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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...
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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...

Outlet mall going into Carson

A lot that has sat vacant in the City of Carson for over 50 years is finally being developed. The site will now be the...

Solar mandated for residential properties

Starting in 2020, the state will require new housing builds to be equipped with solar panels and other equipment designed to turn the buildings...

Hospitals question earthquake construction standards

Despite being built with earthquakes in mind, recent tremors left their mark on Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. The CEO of the healthcare facility, Jim Suver, issued...

Kanye West adds “developer” to resume

Singer, producer and Grammy winner Kanye West has a novel real estate development project underway. TMZ has posted photos of what can best be described...

Route 11 highway project enters final stage

The stretch of highway that will eventually connect the future Otay Mesa East Port of Entry with the highway system surrounding San Diego is...

Destination Crenshaw receives funding commitment

An outdoor open-air public art park, cultural experience and museum that will celebrate the Black community in Los Angeles, is closer to being realized. Curbed...

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Final steel beam placed on SDSU Life Sciences building in topping-out ceremony

California Construction News staff writer Construction of San Diego State University’s new Life Sciences building reached a key milestone Tuesday, April 28, as crews lifted...

Glendale Hyperion Bridge project breaks ground after two decades of planning

California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles marked a major milestone last week with the groundbreaking of the $208 million Glendale Hyperion Bridge Improvement Project,...

Los Angeles to issue RFI May 7 for expanded “Small Lots, Big Impacts” missing...

California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles is broadening its effort to increase starter-home supply with a new phase of the “Small Lots, Big Impacts”...