News From Webcor
These articles may have previously appeared in Webcor's employee newsletter, The Weekly Webcorian.
These articles may have previously appeared in Webcor's employee newsletter, The Weekly Webcorian.
Project Updates
The Contra Costa County Administration Building & Jail Demolition and Redevelopment (CCC ADR) team recently topped out the third floor of the county’s new admin building.
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Community
Dozens of Webcorians gathered at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area to tackle 10 projects as part of this year's National Rebuilding Day.
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Project Updates
The Beaudry (aka 960 W. 7th Street) team officially received its temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) on April 12.
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Community
Two Webcor safety managers spent six weeks teaching students construction basics and helping them prepare for two-days of building.
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Safety
Webcor has unveiled an interactive guide to its groundbreaking Executive Safety Walks, making it available to organizations seeking to enhance safety.
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Employee Spotlight
When Safety Manager Dora Orozco joined Webcor’s W Hotel project, she had no idea she’d found the company where she would eventually launch her long-term career.
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Employee Spotlight
For as long as he can remember, Safety Manager Vincent DeBenedictis has always loved helping people.
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Sustainability
Webcor's committed to effecting positive change through local job creation, impactful community service work, and practice of sustainable habits.
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Core Values
Webcor was presented with Cristo Rey's Corporate Partner of the Year award in recognition of our commitment to Cristo Rey students' work experience.
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Technology / Innovation
One Webcor Concrete expert on the CCC ADR team was key to implementing the design vision of architectural concrete walls at a reasonable budget.
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Community
Webcor returned to the spring 2023 Skilled Trades Fair for another memorable day of meeting and educating OUSD’s CTE students.
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Community
As part of our mission to Build Solutions and Better Lives, LA Webcorians came together to assemble and donate hygiene packs to the Weingart Center.
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Sustainability
In this 2.5-minute video, Sr. Project Engineer Colton Pasnik describes the unique approach CCC ADR has taken to its perimeter fence.
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Awards / Recognition
The Construction Hall of Fame podcast recently featured Cecilia Kucharski, VP and Operations leader for Webcor's San Diego market.
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Events
Webcor sponsored the VDC problem statement at this year's ASC Regions 6 & 7 Student Competition.
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Project Updates
The Bay Meadows Station 5 team celebrated achieving TCO on Feb. 23 — a commendable 45 days ahead of schedule.
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Employee Spotlight
Catherine Joslin is one of Webcor Concrete’s (WCG) fastest-growing field leaders and the first female superintendent in WCG’s history.
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Core Values
NEWB has pulled Webcor PEs and APMs from the office and thrown them into a five-day crash course in all things Webcor Craft since its 2017 launch.
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Employee Spotlight
Jan Yi is responsible for supporting the company as a whole and understanding how company processes and procedures impact project teams and day-to-day operations.
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Awards / Recognition
Sr. Vice President, Project Planning Allison McCue has been selected as one of San Francisco Business Times’ (SFBT) 40 Under 40 Class of 2023!
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Employee Spotlight
Clara De Lara has grown from a construction novice in a project support role to a highly knowledgeable safety leader managing safety initiatives and processes.
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Employee Spotlight
After nearly 20 years of career advancement within the AEC industry, Monica Ashley is thrilled to say her perspective on being a female leader in construction has shifted.
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Employee Spotlight
April Chang played a major role in SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 BAB becoming the world's 1st LEED Gold and WELL Core Platinum-certified airport terminal.
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Employee Spotlight
Few people at Webcor exemplify our “Bold” core value the way Catherine Joslin has consistently done since the day she joined Webcor.
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Community
Alan Luna, James Bicamumpaka, Kathleen Lassle, and Toby Bender represented Webcor at SJSU's 2023 Science Extravaganza.
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Project Updates
The Mission Rock Parcel F team celebrated topping out the level 6 “Mesa” podium with a classic Webcor BBQ.
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Awards / Recognition
Congratulations to the entire Webcor Safety team on their recent Construction Employers’ Association (CEA) Safety Award wins!
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Project Updates
A long-awaited groundbreaking took place at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose with several Webcor representatives in attendance.
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Technology / Innovation
A look into the jack & bore operation at UCSF NHPH's deep sewer relocation project
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Governance
Matt Rossie assumed the responsibilities of Webcor Chief Executive Officer effective January 1.
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Strategy / Planning
Webcor Timber is the newest division formed within Webcor Craft, the self-perform group of San Francisco-based commercial general contractor and builder Webcor.
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Project Updates
Leaders from Webcor, Wilson Meany, technology company Cosm, SoFi Stadium/Hollywood Park, and architect HKS celebrated breaking ground on Cosm at Hollywood Park with an official on-site ceremony.
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Sustainability
San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Boarding Area B (BAB) is officially the world’s first WELL Core Certified airport terminal.
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Employee Spotlight
Webcor Construction Manager Dennis Heimer and Sr. Superintendent Patrick Haley can add a new skill to their already impressive resumes: grillmaster.
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Sustainability
Webcor is at the forefront of the effort to reduce the levels of embodied carbon in concrete.
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Community
One Webcorian recently strategized a new approach to trade partner outreach events to ensure mutual success.
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People On The Move
Webcor has elevated Allison McCue to senior vice president (SVP) of Project Planning, completing the company's leadership succession plan.
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Core Values
The Blackline TI project may be the first all-female construction project in the history of the AEC industry.
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Strategy / Planning
In his role as EVP, Builders – a new position established as part of a long-term succession plan – Jit Pahilajani is responsible for all general contracting activities.
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Community
Webcor has partnered with Success Centers, a Bay Area-based nonprofit whose mission is to “empower marginalized community members through education, employment, and art."
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Community
Webcor’s Trade Respect and Diversity Engagement (TRADES) group has partnered with Youth Employment Partnership in Oakland.
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Hamza Shallwani, who's working at the Bay Meadows Station 5 project with Webcor Concrete, is back with a new short film recognizing the heroes of our trade.
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Awards / Recognition
Congratulations to Vice President Cecilia Kucharski on being selected as one of San Diego Business Journal’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Construction!
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Community
Sr. EVP/CFO Matt Reece was among those who spoke during a press conference that introduced the world to the Urban Vision Alliance (UVA).
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Employee Spotlight
To wrap up Women in Construction Week, we are sharing the second article in Webcor's continuing series, "Ask a Woman of Webcor."
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Community
Webcor's Bay Meadows and Genesis Marina project teams partner with Rebuilding Together to support two Peninsula-area families in need.
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Employee Spotlight
Webcor will turn the spotlight on our amazing female employees with a new recurring series featuring Women of Webcor (WOW), our ERG for women.
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Strategy / Planning
This is the second installment in a series on key risks facing the construction industry.
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Strategy / Planning
Jes Pedersen laid out four key risk categories in his introductory article, each of which I will tackle on these pages. The first of these is THE PEOPLE PROBLEM.
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Strategy / Planning
Webcor CEO Jes Pedersen introduces COO/President Matt Rossie's new series of articles exploring the key risks facing the construction industry.
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Community
Webcorians recently delivered a dramatically improved habitat for Gauhati, a rhinoceros who lives at the SF Zoo.
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Awards / Recognition
Webcor's Safety team has won two prestigious industry awards: CEA's President Safety Award and Excellence in Safety Award
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Community
Three Superintendents represented Webcor at CityBuild’s two-day Building Back Stronger Through Partnerships event in San Francisco.
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Community
Several Webcorians took on the 2021 Best Buddies Challenge: California, a 62.1-mile bike ride outside Petaluma that supports Best Buddies.
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Awards / Recognition
The UC Merced 2020 and UCSF Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision design-build teams were recognized at this year’s DBIA Conference & Expo in Denver, CO.
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Community
Webcor's South Bay team gathered at Arena Green Park in downtown San Jose for its third community clean-up of the year.
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Sustainability
Genesis Marina is officially the world’s first Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) precertified construction site.
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Strategy / Planning
CEO/President Jes Pedersen introduces Webcor's newest initiative, Profitable Growth, in his latest LinkedIn article
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Project Updates
2130 Post Street was truly a seismic surgery; weave in new structural components around existing MEP systems and finishes, then cover them up and blend them in.
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Sustainability
The 47-story, 700,000-square-foot luxury residential project adds LEED Silver® Certification to its resume.
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Project Updates
Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Boarding Area B at San Francisco Airport is ready for planes to board passengers and take off.
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Technology / Innovation
If the experience at Newark Civic Center project is any indication, Webcor's future -- and that of the construction industry in general -- will definitely include robots.
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Community
In honor of Earth Day, Webcor's PA/PC group partnered with local non-profit Save the Bay to help pick up trash at the Fort Baker Horseshoe Cove in Sausalito.
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Project Updates
Webcor achieved TCO for Jardine on April 7, marking the significant completion of the 250,000-SF residential building in the heart of Los Angeles.
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Strategy / Planning
Webcor is taking steps to elevate its Corporate Social Responsibility efforts to the next level.
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Technology / Innovation
Webcor CEO/President Jes Pedersen details the work Webcor and Indian Energy will do using three grants from the California Energy Commission.
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People On The Move
As Webcor Vice President, Cecilia will focus on penetrating the San Diego market with a focus on life sciences, education, and healthcare.
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Sustainability
Learn how the team achieved LEED Gold certification, surpassing the project's original sustainability goals.
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Community
The Bay Meadows team partnered with There with Care , a Bay Area organization that provides services to families and children during the critical phase of a medical crisis.
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Community
SoCal Webcorians raised $2,140 for the LA Regional Food Bank, which will go towards over 8,500 meals for LA residents in need.
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Community
Webcorians partnered with Rebuilding Together Oakland | Eastbay to help some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
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Community
Six Webcorians, including Tom Harrell, Assistant Superintendent Tim Scapin, and four concrete laborers stepped up to help USBID prepare for the holiday festivities.
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Awards / Recognition
The Mexican Museum at 706 Mission recently won an Award of Merit at the 2020 ENR Regional Best Project Awards in the Cultural/Worship category.
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Community
Soon, you'll be just as likely to see a "Speak Up for Unity" banner on a Webcor jobsite as you'll be to see one reminding employees to "Speak Up for Safety."
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Awards / Recognition
Webcor recently won the 2020 CIO Magazine/OpenText Information Champion Award in the Cyber Resiliency category.
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After much hard work from project team members, the SFO American Airlines project successfully earned LEED Gold Certification.
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Employee Spotlight
When the Newark Civic Center project initially broke ground, Webcor planned for a staff of one senior superintendent – Justin Marsh – and one assistant superintendent.
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Sustainability
When we began planning the renovation of Webcor's San Francisco headquarters in early 2018, we knew we wanted to build a space that reflected our craft, core values, and employee wellness.
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Community
Intern Service Day gives interns a chance to volunteer and have fun while embracing two of Webcor’s core values – innovation and community.
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After four years of design and construction, UCSF Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision has received its Certificate of Occupancy
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Project Updates
Microgrids represent one of the markets that could have a huge impact on Webcor's profitability in the years ahead.
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Project Updates
Beginning in early July, you could put an offer for a condo at 2465 Van Ness, the luxury residential building being built by Webcor.
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Project Updates
After four years, a coalition of organizations has completed the largest P3 social infrastructure project in U.S. history.
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Employee Spotlight
While the protests advocating for social justice and racial equality have been powerful and inspiring, some have coopted the movement for their own personal gain.
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Technology / Innovation
As shelter-at-home orders expire throughout California, one of the measures Webcor is taking as the first phase of returning to the office involves a daily self-check-in.
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Project Updates
On May 12th, the SFO Boarding Area B team successfully completed stage 2, achieving a major milestone for the design-build project.
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Community
Like many of you, I have been following the tragic news of the recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.
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Project Updates
On June 1st, 2020, the UC Merced team successfully achieved substantial completion on the 2020 campus expansion.
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Sustainability
March 29th marked the 1-year anniversary of Webcor’s partnership with the Carbon Leadership Forum.
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Project Updates
Another significant milestone has been reached at the UC Merced Campus Expansion, with the team successfully completing the project’s hardscape.
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Community
Embodying our core value of community, Webcorians across California are stepping up
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Project Updates
Team Overcomes Series of Obstacles, Obtains TCO Six Days Early
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Sustainability
Webcor Hard Hat Challenge
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Employee Spotlight
Construction, coffee, and candid conversations.
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Sustainability
for Evaluating Carbon Emissions From Construction Materials
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Project Updates
The 706 Mission project team celebrated a major milestone
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Employee Spotlight
For a more connected Project Engineer community
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Strategy / Planning
Honoring our commitment to diversity
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Sustainability
Webcor to Pilot the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculate (EC3 Tool)
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