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Builders of one of California’s largest transit-oriented developments (TODs) are crediting the use of an innovative pre-engineered, light-gauge metal-framing system for keeping the $400-million-plus mixed-use project on time and on budget.  

The nearly 1.4-million-sq-ft 200 Park high-rise in San José, Calif., though only 300 ft tall, has taken Seattle’s 850-ft-tall proof of concept for SpeedCore—a novel modular steel-plate shear-wall sandwich system—to new heights.

From growing up in a rural town or following in the footsteps of a parent to tinkering with robots or working on helicopter engines, every one of this year’s ENR California and Northwest’s Top Young Professionals shares a common love and curiosity for the built environment. They also have a story to tell. 

ENR California & Northwest editor Erica Berardi speaks with CarbonCure’s Eric Dunford and NRDC’s Alex Jackson about concrete’s effect on climate change – and how to change it.

Using a modified method, Shimmick’s Legacy Foundations restarted work on the troubled perimeter pile upgrade of the ailing Millennium Tower in San Francisco.

ENR California and Northwest Editor Erica Berardi speaks with Arup Principal Erin McConahey about building decarbonization and what construction can do in the fight against climate change.

Webcor laboratory project in Brisbane, Calif., which is set to divert more than 90% of its waste from landfills and incineration, will be the first to meet the Total Resource Use and Efficiency zero-waste standard.