California Builder and Engineer articles from September 2007

California Builder and Engineer archives from September 2007

$250-Million Upgrade At Port of Long Beach California.
September 3, 2007... Staff Long Beach, Calif.- The Port of Long Beach gave the engineering firm of HDR the OK to perform engineering services for its Pier B Rail Facility infrastructure program. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles handle more than 40...

Valley Crest Awards Trucks For Safety Records.
September 3, 2007... Staff Calabasas, Calif- In July 2007, Valley Crest Companies, the well-known landscape services company for nearly 60 years, presented five employees with 2007 red Ford F-150 trucks in recognition of their superior performance in workplace...

Public Works Update For California.
September 3, 2007... Staff Sacramento, Calif.- Between January and May of this year, public works construction totaled $8.9 billion, down 14.7 percent from the first five months of 2006. However, in month-to-month comparisons, all public works construction in...

Waterman Business Park Under Construction.
September 3, 2007... Staff San Bernardino, Calif.- Ware Malcomb has announced that design is completed and construction has begun for Phase I of Waterman Business Park, located on Parkcenter Circle North and Parkcenter Circle South at 1335 Waterman Avenue in...

ROEL Wins San Diego Award.
September 3, 2007... Staff San Diego, Calif.- In July, the San Diego Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) named ROEL Construction Co. Large General Contractor of the Year. ROEL has been the chosen winner for nine of the 17 years that these...

Wild Animal Park Upgrade.
September 3, 2007... By Loren Faulkner Keeping an eye out for charging wild animals came with the work on the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park project "It's not every project where you are charged by rhinos and white lipped deer," says Bob Boyles, project...

Lifting? Try Telehandlers.
September 3, 2007... By Steve Kirst A telehandler might be just the right toolfor the job Edited by Loren Faulkner Homebuilding and masonry contractors already know what others in different industries are just beginning to discover: telehandlers can be...

California Adopts Tough Emissions Rules.
September 3, 2007... By Loren Faulkner California Air Resources Board passes controversial off-road diesel emissions rules As of this writing CARB off-road diesel regulations - passed unanimously by its 11-member board - are exactly one day old....

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
September 3, 2007... Staff Q: I had a California contractor's license issued around 1975. It expired some time ago although I have been working in the building industry continuously for over 30 years. I have been a general superintendent and project manager...

Rosie The Riveter Lives On.
September 17, 2007... By Loren Faulkner In California, women in the construction trades trace their work back to WWII as tens of thousands of women stepped up to the plate to fill jobs left open by the men that went to war. Even now the name "Rosie the...

Builders Fore Kids Gives $90,000 to Children's Non Profits Sacramento,.(Company overview)
September 17, 2007... Staff Sacramento, Calif.- Builders Fore Kids, an organization started in 2003 by a local builder and building supplier to improve the quality of life for children within our local community, raised approximately $90,000 which was divided...

EUCA Providing Compliance Help For New CARB Regs.
September 17, 2007... Staff San Ramon, Calif.- On July 26th, the California Air Resources Board approved sweeping regulations that will have severe impacts on the state's entire construction industry. The In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle regulation will force...

Turner Awarded $162-Million Contracts For California Health Care Projects.
September 17, 2007... Staff Stockton, Calif.- Turner Construction Company has been selected to provide general contracting services for the $85-million Catholic Healthcare West Mercy San Juan Medical Center Patient Tower II in Carmichael, California, and the...

LEED-Certified Building In Riverside County.
September 17, 2007... Staff Riverside, Calif.- Koll Development Company (KDC), will begin construction in Riverside on the nation's fifth Intellicenter office building. Intellicenter-Riverside will be the first "green" office building in western Riverside...

$250-Million Upgrade At Port Of Long Beach California.
September 17, 2007... Staff Long Beach, Calif.- The Port of Long Beach gave the engineering firm of HDR the OK to perform engineering services for its Pier B Rail Facility infrastructure program. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles handle more than 40...

Largest Concrete Pour In Coachella Valley History.
September 17, 2007... Staff Rancho Mirage, Calif.- Six hundred truckloads of cement along with 20 on-site inspectors made their way through the Southern California Mojave Desert heat in August, taking part in a record-breaking concrete pour of a mat slab...

KKE Architects Adds Industry Veteran John G. Deenihan.
September 17, 2007... Staff Pasadena, Calif.- Award-winning KKE Architects, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, with offices in Pasadena, Las Vegas, and Irvine, Calif., has hired well-known industry veteran John G. Deenihan, AIA, as principal and director of...

Award-Winning Design In San Diego.(McCarthy Building Cos. construction receives award)(Brief article)
September 17, 2007... Staff San Diego, Calif.- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed the new five-story, 141,000-square-foot Student Academic Services Facility at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), in La Jolla, Calif. The project is the...

Editor's Report.(American Road and Transportation Builders Association releases report after the Minnesota bridge collapse)
September 17, 2007... By Loren Faulkner Almost immediately after the catastrophic Minnesota bridge collapse, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) released the following information. Most in the heavy construction industry knew that...

Sacramento Valley Levee Work.
September 17, 2007... By Loren Faulkner Balancing population growth with public safety is an ongoing debate Like most metro and some rural areas of California, the vast Sacramento Valley is doing brisk business in heavy construction and retrofitting. But...

Oceanside Landslide Repaired.
September 17, 2007... Staff Oceanside, Calif.- DBM Contractors, Inc. performed emergency landslide repair for the Sprinter Mainline in the city of Oceanside. The slide occurred during earth moving to build a retaining wall at the base of a steep slope adjacent...