October 27, 2025

California

Check out the October 27, 2025 edition of ENR West, featuring the Southern California Project of the Year, California & Nevada Best Projects, news and more!

ENR West is comprised of the former California & Northwest regions.

2025 West Best Projects

Project of the Year, Best Sports/Entertainment, Excellence in Sustainability, Safety, Award of Merit: Intuit Dome

L.L. Poirier

October 27, 2025

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Not many stadiums have an outward design so clearly inspired by the sports hosted within, but Intuit Dome is one of the few that does, with a 2,700-ton diagrid structural steel frame on its exterior that’s inspired by a basketball net.

2025 West Best Projects

Project of the Year, Best Water/Environment: Klamath River Renewal Project

Tim Newcomb

October 27, 2025

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The Klamath River Renewal project involved the removal of several dams in Northern California (and southern Oregon) over the span of just 16 months.

California Firefighter Memorial Expansion

2025 West Best Projects

California and Nevada Projects Impress Judges

Judges selected 70 projects in 36 different categories for recognition this year

October 27, 2025

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The 2025 ENR West Best Projects for California, Nevada and Hawaii competition honors an array of projects boasting dynamic and innovative design and construction methods.

The all-electric, zero emission UCI Health Irvine

Digging Deeper | Health Care

UCI Unveils Nation’s First All-Electric, Zero-Emission Hospital

The facility on the UC Irvine campus will be the first all-electric, zero-emission hospital in the country

Greg Aragon

October 21, 2025

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When the $1.3-billion UCI Health - Irvine Hospital & Ambulatory Care Center makes its debut this December, the project will be one of a kind.

Digging Deeper | Higher Education/Research

Sound Footings to Unlock Quantum Conundrums

Vibration and sound isolation, historic considerations and extensive below grade work are among the challenges in building Caltech’s quantum sciences hub

L.L. Poirier

October 21, 2025

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From cryogenics to lasers, vacuum chambers to superconductors, some of the most advanced research equipment available is necessary to explore quantum phenomena.

ENR West October 2025 Snapshot: Concrete Pour at the Colburn Center

October 21, 2025

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Downtown Los Angeles was a hive of early morning activity in March when crews completed a massive concrete pour for the Frank Gehry-designed Colburn Center. Between 2:30 a.m. and 8 a.m., crews placed 240 cu yd of concrete from a trio of boom pumps.

ENR West People: October 2025

October 21, 2025

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Updates about construction professionals in California, Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon and Washington.

ENR West October 2025 Industry News: Hawaii's Aloha Stadium Project Moves Forward and Other News

October 21, 2025

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The New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) project has reached a major milestone with the signing of its first two agreements with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP).

Medical Education Building for UC Merced

City Scoop | Fresno

Fresno Construction Stays on an Upward Trajectory

October 21, 2025

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Often overshadowed by the state’s larger markets, California’s Central Valley region is enjoying a steady uptick in business

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California

October 27, 2025

Cover Story

Project of the Year, Best Sports/Entertainment, Excellence in Sustainability, Safety, Award of Merit: Intuit Dome

Project of the Year, Best Water/Environment: Klamath River Renewal Project

Features

California and Nevada Projects Impress Judges

UCI Unveils Nation’s First All-Electric, Zero-Emission Hospital

Sound Footings to Unlock Quantum Conundrums

People and Events

ENR West October 2025 Snapshot: Concrete Pour at the Colburn Center

ENR West People: October 2025

ENR West October 2025 Industry News: Hawaii's Aloha Stadium Project Moves Forward and Other News

City Scoop

Fresno Construction Stays on an Upward Trajectory

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