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Where is Most Construction Happening in the California: 2024 Overview

Building Radar

California is experiencing a construction boom in 2024, driven by substantial investments in infrastructure, renewable energy, and urban development. As the largest state economy in the United States, California is focusing on enhancing its infrastructure to meet the growing demands of its population.

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School districts in California are stepping in to provide affordable housing for faculty and staff

BD+C

The affordable housing shortage in the U.S. is particularly acute in California, where less than one-third of the state’s households can afford a median-priced home that now tops $600,000 , or more than twice the national average.

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An Innovative Approach to Multifamily Housing

Construction Business Owner

Multifamily housing projects were a growing trend on many construction outlooks for 2016. One California nonprofit developer is reinventing the spectrum of multifamily builds to create a more cost-effective, high-quality, sustainable structure that can be modified with the resident population moving into it.

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McCarthy breaks ground on $285M California student housing project

Construction Dive

The development at UC Riverside will give community college students the experience of living on a four-year university campus.

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Straw Bale Houses in Southern California

Natural Building

Rebecca Tasker, with a crew of apprentices, is building two straw bale houses near Escondido, California. A well-built house will typically have a R19 value while straw bale houses have an R30 value. Another advantage of a straw bale house is that it doesn’t use toxic insulating materials. It’s a super insulator.”

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Major Projects Boost California's Effort to Build Housing for Homeless People

ENR Construction

Projects across the state will address California's ongoing affordable housing crisis.

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The role of higher education housing in fighting COVID-19

BD+C

Efforts to expand healthcare capacity are coming from all corners: the USNS Comfort is docked in NY; the USNS Mercy is docked in CA; and the USACE is spearheading efforts in New York City and California to convert empty hotel rooms and student housing facilities into overflow hospital rooms.