Resources and advice

LADBS issues $1.3 billion of building permits in FY quarter ending Dec. 31

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - January 16, 2022 0

The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) says the city issued $1.3 billion in building permits between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31,...

Mortenson sues developer $1.3 million for pre-construction services for aborted Sacramento soccer stadium

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - August 23, 2021 0

Construction manager Mortenson has filed a lawsuit seeking $1.3 million for preconstruction services for an aborted new Sacramento soccer station. There is one big problem,...

What’s wrong with this picture???

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - May 16, 2021 0

What's wrong with this picture? American Stormwater Institute (ASI) is offering stormwater training so you stay in compliance with your stormwater permit. Training is offered for...

SmartBuild among 15 members of ABC’s TechAlliance consortium

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - December 7, 2021 0

SmartBuild is participating in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)'s second annual TechAlliance—a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative solutions for association...

HomeAid San Diego’s WORKS program graduates first construction training cohort

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - April 5, 2022 0

HomeAid San Diego, a nonprofit organization working to provide services to mitigate the housing crisis in San Diego County, says seven students have completed...

California laws SB 721 and SB 326: Using video borescopes for inspecting balconies...

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - March 30, 2022 0

In response to the 2015 deck collapse in Berkeley which caused six fatalities, California legislation signed into law SB 721 and SB 326 requiring...

Construction materials up 20% from 2021

Resources and advice CCN staff writer - July 18, 2022 0

California Construction News staff writer Construction input prices across the U.S. increased 1.9% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders...

San Francisco most expensive city on the globe to build: Turner & Townsend

Resources and advice CCN staff writer - July 5, 2022 0

California Construction News staff writer San Francisco has become the most expensive city in the world in which to build, with an average cost of...

How quickly do exposed soils need to be stabilized: ASI offers answers at stormwater...

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - May 9, 2021 0

How quickly do exposed soils need to be stabilized? It depends, and The American Stormwater Institute (ASI) discusses this topic in all eight of...

L.A. building permits rebound after COVID-19

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - June 6, 2022 0

The City of Los Angeles issued 16,157 building permits in March, the greatest number of since November 2019, according to data from the city's...

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