Central Plant at UC San Diego Medical Center Achieves LEED Gold

The United States Green Building Council has certified the new central plant at UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center as a LEED Gold building, the first stand-alone medical center energy plant to achieve this distinction. The 40,000-square-foot plant, built by Kitchell and designed by CannonDesign and consulting firm exp, with environmental services provided by Ecotype Consulting, will ultimately support 900,000 square feet of hospital space with the capacity to serve 1 million square feet of future expansion.

Read more in this article from Medical Construction & Design.

Construction crews say goodbye to new YOLO County Courthouse

As dozens of Yolo Superior Court employees packed their bags this week, preparing to move into their new home, construction workers said goodbye to a building that been a part of their lives for years.

Project Managers David Tompkins, with Hensel Phelps Construction, and Raaj Patel with Kitchell CEM have both been a part of the project since their companies were selected to be a part of the $161 million project.

Read more about this project in this article from the Woodland Daily Democrat.