California Builder and Engineer articles from July 2005

California Builder and Engineer archives from July 2005

California Construction Statistics.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Public Buildings And Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2004-2005 Public works construction in April 2005 totaled $1.43 billion, up 7.5 percent from March but down 6 percent from April one year ago. Public building in...

Red Hardhats Recall Safety.
July 4, 2005... By Loren Faulkner McCarthy Construction sets the example for saving lives and limbs on job sites. Safety on construction sites is everybody's business. For the guy climbing to the fourth floor of a skeleton steel frame building,...

Master Planning: Development Project Key.
July 4, 2005... By Gary Baker Developing, designing and actually accomplishing a successful building project is a complicated, multi-layered process. An experienced master planner can ensure that the developers' best interests are always taken into...

Radiation Therapy Center Opens.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Riverside, Calif.-- Kaiser Permanente has taken occupancy and opened its new Radiation Therapy Center, one of the first facilities to be completed at the health care provider's master planned 28-acre campus currently under...

Important Seismic Retrofit Under Way.
July 4, 2005... Staff Pasadena, Calif.-- Pasadena City Hall is the central feature of the Civic Center that established Pasadena as a major cultural destination in the late 1920s. Completed in 1927, the building is now undergoing an $80-million seismic...

Imports Reflect Cement Shortage.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Washington, D.C.-- Imports of goods rose 16 percent in the first four months of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004, the Commerce Deparment reported today. Imports of stone, sand, cement, etc. jumped 29 percent, reflecting...

Concrete Work in Extreme Temperatures.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Skokie, Ill.-- Extreme weather temperatures call for special measures when working with concrete. The Portland Cement Association has introduced Hot and Cold Weather Concreting (CD057), a new training program providing an...

Cal SMACNA Honors Sheet Metal Contractors.(California Association of Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors, National Association)
July 4, 2005... Staff Orange, California-- The Orange Empire Chapter of the Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) has announced that Cal SMACNA has honored two local contractors for their excellence in their field and...

Maintaining A Healthy Hydraulic System.
July 18, 2005... By Rudy Urbano, Caterpillar Inc. You hear about it all the time. The skinny guy from work who ran a marathon a couple of months ago, but just had a heart attack. Or the vegetarian next door who's recovering from a stroke. Even the fittest...

California Cement/Aggregates Update.
July 18, 2005... By P.T. Hill Watching cement pour from a ready-mix truck, it's hard to imagine this most basic component of building is subject to the pressures of a global economy As the construction season heats up, demand for cement is once again...

Editor's Report.
July 18, 2005... By Loren Faulkner (Editor's note: The following excellent advice was compiled by AGC of California, as posted on their website http://www.agc-ca.org .) With summer here and some parts of California reaching up and over the 100-degree...

Mark Breslin of EUCA Testifies.(Engineering and Utility Contractors Association )
July 18, 2005... Staff San Ramon, Calif.-- Mark Breslin, executive director of The Engineering and Utility Contractors Association (EUCA), recently testified before the Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Infrastructure. The committee held an informational...

California AGC Legislative Day.(Associated General Contractors)
July 18, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- The Associated General Contractors of California recently held its 8th Annual Legislative Day in Sacramento on June 15th. Hailed as a successful event by attendees, the construction industry's leaders received...

Clark Projects Earn 2005 BD&C Awards.(Clark Construction )
July 18, 2005... Staff Oak Brook, Ill.-- Building Design & Construction magazine recently named its 2005 Building Team Project award winners, and three projects built by Clark Construction were honored -- National Museum of the American Indian (platinum...

Volvo Rents In Hawaii.(Volvo Construction Equipment )(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff Honolulu, Hawaii-- Volvo Construction Equipment Rents, Inc. (Volvo Rents) has announced the signing of a franchise agreement for new Volvo Rents equipment rental centers in Honolulu, Kauai and Maui, Hawaii. All Islands Equipment...