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Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California

Natural Building

A group of homeless people and activists have built their own unsanctioned community center from the ground up — creating a kitchen, shower, toilet, health clinic, and free store in Oakland, California. The community center, located in the heart of Oakland’s largest homeless encampment, looks like something out of a fairy tale.

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Oakland University’s Human Health Building first LEED Platinum university building in Michigan [slideshow]

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The new $64 million Oakland University Human Health Building has become the first LEED Platinum certified building on a university campus in Michigan.

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BBI Construction is Taking Quality and Safety to a New Level

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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.

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First look: Golden State Warriors stadium by Snøhetta, AECOM

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Set to replace the team''s existing home at the Oracle Arena in Oakland when the lease expires in 2017, the 67,000 square-metre arena will be constructed in time for the start of the 2017-18 basketball season. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Sports and Recreational Facility'

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Fieldwire employee spotlight - Kendra Sutherland

Fieldwire

Kendra Sutherland, Construction Success Manager Professional background before joining Fieldwire I started my career in construction in what they call a soft trade, landscaping. After receiving an associates degree in Landscape Architecture from Merritt College in Oakland, I worked for Frank and Grossman Landscape Contractors for 3.5

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Avian-friendly glass: A clear and present solution for birds

Construction Specifier

Oakland followed just two years later, and since then more California municipalities have adopted bird-friendly requirements. alone,” said Christine Sheppard, the bird collisions campaign manager for ABC. Several others have already established bird-friendly construction standards.

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Energy-Saving Window Technology Could Hit the Market Before 2018

Construction Dive

is developing could enter the commercial marketplace within three years, Guillermo Garcia, the Oakland, Calif.-based This is an ideal product that can maintain thermal management within a structure while still reducing the use of use of artificial lighting throughout the day.

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