California
Plan for 50-Story Mixed-Use Tower Clears Hurdle in L.A.
Although it still needs approval from the Los Angeles City Council, Mitsui Fudosan’s plan for a 50-story, retro-inspired mixed-use tower in downtown L.A. cleared a major hurdle with approval from...
Elevator/Escalator Consultant Participates in Radio Interview
Robert Cotton, an elevator and escalator expert, consultant and expert witness, has and is participating in a two-part interview with Close Up Radio to talk about his professional expertise, discuss...
US$11.5-Million Elevator Project at San Francisco’s Castro Muni Station Set To Begin
Construction on a long-awaited, four-stop elevator at the Castro San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) station in the city's LGBTQ District is set to start in early July, The Bay Area...
First-Of-Its-Kind, Mass Timber Tower Rising in Oakland
Construction of a mass timber, high-rise apartment has begun in Oakland, California, KTVU Fox 2 is among outlets to report. The 19-story, 200-unit structure, described as the “tallest beamless mass...
First-Ever Earthquake Simulation in 10-Story Mass Timber Building
How does a high-rise mass timber building behave in the face of an earthquake? To dispel doubts, the Tallwood Project recently erected a 10-story building made of cross-laminated timber (CLT)...
California Union Opens Apprenticeship and Training Center
The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 8 Holding Company of California opened a new apprenticeship and training center for elevator contractors at the Marvin J. Boede Training Center...
BART Station Seeking Funding Approval for Elevator Update
Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) 16th Street Mission Station may replace an ailing elevator in coming years — at a total cost of US$5 million, Mission Local reports. The current...
Bear Robotics Rolls Out Elevator Delivery Robot
Bear Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based innovator of indoor service robots, has announced a strategic investment to fund its Korea-based partner, M2MTech, which specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) convergence for...
2000 University Avenue Tops Out in Downtown Berkeley
An eight-story apartment complex at 2000 University Avenue in Berkeley, California, has topped out, SF YIMBY reports. The development, named Studio 2000, will contain 82 new studio apartments and be...
CloudMonitoring Taps Business Development Manager
CloudMonitoring, owned and operated by Rems Plus, recently announced that Dominic Beni has joined the company as business development manager. Prior to joining CloudMonitoring, Beni worked for Integrated Display Systems,...
