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A major upgrade for High-Performance Building Design in California

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - August 5, 2021 0

IES Ltd. says it has provided a major upgrade to the construction industry in California with the release of IESVE 2021 Feature Pack 2...

Workforce development: The need to address the shortage of apprentices in California’s construction industry

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - September 25, 2024 0

By Thomas L. Brown1 Many articles have been written about the shortage of a skilled trained workforce in California and throughout the country.2 This article...

Pinnacle Construction secures first residential permit in California

Resources and advice CCN staff writer - March 15, 2025 0

California Construction News staff writer Pinnacle Construction & Modular, Inc. has achieved a significant milestone by securing the first residential construction permit to install a...

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...

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,...

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 construction employment flat since start of pandemic: AGC

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - April 8, 2022 0

Statewide, California construction employment has been flat since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but results vary significantly in different communities, according to an...

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...

Kojo expands procurement platform ‘to every major trade’

Resources and advice Mark Buckshon - June 5, 2022 0

San Francisco-baed construction procurement platform Kojo (formerly known as Agora) said in a late May statement that it plans to expand its platform to...

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New California law allows state to revoke contractors’ licenses for wage theft violations

STARC Systems Adds a Rated Ceiling to FireblockWall