Needing a new home for its headquarters, the Aerospace Corp. sought a project team to transform an existing office building into a high-tech headquarters for the 21st century. Related Links: Best of California 2009 The Aerospace Corp.’s A9 corporate headquarters is a four-story, 177,000-sq-ft office building. One of the significant aspects of the project is the amount of advanced technology incorporated throughout the building. The lower level basement houses the Stars Lab, the data control center for satellite launches and features a raised floor, a server room and conference room. The main entry level features a viewing platform with stadium
Arterra is a luxury condominium building in the Mission Bay area which became San Francisco’s first LEED-NC silver-certified highrise residential project earlier this year. Related Links: Best of California 2009 Arterra consists of three interconnected buildings: a 16-level high-rise tower, a nine-level building with a landscaped terrace area and barbecue deck, and a six-level grass-roofed building featuring three tiers of two-level town homes. The $89-million project features 269 one- to three-bedroom units, concierge service, a fitness/wellness center, community lounge, rooftop sundeck, furnished suite for guests and an enclosed garage on and around a four-level podium structure. On Arterra, Bovis, the
Tutor Perini Corp. reports that Caltrans has informed the firm that it has been awarded a $215-million contract for construction of the fourth bore tunnel at the Caldecott Tunnel section of Highway 24 in Alameda and Contra Costa counties near Oakland. Photo: Caltrans Caltrans awarded the contract to Tutor-Saliba Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corp. The tunnel will be approximately 990 meters long and will add two additional lanes of traffic in the westbound direction and is designed to alleviate traffic congestion along the Route 24 corridor. Construction is anticipated to start in January and will take approximately
A new state law that goes in effect Jan. 1, 2011 remedies longstanding problems without significant cost or inconvenience Related Links: Green Building Innovations Building Smarter: BIM and Beyond Heavy BIM Special Report Building Foundations for Future Organizational Development Sacramento Market Report Breathing New Life Into Old Facilities Since 1879, the California Constitution has guaranteed contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and others who have not been paid for work and materials supplied to a private works project the right to sell the property where the work was performed in order to obtain payment. The mechanism by which a sale of the property
$1.02-billion Sacramento International Airport�s �Big Build� expansion and modernization project is on target for a 2012 completion Corgan Associates and Fentress Architects teamed up on the design. The new Concourse B will offer 19 gates, six more than the current concourse. Related Links: Green Building Innovations Building Smarter: BIM and Beyond Heavy BIM Special Report Building Foundations for Future Organizational Development Construction Firms Need to Prepare for New Mechanic’s Lien Procedures Breathing New Life Into Old Facilities Just as its name suggests, Sacramento International Airport’s “Big Build” project is a case study in all things large. At $1.02 billion, the
With the opening this month of the new $80-million Walnut Village retirement project in Anaheim, residents will not only have a place to call home, they will have a small, private town that’s full of amenities. The units are surrounded by a village of three courtyards. Related Links: Green Building Innovations Building Smarter: BIM and Beyond Heavy BIM Special Report Sacramento Market Report Building Foundations for Future Organizational Development Construction Firms Need to Prepare for New Mechanic’s Lien Procedures Breathing New Life Into Old Facilities With the opening this month of the new $80-million Walnut Village retirement project in Anaheim,
Stricter requirements for removing nutrients are driving advances in technology and new projects to refit older wastewater plants. Work crews place rebar for North Las Vegas plant that will be fitted with MBR system. Blue Plains Treatment Plant, outside Washington, D.C., is designing a $935-million upgrade. Related Links: Green Building Innovations Building Smarter: BIM and Beyond Heavy BIM Special Report Building Foundations for Future Organizational Development Sacramento Market Report Construction Firms Need to Prepare for New Mechanic�s Lien Procedures Many municipal wastewater systems built in the 1970s and 1980s are nearing the end of their useful lives, forcing municipalities and
There is no doubt that the construction industry has been turned upside down during this economic debacle. Bodies have flown out the door in droves. The employee cuts were sometimes made in a coherent manner and at other times the cuts were emotional, reactive decisions to rapidly declining revenues and profits. Related Links: Green Building Innovations Building Smarter: BIM and Beyond Heavy BIM Special Report Sacramento Market Report Construction Firms Need to Prepare for New Mechanic’s Lien Procedures Breathing New Life Into Old Facilities As the smoke clears, some owners and management are sifting through the remains of their organizational
Today’s contractors have become “smart builders” who are using highly sophisticated computer modeling tools to tackle complex projects at biotech and computer labs and other high-tech manufacturing facilities. BIM models allow a design-build team to visualize synergies and conflicts in the various systems. Related Links: Green Building Innovations Heavy BIM Special Report Building Foundations for Future Organizational Development Sacramento Market Report Construction Firms Need to Prepare for New Mechanic’s Lien Procedures Breathing New Life Into Old Facilities Today’s contractors have become “smart builders” who are using highly sophisticated computer modeling tools to tackle complex projects at biotech and computer labs
Green building is here to stay. And despite the recession – and maybe even because of it – the construction industry is focused on improving sustainable design and building and continued innovation when it comes to being green.