Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute honors San Francisco project with craftsmanship award
The University of California San Francisco Housing at the Tidelands has been honored with the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s (PCI) 2021 Sidney Freedman Craftsmanship Award.
The...
Architect selected for new City of Piedmont Aquatic Center
The City of Piedmont in the East Bay has selected ELS Architecture and Urban Design to design and oversee the construction of a new...
$500 million The Star in Hollywood largest commercial project to enter planning in September...
The Star, a proposed $500 million office tower on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard, is the largest commercial project in the nation to enter planning stages,...
Port of LA and State of California allocate $12 million for AltaSea R&D center
The State of California and the Port of Los Angeles say they have directed $12 million to AltaSea, a nonprofit corporation, to fund the...
PBG begins work on $8.5 million UC San Diego Hillel Center
University of California San Diego students will soon have a new Jewish center for spiritual, social and intellectual connection in La Jolla. General contractor...
California gains 600 construction jobs in August; but still experiences overall 3.8% loss since...
California's construction employment picture was at the middle of the nation's average in August, when the state gained 600 jobs (a 0.1% increase), ranking...
Heritage building to be converted into new dance center at Chapman University
General contractor R.D. Olson Construction says it is building Chapman University’s Sandi Simon Center for Dance, a two-story facility designed to propel the university’s...
New laws move through legislature to cut through local zoning rules and increase affordable...
California legislators are moving forward with two measures designed to cut through local zoning ordinances, to overcome increasing home prices, homelessness, and an affordable...
Contractor starts work on multi-million dollar LA public housing redevelopment
General contractor R.D. Olson Construction says construction has started on the first phase of the redevelopment and expansion of the Rose Hill Courts public...
A major upgrade for High-Performance Building Design in California
IES Ltd. says it has provided a major upgrade to the construction industry in California with the release of IESVE 2021 Feature Pack 2...
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Critical infrastructure construction underway at HOPE San Francisco sites
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has started on extensive infrastructure improvements at Sunnydale and Hunters View, to prepare sites for construction of more than...
10 communities share $17 million to address homelessness
California Construction News staff writer
Ten communities from Mendocino County to San Diego will share $17 million in family homelessness challenge grant funds with the...
Santa Cruz and Santa Clara receive $24.9 million to convert hotels to housing
California Construction News staff writer
Santa Jose and Santa Clara were awarded $24.9 million to create 79 homes with a focus on homeless youth through...
