The nuts and bolts of construction in San Diego, from commercial and residential project updates to infrastructure and public works.
Fifty years and countless memories of baptisms, weddings and Sunday services are being preserved at the Village Community Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Fe. Currently in the midst of construction of a new sanctuary, the church has saved portions of its original worship space so that its history will be part of the new church.
Swinerton Builders has had much success with the use of Virtual Design & Construction (VD&C). It brings technology tools like Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3-D/4-D/5-D modeling and collaborative processes together to plan, analyze and simulate construction before we break ground. Through the use of VD&C processes, we are able to provide clients a full range of services throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects, from early project concept planning, detailed design, construction and commissioning to operations. Swinerton works closely with our design teams to develop the necessary 3-D models, internally and collaboratively.
Overcoming many challenges, the Quechan Casino in Winterhaven, Calif., opened successfully on time, under budget and is now providing gaming customers an opportunity to enjoy themselves and perhaps "hit the jackpot."
Hope Engineering, a consulting structural engineering firm, decide to launch its business in 1993, during one of the toughest recessions we have ever experienced. The same firm is optimistic about the one we currently find ourselves in today.
To a construction industry decimated by the long real estate recession, good news came in the form of almost $3 billion in school bond issues approved by San Diego voters in last November's election. As the year has progressed, however, bad news has surfaced that the state budget crisis is making it difficult for many of these much-needed new schools and modernization projects to be funded.
Building Information Modeling (BIM), a technology that recalls the "master builder" concept in construction, continues to gain popularity in the building industry. Some construction firms have discovered that this trend toward 3-D computer modeling also brings cost savings and heightened efficiency to projects.
Nimble companies are adept at finding ways to execute well in today's challenging marketplace. And T.B. Penick & Sons Inc. is out in front, pioneering new partnerships and strategic alliances to procure profitable work in a difficult market.
Straub Construction Inc. announced two recent awards, a $101.35 million contract to build bachelor enlisted quarters and a parking structure at Twentynine Palms, Calif., and a $9.57 million contract to build the Infantry Training Center at the Marine Corps Base at Camp Pendleton.
Construction is now under way on a new $40 million Public Safety Building for the city of El Cajon. A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently at the 5.7-acre site adjacent to City Hall at 100 Civic Center Way.
Good & Roberts Inc. is celebrating 30 years of continued service, successfully building quality projects in San Diego and the surrounding counties.
Turner Construction's San Diego office operates as a local company with the strength and resources of the nation's leading general contractor and construction manager behind it. Turner is pleased to be a part of San Diego's dynamic and growing community, and participates in a number of programs within the community.
Some pool builders are digging a hole from which many may not emerge.
The $3.5 million facility measures 7,256 square feet on two levels and is twice the size of the old station that was demolished on the same site last year.
A new downtown courthouse may be moving closer, but in these times the funds could be hijacked.
A 40,000-square-foot, $15 million medical office building is planned for the 4S Ranch area of San Diego. The new Class A office development, known as 4S Ranch Medical Plaza, is located at the northwest corner of Camino Del Norte and Dove Canyon Road in the middle of the east Carmel Valley and west Rancho Bernardo communities.
Gate 6, the main entrance to the waterfront at Naval Base San Diego, will be redesigned this year to improve traffic flow on and off base while improving conditions for the gate guards.
The county of San Diego’s Department of Planning and Land Use has embarked on an effort to streamline its building permit process.
RQ Construction has completed construction of a $15 million temporary lodging facility at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority board has decided not to implement a labor agreement pertaining to an expansion project at Lindbergh Field.
EDGE Development Inc. has been awarded a contract at California State University, San Marcos to perform general contracting duties for the new Social and Behavioral Sciences Building.
Another Proposition O project is set to get under way Tuesday afternoon with a ground-breaking ceremony for the Hilltop High School renovation project.
An ocean research laboratory in La Jolla will receive $102 million for construction of a green building and technologically advanced test tank under the federal economic stimulus package.
Successful consistency. This simple, but hard concept to achieve has led Charco Construction as one of the top, and longest running, remodeling companies in San Diego.
Twelve years after founding his contracting business, Randy Signore, president of Countywide Mechanical Systems Inc. maintains close ties with the military.
Rob Lankford made a pretty penny when he sold what was then known as Broadway 655 two years ago, but the developer isn't about to sit on his laurels.
The nuts and bolts of construction in San Diego, from commercial and residential project updates to a review of how the industry is faring.
Find out what construction plans are in the works around the county and how industry leaders are changing our region's landscape.
Find out what construction plans are in the works and how industry leaders are changing our region's landscape this year.
The nuts and bolts of construction in San Diego, from commercial project updates to a review of how the industry is faring.
The nuts and bolts of construction in San Diego, from commercial and residential project updates to a review of how the industry is faring.
Find out what construction plans are currently in the works and how industry leaders are changing our region's landscape this year.
Find out about current construction plans and how developers are changing the region's landscape.
In the face of a changing marketplace and continual challenges for the industry, find out what construction plans are currently in the works and how San Diego developers are changing the region's landscape.
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