California Builder and Engineer articles from January 2009

California Builder and Engineer archives from January 2009

PB Napa Bridge Project And New Lead Engineer.
January 5, 2009... Staff Napa, CA- Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has been awarded a contract by the city of Napa to provide construction management services for the construction of the First Street Bridge over the Napa River. The project, the last of four...

Catholic Church Construction Boom In Southern California.
January 5, 2009... Staff San Diego, CA- New home rooftops have long been a common sight in San Diego, but in recent months, chapel tops have been among the few things popping up on the county's landscape. While residential and commercial development has...

Road Machinery Acquires Shanahan Equipment.
January 5, 2009... Staff Sacramento, CA- Road Machinery LLC has acquired the assets of Shanahan Equipment, the Komatsu distributor for Northern California. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Road Machinery is the exclusive distributor for Komatsu equipment in...

California 2009 Construction Forecast.
January 5, 2009... By Loren Faulkner Exactly 12 months ago, California Builder & Engineer had predicted the possibility of "the perfect storm" arising in 2008 in California's heavy construction industry - if not the perfect one, then at least bad storms on...

Innovative Post-Tensioning Work In San Jose.(Clark Pacific)
January 5, 2009... By Loren Faulkner At San Jose Airport's new rental car facility parking garage under construction, Clark Pacific's pre-cast/post-tensioning method is designed for strength and efficiency. The new 1,840,000 square foot parking structure...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
January 5, 2009... Staff No matter how hard I try I just can't be in two different places at the same time. However, did you know a contractor sometimes can qualify two licenses at the same time? Another contractor wants to work in three places, but found...

Endi Zhai Joins HDR.(Brief article)
January 19, 2009... Staff Irvine, CA-- Endi Zhai, Ph.D., P.E, G.E., has joined HDR in Irvine as geotechnical program manager for Southern California. He will be HDR's recognized authority in the area of geotechnical engineering in Southern California. ...

Ledcor Construction Donates $75,000 to Construction Center.
January 19, 2009... Staff San Diego, CA-- Ledcor Construction, Inc. recently donated $75,000 toward the creation of a Construction Internship and Career Development Center within the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at San...

KTGY Is the Architect for The Courtyards at Old Town.
January 19, 2009... Staff Irvine, CA-- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, with developer Urban Housing Group, the city of Monrovia and KTGY, Urban Housing Group, has begun construction on a pivotal mixed-use commercial/residential urban community in...

Editor's Report.
January 19, 2009... By Loren Faulkner California Builder & Engineer Blog Site Thanks again for logging on to our blog site at www.acppubs.com . More people are reading it each month. Go ahead and leave a comment there. It's a good forum to talk back about...

2009 California Construction Insurance Outlook.(Jeffrey W. Cavignac)(Interview)
January 19, 2009... Compiled by Loren Faulkner A Q&A with California insurance expert Jeffrey W. Cavignac California Builder & Engineer The greatest economic upheaval since perhaps the 1930s is occurring now and is affecting virtually every segment of...

Safety And California Road Conditions.
January 19, 2009... By Loren Faulkner A look at the facts shows it is time to get serious about fixing the problem Ask any California motorist these days about road conditions -- just about anywhere in the state -- and you'll hear, "terrible" or...

New Corona Metrolink Parking Structure.(McCarthy Building Companies Inc. Texas Div.)(Brief article)
January 19, 2009... By Loren Faulkner Metrolink riders are looking forward to more parking spaces to ease railway access. The Riverside County Transportation Commission's 1,065 parking space, six-story concrete structure for Metrolink riders in Corona,...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.(Interview)
January 19, 2009... Staff One license can generate many opportunities, if you are a contractor who knows how to extend your 'reach.' We all learn how to extend the use of a corporate license beyond its usual limits. Readers know that public works bids are...