Being inside Sustainability Base, a $2-million, 50,000-sq-ft steel-frame building going up at Mountain View�s NASA Ames Research Center at Moffet Federal Airfield, may well be the closet you�ll ever come to visiting the moon. Construction on the two-story facility, which is designed to be the federal government�s most environmentally sustainable building, began in August. The structure will � or should � consume no more energy than it generates, use 90% less water than other standard buildings and feature smart technology that will actually learn over time how to maximize the base�s systems. The project, which recently topped out, is scheduled
An 800,000-sq-ft hospital near San Diego, the largest of many healthcare facility projects under way throughout the Golden State, is back on track after a rocky start. Related Links: VA Hospital Rises in Palo Alto Sutter Replaces East Bay Med Center Huntington Hospital Doubles Emergency Facility Work started on Palomar Pomerado Medical Center West in Escondido in December 2007, with Redwood City-based Rudolph & Sletten on board as construction manager. CO Architects of Los Angeles is architect of record for the project, with Anshen + Allen of San Francisco providing interior design and furnishing services. But months later, owner Palomar
McCarthy Heart Hat�s employee volunteer group from McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. of Newport Beach recently completed a home makeover for a Los Alamitos family in great need of assistance. Approximately 30 volunteers from McCarthy Building Cos. and various subcontractors completed a home makeover for a Los Alamitos family in need. Matt, Elissa and Hailey Horan in front of their home that volunteers from McCarthy Building Cos. and 22 local subcontractors renovated after learning the family needed their assistance. Over 22 subcontractors donated supplies and services along with McCarthy Heart Hats to conduct the home remodel valued at approximately $80,000. Long
EAH Housing will officially open its newest affordable housing project, Drake�s Way, on April 22. Drake�s Way, located in Marin County�s Larkspur Landing shopping center, will be the first multi-family LEED-certified complex in the county. It is aiming for LEED silver certification. The development will provide 24 new homes for very low income households. A partnership with various social service programs will allow for independent living for individuals living in five units set aside for people with special needs. Designed by Russell + Davis Architects of San Rafael and built by L&D Construction of San Jose, the development will be
Completed this past summer, the Salinas Valley State Prison�s additional 64-bed mental health facility has become the first California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation project to be certified LEED silver. At the LEED ceremony for the Salinas Valley State Prison�s mental health facility were, from left, Dan Geiger, U.S. Green Building Council; Vic Brewer, Executive Director, Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program, California Department of Mental Health; George Dyckes, Deputy Program Manager, Kitchell; Keith Beland, Project Director, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Deborah Hysen, Chief Deputy Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Anthony Hedgpeth, Warden, Salinas Valley State Prison; Eric
A groundbreaking celebration was recently held for a new, approximately $20-million medical office building to be built on the campus of Loma Linda University Medical Center � Murrieta. �We are very pleased to be breaking ground on this state-of-the-art medical office building that will be the base for our top-notch doctors here in Southwest Riverside County,� says Bruce Christian, president and CEO of Loma Linda University Medical Center � Murrieta. �Between the new hospital and the new medical office building, this campus will play an important role in bringing quality healthcare to the community.� The new five-story medical office building
Catholic Healthcare West has awarded Hunt Construction Group the construction contract for the Sequoia Hospital Rebuilding Project in Redwood City. The project, sited on the existing hospital campus, will consist of a new four-story, 148,000-sq-ft, 104-bed pavilion, hosting medical and surgical services and an advanced cardiovascular center, a central utility plant and mechanical yard, seismic upgrades to the existing hospital and a dining/kitchen addition and remodel to the existing hospital. Designed by Moon Mayoras Architects, the project is set to begin construction in April with an anticipated completion date of December 2012. �Hunt is excited to partner with Catholic Healthcare
The city of West Hollywood earlier this month hosted a topping out ceremony for the new West Hollywood Library. �We are thrilled to reach this milestone in the construction of our new Library,� says Mayor Abbe Land. �When it's completed, this library will not just be a sustainable, beautiful building, it will be the true center of our community and provide untold opportunities for all those who utilize it. The new West Hollywood Library will truly be a library like no other.� MDA Johnson Favaro of Culver City is the architect on the library project, which is one of the
J.D. Diffenbaugh, Inc. was recently awarded the Pierce College Horticulture & Animal Science Campus project located in Woodland Hills. Diffenbaugh is the design builder on this project for the Los Angeles Community College District�s Prop A/AA Bond Program. Hill Partnership, Inc. out of Newport Beach is the architect. The new $12-million Horticultural Campus encompasses approximately 26,600 sq ft of specialized classroom and laboratory facilities, as well as significant landscape and hardscape improvements to support state-of- the-art instruction in horticultural sciences. Additionally, the design provides the opportunity for retail sales and supporting public events engaging the campus and the community it
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 27.1% and construction employment dropped to a 14-year low as another 64,000 construction workers lost jobs in February, according to the latest federal employment figures. The economy would have added jobs had it not been for the declines in construction employment for the third time in four months, the Associated General Contractors of America notes. �While the broader economy may be recovering, the construction industry continues to decline at an alarming rate,� says Ken Simonson, the association�s chief economist. �If these trends don�t change soon, millions of American families will continue to suffer.� Simonson
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