California Builder and Engineer articles from August 2007

California Builder and Engineer archives from August 2007

Hawaiian Site Prep.
August 6, 2007... By Jeff Winke Hawaiian contractor achieving tight grade specs at luxury, golf-course community. EDITED BY LOREN FAULKNER Almost in the center of the Pacific Ocean, the "Big Island" of Hawaii is a long stretch from San Francisco -...

Pearl Harbor Concrete Repairs.(Aquajet Systems)
August 6, 2007... Edited by Loren Faulkner Aquajet hydrodemolition robot makes short work of pier work. A hydrodemolition robot from Aquajet Systems is helping Triton Marine Construction to achieve high production rates in the removal of spalled...

California Google Solar Cells.
August 6, 2007... Staff Mountain View, Calif.- Sharp, a world leading maker of solar cells, recently provided solar modules for the largest commercial solar electricity system in the United States at this time, at Google's corporate headquarters in Northern...

California Band of Indians Produces Luxury Hotel.
August 6, 2007... Staff Rancho Mirage, Calif.- San Diego-based ROEL Construction is building the Agua Caliente Hotel located on Bob Hope Drive. The 552,000-square-foot project will consist of a 16-story, 340-room hotel next to the existing casino with...

Unique L.A. School Construction.
August 6, 2007... Staff Los Angeles, Calif.- Construction has begun at the Los Angeles Unified School District's unique Heritage K-12 School Campus, at the site of the former Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard. The K-3 School Building will be the first...

New Mathews Machinery, Inc. Branch Opens.
August 6, 2007... Staff Fresno, Calif.- Mathews Machinery, Inc. has opened a new branch location in Fresno. The new facility will provide full service, sales, rental, and parts operations for Volvo Construction Equipment in Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera,...

Riverside County Regional Medical Center.
August 6, 2007... Staff Moreno Valley, Calif.- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) recently completed the master plan for the Riverside County Regional Medical Center campus, located in Moreno Valley, Calif. The current hospital facility opened in 1999, but...

Cement Usage To Decline 30 Percent.
August 6, 2007... Staff Skokie, Ill.- Despite large cutbacks in single-family building activity and improvements in home affordability, the single-family market has not yet stabilized, according to the most recent report from the Portland Cement Association...

Eric Mauldin Promoted At Sukut Construction, Inc.
August 6, 2007... Staff Santa Ana, Calif.- Sukut Construction Inc., California's largest earthmover, has promoted Eric Mauldin , a veteran project manager with a reputation for on-schedule and on-budget performance, to president of its San Diego division....

Sluggish Residential Construction.
August 6, 2007... Staff PCA Chief Economist Ed Sullivan reports that current housing market Conditions suggest that the decline in residential construction will be deeper than expected. The magnitude of the single-family construction downturn will play...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
August 6, 2007... Staff Q: I am currently a licensed contractor in California holding the "C-10" and "B" classifications. I run my own sole prop business but also want to collaborate with another business using my "C-10" license to qualify. I will be...

Central California Kenworth Now Pape Trucks, Inc.
August 20, 2007... Staff Bakersfield, Calif.- The Pape Group has purchased the assets of Central California Kenworth (CCKW), including all five of its locations in Bakersfield, Fresno, Stockton, Paso Robles, and Madera. The new company will be called Pape...

California Bay-Area High-Density Condos Under Construction.
August 20, 2007... Staff San Francisco, Calif.- Bay Area-based Arbor Building Group has started construction on Park Station, a $26.4-million high-density condominium building in South San Francisco for SummerHill Homes. The 99-unit podium project is a short...

California Air Resources Board Urged To Postpone Off-Road Diesel Rules.
August 20, 2007... Staff San Ramon, Calif.- The following information provided by California's Engineering & Utility Contractors Association (EUCA) points to the serious problems contractors will face based on passage of California Air Resources Board...

San Jose International Airport Projects.
August 20, 2007... Staff San Francisco, Calif.- URS Corporation has been awarded a contract by the city of San Jose to manage and oversee $1.5 billion in new capital improvement projects at Mineta San Jose International Airport. Under terms of the...

Remember The Good Old Days? -- Not.(Paradawn Equipment Rental Co., Inc.)
August 20, 2007... By Loren Faulkner The days before modern compact construction equipment were a bit more labor-intensive... On the Internet lately, there are all kinds of nostalgic look-backs to the 1950s and early '60s - the "good old days" when a...

Construction Insurance Midyear Outlook.
August 20, 2007... By Jeff Cavignac In regard to premium costs, what can California expect? Edited by Loren Faulkner The good news is that despite the massive hurricanes in 2005, the industry is healthy. The combined ratios are reasonable; surplus...

Californians Raise Construction Career Awareness.
August 20, 2007... By Loren Faulkner AGC of California, California Coalition for Construction in the Classroom (CCCC), California Construction Education & Research Foundation (CCERF) and others are concerned and serious about raising awareness of careers in...