California Builder and Engineer articles from May 2008

California Builder and Engineer archives from May 2008

Big Bridge Pour In San Clemente.(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff A major construction milestone for SunCal Companies' Marblehead Coastal master-planned community in San Clemente, California, was reached recently, with the 'round-the-clock pouring of 2,400 cubic yards of concrete for a...

Green Demolition Gaining Ground.
May 5, 2008... By Patrick Willette Recycling companies provide a service to contractors that will help them meet regulations and strengthen their corporate responsibility. Edited by Loren Faulkner Although green design and construction has been...

RSC Equipment Rental Opens New California Store.
May 5, 2008... Staff Indio, Calif.- On March 3, 2008, RSC Equipment Rental opened a new store on Cabazon Road. The company recently opened this new 6,450-square-foot store near Palm Springs to better serve its growing base of customers. "We are...

HERC To Open New Facility.(Hertz Equipment Rental Corp.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff San Jose, Calif.- Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. recently announced it will celebrate the grand opening of its San Jose, Calif., 10,500-sqaure-foot general rental facility on Friday, April 4. The event will take place at the store...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
May 5, 2008... Staff Q: I have a question concerning license change requirements. I have recently purchased an existing corporation with a license of the same classification as my sole proprietor license. I am trying to figure out what applications/forms...

Warehouse Demo In Long Beach.
May 5, 2008... By Loren Faulkner ATE Environmental, Inc. is on track for demolishing, off-hauling and preparing the way for a new High School in Long Beach, California. Some 360,000 square feet of industrial warehousing on 13.4 acres of property is...

Unique Parking Structure At U.C. Berkeley.(Brief article)
May 19, 2008... Staff Walker Parking Consultants, parking structure design and consulting, together with Overaa Construction, recently completed the Underhill Parking Facility and Playing Field at the University of California, Berkeley. Walker Parking...

Church Construction In Laguna Niguel.
May 19, 2008... Staff Consolidated Contracting Services, Inc., a Southern California commercial construction firm, is well into completing construction for two new buildings totaling 17,300 square feet of space on the existing Mission Lutheran Church...

San Ysidro Health Care Center.
May 19, 2008... Staff Consolidated Contracting Services, Inc., a Southern California commercial construction firm, recently finished constructing the San Ysidro Health Center's (SYHC) new state-of-the-art 38,968-square-foot Maternal & Child Health Center,...

California Roundup.
May 19, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Some notes of interest Blogs and Progress In 1893, the year in which California Builder & Engineer magazine traces its beginnings, there were probably some forward thinkers predicting that buggy whip...

Excavation Challenges In Riverside.
May 19, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Excavation contractor juggles issues of hard granite, unstable soils, high water tables and traffic flow, among other things to meet Metropolitan Water District (MWD) pipeline project goals. MWD's Perris Valley...

EUCA Honors Members with Safety Awards.
May 19, 2008... Staff San Ramon, Calif.- The following award recipients were honored recently by the Engineering and Utility Contractors Association at their General Membership Meeting on March 20th, 2008, in Sunol, California. Up to 25,000 Man Hours:...

Engineering Companies Join Up.(Brief article)
May 19, 2008... Staff Ontario, Calif.- Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has announced its acquisition of Associated Engineers Inc., an Ontario-based engineering firm specializing in civil design, planning, surveying, and construction administration for both...

Industry News.(Terry Equipment Inc is opening its new facility)(Brief article)
May 19, 2008... Staff Bloomington, Calif.- On January 1, 2008, Terry Equipment Inc, opened a new corporate headquarters in Bloomington, California. The new location is a 20,000-square-foot concrete building situated on 2.5 acres. The move comes in effort...