Level 10 Construction Builds New Lab for CS Bio

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SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Level 10 Construction recently completed several projects for CS Bio Company, Inc, including construction of a state-of-the-art cGMP laboratory, as well as the renovation of adjacent laboratory and office space in Menlo Park, California. The project is being built to LEED Gold-certification standards and was constructed within a phased 18-month timeline so that CS Bio could meet operational and budgetary objectives. The new 35,000-square-foot, three-story cGMP manufacturing facility, built to expand the company's existing biotech manufacturing capacity, is devoted to production of high-quality peptides for the life sciences community. It includes Class 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 clean … Read more

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Bosch Portable Jobsite Table Saw Takes User Safety to the Next Level

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MT. PROSPECT, Ill.  — Safety comes first on any construction jobsite, especially regarding a table saw where a momentary lack of focus could have permanent consequences. With that in mind, Bosch introduces the REAXX Portable Jobsite Table Saw—the first saw with the company’s proprietary flesh-detecting Active Response Technology. The Bosch Active Response Technology platform, first launched on Bosch Brute Tough hammer drill/drivers, helps reduce the risk of injury to users by combining advanced Bosch sensors and electronics with mechanical injury-prevention systems. The Active Response Technology system on the REAXX table saw rapidly detects human flesh that comes in contact with … Read more

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Codes, Standards Developers Align Guidelines to Create Sustainable, High-Performance Buildings

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Several leading associations that develop codes and standards to create green buildings are collaborating to align the International Green Construction Code (or IgCC), ANSI/ASHRAE/IES/USGBC Standard 189.1 and the LEED green building program. The initiative is being welcomed by code officials, architects, engineers and contractors. “In just a few years we progressed from developing the first model code for green buildings to a new cooperative document that will make it easier for owners, designers, builders and code officials to deliver sustainable, high-performing buildings,” said International Code Council CEO Dominic Sims, CBO. “Thank you to our cooperating sponsors, ICC members and all … Read more

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OSHA Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Updating Eye, Face Protection Standards

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published a proposed revision to its Eye and Face Protection Standards that updates personal protective equipment requirements in the agency's general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, marine terminals and construction standards. The proposed revisions will reflect current national consensus standards and ensure that employers use up-to-date eye and face protection during hazardous workplace operations. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking incorporates the latest American National Standards Institute eye and face protection standard, which was adopted after OSHA issued the final rule on personal protective equipment in 2009. The 2009 final rule did … Read more

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First Steel Erected at New Sacramento Kings Arena

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The first piece of steel was recently installed at the Entertainment and Sports Center in the heart of downtown Sacramento, California. The ESC will serve as a civic indoor/outdoor space for the region, as well as the new home for the Sacramento Kings. The first piece of steel was installed at (what will become) the team's new practice facility. The steel was supplied and fabricated by Schuff Steel, with help from subcontractor Pacific Erectors. Highlights of the project include : Each vertical column is approximately 40-feet tall. Approximately 9,000 tons of steel will be used in the overall project; 970 tons … Read more

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