Workers had to contend with bay muds, limited site access and protected wildlife species during the tidal restoration project for three islands comprising Bair Island, a 2,600-acre former salt pond within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge—the largest urban wildlife refuge in the U.S.

As one of the largest sewage treatment plants in the U.S., the Robert B. Diemer facility delivers 520 million gallons of water per day to Orange and Los Angeles counties, or enough water to fill the Rose Bowl every four hours.

Atascadero City Hall was hit by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in 2003. The upper rotunda twisted independently from the rest of the building, causing perimeter walls to peel away from the building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Built on a site with difficult geometry and bound by three busy streets, the mixed-used building includes retail space, 81 condominiums and parking.

Reflecting Hawaiian heritage through tropical design motifs, the four-story condominium addition at Poipu Beach Grand Wyndham Resort includes 13 luxury units and the Spa at Koloa Landing.

Since its opening in June, the $105-million Wilshire La Brea has become a key part of the modernization of the Miracle Mile District streetscape in Los Angeles.

Intensive preconstruction planning and the use of specialists in historic restoration are credited with the successful revitalization of a faded Hollywood icon.

To complete the $43-million renovation and expansion of the landmark Riverside Convention Center, workers logged more than 200,000 hours of labor with no lost-time accidents.

For this $8-million project, crews relined two sets of aging tunnels along Kanan Road, a rugged and mountainous connection between the 101 Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway.

The $4.35-million renovation of the Mission-style Tolman-Bacher house into office space includes the addition of a LEED-Platinum-certified conference center with offices and a lounge.