California Builder and Engineer articles from March 2005

California Builder and Engineer archives from March 2005

California Construction Statistics.
March 7, 2005... Staff Public Works Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2003-2004 Public works construction in 2004 totaled $17.6 billion, up 6.3 percent from 2003 totals. Public building in December was down 6.1 percent from the previous month, and...

Beverly Hills Underground.(underground conduit construction)
March 7, 2005... By Loren Faulkner California Boring, along with Steiny and Company, Inc., replace underground conduit in a pricey Southern California neighborhood. Even the best of neighborhoods need an upgrade once in awhile. In Beverly Hills, where...

China Affects California Construction.
March 7, 2005... By Fred Nagel Higher costs of construction require pre-construction planning and cooperation One only need look from a downtown San Diego vista to understand the growth and change taking place in the city. Projects are seemingly...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
March 21, 2005... By Loren Faulkner Welcome to California Builder & Engineer magazine's popular Buyers' Guide and Directory. We have changed the format somewhat this year, adding some new material. We believe you will find this information useful to you...

Jim Cornelius Joins HDR.(HDR Architecture Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff Folsom, Calif.-- HDR has hired Jim Cornelius as a project engineer out of the company's Folsom office. His focus will be on funding and planning services. Before joining HDR, Cornelius was chief of the regulatory programs branch for...

Worthen Joins Johnson & Jennings.(Ken Worthen, Johnson and Jennings General Contracting )(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Ken Worthen has joined Johnson & Jennings General Contracting as a project manager, announced Jackie Jennings, president of the San Diego-based general contracting firm. In his new position, Worthen is responsible...

Business Person Of Year.(San Leandro Chamber of Commerce honors Claire McNely Koenig)(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff San Leandro, Calif.-- The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce has named AGC of California member Claire McNely Koenig, president of McNely Construction, San Leandro, as its 2004 Business Person of the Year. Claire McNely Koenig took...

Fresno Yosemite International Airport.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff Los Angeles, Calif.-- Carter & Burgess, Inc., one of the nation's top ranked engineering, architecture and construction management firms, has been selected by authorities at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI) as the design...

Nonresidential Construction Up.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff Washington, D.C.-- The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) commented on the value of construction put in place, which soared in December to an 11th consecutive record $1.03 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate,...

U.C.R. Selects WWCOT.(University of California, Riverside)(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff Riverside, Calif.-- Architectural firm WWCOT has been selected by the University of California to provide architectural and engineering services for the renovation of the Geology and Physics buildings at the University of California,...

Matt Construction Tops Out.(Matt Construction Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-- Matt Construction, a Southern California building contractor, has reached a milestone in its construction of The California Endowment's Headquarters and Community Conference Center with the "topping out" of...

McCarthy Promotes Robert Ward.(McCarthy Building Companies Inc. Texas Div.)(Brief Article)
March 21, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. announces the elevation of Robert Ward to project director for the Northern Pacific Division. Previously a senior project manager, Ward is responsible for the overall management...

New Seismic Standard for Piers and Wharves.
March 21, 2005... Staff Reston, Va.-- In 2002, a labor dispute shut down ports along the West Coast, an action that ultimately impacted businesses across the nation. Due to the proximity of many of those ports to fault lines, effects from damage caused by a...

Loader Attachments For Concrete.
March 21, 2005... Written By: April Goodwin, Two Rivers Marketing Group Adding Versatility to a Fleet Without the Bulk Provided By: Bobcat Company, West Fargo, North Dakota The popularity of compact equipment in the concrete industry, including...