California Builder and Engineer articles from November 2004

California Builder and Engineer archives from November 2004

California Concrete Bridge Award Winner.
November 1, 2004... Staff The Portland Cement Association has named the winners of the 2004 Ninth Biennial Bridge Awards Competition. The competition, which was instituted in 1988, recognizes excellence in design and construction of concrete bridges from...

LoJack Publishes Theft Study.(LoJack Corp.)
November 1, 2004... By Jeanne Bock and Laura Feng LoJack Corporation recently announced the results of its third annual Construction Equipment Theft Report, which provides valuable information on the growing problem of equipment theft that costs construction...

California Construction Statistics.
November 1, 2004... Staff Public Buildings and Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2003-2004 Public works construction in the first eight months of 2004 totaled $11.8 billion, up 1.4 percent from the same period in 2003. Public building was up...

EUCA Receives National Awards.(Engineering & Utility Contractors Association)
November 1, 2004... Staff San Ramon, Calif.-- The Engineering & Utility Contractors Association (EUCA) was the recipient of two 2004 Chapter Excellence Awards as well as three 2004 Honorable Mentions in a national awards competition sponsored by the American...

Trench Plate Rental Contract.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Staff San Francisco, Calif.-- Trench Plate Rental Co (TPR) has announced that it has secured the contract for the Rental of Shoring with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. PG&E was incorporated in California in 1905, and is one of the...

Pico Rivera Assessment Complete.
November 1, 2004... Staff Long Beach, Calif.-- SCS Engineers has completed environmental site assessment services for the City of Pico Rivera Krikorian Theater Brownfields Redevelopment Project, located at 6615 Passons Blvd. in Pico Rivera, Calif. SCS...

Structure Competed.(Architectural services)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Staff Redwood City, Calif.-- Watry Design, Inc., one of the largest full-service parking structure design specialists throughout California, recently announced the completion of the design phase of Santa Barbara, Calif.'s Granada Garage...

Valuable Database Online.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Staff Washington, D.C.-- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has recently updated its online Construction Waste Management Database to assist the building industry in reducing construction and demo- lition waste. Recyclers of...

60/91/215 Interchange Work.(Highways)
November 1, 2004... By Loren Faulkner Finally, traffic relief is under way with reconstruction of one of the major freeway arteries in the Inland Empire. CalTrans is well into shaping up the 91/60/215 Freeway interchange in Riverside County. The main...

Editor's Report.
November 15, 2004... By Loren Faulkner The following information provides useful application to those within the construction industry in general, as well as to those within the demolition/recycling industry in particular. Construction Waste Database ...

California Road And Bridge Construction.
November 15, 2004... By P.T. Hill Despite limited dollars in the State Highway Account, much road and bridge construction continues in California. Caltrans is overseeing more than 550 ongoing projects, most of which are active, and which represent about...

Seismic Retrofit Program Continues.
November 15, 2004... By P.T. Hill 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 bridges. That program is 98-percent complete. ...

New Caltrans District 7 Headquarters.
November 15, 2004... Staff As Caltrans stepped out with its design-build concept for District 7 headquarters, the building has generated enthusiasm for its bold look and functionality while being delivered on time and on budget. The following are highlights of...

McCarthy To Modernize Schools.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Staff Newport Beach, Calif.- Serving as construction manager, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (ww.mccarthy.com ) was recently awarded a contract to manage the $272-million school modernization program for Huntington Beach Union High...

Lim Joins RBF.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Staff San Diego, Calif.- Trudi Lim, P.E., has joined RBF Consulting's (RBF) San Diego office as a project manager in the Land Development Department. Lim has 12 years of experience in land development and public works engineering where she...

Oakland International Airport / Kirk Douglas Theatre.
November 15, 2004... Staff Oakland, Calif. - FedEx Corp. and the city of Oakland have announced that FedEx Express will construct California's largest corporate solar electric system atop its hub at Oakland International Airport. The 904-kilowatt solar array...