Articles by Scott Blair

Just months before the Bay Bridge opened, large-diameter high-strength bolts that anchor the seismic restraining devices failed during tensioning.

The $40.6-million Waterfront Park project in San Diego converted two surface parking lots around the historic Administration Center Building into an open space for the community.

Developers expect the $81-million high-rise to become the largest carbon-neutral and net-zero office building in the U.S.

Value engineering and careful planning helped the team deliver the $17-million East Valley Water District headquarters 71 days ahead of schedule and $400,000 under the guaranteed maximum price—all while maintaining a spotless safety record.

The fast-tracked design-build project became the first social infrastructure project in the U.S. procured under the principles of performance-based infrastructure (PBI) contracting, which uses a public-private partnership not only to fund design and construction but also to provide long-term operations and maintenance.

Orange County Great Park revamped a former Superfund site to create a stormwater capture and reuse facility.

One of the challenges of rebuilding and expanding the flagship campus for Kaiser Permanente was keeping hospital operations going.

The $27-million Mariposa Hall project transformed an outdated library into a contemporary learning resource center and centerpiece of campus life.

Access constraints at the $90-million retrofit of one of the world's most iconic bridges made work treacherous, as did the more than 100,000 vehicles and thousands of pedestrians and bicyclists passing "through" the jobsite every day.

The $49.6-million project replaces a 50-year-old truck-scale facility located in the middle of the confluence of three freeways: Interstate 80, I-680 and State Route 12.