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12 Nov 09

Fall 2009 Edition of Newsletter Now Available

McCarthy announces the fall edition of its e-newsletter, Insights That BuildSM. A new season brings a fresh newsletter full of national and information – all delivered electronically. This edition’s feature articles include:

CCIP vs. OCIP: Which Comprehensive Insurance Program is Right for You?
by Bill Sharp, Vice President, Risk Management
With the size and scope of projects becoming larger every day, program sponsors (owners and contractors) are seeking alternative ways to address insurance needs, both from a coverage standpoint and a cost standpoint.

When the Hospital Board Says, “Build it Green!”
by John Kreidich AIA, LEED AP, Manager, Healthcare Services
Building green in the healthcare environment is here to stay. Well-chosen green building investments will yield benefits with either no additional cost or with a return on investment well within a hospital’s internal rate of return over the life of the improvements.

5 Questions to Ask Your Contractor About SAFETY
An Interview with Gary Amsinger, CSP, Corporate Vice President, Safety
In addition to simply keeping workers healthy and productive, strong safety execution reduces exposure for owners. Amsinger suggests that owners should ask, at the very least, these basic five questions of their prospective contractor.

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Readers can also view region-specific content by selecting from the drop down menu titled View Other Editions. These include Central, Nevada/Utah, Southern California, Northern Pacific, Southwest, Southeast, Texas and MC Industrial editions.

01 Aug 09

Newsletter Goes Green With New Summer Edition

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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has introduced its new ‘green’ client newsletter, Insights That BuildSM.  It’s all part of the company’s goal of Leaving Green Footprints®, a 10-year old program aimed at reducing McCarthy’s carbon footprint.  The first electronic edition includes valuable thought-leading content including:

How to get the best final cost on your next project
by Mike Bolen, Chairman and CEO
‘Conventional wisdom’ says that owners can’t have it all. In fact-by taking the right approach-you can turn an old saying into a smarter strategy: ‘Good, fast and cheap: pick all three.’

Design management – why owners get a better result
by Jim Mynott, Director of Design Management
In this economic climate, execution time from proposal to start of construction can be a deciding factor for project funding. A design management approach can help—and it maximizes other owner advantages.

Five things you should ask your contractor about quality
by Chad Dorgan, Vice President, Quality
There are few words in construction that are more used – or more misused – than the word “quality.”  To understand what it means to YOUR construction project, you and your contractor need to talk.

See the National Edition now.

Readers can also view region-specific content by selecting from the drop down menu titled ‘Other Regional Editions’.  These include Southern California, Northern Pacific, Southwest, Nevada/Utah, Texas, Central, and Southeast editions.

01 Jan 09

Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center

Los Angeles, California

HEALTHCARE

“This tremendous project is very important to USC and the community…I am excited to see this facility open.”

- Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito, dean, Keck School of Medicine of USC

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As part of a tri-venture, McCarthy recently completed construction for Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, a $600 million facility that comprises a 7-story clinic building, 8-story patient tower, 5-story diagnostic and treatment building, and a central energy plant across 1.5 million square feet.

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01 Jan 09

University of California C.V. Starr East Asian Library

Berkeley, California

LIBRARY

“Throughout the construction of this finely detailed project, I was impressed by McCarthy’s dedication to the craft of building.”

— Alyosha Verzhbinsky, AIA, associate principal,Tom Eliot Fisch Architecture and Interior Design

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The C.V. Starr East Asian Library, one of UC Berkeley’s most celebrated new facilities, recently opened its doors.

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01 Jan 09

Port of Houston Bayport Terminal Complex Phase I Wharf

Houston, Texas

TRANSPORTATION

“McCarthy is a construction company in a class all their own. They have been instrumental in our billion-dollar construction program at the Bayport marine terminal.”

- Jim McQueen, P.E., chief construction manager, Port of Houston Authority

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Construction is underway on the 1,332-foot Phase I Wharf extension of the Port of Houston’s Bayport Terminal.

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