Anvil Builders Anvil Builders staff and CEO HT Tran (far right) on-site at the Transbay Transit Center project in San Francisco. Related Links: Anvil Builders website ENR 2007 Newsmaker-Bob Nilsson Helps Injured Vets Launch Construction Careers Industry Commits To White House Plan for 100,000 Military Vet Hires Going from combat to a civilian career can be tough for returning veterans, especially those who have been injured in service.But Hien Manh Tran, known as HT, is making the transition from recovering in an Army hospital to running construction jobsites as founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Anvil Builders, a full-service general
The historic Huntington Library in Southern California is continuing its massive $100-million, two-project expansion. The 96-yr-old facility is building a new $65-million Education and Visitor Center on one part of its 150-acre campus and is completing the $40-million Liu Fang Yuan Chinese Garden in another area. Photos courtesy of Huntington Library Additions include the Waveless Boat Pavilion (above), which evokes a boat gliding across the water, and the newly completed 1,129-sq-ft Clear and Transcendent Pavilion (below), which serves as a lakeside performance space. Related Links: New $60M Garden Complex to Harmonize with Huntington Library Natural History Museum of Los Angeles 'Next'
Next to traffic, potholes are probably the most troublesome aspects of driving in California. Not only can they cause serious vehicle damage, but they also cost cities thousands of dollars in repairs each year.
Kilroy Realty officially broke ground February 10 on Columbia Square, the largest current project underway in Hollywood. Covering an entire 4.7-acre city block, the $400-million development will create an estimated 1,300 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent positions. Related Links: 'Body Brace' on Stilts Keeps Old Berkeley Building Safe Dramatic Infill Project Offers High-End L.A. Living "This will be the most extraordinary, well designed collaborative campus built to date in California, if not the country," said John Kilroy, CEO, at the groundbreaking event.Located along famed Sunset Blvd, in the shadow of the giant Hollywood sign, the project takes over an historic site
Photo Courtesy of Caltrans Work to correct defects at the Bay Bridge included installation of saddle braces to replace the clamping force of broken bolts. Related Links: Temporary Fix Allows San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to Open on Time Repairs on Broken Bay Bridge Rods Could Prove Tricky The California Dept. of Transportation is in the hot seat over allegations of cover-ups and faulty components on the new $6.4-billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The agency's management was grilled at a state Senate hearing on Jan. 24. To add fuel to the fire, an independent report on Jan. 30 prescribes a need
Working on a tight, two-month time schedule, contractor C.A. Rasmussen, Valencia, Calif., is completing work on a major Interstate 5 connector tunnel near Los Angeles that was severely damaged last July 13, when a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel overturned and burst into flames. Image Photos courtesy of C. A. Rasmussen Inc. Repair crews blast fire-damaged concrete from tunnel sections, which are treated with shotcrete and epoxy (top). Immediately after the fires were put out in July, crews began assessing damage and performing emergency repairs (bottom). Image Related Links: Tanker Fire Damaged Tunnel Tested "We're working double shifts
Photo Courtesy C.A. Rasmussen Inc. Repair crews blast fire-damaged concrete from tunnel sections, which are treated with shotcrete and epoxy. They skip the adjacent section to facilitate curing, then return to repeat the process. Related Links: Tanker Fire Closures on SR-2 and I-5 Tanker Fire Damaged Tunnel Tested Working on a tight, two-month time schedule, contractor C.A. Rasmussen, Valencia, Calif., is completing work on a major Interstate 5 connector tunnel near Los Angeles that was severely damaged last July 13, when a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel overturned and burst into flames."We're working double shifts night and day,
As the Port of Long Beach, Calif., moves forward with its 10-year, $4-billion modernization program, two of its largest components are seeing sharp cost increases. The $1-billion Gerald Desmond Bridge project faces a 15% budget increase, while the price tag on the $1.2-billion Middle Harbor project has now risen by $29.5 million. Related Links: Long Beach's Long-term View Long Beach, Calif., Approves $1-billion Bridge Replacement Project Much of these increases occurred because the port was built on an oil field, with dozens of abandoned wells and other obstructions left behind when drilling ceased decades ago. As a result, prep work
Photo Courtesy of Port of Long Beach Crews use a novel surface casing removal process to remove old oil wells. Related Links: Long Beach's Long-term View Long Beach, Calif., Approves $1-billion Bridge Replacement Project As the Port of Long Beach, Calif., moves forward with its 10-year, $4-billion modernization program, two of its largest components are seeing sharp cost increases. The $1-billion Gerald Desmond Bridge project faces a 15% budget increase, while the price tag on the $1.2-billion Middle Harbor project has now risen by $29.5 million.Much of these increases occurred because the port was built on an oil field, with
Another description-defying building—which resembles a honeycomb with sharp edges—is taking shape in Los Angeles, directly across the street from the mother lode of nontraditional architecture—the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
