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USD Ceremonial Topping Out Ceremony
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USD Ceremonial Topping Out Ceremony

Women in Construction 2023
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Women in Construction 2023

R&S Celebrates Black History Month
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R&S Celebrates Black History Month

R&S Green Sheet Issue #13
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R&S Green Sheet Issue #13

Latest R&S sustainability activities as well as trends in the green building marketplace.

2021 CMAA NCA Award Winner
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2021 CMAA NCA Award Winner

Microsoft's revamped campus is greenest yet
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Microsoft's revamped campus is greenest yet

MSV campus awarded AIA 2021 COTE Top Ten Award for sustainability

R&S Celebrates Earth Day
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R&S Celebrates Earth Day

April is Sustainability Month!

R&S's 7th Cal/OSHA VPP Safety Recognition
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R&S's 7th Cal/OSHA VPP Safety Recognition

Cal State LA Team achieves VPP recognition for excellence in safety

R&S Green Sheet Issue #12
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R&S Green Sheet Issue #12

Latest R&S sustainability activities as well as trends in the green building marketplace.

2020 Holiday Giving
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2020 Holiday Giving

R&S's December giving campaign raised $50k for regional food banks

Belt Buckle tradition marks its 40th year
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Belt Buckle tradition marks its 40th year

The 2020 design and history of the R&S tradition.

Design-build success
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Design-build success

Completed ahead of schedule, this project was the fastest project turnaround from RFP to completion in UC Davis Health history.

Answering the Call
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Answering the Call

Delivering Facility for DGS in record time to prepare for pandemic healthcare surge

Transforming the Future
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Transforming the Future

New facility provides much-needed biomanufacturing capacity to L.A. area

Expanding Hospital Capacity
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Expanding Hospital Capacity

Sutter Health Roseville expansion arrives in time for COVID-19 and below budget

Cutting Edge Care
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Cutting Edge Care

An innovative expansion for an innovative hospital El Camino Health calls on experience as it turns toward the future

Newly Promoted Vice President's Announced
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Newly Promoted Vice President's Announced

Congrats to Bill Drury and Eric Lascurain!

Celebrating our Culture of Safety
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Celebrating our Culture of Safety

Here’s to deepening our commitment to safety for the next 60 years.

ENR California's Best Project Awards 2020
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ENR California's Best Project Awards 2020

2 Projects were recently recognized by ENR California for outstanding project performance.

R&S Awarded $399M in Higher Education Projects
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R&S Awarded $399M in Higher Education Projects

2020 Graduates
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2020 Graduates

2020 CMAA NCA Award Winners
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2020 CMAA NCA Award Winners

Two R&S projects recognized at 2020 CMAA NCA Awards

Women in Construction - Paving New Roads to Construction
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Women in Construction - Paving New Roads to Construction

Women in Construction Week is March 1-7, and R&S is proud to celebrate all of our talented, hard-working, committed women team members.

San Diego Symphony Bayside Performance Park
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San Diego Symphony Bayside Performance Park

San Diego’s Symphony’s new seaside venue, The Shell, readies for a summer debut.

Rudolph and Sletten Celebrates 60 Years of Innovative Construction
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Rudolph and Sletten Celebrates 60 Years of Innovative Construction

Celebrating 60 years of constructing some of the most innovative buildings.

CEA Honors Our Culture of Safety
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CEA Honors Our Culture of Safety

ENR California's Best Project Awards 2019
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ENR California's Best Project Awards 2019

ENR California has announced the winners. Rudolph and Sletten was honored with two winning projects!

University of San Diego Serra Hall
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University of San Diego Serra Hall

Renaissance-style building undergoes modernization—with surprises—in record time.

Southwestern  Community College, Math, Science and Engineering  Building
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Southwestern Community College, Math, Science and Engineering Building

Aging facilities give way to technology driven classrooms to create opportunities for STEM education in an under served area.

Case Study: Cross Laminated Timber
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Case Study: Cross Laminated Timber

The up and coming structural material cross-laminated timber is changing building for the better, but not without a learning curve.

UCLA FRANZ HALL SEISMIC RETROFIT
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UCLA FRANZ HALL SEISMIC RETROFIT

UCLA's Franz Tower is undergoing a much needed seismic and technology upgrade.

Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion
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Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion

Amid earthquake threats, emergency helicopters and rising patient expectations, Fremont's Washington Hospital expands to serve a growing population.

UCSF PCMB Welcomes First Patients
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UCSF PCMB Welcomes First Patients

This building started putting patients' needs first on June 24th, 2019.

June is National Safety Month
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June is National Safety Month

We’re taking this month to celebrate our culture of safety and recognize your contributions to making Rudolph and Sletten a very safe place to work.

Trade Partners Recognized at ACI Awards Dinner
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Trade Partners Recognized at ACI Awards Dinner

Congratulations Morley Builders and Pacific Southwest Structures, Inc! Your hard work is the best of the best in concrete!

R&S Green Sheet #11
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R&S Green Sheet #11

The R&S Green Sheet highlights our company’s sustainability activities as well as trends in the green building marketplace.

Industry Specific Preconstruction Conference
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Industry Specific Preconstruction Conference

New viewpoints to common industry challenges were shared at one-of-a-kind conference.

Innovative Library Replacement Breaks Ground at Cal State East Bay
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Innovative Library Replacement Breaks Ground at Cal State East Bay

The new CORE building will become the center of academic achievement, collaboration and innovation.

May - Celebrating Our Values
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May - Celebrating Our Values

At Rudolph and Sletten, we’re united in our core value of Passion for Building. Our passion is one of our defining traits even though it may mean different things to different people.

Earth Week 2019
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Earth Week 2019

Poster campaign to educate, encourage and promote our ongoing commitment to sustainability.

R&S Celebrates Women in Construction Week
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R&S Celebrates Women in Construction Week

Check in daily this week to see which R&S employees will be chosen to be featured as outstanding individuals in construction.

R&S featured for our culture of safety
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R&S featured for our culture of safety

The Northern California Carpenter magazine article on R&S safety.

Healthcare Project Delivery Conference
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Healthcare Project Delivery Conference

Jeff Russell and Eric Lascurain were part of the round table and panel discussions this year bringing with them key topics in healthcare project delivery.

Hard Hats with Heart Chairman's Legacy Circle
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Hard Hats with Heart Chairman's Legacy Circle

R&S's continued support of this AHA campaign

Newly Promoted Vice President's Announced
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Newly Promoted Vice President's Announced

R&S Promotes two company veterans to role of Vice President

UCSB Bioengineering achieves LEED Platinum
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UCSB Bioengineering achieves LEED Platinum

The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the Bioengineering Building has won!

2018 Greenbuild Conference in Chicago
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2018 Greenbuild Conference in Chicago

R&S Sustainability Design Committee goes to the Greenbuild Conference and returns with renewed knowledge.

The Sandcastle Classic Competition
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The Sandcastle Classic Competition

Creativity, teamwork, and having fun are great building blocks to support the arts, especially when the required medium is in abundance at the beach

R&S is MAKING STRIDES Against Breast Cancer
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R&S is MAKING STRIDES Against Breast Cancer

The Rudolph and Sletten team joined the effort to save lives with the American Cancer Society by Making Strides. They surpassed their goal and raised over $6,000!

A Site For New Discoveries
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A Site For New Discoveries

UC Santa Barbara sets itself up to remain at the forefront of bioengineering innovation with a new building at the center of campus

New HQ Build-Out for La Jolla Pharmaceuticals
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New HQ Build-Out for La Jolla Pharmaceuticals

High-end creative office space with chemistry and biology lab space built to NIA, BSL-II and cGMP criteria

SeaWorld's Fastest Tallest Coaster
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SeaWorld's Fastest Tallest Coaster

The Electric Eel coaster is the second phase of SeaWorld's new Ocean Explorer attraction, which was completed by Rudolph and Sletten in 2017.

HMRI's Expanding Life-Saving Research Facility
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HMRI's Expanding Life-Saving Research Facility

Increasing the nonprofit’s ability to attract top scientists and expand their contributions to major unmet medical needs

UC San Diego Streamlines Care With an All-In-One Outpatient Facility
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UC San Diego Streamlines Care With an All-In-One Outpatient Facility

New facility is designed to allow patients to be treated for multiple conditions within a single day

New O Street Office Building
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New O Street Office Building

In Sacramento a groundbreaking ceremony was held and construction begins on a new state facility on O Street.

Sutter Health Van Ness Medical Office Building
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Sutter Health Van Ness Medical Office Building

A six-floor tenant improvement project includes largest healthcare DIRTT wall system

R&S Green Sheet #10
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R&S Green Sheet #10

The R&S Green Sheet highlights our company’s sustainability activities as well as trends in the green building marketplace.

2018 San Diego Orchid & Onions Awards
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2018 San Diego Orchid & Onions Awards

San Diego's Best (and Worst) Architecture

WHHS Critical Care Pavilion Dedication
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WHHS Critical Care Pavilion Dedication

Community Open House held for the new Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion

Teamwork recognized with DBIA National Award
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Teamwork recognized with DBIA National Award

Solano Community College Biotechnology and Science Building receives DBIA National Merit award

2018 ENR Best Project Awards
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2018 ENR Best Project Awards

Three R&S projects honored with 2018 Best Projects Awards

R&S Green Sheet #9
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R&S Green Sheet #9

The Green Sheet highlights our company’s sustainability activities as well as trends in the green building marketplace.

Courthouse Team recognized for Team Work with BD+C Award
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Courthouse Team recognized for Team Work with BD+C Award

The San Diego Central Courthouse project was selected as Gold Award winner for delivering on several key owner objectives.

R&S Celebrates SBA National Small Business Week
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R&S Celebrates SBA National Small Business Week

Learn about our Small Business Advocacy and How your Small Business can work with R&S

Supporting SDSU Construction Education
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Supporting SDSU Construction Education

SDSU students recently visited Rudolph and Sletten’s jobsite at SeaWorld.

Critical Need Fulfilled
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Critical Need Fulfilled

New outpatient oncology center in San Rafael helps fill need in Marin-Sonoma area.

Biotech Fosters growth
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Biotech Fosters growth

R&S helps Solano Community College District Fast-track through challenges to host New degree program.

A Model for Preservation
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A Model for Preservation

The Salk Teak Restoration project has breathed new life into the iconic Californian laboratory campus.

A Modern Courthouse for a Modern Downtown
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A Modern Courthouse for a Modern Downtown

A Modern Courthouse for a Modern Downtown: bolsters city’s civic center, While meeting 21st century challenges.

R&S Honored with Safety Award
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R&S Honored with Safety Award

CEA recognized 10 companies for safety excellence

Kaiser Roseville Riverside MOB Tops Out
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Kaiser Roseville Riverside MOB Tops Out

MOB project for Kaiser Permanente celebrated the building's topping out on Friday

R&S Awarded Design-Build 'O' Street Project
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R&S Awarded Design-Build 'O' Street Project

New high-rise state office building coming to downtown Sacramento

R&S co-founder Ken Sletten Remembered
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R&S co-founder Ken Sletten Remembered

Kenneth G. Sletten May 11, 1929 - November 8, 2017

Orchids & Onions Awards are Up!
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Orchids & Onions Awards are Up!

Two R&S projects selected by San Diego community

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week

Team supports the student community through donations to their Jag Kitchen Food Pantry.

Honored with Two 2017 ENR California Best Projects Awards
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Honored with Two 2017 ENR California Best Projects Awards

We're proud to be the contractor on two Best Project winners; Sacramento Valley Station and UCSD Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute.

Awarded Three 2017 Preservation Design Awards
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Awarded Three 2017 Preservation Design Awards

Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts, Salk Institute for Biological Studies Teak Window Conservation Project, and Sacramento Valley Station are chosen as Preservation Design Award winners.

 Two Projects Selelcted as Recipients of 2017 AIA Central Valley Design Award
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Two Projects Selelcted as Recipients of 2017 AIA Central Valley Design Award

Proud to announce that two projects have received awards from AIA.

San Diego Zoo's Africa Rocks Exhibit Opens

San Diego Zoo's Africa Rocks Exhibit Opens

Grand opening of Africa Rocks, the zoo's biggest construction project ever.

Historic Train Station Back Better Than Ever

Historic Train Station Back Better Than Ever

Sacramento's historic train station was revived, repaired and upgraded; improving traveler experience while also offering a restored civic space with room to grow.

New Building Opens on UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Campus

New Building Opens on UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Campus

This building completes the move of veterinary medical programs from the central campus to the health sciences district.

Geffen Hall Opens on UCLA Campus

Geffen Hall Opens on UCLA Campus

State-of-the-art facility transforms the learning experience for UCLA's medical students to shape future leaders in medicine.

Integrative Genomics Building Breaks Ground

Integrative Genomics Building Breaks Ground

New facility will bring genomics and systems biology together under one roof

Building a New Precedent in Tehama County

Building a New Precedent in Tehama County

Previously spread across four buildings in downtown Red Bluff, the new Tehama County Courthouse will house all court personnel and consolidate court services for the public.

Regulus Therapeutics Office & Lab Renovation

Regulus Therapeutics Office & Lab Renovation

Regulus Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs.

RocketSpace Downtown SF Remodel

RocketSpace Downtown SF Remodel

RocketSpace is an accelerator company that helps tech entrepreneurs, startups and corporate professionals bring the future to market.

British Motor Cars Service Center Finishes the Remodeling of their Customer Service Area

British Motor Cars Service Center Finishes the Remodeling of their Customer Service Area

The British Motor Car Distributors building was built in 1936 and was one of the first auto row buildings along Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.

Plaza Suites Hospitality Area Improvements

Plaza Suites Hospitality Area Improvements

The hotel is designed to exceed the expectations of the frequent traveler.

Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Opens on UCSD Campus

Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Opens on UCSD Campus

Stunning structure houses array of scientists and centers dedicated to speeding basic research into new treatments and therapies.

New Leader for San Diego Special Projects Group

New Leader for San Diego Special Projects Group

Rudolph and Sletten is pleased to announce Darren Phelan as the new leader of the Special Projects Group in our San Diego office.

PLNU Science Building 2016 Gold Nugget Merit Award recipient
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PLNU Science Building 2016 Gold Nugget Merit Award recipient

Proud to be recognized with a 2016 Gold Nugget Merit Award | Best Education Project for the PLNU Science Building with Carrier Johnson + CULTURE.

Highlights from 2016 AIA Convention
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Highlights from 2016 AIA Convention

If you did not make it to Philly for the 2016 AIA Convention this year, you really missed out! In this post, I wanted to share my top three highlights with you.

Unique Renovation Project Destined to Become Downtown Cultural Amentity

Unique Renovation Project Destined to Become Downtown Cultural Amentity

E. Claire Raley Studios recently opened its doors to the public, further reinforcing the flourishing performing arts scene in downtown Sacramento.

Point Loma Puts a Focus on Science

Point Loma Puts a Focus on Science

New Science building accommodates increase in science majors at Point Loma Nazarene University with hopes of securing research grants and attracting new students and faculty.

Three UCBerkeley Tenants Underwent Interior Improvements

Three UCBerkeley Tenants Underwent Interior Improvements

Three separate University tenants underwent interior improvement projects at the Cal Memorial Stadium facility last year.

cGMP Lab Renovation finshed for Affymetrix/eBioscience

cGMP Lab Renovation finshed for Affymetrix/eBioscience

A 50,000-sqaure-foot multi-phased renovation opens within an occupied facility.

Office Expansion Project

Office Expansion Project

29,000-square-foot tenant improvement consisting of interior demolition and office suite buildout on the second floor of an occupied office building.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Calwin Tenant Improvement

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Calwin Tenant Improvement

60,000-square-foot complete interior demolition and new tenant buildout for internal HP tenant CalWIN on the first floor of a fully occupied building.

Continuing and Vocational Education Building Brings Empowerment to Barrio Logan Community

Continuing and Vocational Education Building Brings Empowerment to Barrio Logan Community

New Continuing Education building will provide vocational training and adult basic education access to the community.

Expanded Care for Kaiser's Medical Offices

Expanded Care for Kaiser's Medical Offices

To better meet the needs of its expanding membership, Kaiser Permanente opened its expanded Diamond Bar Medical Offices earlier this year.

The Brew is Back

The Brew is Back

21st Amendment Brewery Expands with State-of-the-Art Facility, bringing production back to their roots in the bay area.

Sherpa Clinical Packaging Lab&Office Renovation

Sherpa Clinical Packaging Lab&Office Renovation

Located in the Nancy Ridge life science cluster of San Diego, this project included the complete renovation of a two-story, 37,500sf building for new lab and office space.

Rudolph and Sletten Announces Three Projects Valued Over $285 Million

Rudolph and Sletten Announces Three Projects Valued Over $285 Million

Rudolph and Sletten Announces Three Projects Valued Over $285 Million

FusionStorm San Francisco HQ Renovation

FusionStorm San Francisco HQ Renovation

This 7,000sf interior improvement project for IT solutions providers' San Francisco headquarters included a new reception area, training room, breakroom, private offices and remodeled open office space.

Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Surgery Suites Remodel

Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Surgery Suites Remodel

Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital is an acute care hospital providing convenient care to residents of the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Auburn.

UCSF HSIR East and West Towers Tenant Improvements

UCSF HSIR East and West Towers Tenant Improvements

Rudolph and Sletten recently completed a 50,000sf renovation and seismic retrofit of multiple floors within the Health Science Instructional Research (HSIR) towers.

Two Schools, One Integrated Learning Environment

Two Schools, One Integrated Learning Environment

The new home for two colleges at the CSUMB campus will allow collaboration and interactive learning opportunities between students, faculty and staff.

Built For Community - Ravenswood Family Health Center

Built For Community - Ravenswood Family Health Center

Ravenswood Family Health Center (FHC) recently opened the doors to their new 2-story multi-specialty clinic in East Palo Alto, California.

Mission Hall Supports UCSF's New Mission Bay Hospitals

Mission Hall Supports UCSF's New Mission Bay Hospitals

Mission Hall is an essential support component to UCSF's new Mission Bay hospitals, bringing together the academic, clinical and support personnel for the first time.

Johnson & Johnson - Janssen Labs Build-Out: Innovative Life Science Incubator

Johnson & Johnson - Janssen Labs Build-Out: Innovative Life Science Incubator

Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC recently opened its JLABS@South San Francisco facility to its first resident startups.

Build-Out Completed in Record Time

Build-Out Completed in Record Time

The new ecoATM Sorrento Valley Office was completed on a 3.5 month aggressive construction schedule.

Expanded Operations in Downtown San Francisco for Non-Profit

Expanded Operations in Downtown San Francisco for Non-Profit

Rudolph and Sletten recently completed interior construction for Year Up, a Bay Area one-year intensive training program that provides low-income young adults.

Hassard Bonnington LLP Law Office Interior Improvements

Hassard Bonnington LLP Law Office Interior Improvements

The 16th floor interior improvement project in downtown San Francisco included the selective remodel of the entire floor, approximately 16,000-sqare-feet of office space.

IriSys - cGMP Lab Renovations

IriSys - cGMP Lab Renovations

IriSys provides contract pharmaceutical product development and manufacturing services, helping to move products from discovery to commercialization.

Efficiency at Work-Kaiser's Redwood City Replacement Hospital

Efficiency at Work-Kaiser's Redwood City Replacement Hospital

Kaiser's Redwood City Replacement Hospital will likely become a model for efficient staff flow with the facilities many energy saving design features.

New Art & Science Building Opens on CSUB Campus

New Art & Science Building Opens on CSUB Campus

New arts building and satellite central plant enhance growing campus in the central valley.

A New Direction in Large-Scale Court Facilities

A New Direction in Large-Scale Court Facilities

The San Bernardino Justice Center is the largest project to date constructed by the Judicial Council of California and establishes a new direction for the future of large-scale court facilities.

The Next Generation of Kaiser Permanente Health Care Facilities

The Next Generation of Kaiser Permanente Health Care Facilities

Kaiser Permanente’s new San Leandro Medical opened in June and provides a broad range of care and services to the East Bay.

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - See and Taste the Best in Napa

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - See and Taste the Best in Napa

The FAY Outlook & Visitor Center includes development of an entirely new hospitality center complete with a gated entrance, parking lots and a 6,000-square-foot single-story visitor center.

Sonoma State University - Recital Hall Debuts

Sonoma State University - Recital Hall Debuts

“This beautiful hall meets our needs today and will serve us far into the future, providing a unique experience for our music students and the rest of the campus,” said Brian S. Wilson.

San Diego City College, Science Building

San Diego City College, Science Building

This spring, San Diego City College faculty, students and staff celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Science Center on their downtown San Diego campus.