California Builder and Engineer articles from November 2007

California Builder and Engineer archives from November 2007

Top 10 Pump Malfunctions And What To Do About Them.
November 5, 2007... By Stephanie Morgan When the pumping stops so does production. You can help avoid the top 10 pump malfunctions with a preventive maintenance program. EDITED BY LOREN FAULKNER Whatever type of centrifugal pump you use, the...

Football Fielding In Yuba City.
November 5, 2007... By Wes Sander Satellite-positioning technology helps football field installation Edited by Loren Faulkner After years in the excavation business, this spring Jeff Swanson found his way to the football field. That's because...

Student Construction Challenge Receives Sponsorship.
November 5, 2007... Staff Norcross, Ga.- ACP/Reed Construction Data will sponsor the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Construction Challenge, a series of national events aimed at attracting the best and brightest young people to the construction...

EUCA Offers CARB Interpretation Help.
November 5, 2007... Staff San Ramon, Calif.- The Engineering & Utility Contractors Association (EUCA) has developed a free, comprehensive CARB off-road diesel regulation compliance assistance program for their contractor members. This program includes an easy...

Roebbelen Project Profiled.
November 5, 2007... Staff Dougherty Valley, Calif.- Roebbelen's project, Dougherty Valley High School, has been selected California Construction's Best of California in the K-12 category for Northern California, by California Construction Magazine. The...

Insurer To Waive $10,000 Theft Deductible.
November 5, 2007... Staff New York, N.Y.- The National Equipment Register (NER) has formed an alliance with CNA insurance companies that will help their clients combat the growing problem of equipment theft. Through the alliance, CNA will waive up to $10,000...

U.C. Berkeley Med Site Completed.
November 5, 2007... Staff Berkeley, Calif.- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., has completed the cornerstone facility for the University of California, Berkeley's Health Sciences Initiative, a campaign aimed at enabling UC Berkeley to remain one of the...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
November 5, 2007... Staff Is the electrician wiring your project doing so illegally? You might be 'shocked' to learn that could easily be the case if some important deadlines for certification were missed. Another contractor hopes to shed 'light' on some...

New Transit Project Near Los Angeles International Airport.
November 19, 2007... Staff Los Angeles, Calif.- Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has been retained by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to evaluate alternative alignments, prepare an environmental impact report (EIR), and provide...

Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Building in San Jose California.
November 19, 2007... Staff San Jose, Calif.- Johnson Controls recently completed the design and installation of a unique heat pump-based HVAC system and controls for the new headquarters of Integrated Design Associates (IDeAs). The system will allow the...

East L.A. College Construction.
November 19, 2007... Staff Santa Monica, Calif.- Construction recently began for a $12.8-million Student Services Center and Braun Administrative Center at East Los Angeles College (ELAC). Designed by WWCOT, a full-spectrum architecture and design firm, the...

New Main Library Opens for City of Lincoln.
November 19, 2007... Staff Lincoln, Calif.- Construction has come to a close on the Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges, which will serve as the new main library for the city of Lincoln. Designed by NTD Architecture as part of the Twelve Bridges Learning...

Green Building Moves Outdoors.
November 19, 2007... Staff San Francisco, Calif.- The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), The University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the United States Botanic Garden announced the development of a new rating system...

$20-Million State Court of Appeal.(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... Staff Santa Ana, Calif.- Groundbreaking ceremonies were held recently for the state court of appeal located in Santa Ana, Calif. The Los Angeles office of Heery International has been selected to serve as construction manager (CM) at risk...

Editor's Report.
November 19, 2007... By Loren Faulkner Let's hope more reasoned voices from the scientific realm will be exposing the real facts about global warming. Currently, if legitimate scientists raise questions about the theory of humans causing catastrophic global...

100 Degrees Cooler In Stockton.
November 19, 2007... By Loren Faulkner How a warm-mix asphalt additive reduced asphalt pour temperature and probable carbon emissions. Most cities want to reduce their carbon footprint these days. Stockton (www.stocktongov.com), in the San Joaquin Valley...

ICUEE Showcases New Innovations.(International Construction and Utility Exposition)
November 19, 2007... By Tom Hale Equipment show held in the South this year; equipment will be available in California Some 845 exhibitors showcased hundreds of new innovations at the 2007 International Construction & Utility Exposition (ICUEE) in...

Keeping the Old, Recruiting the New.
November 19, 2007... By Loren Faulkner Four ways the construction industry can deal with the "older" construction worker exodus California's construction industry is in the same predicament as the rest of the nation. According to the Association of...

Global Warming Or A Global Cycle?
November 19, 2007... By Loren Faulkner 30 years ago scientists and media told us a new Ice Age was upon us! Let's hope more reasoned voices from the scientific realm will be exposing the real facts about global warming. Currently, if legitimate scientists...