How one California contractor used a digital whiteboard to streamline project schedules
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Collaborative software allowed California Engineering Contractors’ field managers to give more direct input into plans.
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Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Collaborative software allowed California Engineering Contractors’ field managers to give more direct input into plans.
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 2, 2021
New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods. Senate Bill 9, a California law scheduled to take effect January 1, will allow multi-unit housing in neighborhoods previously reserved for single-family homes, but some cities are fighting back with new restrictions. Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:26.
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ENR Construction
MARCH 15, 2024
Successful bid for San Jose project came in well over estimate, but the team aims to trim one year off the work schedule.
BD+C
MAY 11, 2020
Early next year, construction is scheduled to begin on Coral Mountain, a 400-acre masterplan resort in the Coachella Valley near LaQuinta, Calif., which will be the first of its kind whose amenities include an 18-million-gallon water basin that’s activated by artificial wave technology.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 22, 2016
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has unanimously approved and signed an agreement with J.F. Shea Construction to build a $110 million state-of-the-art water treatment plant that will enable WRD to develop the first locally sustainable groundwater basins in California. WRD Board of Directors and J.F.
Construction Dive
MAY 18, 2020
Board members for the California commuter rail system expressed doubts as to whether the general contractor would be able to stay on schedule.
Construction and Infrastructure Law
MARCH 24, 2020
This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape. California’s list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” [1] exempts all construction work from the purview of California’s statewide “Stay at Home” Order. [2]
Construction and Infrastructure Law
MARCH 24, 2020
This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape. California’s list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” [1] exempts all construction work from the purview of California’s statewide “Stay at Home” Order. [2]
Jobsite with Procore
APRIL 5, 2022
For nearly 50 years, Oakland, California-based BBI Construction has taken its role as a good citizen of the Bay Area seriously, focusing on projects that add value to the community, from multifamily residential to schools, community centers to historic renovations.
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Connect to your current accounting system to schedule disbursements exactly when and how you want to improve payment efficiency. Register anyway and we'll send a link to watch the playback on your schedule. . . Status of webinar Featured. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:00. New tech solutions on the market make construction payments simple.
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
A deep dive into how technology is improving project scheduling & field execution management. Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken scheduling software to a new level, and with intuitive field execution management solutions, it's now possible to undertake progress reporting and quantity tracking in real time. project scheduling.
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
California's Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation Monday that will bring improved inspection processes and schedules to the state's 1,250 dams that are classified as high-risk under federal guidelines.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 3, 2021
133, which passed both houses of Congress on December 21st and was signed into law by President Trump on December 27th, the 179D energy efficient commercial buildings federal tax deduction, which had been scheduled to expire at year end, was instead made permanent. On page 4,872 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 16, 2012
Jerry Brown has signed SB 1029, legislation which will create thousands of new jobs in California by modernizing regional transportation systems and linking them to the state’s future high-speed rail line. billion of economic investment in Northern California, $2.8 billion in Southern California and $6 billion in the Central Valley.
Construction Cost Estimating
DECEMBER 27, 2013
The Construction Management Association of America, Northern California Chapter (CMAA Nor Cal Chapter) is presenting 2014 Scholarships Program. The purpose of this program is to make out and give financial aid to Northern California area college students registered in undergraduate and graduate level CM programs. Sacramento, CA 95814.
Construction Business Owner
AUGUST 2, 2022
Construction workers and sites require rugged equipment so they can stay focused and on schedule to avoid project delays. When considering computer technology solutions that will be used on construction sites, you will need to consider not only the initial cost of these solutions, but also the environment in which they will be used.
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 25, 2021
government, supply-chain analyst Brian Whitlock worries that more disruption is imminent as contract negotiations between dockworkers and terminal operators are scheduled for next year. Despite some assistance from the U.S.
ENR Construction
JULY 22, 2012
Survey Schedule. ENR California. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules. ENR Top Lists. ENR Sourcebooks.
BD+C
OCTOBER 23, 2018
A new version of health care is being delivered at Jacobs Medical Center, a gleaming 509,000-square-foot, 245-bed medical and surgical specialty hospital in the University of California San Diego Health System.
HardHatChat
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
With the high level of pedestrian as well as vehicle traffic along the Mag Mile, simply scheduling the delivery of construction materials and equipment can be one of the project’s more complicated planning aspects. Likewise, flagship stores in city locations often entail construction in mixed-use buildings.
BD+C
AUGUST 8, 2017
College educators across Southern California share a common struggle: How to keep their students on campus throughout the day despite scattered class schedules and competing off-campus activities. Appropriately categorized as “commuter schools,” most community colleges do not offer on-campus student housing.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 25, 2022
Join us for a webinar to unlock key insights into the six pillars of proper workforce management: communication; scheduling; data management; people management; forecasting; and actuals and analytics. Construction workforce management is here to help combat the shortage. First Name.
BD+C
MAY 2, 2019
A new version of health care is being delivered at Jacobs Medical Center, a gleaming 509,000-square-foot, 245-bed medical and surgical specialty hospital in the University of California San Diego Health System.
Construction Junkie
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
SoFi Stadium , located in Inglewood, California and the new home to the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, officially held its ribbon cutting ceremony on September 8 of this year, but, as well all know, it’s not real until the timelapse video is released.
ENR Construction
APRIL 12, 2017
In a race to fix the damaged Oroville Dam’s main spillway by November, California Dept. of Water Resources, the operator of the country’s tallest dam, is going to bid with a 65%-complete design that breaks recovery efforts into three parts, with an ultimate goal of doubling the main spillway’s release.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.
Contractor Magazine
JUNE 20, 2018
This May I took about a week out of the schedule to visit sunny Ontario, California, host city for the 6th Emerging Water Technologies Symposium.
Green Building Law Update
JULY 16, 2017
The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. The proposed requirement is a first anywhere except in California where there are only a very few locales with a similar mandate.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 17, 2022
California: High Speed Rail. Over in California, the High Speed Rail Authority is building the state’s first high-speed train transit system which will connect the mega-regions of the state. California’s high-speed rail project will eventually extend to San Diego and Sacramento and would total 800 miles and 24 stations. .
Pro Builder
MAY 5, 2021
After the 2017 Northern California wildfires, the demand for new construction exceeded all local construction capabilities, leading one resident to create a digital platform connecting builders with locals. After finding success in Northern California, the platform has since expanded to the Bahamas where hurricanes are a regular occurrence.
ENR Construction
JANUARY 17, 2018
Due to geologic hurdles, the Calaveras Dam project in northern California grew to an $810-million budget and an eight-year schedule from a planned $416-million budget and four-year schedule.
BD+C
OCTOBER 12, 2017
The University of Southern California (USC) has scheduled a November 1 dedication ceremony for the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, which at 190,000 sf is the largest academic building on the university’s Pasadena campus.
Pro Builder
AUGUST 26, 2021
Areas in Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, California, and Washington have already seen the highest tax increases. The highest are in the Northeast, California, and Texas, with New Jersey topping the list with a whopping average tax bill of $9,196. Many communities lost revenue last year and look to property taxes for needed funds.
Construction Business Owner
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the webinar to watch on your schedule. . Fill out the form on this page to register for this webinar. Can't make it on the 16th? Cameron Page. Founder & CEO. Cameron Page leads Extracker as the founder and CEO. First Name.
ENR Construction
JULY 25, 2018
A portion of Highway 1 near California’s Big Sur blocked by a landslide reopened July 18, about two months ahead of schedule.
Construction Junkie
JULY 15, 2020
The firm piloted the technology on a 378,000 square foot project in San Diego, California for the US Navy. Using the data from CraneView, the project tea, was able to remove 17 days from the schedule.
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Register anyway, and we'll send you a link to watch the playback on your schedule. . Register today to learn how this team deployed digital processes to improve productivity on-site and ensure a successful finish to this complex project. Fill out the form on this page to register for this webinar. Can't make it on March 16th? BIM Manager.
ENR Construction
JULY 31, 2012
Survey Schedule. ENR California. Officials Outline Preferred Path Forward on Californias Bay Delta. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar supports $14-billion proposal to transfer water from northern California to the Central Valley, but several lawmakers in the region to be tapped blasted the plan. ENR Top Lists. ENR Midwest.
ENR Construction
JULY 24, 2012
Survey Schedule. ENR California. California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real World Experiments. Economic Stimulus. ENR Top Lists. ENR Sourcebooks. ENR Midwest. ENR Mountainstates. ENR New York. ENR Southeast. ENR Southwest. ENR Texas & Louisiana. This content is available for purchase.
Constructlaw
JUNE 30, 2021
This article summarizes the current landscape in Pennsylvania and California as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, and highlights important considerations for employers in the construction industry in relation to vaccines and navigating a post-mask mandate world. Current Restrictions in Pennsylvania and California. California.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 10, 2021
133, signed into law by President Trump on December 27th, extended the 45L energy efficient home $2,000 tax credit, which had been scheduled to expire last year, to cover qualified new energy efficient homes sold or leased through 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.
Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 7, 2013
at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla, Calif. Green Building Council LEED Platinum Certification and is scheduled to be completed August 2013. SAN DIEGO — A new Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility, which could receive notoriety as being the highest performing laboratory facility in the U.S.,
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 21, 2018
The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. Flexibility in quantity and delivery scheduling.
Pro Builder
JUNE 21, 2021
This April, those two metros ranked near the bottom — in fact, five of the six largest metros in California (including San Jose and San Francisco) featured open houses on virtually none of their listings this spring.
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