Gary Wells has been tapped by Swinerton Interiors to lead business development efforts in Northern California. In his new role as Director of Business Development, Wells will enhance Swinerton Interiors' position within the real estate and design community, cultivate new business relationships and grow services aimed at the real estate brokerage, management and development communities.

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One of the Premier Builders in the West is using social media to create a foundation of enhanced awareness in the digital world, capitalizing on their dedication to innovation and 122 years of experience to show whom they are culturally, technically and competitively as an organization.

Swinerton Incorporated is using its blog SwinertonBuildsTomorrow, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to share their expertise and community involvement, showcase major projects, connect with others in the industry and grow their online presence.

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Swinerton Builders San Francisco/East Bay's Washington Hopsital is ranked 7th amongst the largest construction projects in the East Bay.

Ranking for this San Francisco Business Times list is based on cost of construction.

Even in an economic downturn, Swinerton pushes ahead and is recognized for their hard work and perseverance! Making ENR's list of the Top 400 Contractors, Swinerton weighs in at #40!

Swinerton also ranks in the Top 50 in Domestic General Building Revenue (#23) and in the Top 100 Contractors by New Contracts (#49).

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http://enr.construction.com/toplists/contractors/001-100.asp

Dan Gonzales is featured as a guest blogger on VICO Software's video blog. Gonzales discusses how Swinerton Builders deliver Virtual Design and Construction using BIM.

"Three and a half years ago I came on board Swinerton and my first task really was to help coordinate the modeling effort with the Graphisoft team (who then became the Vico team)."

"I really think that what we're getting with Virtual Construction is better communication among the team members, design teams, and owners."

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Indeed, client demand for sustainable construction is so high that many contractors now see catering to the green market as critical to their survival.

Initially, there were a limited number of sustainable products available, so you paid a premium to go for [LEED] silver or gold certification,” says Jeffrey Hoopes, president of San Francisco-headquartered Swinerton Inc. Swinerton ranks No. 1 among the 60 firms on Top Green Contractors list.

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http://california.construction.com/features/2010/0501_TopGreenContractors-1.asp

The design, construction and installation will be handled by San Francisco-based Swinerton Builders and HMH Builders Inc. of Sacramento and approximately 180 union and green jobs will be generated by the construction of these projects in total, according to Recurrent Energy spokeswoman Cate Powers.

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http://california.construction.com/california_construction_news/2010/0501_KaiserPermanente.asp

Swinerton Builders Los Angeles, General Contractor on JPL Flights Projects Center is pleased to announce that the project was named a finalist in the category Government at the 2010 ed+c Excellence in Design Awards.

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The Auraria Science Center, One Lincoln Park, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Spire, SportAccord and Visit Denver were honored Wednesday night as the Downtown Denver Partnership held its 49th annual Downtown Denver Awards Dinner before more than 800 people at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center.

Swinerton received two honors, One Lincoln Park and Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel!

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 Downtown Denver Partnership honors 6 at annual awards dinner - Denver Business Journal:

I always say that if an earthquake strikes, I want to be in a modern building like this,” said Granada, the Swinerton, Inc. manager who is running the city’s civic center construction project. In front of him, workers were carefully positioning some of the 706 tons of structural steel that will make up the main framework of the $36 million project.

Developed in part through research done in the wake of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Granada was showing off some of the attributes of the new center before they are forever hidden from view by the rest of the building. Those features include specially designed cross-bracing and gussets, a plate-and-beam assembly designed to allow the building’s key joints to withstand temblors. Once the basic erection is completed in about six weeks, the building will be squared up, tightened down and fastened together permanently.

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NASA's Sustainability Base brings space tech to earth. Swinerton Builders Silicon Valley is the general contractor of the building, which is seeking LEED Platinum Certification.

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http://digitaledition.buildings.com/buildingsmagazine/201004#pg2

The Barona Band of Mission Indians announced today that it has been awarded LEEDâ„¢ Silver level certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its new Tribal Government building.

Designed by Atlanta-based Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. and built by Swinerton Builders of San Diego, the 35,412 square-foot two-story structure meets and in most cases exceeds local and state environmental requirements.

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Barona Facility Awarded LEEDâ„¢ Silver Certification

Six outstanding projects built by AGC of California contractors were chosen as winners in the 23rd annual Associated General Contractors of California's Constructor Awards program.

AGC of California presented its annual Achievement Awards during the event as well. David Higgins, Sr., a founding partner in Harbison-Mahony-Higgins (HMH), Sacramento, received AGC’s Contractor Achievement Award, honoring his longtime service and contribution to the construction industry.

HMH and WPY were both also honored as finalists in seperate categories, for CalSTRS and Wolfe Road Overhead Rehabilitation, respectively.

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http://california.construction.com/california_construction_news/2010/0422_AGCConstructionAwards.asp 

NASA's building is a 50,000-square-foot, two-story office located at Ames Research Center, near the south end of the San Francisco Bay. Construction should be completed by the end of the year, the General Contractor is Swinerton Builders Silicon Valley.

The 210 employees who will move to the new facility in the spring currently work out of two 50-year-old facilities that will be demolished.

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Greenest in government: DOE, NASA buildings to use 'net zero' energy

JPL's environmentally friendly Flight Projects Center recently received a Green Building Award at the fourth annual California Green Summit. The Flight Projects Center houses space exploration missions in the early design and development phases, and is NASA's first Gold-certified building under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. The building’s green assets include: a drought-resistant rooftop garden, low-flow faucets and toilets, a smart heating and cooling system, outdoor lights that reduce light pollution, to name a few.

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Sustainability Spotlight: Notable Achievements in Green Building &&&&&...

Lyda Swinerton Builders Inc. will build a $23.4-million, 101,000-square-foot classroom and dining facility on Lackland AFB.

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Being inside Sustainability Base, a $20-million, 50,000-square-foot steel frame building going up at Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center at Moffet Federal Airfield, may well be the closest you'll ever come to visiting the moon.

To achieve its objective of platinum LEED-certified building, NASA Ames hired the Silicon Valley office of Swinerton Builders as general contractor and AECOM of Los Angeles as architect of record, along with Williams McDonough & Associates as design architect.

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NASA Ames' Sustainability Base Project Aims to Exceed Green ...

In California Constructions 2010 Top Contractors ranking, based on regional revenue, Swinerton ranked among the top at third.

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The Center for the Sciences is scheduled to finish construction June 30, according to Andrew Ramsay, one of two deputy directors in charge of the project.

Swinerton Management and Consulting is employed by Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and is the company that oversees all the construction projects done on Pierce College’s campus.

Swinerton Management and Consulting is also currently supervising many other projects on campus, such as construction on the Mall and the Child Development Center.

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Center for the Sciences to open for Fall 2010

HMH Builders' John Messner, one of its partners, announced his retirement from the company after 36 years.  "HMH has been a wonderful company to work for and I will miss my daily interaction with all the employees here."

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Kaiser Permanent has agreed to deploy 15-megawatts of solar power in a deal that will put solar power systems at 15 facilites across the date by the summer of 2001.

The design, construction and installation will be handled by San Francisco based Swinerton Builders and HMH Builders of Sacramento and approximately 180 union and green jobs will be generated by the construction of these projects in total, according to Recurrent Energy spokeswoman Cate Powers.

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The latest edition to the Pierce campus is a 28-foot tall electronic marquee that is being built on the corner of Winnetka Avenue and Victory Boulevard, which will be up and running next month.

According to Ed Cadena of Swinerton Incorporated, deputy director in charge of the project, the electronic marquee is part of the $1.1 million Gateway and Entrances Project and was also help funded from a source found through Congressman Brad Sherman‘s office.

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Sign of things to come

While its for-profit corporate siblings builds skyscrapers, the Swinerton Foundation is working to help build the Bay Area community, one charitable cause at a time.

“The main motivation was that we do have a responsibility to the communities we live and work in,” Doscher said. “We want to encourage our employees to go out and give back.”

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Swinerton makes volunteering, giving back easy for employees

Molly Fedorchak, Sonoma branch manager of the soon-to-open Union Bank, reviews plans for the bank's remodeling project with Rudy Del Real, job Superintendent for general contractor Swinerton Builders of San Francisco. The bank, at the corner of Broadway and East Napa Street, on the Plaza, is set to open May 10.

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