MAKING MOVES


Hensel Phelps Design-Build Team Wins UCSD Project Te Hensel Phelps + EYRC + HMC design-build team has been selected for the UC San Diego Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neigh- borhood project. Te $536 million design-build project encompasses three new residence halls that will provide beds for over 2,400 Turgood Marshall College students, as well as amenities and gathering spaces for students to build community. Te mixed-use neighborhood also includes an economics Building,


administration, additional lecture halls and community programs. Te project strengthens and connects the UC San Diego campus with revitalized nodes and plazas along Ridge Walk and key thoroughfares to the Historic Grove, Geisel Library and the heart of campus. Te highly sustainable project is targeting LEED Gold certification.


Turner Tops Out Placer County Facility Turner Construction Com- pany recently celebrated the topping out of the Placer County Health and Human Services Center in Auburn, CA, alongside design-build partner AC Martin.


Te 142,000-sq.-ft. “one-stop”


service center will improve pub- lic access to Health and Human Services (HHS), bringing together the five divisions of HHS under one roof.


Te design solution by the Turn-


er + AC Martin team focused on optimizing value to the end-us- er and community with several added enhancements, including


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CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023


Smith Currie Named National Construction Law Firm of the Year Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP (Smith Currie), one of the nation’s most rec- ognized construction and government contracts law firms, recently an- nounced it has been named 2023 “Construction Law Firm of the Year” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® as part of the publication’s esteemed “Best Law Firms” rankings. Te award indicates the highest level of respect


and recognition in private legal practice and among leading lawyers. Te national status is awarded to only one law firm per legal practice area. Smith Currie also was ranked nationally as Tier 1 in “Con- struction Law” and “Litigation – Construction.” Te AGC of California-member firm has deep


roots practicing in the area of construction law nationwide. Te firm was awarded the national title based on a multifaceted submission process and evaluation through Best Lawyers’ peer-re- view process.


Giroux Glass Appoints New Vice President Los Angeles-headquartered Giroux Glass, Inc. announced the appointment of Marty McKinley as vice president of Arizona operations at its Phoenix office location.


an additional 2,500-sq.-ft. com- munity-focused meeting space, a high-performance building en- velope system designed by Clark Pacific, and photovoltaic solar panels.


The new Health and Human


Services Center will be Placer County’s first zero-net-energy facil- ity, generating as much electricity as it consumes over the course of a year. It is scheduled to be com- pleted in 2023.


Giroux Glass initially hired McKinley as general


manager of Arizona operations in December 2019. McKinley brought with him 20 years of glazing experience from companies that include Kovach Building Enclosures and Trainor Glass. Nataline Lomedico, Giroux Glass CEO and


president, noted, “Since day one, Marty showed up with an unwavering commitment and relent- less drive to bring together a best-in-class team to achieve winning results. He exemplifies taking full ownership of his team’s work.”


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