San Diego Unified School District students receiving laptops for distance learning have Gafcon, Inc. construction project managers to thank for playing a role in making these critical virtual learning tools. Gafcon, a San Diego-based international program, project and construction management firm, has several ongoing construction projects at SDUSD campuses. Deemed essential workers in California, they....
San Diego-based general contractor Pacific Building Group has completed construction of a new two-story, 27,110-square-foot education building for KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy, a tuition-free, college preparatory charter public middle school. Founded in 2003 and formerly located in downtown San Diego, the school has relocated to 426 Euclid Avenue in San Diego, the site of the....
Pacific Building Group, a long-standing and reputable San Diego-based general contractor, is celebrating the completion of the new Portside Pier, at a ribbon cutting ceremony being held today by the Port of San Diego. The spectacular project which broke ground in July 2018 includes a 42,000 square-foot, two-story building on top of a new pier....
San Diego-based Gafcon Inc.’s Return-to-Office service allows those who own, operate and manage property to implement a pandemic readiness solution that provides a technologically savvy, efficient and cost-saving way for property owners looking to welcome people back to a healthy, safe workspace. Relying heavily on available technology, Gafcon’s service offers an organized, efficient way to....
Pacific Building Group, an award-winning San Diego-based general contractor has raised the final beam to “top out” a new steel-framed building for Access Youth Academy located at 704 Euclid Ave. in Southeast San Diego. The 21,000 square-foot structure with eight squash courts will support academics, business and sports activities for the youth development organization, an....
Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc., a San Diego-based, full-service architecture firm, has promoted Rick Strickland to Chief Financial Officer. His duties include management of all financial and human resources activities. An employee of the firm for more than six years, Strickland was promoted from chief financial manager. Previously, he served for seven years as controller for another....
Cuyamaca College held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, February 4 for its three-story, 36,374-square-foot student services building. Gafcon, Inc., the San Diego-based international program, project and construction management firm managing construction for the new building on behalf of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, estimates completion by the middle of next year. The new building modernizes student....
After successfully planning and designing the first two phases of China’s Zizhu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Gafcon, Inc. is now leading the planning and designing of the third phase of the 3,200-acre, mixed-use waterfront project. The San Diego-based construction and project management firm will oversee Zizhu’s third phase, which centers on Orchid Lake Hotel, a....
General contractor Pacific Building Group has converted a former bank suite into a fertility clinic for Pearl Mini-IVF, which is now open at 4510 Executive Drive Suite 150 in San Diego. The $2 million conversion of the 4,700 square-foot suite includes 1,000 square feet of embryology and andrology lab space and a procedure room to....
Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve, a self-sufficient, 190-acre, 7-lake park and RV campground in Santee, California, can now offer visitors and staff additional amenities, upgrades and a new administration building, general store, kitchen and dining deck. Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc., a San Diego-based, full-service architecture firm, worked with Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve and El Cajon-based construction and project manager CBSI six years ago to create the Preserve’s Dynamic Vision Plan, a 20-year guide for upgrades and improvements throughout the facility. The firm subsequently provided architectural services for the....