More than two weeks ahead of schedule, McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has completed construction of the new 279,000-sq-ft Rady Children�s Hospital Acute Care Pavilion in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego. Rady Children's Hospital Designed by the San Francisco office of Anshen+Allen, the new $260-million Acute Care Pavilion is the first acute care facility in the state to meet the rigorous standards for quality and safety mandated by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), while also achieving the level of occupant health and environmental sustainability required to earn LEED-certified status. The facility will be equipped and
The BART Board of Directors last week reaffirmed its commitment to building the proposed $484-million Oakland Airport Connector, a train-to-plane connection between the Coliseum BART Station and the Oakland Airport, even though the federal government in February withdrew $70 million in stimulus funds. BART Board Approves New Oakland Airport Connector Funding Plan Last Wednesday, BART�s general manager received a letter from the Federal Transit Administration commending the agency for its efforts to address Title VI of the Civil Rights Act requirements. The withdrawal of funds postponed award of the contracts that were intended to take place at the end of
A highway improvement project that runs through a national park is serving as a test case for formalizing a road rating system similar to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building rating system. Photo: David Evans and Associates The U.S. 97 Lava Butte-South Century Drive project in Oregon may be the first roadway to be officially rated “green.” The 3.8-mile, $16-million U.S. 97 Lava Butte-South Century Drive upgrade in central Oregon runs through the Newberry National Monument. It is the furthest along of three projects the Oregon Dept. of Transportation will evaluate to determine if it will adopt standards
Alyeska Pipeline CEO Kevin Hostler will retire from management of the 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) in September, three months earlier than planned. “Retiring at the end of September is good for the pipeline,” Hostler, 55, said in a statement. Photo: Courtesy Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. Alyeska Pipeline CEO Kevin Hostler. Hostler announced on July 7 that his last day is September 30. Members of the TAPS Owner Committee are now looking for a new CEO and will appoint an interim CEO if the position is not filled in time. Hostler’s announcement will not alter controversial staffing or maintenance
The only way the Washington State Dept. of Transportation can describe building a highway off-ramp in the wrong location: “Unfortunate and embarrassing.” Photo: WSDOT Demolition begins for the fix to a wrongly placed Tacoma, Wash., interchange ramp. Construction reached 90% completion on the eastbound ramp to Sprague Avenue as part of the $119.9-million Nalley Valley interchange that addresses traffic snarl where Interstate 5 meets State Route 16 in South Tacoma before the problem surfaced. Tearing out a portion of the ramp and changing the profile for 700 ft begins to right the wrong. Kevin Dayton, WSDOT regional administrator, says this
Associated General Contractors of California contractor and associate members descended on Sacramento last month for the association�s annual Legislative Day. Diane Keltner, Synergy Electric Company and President of AGC-SD with Bob Christenson, Panattoni Construction Inc. and President of AGC-California, are pictured on AGC�s Legislative Day. Gerry DiIoli, Herzog Contracting Corp., with Tom Holsman, CEO of AGC of California, Dave Ackerman, AGC Advocate, and Assembly Speaker John P�rez (D-Los Angeles) Pictured on a Legislative Day visit to the capitol are Josh Hunter, Blach Construction; Todd Temple, Hensel Phelps; Assemblyman Jim Beall (D-San Jose); Don Love, Quality Landscape; Jim Campbell, Campbell Enterprises;
After the skeleton of a planned 48-story luxury condominium languished for more than a year on prime Oahu land, San Diego-based developer OliverMcMillan resuscitated the $284-million mixed-use project to include retail, entertainment and 492 market rate and moderate income residential units. After the skeleton of a planned 48-story luxury condominium languished for more than a year on prime Oahu land, San Diego-based developer OliverMcMillan resuscitated the $284-million mixed-use project to include retail, entertainment and 492 market rate and moderate income residential units. In April, the Honolulu office of Ledcor Construction Hawaii, working with Architects Hawaii Ltd. and Baldridge & Associates
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week voted 8-3 to approve the environmental impact report for the 720-acre Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment project, a major step in the progress of developer Lennar�s decade-long endurance test. The board is scheduled to vote for final approval of the project on July 27. Just prior to the board meeting, the San Francisco City Controller released an economic impact report on the project. Among the many benefits, the report found that at buildout, the project is expected to increase the city�s property tax base by approximately $11 billion, contribute $6.4 billion to $6.6
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in collaboration with the city of Santa Cruz and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, has broken ground on the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, a $15-million, 12,000-sq-ft public-private partnership. The city has provided the three-quarter-acre lot at the Fun Spot at Pacific Avenue and Beach Street, ONMS has provided the funding to construct the building and the foundation is conducting a $3 million capital campaign to pay for the exhibits. The Exploration Center provide state-of-the-art, interactive, interpretive exhibits to an anticipated 200,000 visitors annually and will highlight environmentally sustainable green design and
The community of East Oakland and the Oakland Fire Department, along with City Councilwoman Jean Quan, recently gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Fire Station 18. The ceremony was attended by the crew of Fire Station 18, members of the local community, and the architect and general contractor SKA and Swinerton. Located at a highly visible, busy thoroughfare in Central East Oakland, Fire Station 18 provides an important new landmark for this mixed-use working class neighborhood. As the first LEED certified fire station in Oakland, Fire Station 18 also represents a major sustainability
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