News From Webcor
These articles may have previously appeared in Webcor's employee newsletter, The Weekly Webcorian.
These articles may have previously appeared in Webcor's employee newsletter, The Weekly Webcorian.
Sustainability
Since March 2023, three Webcor projects have earned LEED certification: CitizenM (Gold), BlackLine Pleasanton TI (Silver), and Bay Meadows Station 5 (Gold).
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Project Updates
The CCC ADR team has all but wrapped up the interior side and is now resolving all outstanding punch list items in the race to final completion.
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Employee Spotlight
On the heels of this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility, Webcor Concrete Project Coordinator Dylan Hua has decided to publicly come out to his fellow Webcorians as a transgender man.
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Community
This year's Virtual Design and Construction competition in Reno, Nevada, saw the biggest turnout yet, with 14 teams of six students each.
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Sustainability
Webcor has completed the world's inaugural Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE)-certified construction endeavor at GENESIS Marina.
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Safety
Nobody would argue that construction work is hard work. But where does it fall among the most physically demanding jobs in America?
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Awards / Recognition
Webcor’s AM-rated captive insurance company, Paramount Insurance, Inc., recently received the Award of Excellence from the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council (HCIC).
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Community
BDFP’s transformative Neighborhood Hiring Program has enjoyed a slew of well-deserved industry recognitions for their outstanding dedication to empowering District 10 residents.
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Project Updates
Every builder knows that achieving a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) is more than just a milestone. It's a testament to a project's resilience, innovation, and collaborative spirit.
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Community
Black History Month Profile: Artist Mark Bradford Inspires Sr. Design Manager Ope Tani
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Employee Spotlight
Today, Lili Fang is the senior superintendent leading the Buildings 913 and 921 scopes and expansive site utilities scope of work at the Biosolids Digester Facilities Project.
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Strategy / Planning
Webcor's Profitable Growth initiative aims for the company to independently bid on water and wastewater projects by 2027 and secure two transit projects within three years.
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Sustainability
The Contra Costa County Admin Building and Jail Demo & Redevelopment team is not just building a new structure. It’s breathing new life into history.
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Project Updates
The Webcor Concrete team at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) has set a new company record for floor flatness.
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Strategy / Planning
Two project teams recently demonstrated the value of self-perform as a point of differentiation between Webcor and most of our competitors.
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Project Updates
A temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) was issued to the Cityview Oakland Waterfront Parcel J project on Dec. 20.
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Awards / Recognition
WRMSDC honored Outreach & Partnerships Manager Sharla Sullivan's dedication to supplier diversity with the 2023 Skyrocket Award.
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Awards / Recognition
Sr. Project Engineer James Bicamumpaka has been named on Autodesk's 2023 40 Under 40 Champions of Construction List.
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Project Updates
BDFP’s impressive scale and scope have gained significant attention from not only our industry peers but community leaders and stakeholders.
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Strategy / Planning
Webcor's wayfinding expertise can help ensure hassle-free journeys for passengers, patients, and other public facility users.
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Community
San Diego-based Webcorians joined AFSP's Community Walk at Liberty Station in support of the organization's suicide prevention efforts.
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Community
In August, Webcor welcomed 10 Cristo Rey high school students to several of our Bay Area job sites and corporate offices as our 2023-24 interns.
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Core Values
The Isle House team boasts a culture that embodies trust, community, and mutual respect between all team members.
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Community
"Construction Inclusion Week is a year-long initiative at BDFP," says Webcor Safety Manager Kendall Cantave.
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Core Values
Members of The Collective traveled to the Atlanta University Center Consortium's career fair to connect with engineering students from three HBCUs.
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Project Updates
The innovative Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) facility at 300 Kansas has received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO).
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Community
The Best Buddies 'DIY' ride is an annual Webcor bike ride benefiting Best Buddies, the world's largest organization supporting those with IDD.
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Project Updates
Last month, Webcor Timber celebrated erecting 1510 Webster’s final floor of mass timber with a topping out BBQ in downtown Oakland.
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Community
Dept. Manager Rosa Arevalo organized Webcor’s first supplier diversity outreach open house at our recently built, beautifully designed downtown LA office.
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Project Updates
Webcor's Spartan Athletics Center (SAC) team handed over the keys to the just-finished 54,000-square-foot athletics facility, the new home of SJSU's football and soccer teams.
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Community
Project Coordinator Nicole Rangel recently launched BuildHERs, an initiative dedicated to empowering women in construction while recruiting more women into the industry.
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Community
Another year in the San Francisco AEC league has concluded with tremendous success for The Ponies, Webcor’s 2023 softball team.
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Technology / Innovation
Augmented Reality immerses users in computer-generated environments in which the physical and virtual environments are combined.
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Employee Spotlight
Brendan Trinh is a returning Webcor intern taking on two of our highest-profile Southern California projects—Cosm at Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Phase 1.
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Community
Webcor's 2023 summer interns reunited in San Francisco and LA for Intern Service Day, a beloved Webcor tradition focused on engaging interns with their surrounding communities.
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Project Updates
Webcor Concrete recently celebrated topping out the 23rd level of Isle House, Treasure Island's new waterfront residential high-rise.
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Employee Spotlight
Since joining the UCSF NHPH team in June, PE Intern Jacqueline Yeung's taken on myriad opportunities to support her teammates in both the office and the field.
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Community
Webcor Sr. Director, BD Brooke Walbuck led a lively two-day workshop at SCI-Arc that introduced graduate students to the business side of design.
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Employee Spotlight
In June, PE Intern Bella Stone began her first day at Webcor as one of nine PE interns on the Biosolids Digester Facilities Project (BDFP) in San Francisco.
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Core Values
To celebrate Pride Month, Webcor Queers & Allies and the SFPUC BDFP team organized a group volunteer day in partnership with G4G: Gay For Good San Francisco.
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Strategy / Planning
Understanding the importance of collaboration, communication, and planning is the reason Webcor successfully completes so many projects in occupied environments.
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Employee Spotlight
As an aerospace engineering major, Project Engineer (PE) Intern Minchan Jeong didn’t always see himself planning a career in the construction industry.
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Community
For the last five-plus years, Webcorians have been actively involved with City College of San Francisco’s (CCSF) Construction Management (CM) program
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Employee Spotlight
PE Intern Warren Cook is a rising sophomore at Purdue University majoring in Construction Management, a rewarding pathway to a fulfilling, long-lasting career in construction.
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Community
LGBT+ construction employees at the SFPUC Biosolids Digester Facilities Project have created a group that promotes community and welcomes allies: Webcor Q&A.
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Community
With Webcor's BBQ rig in tow, Patrick Haley and Greg Scott grilled their way to first place finish at the King of the County BBQ & Music Festival.
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Project Updates
Fourteen months after breaking ground in April 2022, the Mission Rock Parcel F team celebrated topping out the residential high-rise’s 24th floor.
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Community
Juneteenth attendees stopped by Webcor's booth in San Francisco's Fillmore District to learn about the company's diversity efforts and Women in Construction Week.
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Project Updates
On June 2, 1951 Shattuck team kicked off the month with a classic Webcor BBQ to celebrate topping out the 12-story mixed-use high-rise in downtown Berkeley.
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Employee Spotlight
For Webcor Project Engineer (PE) Intern Brenda Aguilar, it was never a question of “if” she would become an engineer—it was a question of when.
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Community
Webcor's partnership with Fortitude has culminated in hiring Luichi Pool as a drywall stocker scraper, making him Webcor's first hire from the program.
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Employee Spotlight
After impressing Webcor recruiters with their confident attitude at ASC Reno, Phoebe Follette was offered an interview that quickly led to a PE internship with Webcor this summer.
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Project Updates
The Contra Costa County Administration Building & Jail Demolition and Redevelopment (CCC ADR) team recently topped out the third floor of the county’s new admin building.
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Community
Dozens of Webcorians gathered at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area to tackle 10 projects as part of this year's National Rebuilding Day.
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Project Updates
The Beaudry (aka 960 W. 7th Street) team officially received its temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) on April 12.
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Community
Two Webcor safety managers spent six weeks teaching students construction basics and helping them prepare for two-days of building.
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Safety
Webcor has unveiled an interactive guide to its groundbreaking Executive Safety Walks, making it available to organizations seeking to enhance safety.
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Employee Spotlight
When Safety Manager Dora Orozco joined Webcor’s W Hotel project, she had no idea she’d found the company where she would eventually launch her long-term career.
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Employee Spotlight
For as long as he can remember, Safety Manager Vincent DeBenedictis has always loved helping people.
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Sustainability
Webcor's committed to effecting positive change through local job creation, impactful community service work, and practice of sustainable habits.
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Core Values
Webcor was presented with Cristo Rey's Corporate Partner of the Year award in recognition of our commitment to Cristo Rey students' work experience.
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Technology / Innovation
One Webcor Concrete expert on the CCC ADR team was key to implementing the design vision of architectural concrete walls at a reasonable budget.
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Community
Webcor returned to the spring 2023 Skilled Trades Fair for another memorable day of meeting and educating OUSD’s CTE students.
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Community
As part of our mission to Build Solutions and Better Lives, LA Webcorians came together to assemble and donate hygiene packs to the Weingart Center.
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Sustainability
In this 2.5-minute video, Sr. Project Engineer Colton Pasnik describes the unique approach CCC ADR has taken to its perimeter fence.
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Awards / Recognition
The Construction Hall of Fame podcast recently featured Cecilia Kucharski, VP and Operations leader for Webcor's San Diego market.
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Events
Webcor sponsored the VDC problem statement at this year's ASC Regions 6 & 7 Student Competition.
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Project Updates
The Bay Meadows Station 5 team celebrated achieving TCO on Feb. 23 — a commendable 45 days ahead of schedule.
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Employee Spotlight
Catherine Joslin is one of Webcor Concrete’s (WCG) fastest-growing field leaders and the first female superintendent in WCG’s history.
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Core Values
NEWB has pulled Webcor PEs and APMs from the office and thrown them into a five-day crash course in all things Webcor Craft since its 2017 launch.
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Employee Spotlight
Jan Yi is responsible for supporting the company as a whole and understanding how company processes and procedures impact project teams and day-to-day operations.
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Awards / Recognition
Sr. Vice President, Project Planning Allison McCue has been selected as one of San Francisco Business Times’ (SFBT) 40 Under 40 Class of 2023!
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Employee Spotlight
Clara De Lara has grown from a construction novice in a project support role to a highly knowledgeable safety leader managing safety initiatives and processes.
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Employee Spotlight
After nearly 20 years of career advancement within the AEC industry, Monica Ashley is thrilled to say her perspective on being a female leader in construction has shifted.
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Employee Spotlight
April Chang played a major role in SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 BAB becoming the world's 1st LEED Gold and WELL Core Platinum-certified airport terminal.
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Employee Spotlight
Few people at Webcor exemplify our “Bold” core value the way Catherine Joslin has consistently done since the day she joined Webcor.
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Project Updates
Since our last Builders' Message update, we’ve been busy completing the entire building demo scope, constructing the new building pad, etc.
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Community
Alan Luna, James Bicamumpaka, Kathleen Lassle, and Toby Bender represented Webcor at SJSU's 2023 Science Extravaganza.
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Project Updates
The Mission Rock Parcel F team celebrated topping out the level 6 “Mesa” podium with a classic Webcor BBQ.
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Awards / Recognition
Congratulations to the entire Webcor Safety team on their recent Construction Employers’ Association (CEA) Safety Award wins!
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Project Updates
A long-awaited groundbreaking took place at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose with several Webcor representatives in attendance.
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Technology / Innovation
A look into the jack & bore operation at UCSF NHPH's deep sewer relocation project
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Governance
Matt Rossie assumed the responsibilities of Webcor Chief Executive Officer effective January 1.
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Strategy / Planning
Webcor Timber is the newest division formed within Webcor Craft, the self-perform group of San Francisco-based commercial general contractor and builder Webcor.
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Sustainability
San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Boarding Area B (BAB) is officially the world’s first WELL Core Certified airport terminal.
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Employee Spotlight
Webcor Construction Manager Dennis Heimer and Sr. Superintendent Patrick Haley can add a new skill to their already impressive resumes: grillmaster.
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Sustainability
Webcor is at the forefront of the effort to reduce the levels of embodied carbon in concrete.
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Project Updates
Located in Carquinez Regional Park in the hills of Martinez, CA, the Carquinez Radio Tower is a unique project for Webcor.
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Community
One Webcorian recently strategized a new approach to trade partner outreach events to ensure mutual success.
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People On The Move
Webcor has elevated Allison McCue to senior vice president (SVP) of Project Planning, completing the company's leadership succession plan.
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Core Values
The Blackline TI project may be the first all-female construction project in the history of the AEC industry.
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Strategy / Planning
In his role as EVP, Builders – a new position established as part of a long-term succession plan – Jit Pahilajani is responsible for all general contracting activities.
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Community
Webcor has partnered with Success Centers, a Bay Area-based nonprofit whose mission is to “empower marginalized community members through education, employment, and art."
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Community
Webcor’s Trade Respect and Diversity Engagement (TRADES) group has partnered with Youth Employment Partnership in Oakland.
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Hamza Shallwani, who's working at the Bay Meadows Station 5 project with Webcor Concrete, is back with a new short film recognizing the heroes of our trade.
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Awards / Recognition
Congratulations to Vice President Cecilia Kucharski on being selected as one of San Diego Business Journal’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Construction!
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Community
Sr. EVP/CFO Matt Reece was among those who spoke during a press conference that introduced the world to the Urban Vision Alliance (UVA).
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Employee Spotlight
To wrap up Women in Construction Week, we are sharing the second article in Webcor's continuing series, "Ask a Woman of Webcor."
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Community
Webcor's Bay Meadows and Genesis Marina project teams partner with Rebuilding Together to support two Peninsula-area families in need.
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Employee Spotlight
Webcor will turn the spotlight on our amazing female employees with a new recurring series featuring Women of Webcor (WOW), our ERG for women.
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