California Builder and Engineer articles from September 2005

California Builder and Engineer archives from September 2005

Topping Out In Orange.
September 5, 2005... Staff In July, the St. Joseph Hospital Patient Care Center being constructed by McCarthy Construction in Orange, California, had a Topping Out Ceremony. Construction facts of note: Structural steel: 2,775 tons (6,535 pieces) ...

California Construction Statistics.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff Public Buildings And Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2004-2005 Public works construction in June 2005 totaled $1.6 billion, down 6 percent from May and 35 percent from June one year ago. Public building in June was...

San Diego High-Rise Lift.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... By Loren Faulkner A white Pecco tower crane almost seems to have been chosen to contrast nicely with the blue backdrop of the high-rise office buildings nearby as construction goes on for Bosa Development California Inc.'s high-end...

Rapid Rehab At Devore.
September 5, 2005... By John Cates A moveable concrete barrier system saved the day. The Devore Corridor of Interstate 15 between interstates 10 and 215 in San Bernardino County, Calif., near the city of Devore, carries approximately 110,000 average daily...

California Builder & Engineer Rep.
September 5, 2005... Staff Riverside, Calif.- Matthew P. Finnigan has rejoined Associated Construction Publications (ACP) to serve as sales representative for California Builder & Engineer and Pacific Builder & Engineer magazines. Finnigan has more than 27...

CRA Rental Rally Online.
September 5, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.- In 2006, California Rental Association (CRA) will celebrate its 60th year serving the rental industry in the Western United States. Always at the innovative edge, CRA's signature event, Rental Rally, has been...

Tilden-Coil Constructors Builds Science Center.
September 5, 2005... Staff Riverside, Calif.- Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc., a commercial construction firm with headquarters in Riverside, California, was selected as general contractor and will oversee construction of the Thaine B. Price Science Center at...

Editor's Report.
September 19, 2005... By Loren Faulkner Editor's Note: Barry Gantenbein, editor, Western Builder magazine, reports on recent efforts to reduce highway noise... Silence Please Quieter pavement is a common goal in the highway construction industry, but...

California Builder & Engineer Rep.
September 19, 2005... Staff Riverside, Calif.-- Matthew P. Finnigan has rejoined Associated Construction Publications (ACP) to serve as sales representative for California Builder & Engineer and Pacific Builder & Engineer magazines. Finnigan has more than 27...

David Conover Joins HDR.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Staff Folsom, Calif.-- David Conover, CCM, CPC, has joined HDR as national director of construction management for the company's water business group. He will be based in HDR's Folsom office. In addition to his responsibilities for...

New RSC Equipment Rental New Store In Fresno.
September 19, 2005... Staff Fresno, Calif.-- RSC Equipment Rental has announced the grand opening of a new store (No. 687), located at 5414 S. Peach Ave. in Fresno, Calif. The grand opening was celebrated with hands-on product demos, surprise prize...

Perini Corporation To Acquire Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.
September 19, 2005... Staff Redwood City, Calif.-- Perini Corporation, a leading building, civil construction and construction management company, announced that it has a signed letter of intent to acquire Rudolph and Sletten, Inc., a privately held...

EPA Grant To El Cajon Redevelopment Agency.
September 19, 2005... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency a $200,000 grant, which will be used for cataloguing the number of potentially contaminated properties in the...

AGC of California Offers Heat Stress Compliance Program.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- The Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopted an emergency regulation August 12 to address the risk of heat illness for outdoor workers. The new regulation went into effect immediately, and will be in effect for no less...

First Green Juvenile Justice Facility.
September 19, 2005... Staff San Mateo, Calif.-- Turner Construction Company and Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (KMD) Architects are currently building one of the nation's first green youth Juvenile Justice Facilities in San Mateo County, Calif. The county's goal is for...

Five Miles Of Sewage Pipe.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Staff Las Vegas Paving -- underground division -- is working on the Yolo Force Main project in Sacramento County, California. The Sacramento County Sanitation District is requiring five miles of parallel sewage pipe to be laid. The pipes...

Shoring Up Poor Soil.(Ace Engineering sewer project)
September 19, 2005... By Ron Bissell When Ace Engineering ran into soils going from bad to worse, they went to "Plan B." In October 2004, Ace Engineering, LaVerne, California, was awarded a contract for the first phase of the $2-million "El Rio Forebay...