A consulting team led by architectural/engineering firm PSA-Dewberry, which specializes in corrections and criminal justice facilities, has been selected by Calaveras County to design a new 240-bed jail to replace an aging and chronically overcrowded facility built in 1963. Related Links: 86-year old campus gets two new halls at campus entrance Caltrans breaks ground on Caldecott Tunnel fourth-bore project Design, construction complete for Dove Street office building McCarthy completes Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center Solar-powered affordable housing complex opens in Oakland The $43-million facility in San Andreas will relieve crowding and enable the county to expand its drug
Hanging more than 200 ft over a jobsite in downtown Kansas City, Mo., James Hague doesn’t seem to notice the tiny people and equipment below his feet. The senior technician is intently fiddling with a dial gauge that measures the amount of play in a crane turntable—the giant gear that rotates the jib. “A bearing could go bad,” says Hague, suspended from a full-body harness. “And that’s something we want to know before the top falls off.” Photo: Tudor Van Hampton Hanging from a full-body harness, James Hague uses a dial gauge to check the play in a J.E. Dunn
WILLIAMS DUEKER Aguirre Roden announced Taylor Dueker, AIA, has been named vice president for its Austin office. In his role, Dueker will be responsible for professional design services, business development and project management. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in art and design from MIT and master’s of architecture from MIT. KBR, Houston, announced the appointment of Mark S. Williams as group president overseeing KBR’s Government & Defense, Infrastructure & Minerals, and Power & Industrial Business Units. Williams has more than 25 years experience in the government and defense sector. Williams joinsed KBR from Jacobs Engineering, where he most
Los Angeles Trade Technical recently unveiled Aspen Hall and Juniper Hall, side-by-side buildings that measure 66,000 sq ft and 56,000 sq ft, respectively. They will be the new front door of the 23-acre campus and home to modern classrooms, lecture halls and offices for the school’s president, senior-level administrators and student service departments. Related Links: Caltrans breaks ground on Caldecott Tunnel fourth-bore project Design, construction complete for Dove Street office building August groundbreaking scheduled for new Calaveras County jail project McCarthy completes Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center Solar-powered affordable housing complex opens in Oakland The five-story, $80-million buildings
Caltrans and general contractor Tutor-Saliba Corp. recently broke ground on the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Project, a four-year, $420 million project that will provide numerous jobs for Californians. The project is primarily financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Related Links: 86-year old campus gets two new halls at campus entrance Design, construction complete for Dove Street office building August groundbreaking scheduled for new Calaveras County jail project McCarthy completes Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center Solar-powered affordable housing complex opens in Oakland The project is a partnership between Caltrans, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and
Contributor JT Long recently wrote a blog about the state’s new Calgreen requirements: When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the new 2010 Statewide Green Building Standards Code - or Calgreen - on Jan. 12, he hailed it as a “first-in-the-nation” mandatory requirement to use “environmentally-advanced building practices that decrease waste, reduce energy use and conserve resources.” Adoption of the measure by California Building Standards Commission turns some of the voluntary guidelines in Calgreen 2008 into requirements that go into effect starting Jan. 1, 2011. That is when every new building constructed in California must reduce water consumption by 20%, divert 50%
Architect Ware Malcomb reports that Far West Industries’ Dove Street Office building in Newport Beach has been completed. Related Links: 86-year old campus gets two new halls at campus entrance Caltrans breaks ground on Caldecott Tunnel fourth-bore project August groundbreaking scheduled for new Calaveras County jail project McCarthy completes Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center Solar-powered affordable housing complex opens in Oakland Ware Malcomb provided architectural design services for this two-story, 21,690-sq-ft multi-tenant, Class “A” office building over 8,469-sq-ft “tuck under” parking. The property was built on an existing site that was under developed and is located near Orange
BRIDGE Housing and Sun Light & Power teamed up to build a solar-powered affordable housing project at Central Station in Oakland. Related Links: 86-year old campus gets two new halls at campus entrance Caltrans breaks ground on Caldecott Tunnel fourth-bore project Design, construction complete for Dove Street office building August groundbreaking scheduled for new Calaveras County jail project McCarthy completes Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center Ironhorse at Central Station stands at the center of a major reintegration of some 29 acres of abandoned former industrial land into the surrounding residential neighborhood. Central Station is a new master-planned undertaking
McCarthy Building Cos. has completed construction for the $21.8 million Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. Related Links: 86-year old campus gets two new halls at campus entrance Caltrans breaks ground on Caldecott Tunnel fourth-bore project Design, construction complete for Dove Street office building August groundbreaking scheduled for new Calaveras County jail project Solar-powered affordable housing complex opens in Oakland The four-story, 57,000-sq-ft center will enhance Providence Saint Joseph’s existing cancer program, which is nationally recognized for its leading diagnostic and treatment services, as well as patient survival rates that surpass
Triad Associates’ board of directors has announced the promotion of David Hilgers, ASLA, LEED-AP, to director of landscape architecture. The position became available when Jeff Cox, ASLA, completed his year-long transition into the role of Trad’s new president. Scott Bigbie, who held Triad’s top spot for 26 years, will remain with the company, concentrating on human resources management, marketing and other strategic assignments. Hilgers earned a Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture degree from Washington State University and joined Triad in April 2006. Hilgers has over 14 years of experience in landscape architecture with an emphasis on campus design, urban parks,
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