Articles Tagged with ''Los Angeles''

Public Works Director Mark Pestrella discusses how crews have begun removing toxins, cleaning up damage and replacing basic utilities in fire-damaged areas in California.

Mark Pestrella wasn’t born with a passion for public service, but, as in a proverbial coming-of-age story, fire transformed him at the age of 17.

Officials continue to prioritize fighting the ongoing wildfires that have already consumed 40,600 acres in the region, but are already strategizing on how to undertake the gargantuan cleanup effort.

Wildfires in Los Angeles have already destroyed thousands of structures, but the full extent of the damage will not be known for some time, say local officials.

To significantly improve air quality and reduce odor emissions at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, crews replaced outdated odor control equipment with advanced technologies, specifically four biotrickling filters (BTFs) and eight carbon scrubbers to effectively remove hydrogen sulfide and foul-smelling gasses from the influent sewer and headworks areas.

Completed in January 2024, this complex renovation included significant updates to the W Hotel’s main lobby, reception area, restaurant, ballroom, meeting rooms, banquet kitchen and exterior courtyard. The project team also completed an extension of the main grand stair structure.

Two separate service hotels are featured in this mixed-use development located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center.

An adaptive reuse project has transformed USC’s historic 1931 United University Church into the new home for its School of Dramatic Arts (SDA).

As one of the first major cross-laminated timber (CLT) office buildings in Los Angeles, 843 N Spring Street embraces biophilic and low carbon office design.

Located on the 66th and 67th floors of the 72-story US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, Lincoln International’s 26,000-sq-ft Los Angeles office offers breathtaking views from the ocean to the mountains.