Innovative Lodi Energy Center Project Charging Ahead
The $452-million Lodi Energy Center (LEC) natural gas power plant project is progressing well and is on track for completion in June 2012, according to sources at the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), a joint‐action agency serving public power entities in Northern and Central California. The project, which is under construction on 4.4 acres of [...]
Inland Empire Transportation Management Center Completed
The Inland Empire Transportation Management Center is designed and constructed to house both Caltrans and CHP personnel and provide intermodal, interregional, interagency traffic management services 24/7 for the Inland Empire region and is the command and control emergency center during major catastrophes, which includes the counties of San Bernardino and Riverside (Caltrans District 8). The [...]
Transpac 2011: World Class Teamwork Lessons Learned from SV Sauvage
#1. Preparation is everything. As a team and individually, we spent over 6 months and most weekends either sailing, meeting or fixing/fabricating stuff for the boat. We also did several ‘preparatory’ races. The assumption was, stuff will break, things will go wrong,sails will blow out, lines will chafe thru. Just [...]
The Transpacific Race: Jim Eisenhart & The Crew of The Sauvage
From Jim on July 18th, 2011: Saw top of Moana Loa volcano a half hour ago. First land in 13 days. Still 118 miles to Diamond Head and finish. Should be around noon Honolulu time. We’re pretty safe in 3rd with a shot at 2nd. Had our first ’round up’ today in a squall [...]
BIM in Action: St. Jude Medical Center Northwest Tower
“Even though the initial project team functioned at a high level, it can be extremely challenging to maintain that high level as additional people are introduced to the project. With the continued involvement of Ventura Consulting Group, we have been able to sustain our high level of teamwork regardless of the demanding circumstances we face [...]
I-680 Southbound Express Lane Project Wins IPI Diamond Level Award
San Francisco, CA – On May 19th, 2011 VCG accepted the 2011 John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year – Diamond Level Award for their facilitation efforts on the I-680 Southbound Express Lane Project. This $35M Caltrans project was constructed by Bay Cities Paving and Grading. Bay Cities delivered the project ahead of schedule [...]
Hensel Phelps & Jacobs Completes $54M BEQ for Naval Base Guam – 1st LEED Gold Building
Guam – The design-build team of Jacobs and Hensel Phelps Construction Co. completed the handover of Naval Base Guam’s first LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environment Design — Gold building. The team encountered a number of challenges, including “a few pieces of ordnance that were discovered, a couple crane challenges that we handled early [...]
