Union fund finances first San Francisco project in $1 billion initiative
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) has announced the first project under its $1 billion Bay Area Investment Initiative for jobs and affordable housing...
Sacramento’s Mirasol Village “Block A” nears groundbreaking on 22-acre development
SVA Architects’ site plan for Sacramento’s Mirasol Village Block A—a key piece of the neighborhood revitalization—is being fast-forwarded to join Blocks B and E,...
Mortenson and Terra-Gen to work on “world’s largest standalone solar and energy storage project”
Terra-Gen, a renewable energy developer and operator, says it has reached an agreement with Mortenson to proceed on the Edwards & Sanborn solar and...
$86.4 million residential high-rise breaks ground in San Diego
Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) has recently broken ground on Simone, a new 36-story, 612,000-sq. ft. residential high-rise at 1401 Union St. in San Diego....
San Jose to join San Francisco and Berkeley in restricting natural gas from new...
San Jose about to ban natural gas from nearly all new construction as part of a growing movement to usher in an era of...
South San Francisco approves Genenetech’s expansion master plan
M Roche’s Genentech is preparing a major expansion at its South San Francisco home.
In late November, the local city council approved Genentech’s proposal to...
$600 million in bonds for stalled Brightline West train to be reallocated for affordable...
The failure of Fortress Investment Group to sell $600 million of private activity bonds for the $8.4 billion Brightline West high speed rail link...
$330 million Campus at Horton project in San Diego one of nation’s largest starts...
FW Dodge says the $330 million Campus at Horton office project in San Diego is one of the largest non-residential projects to start construction...
Orange, San Diego counties get $4 million for new housing projects
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) awarded more than $4 million to local governments in the counties of Orange and San...
Autonomous equipment pilot scheduled at South San Francisco construction site
Developers plan to create an autonomous construction site pilot project in South San Francisco within weeks.
ZD Net reports that the initiative involves Safe AI...
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Ameresco launches construction of $140 million biogas project near Elk Grove
California Construction News staff writer
Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, has started construction on an advanced technology biogas cogeneration...
$60.6 million awarded to strengthen climate-resilient transportation infrastructure
California Construction News staff writer
California has secured $60.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to bolster climate-resilient transportation infrastructure across the...
West Hollywood approves design for log cabin renovation
California Construction News staff writer
The City of West Hollywood has released design renderings for the historic Log Cabin building renovation. The site houses the...
