California likely to eliminate redevelopment agencies
Updated: 2012-02-08 15:58:02
A California state senate bill that would delay the elimination of the 400 community redevelopment agencies in the state does not have sufficient support to pass by the Feb. 1 deadline.
Leaders of California cities had been trying to fashion a compromise with lawmakers after the state Supreme Court ruled the state had the authority to eliminate the agencies and use their property tax money for local services.
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A coalition of local designers, seismologists, heritage organizations, and professional associations have begun outreach efforts for the proposed South Main District Seismic Retrofit and Historic Conservation Demonstration Project in Memphis.
The group will develop a low-cost seismic retrofit model that would benefit aging brick-and-mortar structures. It involves bolting steel brackets to existing wooden floor and ceiling joists.read more
The city of Houston has joined the Better Buildings Challenge, a public-private partnership designed to improve energy efficiency by 20% in buildings across the country by 2020.
The challenge has about $4 billion in federal and private-sector funds, which it will use for building energy upgrades nationwide in the next two years.
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The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) offers free on-site consultation on health and safety for small businesses. In 2010, the program visited approximately 30,000 businesses.
The consultants offer confidential, non-punitive advice.
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A program for prison inmates in Michigan who might be interested in joining an apprenticeship roofing program after they get out of jail led to a standoff between Sheriff Robert Pickell and other county officials.
The disagreement was over whether the prisoners should have been paid prevailing wage for their brief time on the job because the project was paid for with a U.S. Department of Energy grant.
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Nauset Construction recently completed construction of a significant renovation, addition and site improvements to The Gables at Winchester, an integrated independent and assisted living retirement community owned and operated by Five Star Senior Living of Newton, Mass.read more
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Despite a weakened economy, data center industry experts predict strong continued growth and construction activity for the foreseeable future according to a new study by Mortenson Construction, a U.S. data center contractor.read more
Kawneer Company, Inc., an Alcoa business and a manufacturer of architectural aluminum products and systems for commercial construction, announced that it has combined product portfolios with its Traco division to offer a broader range of products.read more
Wight & Company announced that Michael J. Lubbers, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has been promoted to creative director. Lubbers joined the firm in 2008 as senior designer and operates out of Wight’s Chicago office.read more
Despite the lingering effects of an over-built housing market, the continued difficulty to obtain financing for real estate projects, budget shortfalls at state and municipal governments and the anxiety surrounding the prolonged European debt crisis, there are signs that the U.S. design and construction industry will be improving.read more
Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction Management (KCCM) has begun Phase 2 of the first major restoration of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum since 1972, when two wings were added in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt. America’s first presidential library, and the only one used by a sitting president, was conceived and built under President Roosevelt’s direction and opened to the public in 1941.read more
Raymond L. Moody, Jr., CEO of Batson-Cook Company, announced the appointment of R. Randall Hall to the position of president effective January 1, 2012.
Hall will manage and direct all aspects of the firm’s day-to-day operations. He will be based in Batson-Cook’s Atlanta office.read more
Siemens Building Technologies Division has given Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) $100,000 to support the construction of the school’s Fire Protection Engineering Lab. In recognition of the gift, WPI has named the Fire Protection Engineering building’s conference center after Siemens to honor its leading role in supporting the advancement of fire and smoke detection technology and its underlying scientific study.read more
Mortenson Construction has been selected as EPC contractor by San Francisco-based MP2 Capital to construct the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar array to be built in Scotland County, N.C.
Located on a 12 acre site in the Sandhills region, the 2.4 megawatt (MW) system is expected to generate approximately 3.5 million kilowatt hours (kWhs) of clean electricity on an annual basis--the equivalent of lectricity usage for approximately 600 homes.read more
Shawmut Design and Construction has launched a dedicated Sports Venues division that will specialize in the management of construction projects at stadiums, arenas, and other athletic facilities across the country.read more
An enormous crane weighing nearly 320 tons with a boom able to reach farther than a football field has arrived for duty on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Calif. The crane signifies the next phase in construction of the Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute as crews begin placing the 5,900 tons of steel that will be used to form the structure of the 168-bed hospital tower.read more
In keeping with the yearly tradition of the Constructonomics blog I’d like to propose a theme song for 2012…..So if the theme song for 2011 was, “Stayin’ Alive”, I couldn’t help but try to peg 2012 with something like, “Livin’ On A Prayer”. However, I won’t. Not because we’re less than halfway there, but [...]
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