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Concrete key to San Mateo County's new net-zero HQ

Author: Zack Booth Posted by Zack Booth on Wed, April 20th, 2022, 12:04 pm

REDWOOD CITY – San Mateo County is putting the environment first in construction of a new 330,000-square-foot office in downtown Redwood City to house county services.Known as COB3, the five-story building under construction at Marshall Street and Middlefield Road will target LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and is planned to operate at net-zero energy.Key to achieving the sustainability criteria for the LEED certification are the building’s water and energy consumption as well ... Read More

East San Jose low-income housing project built with sustainability in mind

Author: Zack Booth Posted by Zack Booth on Fri, December 3rd, 2021, 1:33 pm

Masters of Green:Quetzal GardensSan Jose, CA4,200 yards of concrete with 70% cement replacementSlag20 tons of carbon dioxide savedSAN JOSE – Graniterock served up more than 4,200 yards of sustainable concrete for a $50 million low-income housing project in East San Jose.Quetzal Gardens, located in the Alum Rock neighborhood at 7 N. King Road, is a six-story building with four floors of residential over two floors of commercial space and parking.The affordable apartment complex includes 71 units ... Read More

Masters of Green: Concrete team delivers sustainability for Sunnyvale housing project

Author: Zack Booth Posted by Zack Booth on Fri, July 19th, 2019, 4:54 pm

SUNNYVALE – The developer of a new multi-unit housing complex in Sunnyvale wants to reduce the project’s lifetime carbon footprint by using eco-friendly construction materials, including sustainable concrete from Graniterock.The transformation of Nick’s Trailer Court at 1008 El Camino Real to a 5-story, 108-unit complex is under way by St. Anton Communities Capital with an emphasis on reducing emissions through the use of low-cement concrete supplemented by slag and recycled aggregates.Graniterock, working with our customer Conco ... Read More

Rock Star uses his gridiron experience to build concrete career

Author: Zack Booth Posted by Zack Booth on Wed, September 19th, 2018, 3:39 pm

SANTA CLARA – Building the foundation of a 50-story skyscraper wouldn’t seem to have a lot in common with slamming into grown men on the football field.But looking at the lattice of rebar laid across a construction site half the size of a football field, his rubber-booted crew directing the flow of concrete, bringsLargosuperintendent Bob Cabrera back to his gridiron days at Boise State.The former defensive tackle for the Broncos, who also spent one season with ... Read More

Graniterock pours for massive project in downtown San Jose

Author: Zack Booth Posted by Zack Booth on Mon, April 25th, 2016, 1:39 pm

SAN JOSE – Graniterock is helping to reshape San Jose’s skyline by providing 60,000 yards of concrete for the largest residentialproject ever built in downtown.The dual tower high rise project by Cupertino developer KT Properties includes 643 residential units and 20,000 square feet of ground floor retail at North San Pedro and West St. James streets, next to San Pedro Market Square.Working with Largo Concrete, the Graniterock team has had several Saturday pours of nearly 5,000 ... Read More

Rock Star: Juan Galindo of Adorno Construction

Author: Zack Booth Posted by Zack Booth on Mon, December 21st, 2015, 10:52 am

ATHERTON – Not many guys are a gourmet in the kitchen and can lead a 1,000-yard concrete pour.Juan Galindo of Adorno Construction is a master at both, though he hung up his apron 16 years ago when the Campbell-basedcontractor came calling.Juan was working in his grandmother’s Mexican restaurant, cooking up carne asada and other Mexican fare, when a friend told him Adorno needed laborers.Stay with his grandmother or try a new line of work that would ... Read More

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