Less than a year after McCarthy completed construction on California State University, Sacramento’s The WELL project, the 151,000-square-foot recreation and wellness center has surpassed its original goal of LEED Silver certification and has been awarded LEED Gold status.
Higher Education
01 Aug 11
McCarthy Begins Construction of New $92 Million Math and Science Building at San Diego Mesa College
McCarthy has begun construction for the new 180,000-square-foot, four-story Math and Science Building in the heart of San Diego Mesa College, located at 7250 Mesa College Dr. in the Clairemont area of San Diego, Calif.
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19 May 11
McCarthy Gives Green Building a Boost by Adding the LEED AP BD+C Specialty Credential Company-wide
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com), one of the nation’s top green commercial builders, has completed the task of getting all of its current LEED Accredited Professionals (AP) to acquire the new specialty accreditation LEED AP BD+C (building design and construction). McCarthy is the largest contractor to date to complete such a significant acquisition through the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), confirming the builder’s commitment to the new Credentialing Maintenance Program. Credential maintenance is the continuing education completed by LEED Professionals to maintain current knowledge of green building practices and LEED in a constantly evolving industry. Because of McCarthy’s encouragement, approximately 400 of their employees now hold the new LEED AP BD+C credential.
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18 May 11
McCarthy Wins Bid for Georgia State University Humanities-Law Building
The Southeast Division of McCarthy announces the company’s selection as Construction Manager for Georgia State University’s Humanities-Law Building located in downtown Atlanta. The Humanities-Law Building marks McCarthy’s second project with the esteemed research university, following on the heels of the completion of the award-winning Parker H. Petit Science Center completed in 2010. Scheduled to begin construction in 2012, the Humanities-Law Building will be pursuing LEED certification pursuant to the U.S. Green Building Council upon its completion.
12 May 11
McCarthy’s Completion of College of San Mateo’s College Center Marks the End of $220 Million Design-Build Construction Program
McCarthy, in design-build partnership with LPA, Inc., completed construction on College of San Mateo’s (CSM) new flagship building, College Center. Marking the end of a three-year construction program, CSM held a College Center ribbon cutting ceremony in April.
