ENR California Project Showcase
The A/E/C community in California has been asked to submit examples of its best design and construction work in the state--photos of projects that are being built or have been recently completed, as well as renderings of projects still in the conceptual phase.
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Golden Empire Transit
Golden Empire Transit recently celebrated the opening of its expanded transit center at California State University- Bakersfield (CSUB).The public transportation provider has been working with global architecture and engineering firm Stantec, who provided architecture, lighting design, and landscape architecture services. The expanded transit center will allow for future added bus service to transport students, staff, faculty, and residents easily and safely to and from the campus.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
1M+ SF spec warehouse buildings | Alston Construction
VP/GM of the Irvine Office, Jonathan Bagnall is pleased to announce we’ve broken ground on the much anticipated 1M+ SF spec warehouse buildings in Tracy, California with our trusted clients Seefried Industrial Properties, Inc. and Clarion Partners LLC. The Tracy Logistics Project will feature a 210,000-square-foot building, a 507,800-square-foot building, and a 309,000-square-foot building. Project completion is slated for first quarter of 2022.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Kiewit-Stantec design-build team
The Kiewit-Stantec design-build team recently broke ground on two multi-year projects that together total $400 million and will help remediate water from the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin (SFB) for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). The SFB covers 226 square miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Once fully restored, the SFB can provide drinking water to more than 800,000 Angelenos.
Friday, March 26, 2021
Sacramento River | Kleinfelder and Stantec
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District selected Kleinfelder and Stantec to provide engineering services for levee improvements on the Sacramento River in Northern California. The design project consists of seepage/stability improvements along the Sacramento River East Levee (SREL) downstream of the American River confluence in Sacramento. The project is part of the ongoing modernization of Sacramento’s aging flood infrastructure system.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
HNTB
Wrapping up an active year of community involvement, HNTB’s San Diego office recently hosted San Diego State University engineering students to showcase the firm and career opportunities with HNTB. According to office leader Mark Weber, SDSU students have been invited to HNTB for the past five years, sometimes multiple times per year. In 2020, both visiting groups from SDSU attended via Zoom.
Monday, March 1, 2021
200 Park Project | Level 10 Construction
Level 10 Construction's 200 Park project is the first project in California to use the SpeedCore system for erecting a building core. SpeedCore is a system that uses concrete-filled composite plate shear wall (CF-CPSW) components for the building's core. The team on this 19-story high-rise in downtown San Jose recently erected a full-size mock-up of one of the components of the system. Each component, which can weigh up to 12.5 tons, is prefabricated offsite. Structural: MKA, Steel: Schuff Steel
Friday, February 19, 2021
Transit Security and Operations Center (TSOC) | Stantec
Global design firm Stantec has been selected by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to design a new $38 million Transit Security and Operations Center (TSOC). The TSOC will address the needs OCTA’s operations with the goal of supporting job duties, efficiency, functionality, communication, and operations. The architectural design of the facility will ensure a civic presence for the new building while maintaining a high level of security for all building occupants and visitors.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Ontario Airport | HNTB
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority recently selected HNTB for the project and construction management services contract for its first-of-a-kind, emerging technology tunnel mobility solution to Ontario Airport. This unique project will connect the airport with the Rancho Cucamonga station area via a 4-mile-long tunnel that moves passengers using autonomous vehicle technology.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Straub Medical Center–Kahala Clinic & Urgent Care | Stantec
Hawaii Pacific Health recently opened its new Straub Medical Center–Kahala Clinic & Urgent Care, an 8,232-square-foot facility at Kūʻono Marketplace. Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and design firm with a Honolulu office—led the design and medical planning for the new facility, which complements Straub’s previously opened clinics in Ward Village and Kapolei. The clinic is part of Straub’s ongoing expansion to increase access to care.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Orange County Transportation Authority’s Laguna Niguel-San Juan Capistrano Passing Siding Project
The construction phase for Orange County Transportation Authority’s Laguna Niguel-San Juan Capistrano Passing Siding project continues to be on track for an expected completion in 2021. Designed by HNTB, the project adds 1.8 miles of new passing siding railroad track between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Station and Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano. When completed, it will reduce delays, increase safety, and provide more reliable rail service.
Friday, November 20, 2020
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit | Stantec
The Pure Water San Diego program recently secured a first-of-its-kind National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, paving the way for Phase 1 of the US$3-billion program to supply local, sustainable water to San Diego. Global design firm Stantec, in partnership with Brown and Caldwell, has been working with the City of San Diego (the City) since 2015 to bring this critical program to life and supply safe, high-quality water for California’s second largest city.
Friday, October 30, 2020
John Anson Ford Park | Jensen Precast
Capture, retain, infiltrate, replenish. John Anson Ford Park in Bell Gardens, California, lands a Jensen Detention Reservoir to manage dry weather and first flush storm runoff from a catchment area of 2,295 acres. The precast concrete cisterns will operate underneath a baseball and soccer field layout.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center | McCarthy Building Cos.
McCarthy Building Cos., a national general contractor, has completed the new Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center. A combo of Progressive Design-Build and OSHPD’s collaborative review process was used to build the 5-story, 260,000-sq-ft acute care hospital building that houses 114 private patient rooms; expanded emergency department & trauma center; and six operating rooms, three of which are equipped with state-of-the-art Interventional Radiology equipment. Photo credit: Chris Constantine
Monday, October 5, 2020
Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center | McCarthy Building Cos.
McCarthy Building Cos., a national general contractor, has completed the new Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center. A combo of Progressive Design-Build and OSHPD’s collaborative review process was used to build the 5-story, 260,000-sq-ft acute care hospital building that houses 114 private patient rooms; expanded emergency department & trauma center; and six operating rooms, three of which are equipped with state-of-the-art Interventional Radiology equipment. Photo credit: Chris Constantine
Monday, October 5, 2020
Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center | McCarthy Building Cos.
McCarthy Building Cos., a national general contractor, has completed the new Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center. A combo of Progressive Design-Build and OSHPD’s collaborative review process was used to build the 5-story, 260,000-sq-ft acute care hospital building that houses 114 private patient rooms; expanded emergency department & trauma center; and six operating rooms, three of which are equipped with state-of-the-art Interventional Radiology equipment. Photo credit: Chris Constantine
Monday, October 5, 2020
Wastewater and Water Master Plans for the City of Benicia Public Works Department | Stantec
Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—recently completed a 20-year major facilities condition assessment and technical update to the Wastewater and Water Master Plans for the City of Benicia Public Works Department. The 2020 Condition Assessments provide the City a clear, data-based assessment of the water and wastewater infrastructure, identifying improvements to existing infrastructure and new improvements to bolster the City’s sustainability and resiliency.
Monday, August 31, 2020
San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) | Stantec
The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) recently broke ground on a new bus operations and maintenance facility. Global design firm, Stantec, planned and designed the bus facility, which will play a vital role in the RTA’s ability to deliver safe, reliable transit services for San Luis Obispo County. In support of the agency’s wide coverage area, the facility was programmed to operate, service and maintain RTA’s entire fleet and serve as the headquarters for the agency.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
UC Davis Health | Stantec and XL Construction
Global design firm Stantec and XL Construction have been selected by UC Davis Health to lead the design and construction of new administrative office spaces that will house members from the University’s leadership team, as well as employees in the Finance, Human Resources, Revenue, and IT sectors. The project aims to improve collaboration and efficiency for UC Davis Health by providing a central location that enables these operational groups to better serve the University’s patient network.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
GSA's San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE)
GSA's San Ysidro, Calif., Land Port of Entry finished a $741-million, three-phase expansion and renovation project in 2019, managed by the design-build team of Stantec and Hensel Phelps. It involved a complete reconstruction of port pedestrian and bus inspection facilities.
Photo courtesy U.S. General Services Administration
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission | Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN)
The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission selected Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) to provide rail engineering support services for Altamont Corridor Express® (ACE) platform extension at Fremont station. The project will extend the platform at Fremont station by 400 feet to accommodate longer 10-car trains. Platform extensions to accommodate eight-car and 10-car trains are under development at four ACE-controlled stations. Fremont will be the fifth station to extend its platform length.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Cañada College's new Science & Technology Building
The design-build team of McCarthy Building Cos., HGA Architects and the San Mateo County Community College District has completed Cañada College's new Science & Technology Building in Redwood City, Ca. The 50,000-sq-ft, 3-story building provides a world-class instructional facility for STEM education and features modern classrooms, lab and faculty offices. The DSA's formal collaborative process helped deliver the LEED Platinum certified and Net Zero Energy-ready project two semesters early.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | Stantec
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital recently broke ground on a major expansion and renovation project that will enhance access to acute hospital services, continuing to meet the evolving needs of Northern California. Design of the $158-million project is being led by the Sacramento office of global architecture and design firm Stantec. Stantec is helping to deliver the project through an innovative Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approach, alongside general contractor, HerreroBoldt.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
SFO Terminal 1 Boarding Area B (BAB) Project | Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell is providing aviation fueling design and environmental services for the SFO Terminal 1 Boarding Area B (BAB) Project. This project is a part of the multi-billion dollar Terminal 1 Redevelopment Program, which includes complete demolition and reconstruction of Terminal 1 and BAB. The design-build project team is led by Austin-Webcor joint venture and HKS-Woods Bagot-ED2-KYA joint venture. Burns & McDonnell is proud to help deliver a new world-class terminal facility.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Mid-Rise Concrete Building | Schwager Davis, Inc.
Workers are preparing post-tensioning on the top floor of a mid-rise concrete building in Oakland, Ca. The slab opening is needed to install stair access. Across the state, and particularly in the Bay Area, dated commercial and manufacturing structures are being re-envisioned for residential, retail, and office mixed use, creating new communities and micro-economies, supporting a more affordable living, and extending the useful lives of city architecture.
Monday, January 14, 2019
Sacramento Municipal Utilities District | Bayview Environmental & Demo Masters
The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District project is a combined project of Bayview Environmental & Demo Masters. Bayview Environmental Services, Inc. & Demo Masters, Inc. performed Interior Demolition, Asbestos and PCB Abatement, which included the following materials: Fireproofing, Floor Tile/Mastic, Miscellaneous Sealant. This work was performed in a five story historical building consisting of 150,000 square feet.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
4000 N. First Street | Demo Masters, Inc.
4000 N. First Street in San Jose was an Industrial Research and Development office where we performed work on four of the buildings around 318,000 Sq-ft. of land. This was a large project that required attention to detail, safety, and demolition expertise. The focus was to demolish both Interior and Exterior Building materials such as Exterior Buttresses, Concrete Drilling and Cutting, Removal of Glassing, Roofing, and Tile Wall so that the buildings could be renovated and sold.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
River of Life Christian Church | Stantec
River of Life Christian Church welcomed a new sanctuary and lobby addition to its current church facility located at 1177 Laurelwood Road in Santa Clara, Calif. The newly opened Shekinah Glory Temple includes a new lobby and a 2,000-seat sanctuary designed to accommodate the facility’s steady growth. Global design firm Stantec designed the 30,000-square-foot facility, which brings ROLCC’s total worship attendance to 3,500 at any given time.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Woodland Innovation Center | Stantec
Sakata Seed America celebrated its new Woodland Innovation Center with a grand opening on September 13. The innovation center, in the works since 2016, is a culmination of infrastructure and land enabling Sakata Seed America to consolidate and expand both research and development and production in a single campus that is flexible for future expansion. Stantec’s Sacramento office led the architectural design of the project and also provided interior design, landscape architecture, and LEED.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Bishop Elementary School | USS Cal Builders
USS Cal Builders announces the first phase completion of Bishop Elementary School’s modernization project. Students and staff of Sunnyvale School District now enjoy a brand-new, two-story, modular Gen7 classroom building. USS Cal Builders will see through phase two of the project, which will incorporate a new, separate building on campus that will house an early child development center, a renovated administration and theater building as well as a multi-purpose space.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
J.H. "Jack" Dambacher Detention Center | Moss Construction
Moss Construction is pleased to announce that it was awarded an over $1.3 million contract to provide phase II management support services to the county of Tuolumne, Ca., with the development of the county's new J.H. "Jack" Dambacher Detention Center. Designed by Lionakis, the 63,000-square-foot jail will be located in Tuolumne County.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Transportation Authority of Monterey County | Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
The Transportation Authority of Monterey County (TAMC) has selected civil engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) as part of the construction management team for the initial phase of Salinas Rail Extension. The Salinas Rail Extension will extend passenger rail service 68 miles from Gilroy in Santa Clara County south to Salinas in Monterey County, with connections to San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento. Construction will begin next year with service expected to start in 2020.
Monday, December 18, 2017
Sac State’s University Union | McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., along with collaborative design-build partners Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture and Sac State, celebrated the topping out milestone in the expansion and renovation of Sac State’s University Union. The University Union will see the addition of three stories, built to LEED Gold standards, as well as the upgrade and remodel of areas throughout the existing building to give students more room to study and socialize.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Benfield Elementary School | HENRY ADAMS
HENRY ADAMS was the MEP engineer for the complete modernization of the 83,500 SF Benfield Elementary School. The main goal of the modernization was to address the building’s inadequacies. To solve these problems, a large addition was added to the rear of the building to house physical education, food service, music and art/science components, as well as community use.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
The University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Technology Center Chiller Plant | HENRY ADAMS
The University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Technology Center Chiller Plant was in need of an upgrade. HENRY ADAMS was called in as the MEP engineer under an on-call contract.
HENRY ADAMS provided the design to replace the existing chiller plant in the South Building Addition. The existing mechanical room had tight conditions, and that made providing access for new larger chillers a challenge. Two 215-ton centrifugal chillers were replaced with two 325-ton and piped in series.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | HENRY ADAMS
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center complex had a persistent problem. Their buildings utilized stand-alone generators that were difficult to maintain and all of which had varying reliability with no backup. HENRY ADAMS was the MEP engineer for the award-winning project including three (and ultimately four) 1825kW Prime Rated 13.2kV diesel generators, designed for EPA Tier 4i emissions standards in a central generator plant building (the first of its kind in Maryland).
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Palomar College | Level 10 Construction
Two new Maintenance and Operations buildings at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, are now under construction by Level 10 Construction. In addition to being net-zero ready, the buildings are also being constructed to achieve Petal Certification from the Living Building Challenge, an international holistic sustainability certification. This certification exceeds LEED Platinum qualifications.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Palomar College | Level 10 Construction
Level 10 Construction is now under construction on two new Maintenance and Operations buildings at Palomar College in San Marcos. Construction of the $14,435,964 design build project will be completed in the summer of 2018. The architect is BNIM.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Palomar College | Level 10 Construction
Two new Maintenance and Operations buildings at Palomar College in San Marcos are being completed by Level 10 Construction. When completed, the buildings will be net-zero ready and will contain a number of energy efficient and innovative features. The project includes the installation of 344 solar panels that will provide 105% of the buildings’ total energy usage.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
San Francisco Bay Ferry | Power Engineering Construction
The floating dock structure will be 14,000 square feet of concrete floats with 10-foot high steel walkway structures anchored to the top. The main float walkway extends over 450 feet offshore with 6 finger floats each extending 136 feet perpendicular to the main. There will be 10 different utility lines running from land out to each of the mooring slips. This photo shows a Power Engineering Construction diver post tensioning floats at Pier 1 where the docks are being assembled.
Monday, September 11, 2017
San Francisco Bay Ferry
The new terminal will be a non-passenger hub for San Francisco Bay Ferry’s fleet of 12 high-speed ferryboats. Vessels will be serviced, cleaned, fueled and stored overnight here while the facility will also function as an emergency operations center in the event of a regional disaster. There will be a multi-story Maintenance and Operations Building, working yard, fuel yard and a vast floating dock structure providing 12 berthing slips complete with full utility hook-ups.
Monday, September 11, 2017
WETA Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility
WETA Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility in Alameda, CA. This is a brand-new ferry terminal for WETA San Francisco (Water Emergency Transportation Authority of San Francisco). This $49M design-build project was awarded to Overaa-Power a Joint Venture in May 2016 and is scheduled for completion in March 2018. While Overaa Construction is leading the landside efforts, Power Engineering Construction Co. is leading the marine efforts.
Monday, September 11, 2017
Moffett Towers II
Moffett Towers II, a $685 million office development in Sunnyvale, is a 1.8 million-sq.-ft. project, located at the juncture of Highways 101 and 237, includes five 8-story office buildings, three parking garages, an amenities building and an outdoor amphitheater and recreation space. Level 10 Construction is the General Contractor on the project.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Moffett Towers II
General Contractor Level 10 Construction has raised the final beam of steel for a second 8-story building at Moffett Towers II, a $685 million office development in Sunnyvale.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
The City of West Hollywood's Automated Parking Garage and Community Plaza
Heery International provided construction management services for the The City of West Hollywood's Automated Parking Garage and Community Plaza. The project is one of the first public automated parking garage of its kind in the U.S. The City embraced automated parking as an innovative solution to the challenge of creating sufficient parking. The garage requires a much smaller physical footprint than would a conventional parking structure with a similar capacity.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Escondido Medical Office Development 1, L. P.
Level 10 Construction has been named the general contractor for a new Medical Office Building for the Escondido Medical Office Development 1, L. P.
Level 10 Construction’s San Diego office, said the medical office building, developed by JRMC Real Estate, will include the ground up construction of a 72,000-sq.-ft. warm shell. The architect is Richard Yen + Associates. Construction is scheduled to be completed in December of this year.
Monday, July 10, 2017
Carmel Valley Middle School
Level 10 Construction’s San Diego office has begun work on the San Dieguito Union High School District’s new 5,374-sq-ft music building at Carmel Valley Middle School. The $6 million project also includes renovation of the existing 5,000-sq-ft performing arts center and renovation of an existing drama classroom.
Monday, June 19, 2017
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla
Level 10 Construction has been named the General Contractor for the $75 million renovation and expansion of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla (MCASD).
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Student Services Center for Golden West Community College
Sundt Construction, Inc. topped out the new Student Services Center for Golden West Community College in Huntington Beach, Calif. The Student Services Center, designed by tBP Architecture, Inc., will be an approximate 54,000-square-foot facility that consolidates multiple departments into a centralized, one-stop location in the center of campus. The project celebrates the college’s 50th anniversary and reflects the district’s commitment to providing exceptional service to its students.
Monday, May 1, 2017
Coleman Highline Office Campus
Sprig Electric, one of the largest electrical contractors in the Bay Area, is designing and building the electrical infrastructure for Phase One of the massive Coleman Highline Office Campus in San Jose. Sprig Electric's services include the electrical design, the permit drawings, installation of all electrical and fire alarm systems for the two buildings, and installation of private medium voltage power for the campus. Rendering Courtesy Hunter + Storm
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Coleman Highline Office Campus
Sprig Electric is designing and building the electrical infrastructure for Phase One of the massive Coleman Highline Office Campus in San Jose. The initial phase of the project includes wiring two office buildings (one with five floors and the other with six floors) totaling 385,000 square feet. Completion is scheduled for the fall of 2017. Sprig Electric is also completing site work for the initial phase. Rendering Courtesy Hunter + Storm
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Coleman Highline Office Campus
Sprig Electric, one of the largest electrical contractors in the Bay Area, announced that it is designing and building the electrical infrastructure for Phase One of the massive Coleman Highline Office Campus in San Jose. The centrally located development is one of the region's premier business sites, and sits next to Avaya Stadium, which Sprig Electric also completed. Rendering Courtesy Hunter + Storm
Wednesday, February 8, 2017