AGC recently held its annual Fall Conference and Division and State Boards of Directors Meetings in Indian Wells. The meetings and conference drew many of the state’s top construction industry leaders, who elected the association’s leadership for 2012 and focused on the future goals and direction of AGC. Photo by Carol Eaton AGC of California's Elected Leaders for 2012Top leadership of the AGC of California for 2012, elected by the State Board of Directors on October 28 in Indian Wells, will include (left to right) Immediate Past President Gerry DiIoli, Herzog Contracting Corp., Oceanside.; Vice President Curt Weltz, Flatiron West,
UC Davis West Village recently made its official debut as the largest planned zero net energy community in the country. Photo courtesy of UC Davis West Village UC Davis West Village Located on the University of California, Davis campus, the 130-acre development is designed to generate as much energy each year as it consumes.Completion of major elements of UC Davis West Village’s $300 million first phase includes 315 apartments, 42,500 square feet of commercial space, a recreation center and village square. More than 800 residents have moved into the initial phase within the past month.When completed, the development will be
A huge segment of the $4.6-billion Hetch Hetchy Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) is about to head in a downhill direction. The San Joaquin Pipeline System (SJPS), part of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s WSIP to repair, replace and seismically upgrade the aging Hetch Hetchy Water System, has reached several major milestones over the last several months.According to officials at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), notices to proceed were issued this quarter for the eastern segment contract, which involves the construction of a new pipeline from the Oakdale Portal to a new connection point 6.7 miles from the
During 2011, AGC of California’s Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has been in full swing to fulfill its mission to help cultivate the next generation of leaders in the construction industry with a variety of events held throughout the year, including a recent “Legends in Leadership” forum. The CLC’s purpose is to act as a conduit for participants to network, exchange ideas about work and the industry, and gain continuing education, including both professional development and leadership skills.The “Legends” forum in Fullerton brought together nearly 50 attendees to hear from three of the best minds in the construction industry today. With
Seven major projects in California got off to celebratory starts in the past two weeks, signaling a willingness of municipalities, school districts, government agencies and residential developers to start spending on construction again. The biggest of the seven is the $600-million OC Bridges program, funded and overseen by the Orange County Transportation Authority. The project’s goal is to improve traffic flow and safety at seven crossings along the busy Burlington North Santa Fe rail line in Anaheim, Fullerton and Placentia by building a series of bridges – both underpasses and overpasses – to separate car traffic from trains.Construction will be
BNSF Railway and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council this week finalized a project labor agreement worth more than $255 million for the construction of the proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG), representing more than half of BNSF’s $500 million private investment in the new facility, according to an announcement from the Port of Los Angeles. The SCIG project involves the construction and operation of an intermodal railyard on outer port property. The proposed project site is located in an industrial area between Sepulveda Boulevard to the north, Pacific Coast Highway to the south, SR-47 to the
C.W. Driver, Anaheim, and T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, are venturing out with entities that focus on new market segments. C.W. Driver this week formed a new independent company under its corporate umbrella that will focus on smaller-scale projects. Driver SPG will be managed out of its Anaheim headquarters and will garner construction jobs C.W. Driver has previously not specialized in, according to the company.Driver SPG, which stands for Special Project Group, will target projects under $10 million in all of C.W. Driver’s key regions: Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and San Diego counties, as well as the Inland Empire.While
Snapshot October 10, 2011 Submitted By: Claire Voyle In Store Support Specialist Olympus UK, Essex, U.K. “I was both shocked and amazed at the sight of this construction worker traversing the scaffolding much like a tightrope walker at the circus,” says Voyle, who took this shot from the top deck of a New York City tour bus on 5th Avenue. “Being on the top deck of the bus provided me with an unusual vantage point as you would usually be looking up at this kind of scene.” The picture was taken with an Olympus PEN compact system camera with a
All on the job agree: The most challenging and striking design feature of the $185-million central library replacement under construction in San Diego is its steel lattice dome. The shape, which will top the eighth-floor reading room of the nine-story library, is designed to be a symbol for the city as well as a working part of the building's shading system, says Rob Wellington Quigley, the local design architect for the project. A modern interpretation of the classic shape, the dome is designed to function on both an emotional and practical level, says Quigley. “The dome is not glass, but
Albert Cuisinot was named chief financial officer at Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco. Cuisinot has 25 years of experience in finance, including 14 years as a CFO. He replaces Bob Beggs, who is retiring early next year. Cuisinot had been CFO at Steinberg Architects, San Francisco, where he designed and directed the firm's business expansion from $10 million in revenue and a single location to $30 million and four locations, including Shanghai. Earlier he was CFO of the Parkinson's Institute, Sunnyvale, and spent 10 years in financial posts at Stanford University, rising to assistant controller. He received his bachelor's degree from
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