California Builder and Engineer articles from June 2005

California Builder and Engineer archives from June 2005

Gen-Probe Expansion In San Diego.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Good & Roberts, Inc. has completed wall panel erection for the 291,000-square-foot expansion of Gen-Probe, a leading biotechnology firm located at Sequence Drive and Genetic Center Drive in the Mira Mesa area of...

California Construction Statistics.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Staff Public Buildings and Heavy Construction Public works construction in March 2005 totaled $1.35 billion, up 0.8 percent from February and also up 8.3 percent over March one year ago. Public building in March was down 7 percent from...

New San Francisco Steel Viaduct.
June 6, 2005... By Yong-Pil Kim New Central Viaduct for downtown San Francisco uses steel girders with integral concrete bent caps for vertical clearance. A new Central Viaduct will soon direct traffic into San Francisco from the Bay Bridge in the...

California's Seismic Bridgework Update.(seismic retrofitting)
June 6, 2005... By P.T. Hill Materials costs and availability continue to sting. When major earthquakes rocked California in 1989 and 1994, the state legislature responded by mandating a seismic retrofit program for all of California's vulnerable...

MU Researchers Developing Safer, Innovative Bridges.(University of Missouri)
June 6, 2005... Staff Columbia, Mo.-- Steel bridges play a vital role in the U.S. transportation system, allowing people and goods to move around each state in a safe and efficient manner. In Missouri, the average age of a bridge is 49 years. Bridges...

SC&RA Presents Crane & Rigging Awards.(Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Staff San Leandro, Calif.-- The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of the Crane & Rigging Safety, Crane & Rigging Safety Improvement and Zero Accident Awards during its Annual Conference in Phoenix,...

Editor's Report.(American Road and Transportation Builders Association)(Editorial)
June 20, 2005... By Loren Faulkner Washington, D.C.Editor's Note: This excellent summary was sent in by ARTBA. It is well worth taking a look at and taking some time to think through. -- Few people fully grasp the size and scope of America's...

California: Roughest Roads In America.
June 20, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- California's urban roads are among the roughest in America, according to a study released recently by TRIP, a national transportation research organization. Five California metropolitan areas rank in the worst 10...

TRIP Responds To Mobility Report.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- California once again has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in congested urban areas. The only "good" news in the 2005 Mobility Report from the Texas Transportation Institute is that in some areas,...

Design-Build Advantageous.(highway construction)
June 20, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- A major new review of Design-Build contracting on major highway projects throughout the country shows clear advantages over traditional design-bid-build in terms of schedule, cost and quality. The report,...

EUCA Awards $18,000 in Scholarships.(Engineering and Utility Contractors Association)
June 20, 2005... Staff San Ramon, Calif.-- The Engineering & Utility Contractors Association (EUCA) awarded $18,000 in scholarships to eight exceptional students at their Annual Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament on May 23, 2005, at the Discovery Bay...

Something New In Malibu.
June 20, 2005... By Loren Faulkner Caltrans is trying out Continuous Flight Augering on a roadside concrete Secant Pile Wall shoring job in Malibu. When motorists on Pacific Coast Highway near the beach city of Malibu, north of Los Angeles, started...

New Workplace Rules Require Action.
June 20, 2005... By Janice Brown California building industry employers need to be ahead of the curve when it comes to workplace employment issues. As California's population grows, the building industry grows and matures with it. While this impressive...

$30-Million UCSD Facility Under Way.(University of California (San Diego))(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com ) has begun construction on the new 110,000-square-foot Student Academic Services facility at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), located at 9500...