Lucas Museum taking shape with steel framework underway
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles is starting to take shape with construction on the building's steel framework underway.
MAD Architects won...
San José honored for LEED Platinum “Green Enterprise” facility
The U.S. Green Building Council will recognize the City of San José as a leader in green building and sustainability on Feb. 27 with...
Los Angeles tops U.S. in hotel construction
For the second consecutive quarter, Los Angeles leads in U.S. hotel construction
Lodging Econometrics (LE) reports that Los Angeles is leading U.S. markets with the...
San Francisco mayor proposes ballot measure aimed at streamlining approvals for affordable housing projects
San Francisco Mayor London Breed says Affordable Homes Now, a ballot measure for November 2020 would streamline the approval for 100 percent affordable housing...
Nonresidential Construction Employment Rises in January, Says ABC
The construction industry added 44,000 net new jobs in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the...
Senate kills controversial legislation affecting local zoning restrictions
The California State Senate on Jan. 30 killed SB 50, legislation that would have overruled local zoning restrictions to allow high-density housing development near...
Mixed-use development planned for 840 acre site in Vacaville
Triad Lagoon Valley, a Washington-based limited liability company affiliated with Seattle-based Triad Development, has purchased 840 acres from Lennar Corp.
Triad is planning to develop...
HNTB finds Americans pay an average of less than $25 a month to maintain...
American families pay thousands of dollars a year for critical services such as electricity, water and broadband, but an analysis of available data by...
RFP issued for $1.6 billion high speed rail project
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is moving forward with a potential $1.6 billion Request for Proposals (RFP) for a 30-year track and systems contract...
Disaster team heading to Puerto Rico after devastating earthquakes
In the aftermath of another large magnitude earthquake this morning in Puerto Rico, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of 35 disaster specialists...
Projects and opportunities
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...
