McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com), one of the nation’s top green commercial builders, has announced the firm’s formal commitment to the Green Building Certification Institute’s Credentialing Maintenance Program for the firm’s 400+ LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs). 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.
Newport Beach
Team of McCarthy, TAYLOR and St. Joseph Health Systems to Donate Design-Build Services for Latino Health Access Community Center and Park
LHA breaks ground on the first community-driven recreational and educational public space of its kind promoting health and wellness in Santa Ana
The design-build team of McCarthy and TAYLOR, (www.TAA1.com ), are working in partnership with St. Joseph Health Systems, (www.stjhs.org), Latino Health Access (LHA), (www.LatinoHealthAccess.org ), and various other project team members to donate services for a new community center and park in one of the poorest areas of California. To be the only community center and park in the 92701 zip code, the project will be built on a half acre of land at 602 E. 4th Street and adjacent to one of the largest condominium complexes in Santa Ana. The landmark community park project will kick-off on November 5, 2010 during a formal groundbreaking ceremony.
McCarthy and CHOC Children’s Help Raise $338,000 for HomeAid Orange County
The Playhouse for “Tweens” design was inspired by CHOC’s Patient Care Tower II
Currently Under Construction
McCarthy, (www.mccarthy.com), in partnership with CHOC Children’s, recently built a technologically advanced playhouse for HomeAid Orange County’s 19th Annual Project Playhouse® fundraiser. This is the second year in a row that McCarthy volunteers, through the McCarthy Heart Hats community outreach program, and CHOC have teamed to build a playhouse for the Project Playhouse® event.
Construction Begins on $10.1 Million Parking Structure at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com), one of Southern California’s preeminent builders of parking structures, has begun construction on the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital parking structure, located on the hospital’s 1.9-acre site in Santa Clarita, Calif. Designed by Irvine-based Choate Parking Consultants, the $10.1 million parking facility is the first major component of a 15-year master plan for the overall campus. The 244,135-sf, five-level structure will house parking for 750 cars, and includes a rooftop helipad. Completion is scheduled for April 2011.

