California promotes architectural innovation through mass timber competition
The Governor’s Forest Management Task Force and the Office of Planning and
Research has announced winners of a first-ever competition highlighting mass timber projects.
“Mass timber...
Nonresidential construction spending attains all-time high in January, says ABC
National nonresidential construction spending increased by 1.6% in January and is up 5.1% on a year-ago basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of...
University of California starts construction on health sciences complex
The University of California, Irvine will begin construction this month on a landmark 9-acre health sciences complex that promises to be a national showcase...
California skyscraper wins steel design award
The Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles, California won the American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC’s) ‘National’ award in the projects greater than $200 million...
Warner Bros. breaks ground on $1 billion development
Warner Bros. broke ground recently on two office buildings designed by Frank Gehry. The development is adjacent to its main lot in the Burbank...
Electrical contractor wins $13.4 million contract for Chino High reconstruction
Southern California West Coast Electric Ltd. has been awarded a $13.4 million contract for work on Phase 1 of the Chino High re-construction project.
The...
AIA California launches 2020 Architecture at Zero competition
The American Institute of Architects, California (AIACA) has launched the ninth annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building designs. The competition...
Windy Hill Property Ventures secures $61.5 million construction loan for Redwood City project
Windy Hill Property Ventures says it has landed a $61.5 million construction loan for 610 Walnut Street, a ground-up office development in downtown Redwood...
Retail-office-residential development planned for Millbrae
A new development is going up at the terminus of the he Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in Millbrae.
The 17-acre Gateway at Millbrae...
Liu Fang Yua garden expansion continues to blossom
Progress is being steadily made on the the expansion the Liu Fang Yua—the Garden of Flowing Fragrance—at the The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and...
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Boston mayor orders halt to all construction projects; Associated General Contractors of America opposed
Vice President Mike Pence is asking construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 face masks to local hospitals - and to stop ordering...
California Association of Realtors urging “cautious response” to COVID-19
The California Association of Realtors is urging the housing industry “take a cautious response” to the coronavirus outbreak.
“The rapid growth of COVID-19 cases continues to...
Homeless Action Plan in motion: Interagency Leadership Council meets
Continuing efforts to carry out San Diego’s vision for reducing homelessness, an interagency Leadership Council convened last week for the first time to discuss...
