complex in Santa Ana By Robert Carlsen Tilden-Coil Constructors broke ground recently in Santa Ana on a luxury apartment complex called The Marke @ South Coast Metro.
09/22/12	ENR California Announces Best Projects 2012 Winners By Robert Carlsen ENR California has announced the winners of this year's Best Projects competition, which recognizes the region’s best achievements in construction and design.
09/07/12	Port of Los Angeles Seeks Developer for Ports O'Call Village Redo By Robert Carlsen The Port of Los Angeles has issued a Request for Qualifications for the redevelopment of Ports O'Call Village, located along the port's main channel and adjacent to downtown San Pedro and the Harbor Freeway (I-110).
08/24/12	Intermodal Transport Center Project Breaks Ground at Bob Hope Airport By Robert Carlsen Construction started recently on a $72.7-million regional intermodal transportation center project at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.
08/10/12	Massive Ivanpah Solar Project in Mojave Reaches Halfway Mark By Robert Carlsen The $2.2 billion Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project in the Mojave Desert is at the halfway point and has reached it peak construction workforce of 1,200 construction workers.
07/30/12	Backlogs Help Contractors Hold Steady in Difficult Economy By Robert Carlsen The 10 leading companies on ENR California's 2012 Top Contractors list collectively had a strong year, reporting a 15% gain in their Golden State revenue in 2011.
07/30/12	Tunneling to Bring New Water Line to Bay Area By David Silva The $318-million New Irvington Tunnel, begun in May 2011, is one of 80 projects that comprise the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's (SFPUC) Water System Improvement Program (WSIP).
07/14/12	San Francisco International's New Air Traffic Control Tower Project Breaks Ground By Robert Carlsen The design-builder team of Hensel Phelps and Fentress Architects recently joined federal and local officials in officially breaking ground for San Francisco International Airport's new air traffic control tower.
07/02/12	SF Public Utilities Commission Headquarters Unveils Its Green Innovations By Robert Carlsen A key green element to the just-opened 13-floor, $190-million San Francisco Public Utilities Commission headquarters is its water management system, called the Living Machine.
06/11/12	Pilot Program Automates Crop Irrigation System in Central Valley By Robert Carlsen A new pilot program system designed to target an increase in water savings and crop output has captured the interest of several agencies and regional water districts.
06/04/12	Digging Deeper: Hospital Team at UCSF Medical Center Sets Ambitious Green Goal By Robert Carlsen Digging Deeper looks at the $1.4-billion UCSF Medical Center in Mission Bay, which has a LEED-Gold goal, a rarity for hospital projects.
06/04/12	Top Design Firms 2012: To Stay Heathy, Firms Add Services, Expand Overseas By Robert Carlsen California's top design firms branch out to keep business steady.
05/18/12	Stanford Medical Center Project Reaches Half of $1B Donation Goal By Robert Carlsen Stanford University Medical Center's goal of reaching $1 billion in donations to fund its expansion project reached the half-way point this month and site prep and utility work are now under way.
05/18/12	Clif Bar's Headquarters in Emeryville Scores LEED Platinum By Robert Carlsen Clif Bar & Co. reports that its Emeryville headquarters has been awarded LEED platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
05/04/12	Antioch Toll Bridge Retrofit Project Masters the Three Bs By Robert Carlsen As California Department of Transportation Construction Manager Douglas Coe tells it, the key to success on a very complicated seismic retrofit of the Antioch Toll Bridge is the mastering of the three B's – birds, bearings and bracing.
04/30/12	Starwood Converts an Old Clarion Hotel into Aloft SFO By Robert Carlsen McCarthy Building Cos. is converting a 1960s-era Clarion Hotel property adjacent to the San Francisco International Airport into a "next generation" business/boutique property.
04/27/12	San Diego Airport's $1B Green Build Project at Midway Point By Robert Carlsen The $1-billion project, which is aiming for LEED silver, is on schedule and within budget, according to airport officials, and is moving toward a summer 2013 completion.
04/16/12	Tishman Speyer Plans 10-Story Speculative Office Building in SF With commercial real estate in San Francisco showing new muscle thanks to the tech boom, Tishman Speyer plans to build a rare speculative office building in the Foundry Square complex at Howard and First streets, south of Market Street.
04/09/12	Solar Projects Dominate This Year's Top Starts By Robert Carlsen Backed by mandates and incentives, solar farm projects dominate the state's landscape as renewable energy sources thrive.
04/02/12	Digging Deeper: 'Peaker' Plant Under Construction in City of Industry By David Silva Walnut Creek powerplant under construction in City of Industry
03/24/12	Rooftop Soccer Field Complements New UCSD Parking Structure By Robert Carlsen Bomel Construction Co. and International Parking Design recently completed construction on a 1,200-stall, 500,000-sq-ft parking structure complex that serves the Thornton Hospital Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego’s East Campus in La Jolla.
03/24/12	New Toll Operations Building at the Bay Bridge Completed By Robert Carlsen Swinerton Builders recently completed the new toll operations building at the Bay Bridge for Caltrans’ Bay Area Toll Authority.
03/07/12	LAUSD's First Design-Build Project Starts Second Phase The design-build team of Pinner Construction Co. and gkkworks recently started work on the Los Angeles Unified School District's first design-build project in its 51-year history.
03/07/12	Sacramento Gives Final OK on Railyards Sports Complex Funding Plan By Robert Carlsen The Sacramento City Council approved the Sacramento Kings Railyards arena financing plan term sheet, paving the way for construction to possibly begin this year.
02/23/12	Related California Breaks Ground on $350M Village at Santa Monica By Robert Carlsen Ground breaking took place this week on a $350-million mixed-use development along one of Santa Monica's main business, tourist and local hangout streets.
02/15/12	Team Named for Alcatraz Preservation, Safety Construction Project By Robert Carlsen The National Park Service has selected Atkins as construction manager and AMEC Earth & Environmental as general contractor for a $3.6-million structural repair project on Alcatraz Island.
02/10/12	ACEC California Names Best Engineering Design Projects of 2011 The American Council of Engineering Cos. of California unveiled the 2011 winners of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards, recognizing the best designed engineering projects of the year.
02/02/12	Developing a Virtual Project Delivery System By DAVID SILVA KHS&S develops Scenario software for construction management.
02/01/12	Clark/McCarthy JV Tops Out LAX Central Utility Plant Project The new $438-million Central Utility Plant at Los Angeles International Airport was recently topped out and is currently on schedule to be completed by summer 2014.
01/20/12	Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF By Robert Carlsen and Tustin Ellison ENR California wants to take this opportunity to thank the audience participants at last month’s Best Projects event. Check out the event photographs!
01/03/12	ENR Announces Best of the Best Projects 2011 Awards Engineering News-Record has announced the winners of its fourth annual Best of the Best Projects Awards, which includes five projects in California and Oregon out of the 18 total.
12/15/11	ENR California Unveils Best Projects' Award of Merit Winners By Robert Carlsen This year's Best Projects competition included 116 project submissions that resulted in 15 categorical winners along with 19 Award of Merit winners.
12/05/11	Armstrong Place Armstrong Place wins Award of Merit in the multi-family residential category.
12/05/11	Bechtel Conference Center at Public Policy Institute of California Conference Center built within Public Policy Institute wins Best Interior Design Project.
12/05/11	Big Tujunga Dam By Robert Carlsen Big Tujunga Dam project wins ENR California’s best civil works/infrastructure project.
12/05/11	California Independent System Operator Iron Point Facility California ISO Iron Point facility wins Best Office Project.
12/05/11	City College of San Francisco Multi-Use Building City College of San Francisco’s new Multi-Use Building wins Award of Merit.
12/05/11	Clif Bar Headquarters Reconstruction Project The Clif Bar headquarters reconstruction project wins Award of Merit in the office category.
12/05/11	Cymbaluk Medical Tower Cymbaluki Medical Tower wins Award of Merit in the health-care category.
12/05/11	Despite Weak Economy, Best Projects Shine By Robert Carlsen Construction and design excellence in tough economic times is a rough road that requires, in equal measure, experience, imagination and unwavering commitment, or so say the judges from this year’s ENR California’s Best Projects competition.
12/05/11	Downtown Los Angeles Women’s Center Downtown Los Angeles Women’s Center wins Award of Merit in the renovation/restoration category.
12/05/11	El Segundo Powerplant El Segundo Powerplant wins Best Industrial Project.
12/05/11	Elephants of Asia Exhibit The Elephants of Asia exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo wins Award of Merit in the landscape/urban development category.
12/05/11	Facebook’s Prineville Data Center Facebook’s Prineville Data Center wins Best Green Project.
12/05/11	Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge wins Best Transportation Project.
12/05/11	Jeld-Wen Field Jeld-Wen Field wins Best Sports/Entertainment Project.
12/05/11	John Muir Medical Center Patient Care Tower John Muir Medical Center Patient Care Tower wins Award of Merit in the health-care category.
12/05/11	Kaiser La Mesa Solar Project Kaiser Las Mesa Solar Project wins Award of Merit in the specialty contracting category.
12/05/11	Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Hospital Expansion Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Hospital Expansion wins Best Health Care Project.
12/05/11	Kravis Center at Claremont McKenna College By Robert Carlsen Kravis Center at Claremont McKenna College wins ENR California’s Best Regional Project award.
12/05/11	Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer Project Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer Project wins Award of Merit in civil works category.
12/05/11	Long Beach Transit Mall Long Beach Transit Mall wins Award of Merit in the transportation category.
12/05/11	Meet the Best Projects Judges The Best Projects judges for ENR California reviewed more than 115 projects before selecting the winners.
12/05/11	NASA Ames Research Center Sustainability Base NASA Ames Sustainability Base wins Award of Merit in the green building category.
12/05/11	Pearl Harbor Memorial By Robert Carlsen Pearl Harbor Memorial wins ENR California’s best cultural/worship project.
12/05/11	Primera Terra Primera Terra wins Best Multi-Family Residential Project.
12/05/11	Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools wins Best K-12 Project.
12/05/11	Robert I. Schroder Overcrossing Robert I. Schroder Overcrossing wins Award of Merit in the transportation category.
12/05/11	San Bernardino County Courthouse Renovation he San Bernardino County Courthouse renovation wins Best Renovation/Restoration Project.
12/05/11	South Correctional Entity (SCORE) Jail South Correctional Entity SCORE Jail wins Award of Merit for government/public building.
12/05/11	South Region Elementary School No. 2 South Region Elementary School No. 2 in Los Angeles wins Award of Merit in K-12 education category.
12/05/11	State of California Central Plant State Central Plant wins Best Government/Public Building Award
12/05/11	UC Davis Winery, Brewery and Food Sciences Building UC Davis Winery, Brewery and Food Sciences Building wins Award of Merit in green building category.
12/05/11	UCSF’s Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building University of California, San Francisco’s Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building wins Award of Merit in the higher education/research category.
12/05/11	Valley Performing Arts Center, California State University, Northridge The Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge wins Award of Merit in the higher education/research category.
12/05/11	Vancouver Community Library Vancouver Community Library wins ENR California’s Award of Merit in the cultural category.
12/05/11	William B. McLean Laboratory at Naval Air Weapons Station, San Diego William B. McLean Laboratory wins Award of Merit in government/public building category.
12/05/11	Wilmington Waterfront Park Wilmington Waterfront Park wins Best Landscape Project
11/18/11	Unusual Delivery Method Highlights New Long Beach Courthouse Project By David Silva The $490-million Gov. George Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach is being built with a Performance-Based Infrastructure delivery method that focuses on "optimal efficiency and reliability.”
10/31/11	San Joaquin Pipeline Project Reaches Several Milestones By Justine Brown A huge segment of the $4.6-billion Hetch Hetchy Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) is about to head in a downhill direction.
10/26/11	Seven Projects, Including Three Rare Residential Developments, Get Started Seven major projects in California got off to celebratory starts in the past two weeks, signaling a willingness of public and private owners to start spending on construction again.
10/10/11	Turner, Architect Quigley Team Up on San Diego Library Project By David Silva Turner, Architect Quigley Team Up on San Diego Library Project
09/16/11	Innovative Lodi Energy Center Power Plant Project Charging Ahead By Justine Brown The innovative, $452-million Lodi Energy Center natural gas power plant project is progressing well and is on track for completion in June 2012, according to sources at the Northern California Power Agency.
08/25/11	National P3 Council Singles Out Santa Paula Wastewater Plant for Innovation California’s first true public-private partnership wastewater treatment plant in Santa Paula, Ventura County, will be honored with a P3 innovation award from the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships.
08/25/11	New Mixed-Use Project Approved for Old Pasadena One of the last un-built parcels of land in Old Pasadena – a surface parking lot – will soon serve as the site of a mixed-use development called One Green Street.
08/10/11	HNTB, San Francisco 49ers Debut Model for New Stadium HNTB last week unveiled new designs and models of the proposed San Francisco 49ers stadium in Santa Clara.
08/10/11	Wood Partners Slates Ground Breaking of Rare Apartment Development in LA Los Angeles developer Wood Partners is moving ahead with the type of construction project that has virtually disappeared in the past few years – a luxury apartment community.
07/27/11	California Contractors Remain Cautiously Optimistic in 2011 By Robert Carlsen It may not be back to business as usual in the California construction industry—due to lingering economic uncertainties and owners' resulting reluctance to proceed with projects—but major contractors see some silver linings in upcoming project opportunities, especially in health care, transportation and other infrastructure.
07/14/11	Caltrans Awards Design-Build Contract to Granite Construction The first of 10 projects of Caltrans’ mandated Design-Build Demonstration Program – the State Highway 99 Chowchilla Rehabilitation Project in Madera Co. – was awarded last week to Granite Construction Co.
07/14/11	New Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center Tops Out McCarthy Building Cos. last week oversaw the placement of the final 1,200-lb steel beam atop the new Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center.
07/14/11	Los Angeles Gears Up for I-405 Closure Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans huge closure of Interstate 405 over July 16 weekend
04/11/11	ENR California’s Owner of the Year By David Silva Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente to spend $2.1 billion on hospital projects in California, prompted partly by state’s seismic regulations.
04/11/11	Stimulus-Funded Transport Projects Set the Pace By Robert Carlsen and Greg Aragon Large airport, subway, transit center and highway projects get a kick start from federal funds.
04/11/2011	Ivanpah Solar Project Renews Power Market Federal tax credit stimulates the fast-track process for industrial-scale solar thermal powerplant in the Mojave.
02/09/2011	Gonzalez Goodale, Morillo Complete Green DWP Building in Pasadena Gonzalez Goodale Architects and Morillo Construction recently put the finishing touches on the 31,400-sq-ft Department of Water and Power building in Pasadena.
02/07/2011	Digging Deeper General contractor C.W. Driver has three complex renovation/rehab projects under way at the Cedars-Sinai medical Center in Los Angeles.
12/01/2010	Best of 2010 This year, a panel of 13 judges, representing architects, builders and associations, chose 51 winning projects among the more than 135 submissions for the Best of California 2010 program.
11/01/2010	Green Building By JT Long An increasing number of California architects and contractors are employing building information modeling tools to enhance their use of green technology in new projects and renovations.
11/01/2010	Walking the Walk: SFPUC focuses on ‘super-green’ headquarters building By Robert Carlsen Webcor Builders and KMD/Stevens Architects anticipate a spring 2012 completion of the $190-million project.
11/01/2010	Temecula thinks ‘big and historic’ with new civic center complex. By Greg Aragon The $66-million Temecula Civic Center is more than a big, new facility for the city. The development is also a tribute to the history of the area.
09/01/2010	Central Valley Market Report By David Silva Work on the $110-million, 277,000-sq-ft California Independent System Operator headquarters facility began in August 2009, with Vanir Construction Management of Sacramento running the show as construction manager, the Oakland office of Clark Design-Build onboard as general contractor and Dreyfuss & Blackford as the architect.
09/01/2010	KP utilizes template methodology on Anaheim hospital project By Greg Aragon If Kaiser Permanente’s new Anaheim Medical Center looks familiar, it might be because the facility has twin siblings also under construction in California.
09/01/2010	Urban Infill: Taking Affordable Housing to a New Level By Greg Aragon While many housing projects are sitting on the table waiting for the economy to pick up, Mercy Housing California is serving up a buffet of new developments around the state.
08/01/2010	School Design & Construction By Greg Aragon Workers are closing in on completing five major school projects across Los Angeles.
08/01/2010	Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam awarded to West Bay Builders by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. By David Silva Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam awarded to West Bay Builders by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
06/01/2010	Stimulus Project of the Month for June: Doyle Drive Replacement Project By Greg Aragon Stretching 1.5 mi, the Doyle Drive Replacement Project transforms a portion of Highway 101 located within the Presidio of San Francisco into a new urban roadway called Presidio Parkway.
06/01/2010	Top Project Starts 2010 By Greg Aragon Contractors and architects say that the California construction market is still experiencing tightness in the housing and commercial offi ce sectors, but the public, healthcare, military and education segments are keeping many firms busy.
06/01/2010	Los Angeles Market Report By David Silva Work on the $165-million Interstate-10 restoration project, one of several high-profile freeway projects underway in Southern California, includes the complete resurfacing of the road, in both directions, between the I-5 and I-605. The resurfacing alone is a massive undertaking, given that the I-10’s San Gabriel arm is one of the most trafficked stretches in the state.
06/01/2010	Stimulus Project of the Month: Presidio Parkway Project By David Silva When motorists take to San Francisco’s new $1-billion Presidio Parkway in late 2013, they won’t see some of the massive foundation piles placed deep into ground below. But they will feel the support of some of the largest cast-in-drilled-hole piles currently in use.
05/01/2010	Sacramento Market Report By Greg Aragon Sacramento may have one of the country’s largest urban infill projects underway, but that doesn’t mean the city’s overall construction market has completely bounced back from recession.
05/01/2010	Steady as She Goes: Tight Site for Mercy General's New Tower By Greg Aragon There is a delicate operation underway at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento that requires steady hands and surgeon-like precision.
05/01/2010	2010 Top Green Contractors By David Silva Veteran builders readily admit that what they viewed less than a decade ago as an industry fad has become a widely accepted, permanent industry practice.
05/01/2010	Stimulus Project of the Month May 2010: Terminal Development By Robert Carlsen San Francisco International Airport’s $383-million Terminal 2 renovation project is representative of several developments unfolding at the facility – all of them good.
05/01/2010	Stimulus Project of the Month: Terminal Development By David Silva San Francisco International Airport’s $383-million Terminal 2 renovation project is representative of several developments unfolding at the facility – all of them good.
04/01/2010	Project of the Month April 2010 By Greg Aragon Barnhart Balfour Beatty is currently heavily involved in military work, including two design-build child development centers at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego.
04/01/2010	Bay Area Market Report By David Silva Being inside Sustainability Base, a $2- million, 50,000-sq-ft steel-frame building going up at Mountain View’s NASA Ames Research Center at Moffet Federal Airfield, may well be the closet you’ll ever come to visiting the moon.
03/01/2010	Healthcare Construction 2010 By David Silva Throughout the state, the healthcare construction segment is keeping A/E/C firms busy, even in a static economy.
03/01/2010	San Diego Market Report By Greg Aragon Affordable housing has managed to break new ground in San Diego at a time when other construction sectors have slowed.

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