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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McCarthy Begins Construction of New $92 Million Math and Science Building at San Diego Mesa College
McCarthy Completes Oak Ridge National Laboratory Facility to House Breakthrough Energy Research
McCarthy, one of the nation’s leading science and technology builders, recently completed the new $95 million (total project cost), state-of-the-art Chemical and Materials Sciences Building for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). William Brinkman, director of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, joined officials from DOE and Oak Ridge National Laboratory last week to dedicate the new facility.
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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McCarthy Propels Employee Training in the Construction Industry to the National Stage Again
McCarthy was honored this week with a 2011 Corporate University Xchange (CorpU) Award for Excellence and Innovation. This award recognizes outstanding work in corporate learning and talent development and comes on the heels of McCarthy’s placement on the prestigious 2011 Training 125 list earlier this year. The awards were presented during the Global Leadership Congress 2011, a 3-day symposium co-sponsored by CorpU and the University of Pennsylvania. A first-time applicant, McCarthy was honored with a Best Practice award in the Launching Category.
McCarthy Only General Contractor Honored for Outstanding Performance by California Council for Excellence
The California Council for Excellence recently announced their California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE™) recipients. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of California’s premier builders and a first-time applicant, was honored with a CAPE Prospector Award. McCarthy represented the only general contractor among this year’s honorees.
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