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1091 Industrial: A Life Sciences Oasis in the Heart of San Carlos

Life Sciences is one of the most innovative growth industries in the Bay Area, and at South Bay Construction (SBC), we are excited to be in the midst of the action. With over 46 years of experience, we specialize in various sectors, with a strong focus on the ever-evolving life sciences industry. We understand the ...

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Clearing the Air: An Update on Title 24 CBSC Changes for 2023

If you didn’t live in San Francisco in the 1970s, it’s hard to imagine the smog. Check out some episodes of the hit crime drama Streets of San Francisco. In the city panorama shots, you can see smog conditions similar to the photo above.   Pretty awful, right? Los Angeles was even worse. Fast forward to ...

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The Biotech Boom: How the Life Sciences Industry is Driving Innovation in Northern California Construction

Biotechnology is a rapidly growing field that is transforming many industries, including the construction industry in Northern California. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the use of biotechnology in the construction of commercial buildings and infrastructure projects, with companies using biotech innovations to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of their ...

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Inside the Mind of a General Contractor: From Estimating Construction Costs to Groundbreaking

Construction Estimation is one of the most essential phases in the construction process. How a general contractor analyzes a construction build plays a major role in the groundbreaking of new project. Understanding what goes into the conceptual budget of a project is vastly important in fiding the right general contractor for your latest project. Recently, five of …

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BIM Technology: Building For Today And Tomorrow

Construction application technology has come a long way in the past decade. From construction pre-planning to onsite documentation, construction software is a growing opportunity for construction firms. Construction analysts, like the ones at Dodge Data and Analytics, projected that construction spend will increase in 2016 to $712 billion, representing a 6 percent growth. In Silicon Valley …

Jerri Kroen Provides her Insights on Lien Laws

Congratulations to our CFO, Jerri Kroen, for being selected as a panelist at this year’s annual Silicon Valley CFMA seminar. Jerri, along with other notable members of the CFMA will be discussing the basics of lien, stop payment notice, lien rights, what’s new and different, as well as tricks and techniques for preserving your bottom …

TOP 10 SBC SUPER STADIUMS

Super SUPER BOWL 50 to you! We thought we’d kickoff this epic event in our own backyard with some virtual tailgate talk. This, as you know, is the first Super Bowl at the new 49er home in Santa Clara, right in the heart of where we work and play. And, of course, it’s the 50th …

CELEBRATION TIME

South Bay Construction toasted to the holiday season after a long, hardworking year of unprecedented growth. We celebrated in style at Orchard City Kitchen at the Pruneyard in our hometown of Campbell. Our annual holiday party was a huge success! We had almost 100% employee turnout who enjoyed great food, fine drinks, big laughs, fun …

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South Bay Construction Launches Updated Cost Reference Guide

South Bay Construction is proud to announce our newest Cost Reference Guide that you can download for iOS and Android! With our newest version of the app, you can get the most up-to-date construction pricing and market data to help you in your latest construction project. The pricing guide mirrors the current Bay Area market …

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3D Printing Technology and Construction: Creating New Frontiers in Building Technology

Recently, 3D printing technology has been able to create many unusual devices such as limb replacements, medical devices, and three-dimensional items such as light fixtures or iPad stands. 3D printing has been embraced by several innovative industries already, is construction next? 3D Printing Technology and Construction: Creating New Frontiers in Building Technology Previously, those in …

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Construction Project Budgeting 101

Maintaining a budget is difficult no matter whether it is tracking household expenditures or a multi-million dollar construction project. Sticking tightly to an agreed upon budget takes discipline, but it can be difficult on a large project where there are many fingers in the pie. While a construction budget should be seen as an evolving …

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Project Spotlight : Alibaba

When China’s largest Internet company, Alibaba, planned to open its first office outside of China in the Silicon Valley, it considered its real estate options and chose to sign a lease for 16,665 square-feet office space located on the fourth and sixth floors at 400 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo. Focused on recruiting …

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The Story Behind Construction Planning: Preparing a Construction Project for Launch

Chances are great you’ve seen a ceremonial photograph from a ribbon cutting ceremony. Smiling people don hard hats, cut the ceremonial ribbon, or overturn a symbolic shovelful of dirt in front of key stakeholders to mark the beginning of a project. In reality, this ceremony is far from the beginning. Interested parties have been working …

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Cost Reference Guide

Our Bay Area Cost Reference Guide provides up-to-date construction pricing and market data; it's a critical budgeting tool that can deliver conceptual estimates and that can save you both time and money.