California Builder and Engineer articles from November 2006

California Builder and Engineer archives from November 2006

ARTBA Highlights CalTrans/DOT's Ideas.(American Road & Transportation Builders Association)
November 6, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Several state DOTs are seeing the future as public-private for success in funding and developing long-term multibillion-dollar public transportation projects. In September, the American Road & Transportation Builders...

Warm Mix Asphalt Trial.
November 6, 2006... Staff In the beach community of Escondido, Calif., Escondido Asphalt, Inc. provided the materials and use of its plant for a 200-ton warm mix asphalt demonstration in September that attracted representatives of several local and state...

Oceanside Shotcrete Nail Wall.(DBM Contactors Inc completes shotcrete soil nail wall for Piazza D'Oro town home community )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff DBM Contactors Inc. recently completed a 22,000-square-foot (300 feet long by 27 feet high) permanent shotcrete soil nail wall for Piazza D'Oro, a 221-townhome community with retail and office space. The owner is K. Hovnanian of...

Editor's Report.(affect of greenhouse gas regulations on economy of California and construction industry)(Editorial)
November 6, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Governor Schwarzenegger recently committed California to the global warming agenda, hook, line and sinker. Whether you believe his signing of the aggressive greenhouse gas reduction bill (AB 32) will actually save the...

New Excavating Law.
November 6, 2006... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- Governor Schwarzenegger recently signed into law SB 1359. It is a worker and public safety measure for excavation operations. Its passage was prompted by the death of five workers two years ago in Northern...

Great Park In Orange County.(Orange County Great Park Corporation selects Gafcon, Inc for construction of Great Park)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Gafcon, Inc., a San Diego-based project and construction management firm, has been retained by the Orange County Great Park Corporation to provide design management for the proposed Great Park Master Plan, which...

HGA Architects And Engineers Receives Award.
November 6, 2006... Staff Los Angeles, Calif.-- The Los Angeles office of HGA Architects and Engineers has received an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects' Inland California chapter for its work on the new Physical Sciences 1 building at the...

New Crane Worker Rule Signed.
November 6, 2006... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- Starting January 2007, a new rule by California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) aimed at crane workers, will begin. OSHA is moving to prohibit the use of synthetic webbing, natural, or...

New Bobcat President.(appointment of David Rowles )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff West Fargo, N.D.-- David Rowles has been appointed president, Bobcat Americas, effective September 1, according to Richard Pedtke, president, Ingersoll Rand Compact Vehicle Technologies. Bobcat Company is a business of Ingersoll...

Equipro Opens San Diego Service Center.
November 6, 2006... Staff Poway, Calif.-- Full-service, light construction repair company Equipro opened a location in Poway, a suburb of San Diego, the company's 12th facility. Company officials said Equipro plans an aggressive expansion campaign to add 21...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
November 6, 2006... Staff We'll discover a handy tip about your "assets" that could help many corporate contractors if they take "stock" in my answer. Regular readers who know my style will also discover my unmistakable "fingerprints" on the answer to our...

Bay Bridge Skyway Work.(self-anchored suspension bridge)(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... By Loren Faulkner For the 280,000-plus commuters who cross the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge daily, the year 2013 can't arrive too soon. That's when the new Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) span is scheduled to be completed, bringing a...

Highway Gets Matich Name.(Southern California highway named Martin A. Matich highway)(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... By Loren Faulkner On Tuesday, October 17, a 22-mile stretch of Southern California highway was officially named the Martin A. Matich Highway by Governor Schwarzenegger in a ceremony held in North San Bernardino, California. The event was...

Two Construction-Related Reports.
November 20, 2006... Edited by Loren Faulkner (Editor's Note: The following two surveys may show that the California construction industry probably falls into the statistics listed when it comes to trying to stay out of lawsuits, and whether you or your...

Editor's Report.(occupational safety and health of construction workers)(Editorial)
November 20, 2006... By Loren Faulkner The 2007 Buyers' Intentions Study is included in this issue of California Builder & Engineer. It is Associated Construction Publications' annual survey of what contractors throughout the United States are going to acquire...

AGC 2006 Fall Conference.(Associated General Contractors of America)(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff Indian Wells, Calif.-- AGC drew a record turnout for its first ever statewide Fall Meetings and Conference October 11-14. More than 260 people gathered at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Indian Wells for the AGC of California's and AGC...

Bad Roads Rating.(deteriorating road conditions lead to increased vehicle maintenance costs)(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- According to The Road Information Program (TRIP), California's road conditions are among the worst in the United States, causing motorists to consume more gasoline while accelerating vehicle deterioration....

Parsons Brinckerhoff Adds Toni Bates.(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Toni Bates has been named a senior planning manager in the San Diego office of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a global infrastructure consulting, engineering and construction management organization. In her new...

Southern California Infrastructure Outlook.
November 20, 2006... Staff Los Angeles, Calif.-- The already congested Southern California highway system will only get worse unless adequate infrastructure improvements are made now, says the Southern California Leadership Council (SCLC). The SCLC has...

Roadtec Creates Alliance With Terry Equipment.(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff Fontana, Calif.-- Roadtec Inc. has announced that Terry Equipment has been appointed its parts and service agent for all of California and Northern Nevada. Terry Equipment has branches in Sacramento and Fontana, California. They will...

New Vacuum Excavation Law.
November 20, 2006... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- Governor Schwarzenegger signed recently AB 463, easing restrictions for excavators who wish to use vacuum excavation to expose underground facilities. Existing law, enacted in 2006, requires excavators to obtain...

Maintaining Your Written Safety Programs.(occupational health and safety)
November 20, 2006... By Greg Cole These two sections of Cal OSHA's Title 8 alone emphasize the requirement of written programs. Most companies are now aware of their need to develop and implement written programs like the IIPP, but how many fail to effectively...

Welding-Wire Ideas.(Banks Welding & Fabrication)(Technical report)
November 20, 2006... By Marlon Santos California welding company increases productivity with metal cored wire. Banks Welding & Fabrication serves both commercial and residential customers and takes on jobs that are eccentric, artistic and difficult to...