Earthquakes are common, but collapsed buildings, with contemporary structural design, are fortunately very rare. The same is not true in mid-century modern construction, which can be far more deadly, as the structures often lack sufficient reinforcing to withstand seismic forces.

L&W Supply has announced that Michael Simmons has been named branch manager of the company’s Sacramento, California, location.

Daley's Drywall is a drywall contractor founded in 1963 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brittni Daley-Grishaeva joined the firm in 2009 and now helms it as president and chief financial officer, making her the third generation to run the family-owned business.

Twelve years ago, Foundation Building Materials first opened its doors at a single location about a mile from Angel Stadium. Today, FBM is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, and has grown into a building materials industry leader with more than 270 locations across North America.

Page & Turnbull has announced the completion of a new project for The Webb Schools, a boarding school for grades 9 through 12 on a 150-acre campus in Claremont, California.

Simpson Strong-Tie announced the expansion of its Construction Trades Support program with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley. Formerly held once a year, program events will now take place twice yearly, with an expanded agenda that includes hands-on activities in the plumbing and electrical trades.

Kaiser Permanente’s first medical office building in Berkeley, California, reflects its “Next Generation” in health care building design. The three-story, 60,670-square-foot Kaiser Permanente – East Bay Berkeley Medical Office Building uses technology and space to create an environment that offers patients, visitors and staff a calm, comforting, welcoming and supportive space.

Delta Dental, the largest dental insurance provider in the nation, recently updated the interior appearance and employee experience of two offices in downtown Oakland, California, and San Francisco. Completed in 2020, the interiors of several floors in the existing urban buildings were renovated in phases to create a contemporary collaborative workspace for the occupants.

Patients, staff and visitors to the recently opened Kaiser Hollywood Romaine Medical Offices near West Hollywood, California, are greeted with an inviting, healing-focused, wellness-minded space. Designed by Perkins&Will for Kaiser Permanente, the 50,000-square-foot medical office building features Rockfon’s ceiling solutions in the patient rooms, staff offices and waiting areas.

As California works to finalize a permanent COVID-19 worker protection rule, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health declined to include a provision in the rule requiring employers to pay workers who take virus-related time off.