Article toolbar Delicate operations are the rule, not the exception, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. However, one of the procedures carried out recently didn’t involve any skillful surgeons or celebrity patients. The S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center Renovation, which is replacing the unit’s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine and its 18,000-lb magnet, required a delicate transplant of heavy equipment to ensure that the patient could live on and serve the community for years to come. The machine “is in the center of the hospital, directly adjacent to the emergency department, with X-ray rooms on both sides and
With the premier issue of the new ENR New York, we are excited to introduce our “Top 20 Under 40.” It showcases exceptional players in the region’s A/E/C industry and takes its place alongside our traditional rankings of contractors, designers and projects.
Three prominent California engineering industry veterans received 2011 Golden Beaver Awards at last week�s 56th annual awards dinner held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The guest speaker for the event was former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. R. M. �Mike� Phelps, president of the Beavers, presented Bill T. Dutra, president and CEO of The Dutra Group in San Rafael, with the Management Award. A graduate of Oregon Institute of Technology, Dutra joined his family dredging and marine construction business, becoming the third generation involved in the operations. Dutra pioneered the use of hydraulic excavation equipment in North
DPR Construction jumped 35 slots to rank 22nd on Fortune�s �100 Best Companies to Work For� list for 2011. Last year the company came in at #57 in its first appearance on the list. Two other construction firms with a major presence in California also made the list this year: PCL Construction, #38, with offices in San Diego and Los Angeles; and Balfour Beatty Construction, #40, whose subsidiary, Barnhart Balfour Beatty is based in San Diego. �It is truly the people of DPR who make this company great,� says Doug Woods, president of DPR Construction. �Our ranking is a testament
Caltrans last week finished excavating the new Devil�s Slide Tunnel in coastal San Mateo County. Construction crews from general contractor Kiewit removed the last of the soil from the northbound tunnel, while the last of the excavation for the southbound tunnel was completed a week earlier. �Tunneling is never easy,� says Bijan Sartipi, Caltrans District 4 director. �It requires intelligent planning, brilliant engineering and a lot of old-fashioned hard work. Reaching this milestone required plenty of all three.� The digging began when Caltrans broke ground at the south portal on Sept. 17, 2007. Since then, roughly 314,000 cu yds of
The Engineering & Utility Contractors Association recently held its 41st annual installation of the board of directors and officers at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco with more than 250 people and 25 contractor companies in attendance. From left, Mike Ghilotti, Rob Layne, Mark Breslin and Mike McElroy. The evening began with an inspiring invocation by Mike McElroy of FMG, Inc., followed by the installation of new President Rob Layne of O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., along with the 2011 board of directors and officers. Layne is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a major in civil
Industry officials were cautiously optimistic following President Obama�s State of the Union address last week, with many calling the effort to renew focus on infrastructure investments crucial to broad economic growth. Stephen E. Sandherr, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of America, says that �in an era of fly specking the federal budget, the president was right to distinguish between wasteful government spending and necessary infrastructure investments.� Investing in infrastructure now doesn�t just boost the private sector, it protects the taxpayers, says Sandherr. �That is because maintaining roads, bridges and water systems now, especially in today�s extremely competitive construction market,
More construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of America and Navigant. The survey, conducted as part of the Construction Industry Hiring and Business Outlook, shows the industry may finally be emerging from a severe downturn. �This won't be an easy year for most firms, but it will be better than last year,� says Stephen E. Sandherr, the association�s CEO. �If current trends continue, this industry will be in a much better position 12 months from now
Fentress Architects and the San Diego Convention Center Corporation have approved the selection of two San Diego architecture firms to join the San Diego Convention Center expansion team. Tucker Sadler Architects and Joseph Wong Design Associates were selected based on each firm�s working knowledge of the existing facility, their success on past projects with the convention center and the experience of key personnel. Pending approvals, the expansion could begin construction in 2013 and be operational in 2015. Fentress� proposed conceptual design for the bayside expansion will create a sustainable 5-acre waterfront public space, the largest ballroom along the Pacific Coast
To develop what is slated to become the nation�s largest, most sustainable fleet operations campus, the seven-member board of directors of Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has awarded a comprehensive contract to the Turner Construction-Stantec design-build team to develop the new 51-acre East Campus Operations Center. Scheduled for completion in 2013, the new, super-green SMUD campus will be targeting a net-zero energy rating, meaning the property and its facilities will generate as much on-site renewable energy as is consumed. Turner Construction will facilitate the building phase, while Stantec will provide buildings engineering support and primary architecture design, in association with
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