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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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Project Spotlight: Shazam and Philz Coffee

    South Bay Construction (SBC) was hired as tenant improvement specialists to remodel a 90-year old building in Redwood City to add to the vitalization of this transient town. An ever-growing demand for tech spaces and coffee shops to sustain employees bustling in the Bay Area were satiated with the development of this project. Two highly …

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Utilizing Green Building Technology in Construction

  Without a doubt, green building is on the rise as trends attest. According to McGraw-Hill Construction publication, 28 percent of architects, engineers, contractors, building owners and building consultants around the world report that they are focusing their work on sustainable design and construction by doing at least 60 percent of their projects green. The …

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Project Spotlight: 23andMe

  About the same time that South Bay Construction completed an office tenant improvement (TI) job involving a four-story, 67,000-square-foot building in Mountain View for the leading personal genetics company, 23andMe (June 2015), 23andMe reached a major milestone in its business: it had genotyped more than one million people worldwide! 23andMe is a DNA analysis …

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SBC Project Spotlight: Baidu

  Baidu, which literally means “hundreds of times,” takes its name from a Chinese poem about a long search for a missing beauty. Thus, the name behind China’s dominant search engine. Yet South Bay Construction (SBC) did not have to search far and wide for the Baidu tenant improvement project that was recently completed by …

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Company Culture: The Cornerstone of a Successful Business

  In the simplest terms, the word culture can be identified as the way of life for a group of people. Culture gives a group of people meaning, depth and direction. When applied to the corporate world, culture is the blend of standards, methods and procedures that guide an organization. At South Bay Construction, our …

Building New Frontiers: Dreams Happen Playhouse

South Bay Construction has been playing in the sandbox again. We have been at work building for the Dreams Happen Gala and Playhouse Auction put on by Rebuilding Together Peninsula — a non-profit organization dedicated to rehabilitating the homes and community facilities of neighbors in need from Sunnyvale to Daly City. This local program brought …

SBC Teams Celebrates Project With BBQ

South Bay Construction recently teamed up with Channel Lumber Co. and Largo Concrete to host a BBQ at the Main Street Cupertino jobsite for all of our hardworking subcontractors. We couldn’t do it without each other! Thank you!

SBC Celebrates Halloween!

Everyone here at South Bay Construction really got into the Halloween festivities this year. Just check out some of our fun decor and a few of our employees’ dynamic costumes!  

SBC Project Spotlight: Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs is a venue that’s perfect for picnics, team building events, weddings, day camps and camping.

SBC Project Spotlight: NTT Group

Speed and innovation were at the heart of our recent build for NTT Group, the world’s largest ITC. Its interactive and collaborative Customer Experience Center (CXC) is the envy of Silicon Valley.

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