California Builder and Engineer articles from February 2005

California Builder and Engineer archives from February 2005

California Construction Statistics.
February 7, 2005... Staff Public Buildings and Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2003-2004 Public works construction in the first 11 months of 2004 totaled $16.3 billion, up 6.0 percent from the same period in 2003. Public building was...

Editor's Report.(laws, regulations and rules)
February 7, 2005... By Loren Faulkner AGC of California has published an excellent highlight summary of new California laws that took effect January 1, 2005, in their December 2004 Legislative Update. Below is a sampling of AGC's highlights for just a few of...

That Time of Year Again.(San Bernardino County Flood Control District)
February 7, 2005... By Loren Faulkner In Southern California, the Christmas Day Storm of 2003 was a whopper. It brought debris that filled to 75-100+ percent capacities of all 36 storm water run-off basins in the San Bernardino County Flood Control District...

70-Mile Pipeline Near Dixon.(Trench Plate Rental Co )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... By Gerry Marinelli Numerous crews worked simultaneously over the entire 70 miles Trench Plate Rental Co (TPR) provided all of the shoring and trench plates that the contractor, ARB, needed for a 70-mile pipeline in Northern California...

A Century On Tracks.(Caterpillar Inc.)
February 7, 2005... Staff Caterpillar Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of The Track-Type Tractor, Launches New T-Series Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the track-type tractor, Caterpillar Inc. launched the new T-Series track-type tractor at a worldwide...

Bishop's School.(renovations and developments )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Construction is currently underway for a series of renovations and developments at The Bishop's School, an independent middle and upper school located at 7607 La Jolla Blvd. in La Jolla, Calif. Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects...

Stephen Pare To Southern California.(appointments)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Los Angels, Calif.-- Washington Group International, Inc. (NASDAQ: WGII) today announced a key regional appointment within its Infrastructure business unit. Company veteran Stephen ParE[umlaut] has been named Engineering, Operations...

Transportation California Responds To Proposed Budget.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- "Transportation California is deeply disappointed that, despite the Governor's strong advocacy of improving transportation in California, this initial Budget proposal once again calls for the suspension of...

G. B. "Jerry" Toll Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.(Obituary)
February 7, 2005... Staff Mr. Toll passed away on January 5, 2005. Mr. Toll began his construction career as a laborer during summers while attending Vista High School. After three years of service in the U.S. Army, he enrolled at California State University...

New Museums at Diamond Valley Lake.(Western Center for Archeology and Paleontology )(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff The Western Center for Archeology and Paleontology is being constructed at the east side of Metropolitan Water District's Diamond Valley Lake. The new 37,000-square-foot facility will house close to one million specimens excavated...

Check Your Oil.
February 21, 2005... By Chuck Pryatel Is your facility compliant with new EPA requirements for Spill Prevention Plans? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires facilities that use, manage or store oil to prepare and implement Spill...

Editor's Report.(appointments)
February 21, 2005... By Loren Faulkner AGC of California has selected its officials for 2005: Chairs, Vice Chairs In Northern California, Bob Christenson, Panattoni Construction, Inc., Sacramento, was elected chair of the Delta Sierra District, and Mike...

San Francisco's Green Federal Building.
February 21, 2005... By Jonathan Omer Although funding for the 234-foot-tall building was approved 16 years ago, construction did not start until 2002. The 19-story, poured-in-place, federal office tower is on land donated by the city of San Francisco. The...

Johnson Appointed by Governor.(appointment of Daniel Johnson at Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Engineers Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Daniel Johnson, vice president of Environmental Business Solutions, an SCS Engineers company, has been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the nine-member San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board....

Medical Center Under Construction.(Corona Medical Plaza)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Corona, Calif.-- Keeton Construction Company, Inc. has shell construction under way for Corona Medical Plaza, a new $4.1-million 46,255-square-foot medical office building located at 341 Magnolia Avenue in Corona, Calif. Tenant...

Seepage At Prado Dam.
February 21, 2005... By Loren Faulkner The wettest January in 30 years caused a cautionary evacuation near the Santa Ana River. The "Pineapple Express," a series of back-to-back storms in January, dropped record levels of precipitation in Southern...