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NewsBuilding Bay-Area Communities

The Gilbane name is being celebrated all over the Bay Area as our project teams, peer groups and individuals have taken to the streets to enhance our communities.

On a gorgeous California Saturday, the WRO-NCADO Superintendent Peer Group performed a volunteer project to build a patio for the Senior Center in Walnut Creek, CA. Through proper teamwork and dedication to excellence the team built a beautiful patio filled with picnic benches, trellis and new landscaping. The end user group and City Manager for Walnut Creek were amazed with joy after witnessing the hard work and the end product delivered by the team. This event proved once again that Gilbane Building Company is Building More Than Buildings everyday.

Superintendent Peer Group Volunteers in Walnut Creek

Before After

The Running of the Bulls at Gunn High SchoolFred Tuerk competed in a charity run to benefit Gunn High School and Palo Alto Unified School District Programs.

On May 9th, now its eighth year, The Running of the Bulls welcomed everyone to a morning of fun-filled athletics for the whole family. The Running of the Bulls 5k Run & Walk and the Running of the Calves Kids’ Fun Run were humanely inspired by the annual bull-running in Pamplona, Spain.

In this Palo Alto race, the Bulls and Cows were local Olympic runners in costume with delayed start and run-in times. There were over 250 contestants trying to beat the “cattle” to the finish for prizes.

Ice Cream for the Team

On Tuesday May 4th, a contingent consisting of Bob Crowder, Chris Wilson, Andrew Spiller, Selene Lenox, Rosa Tapia, Twee Nguyen, Matt Pentin & Heidi Rank was introduced to the West Valley-Mission Board of Trustees as their new construction manager for their Measure H Bond program. Chris Wilson addressed the Board and introduced each member of the team and following the presentation the team met in nearby Saratoga for an old fashioned ice cream social with gelato.

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Edenvale Community CenterSet against the backdrop of a thriving and active community, the Edenvale Community Center physically and metaphorically reflects the community and a call to serve its neighborhood. The community center has some ambitious needs to fulfill, and will reach occupancy in the first week of July 2010 with a lot of joy and relief.

Strong Neighborhood Initiative

Over five years ago, the Edenvale / Great Oaks Strong Neighborhood Initiative identified the desire for a community center as the number one need on their Top Ten List. Built on land donated by the Oak Grove School District, with funding from the City of San Jose and the City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency answers the need for a facility to

be used by the Caroline Davis Middle School located adjacent to the site, the children of the surrounding community and by the Boys and Girls Club. The facility also gives the City of San Jose revenue opportunities as rentable space was integrated into the design to promote community events.

Established by the City Council in 2002, the Strong Neighborhood Initiative is a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization program led by the City of San Jose, the City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency, and the community to build clean, safe and attractive neighborhoods with strong, independent and capable organizations.

Unique Services Rendered

Construction of the Edenvale Community Center required DSA Coordination, Interdisciplinary Document Coordination, Constructability Reviews, LEED Planning, Change Order Management and Quality and Safety Programs. The project finished with 100,000 man-hours with zero recordable and zero lost-time incidents.

LEED Goals

Projected to be a LEED-Gold rated facility, 89% of construction waste was diverted from landfill by recycling programs. Community Center sustainability features include:

y radiant heating and cooling y natural ventilation and lighting y permeable pavers and asphalt

pavingbio-retention planters y Trespa Meteon Rain Screen

Panels(recycled paneling) y OKALUX (light-diffusing insulating

glass) y Green Power Purchase Agreements y 56% certified recycled wood

Project Challenges

Building a Community Center on school grounds while nestled in a bustling suburb presented several challenges, a few of which were dust control, noise control and limited on-site activities.

Dust control was a major concern, as the site contained naturally-occurring asbestos serpentine rock in the area of deep excavation. Air monitoring, limited activity of the rock excavation and water to decrease airborne particulates were some of many precautionary activities the project team engaged in to ensure neighborhood and site-safety.

To minimize noise due to close proximity of school buildings and to comply with local residential noise ordinances, disruptive activities such as site deliveries and rock-crushing were limited in duration or performed off-site.

Project Team

Mark Miller - Precon Exec.

Patrick Downey - PM

Mirella Madrigal - PE

Terry Counihan - Quality/ PM

James Tubbs - PM (assist)

Dan Brinkman - PM (assist)

P R O J E C T DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

Of the total project cost, 5% is allocated toward art in City projects. The windows at the community center picture doors that represent different facets of Silicon Valley life.

Functioning almost as two separate facilities, the recreation rooms and the meeting rooms can be closed off from one another.

Designed to reflect the community, the exterior glass of the facility accomplishes this both figuratively and literally.

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A group of Master’s Students from the University of California Berkeley are using Gilbane’s Laney College Fields and Field House Project as part of their final project for graduation. The students are focusing on Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural. They used the site to take an in depth look at concrete components and the construction process.

Cal Berkeley Gets Dirty at Laney College Athletic Fields & Field House

Superintendent Peer Group Tours ConXtechThe Superintendent Peer Group toured this revolutionary structural steel system and high tech manufacturing facility on April 14th with a fantastic turn-out. The tour was mandatory for Superintendents and highly relevant to the construction industry today.

De Anza CollegeVisual & Performing Arts Center Obtains LEED-Silver

The Visual & Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at De Anza College was awarded LEED-Silver certification in May! The original goal was to obtain LEED Certification, however, during construction, the College, Gilbane, A/E and Contractor determined that it might be possible to obtain Silver. After much hard work and some additional financial commitment, the team obtained 33 points. The project employs enhanced commissioning, diverted over 87% of waste from landfill, and will use green housekeeping measures. Some of the most challenging points to obtain were MR-7 for Certified Wood, and MR-4 for Recycled Content. For MR-7, a total of 74% certified wood was used in doors, casework and rough carpentry. For MR-7, a total of 15% recycled content was used in the building including wall/ceiling insulation made form old denim and decorative lavatory countertops made with recycled glass. During the final construction submittal review with USGBC, Gilbane actively managed the process with the A/E, Contractor and College. Without our hard work, the additional points to obtain Silver may not have been earned. Congratulations to the VPAC team consisting of Joel Heyne, Tim McBrian and Scot Chamberlain.

The VPAC Building was awarded LEED-Silver

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Update (Continued)Mediated Learning Center Award

The design for the new 65,000 square foot Mediated Learning Center (MLC) was submitted to the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, and was selected for a Sustainability Best Practices Award in the Best Overall Design category. This year’s conference will be held June 20-23, 2010 at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Gilbane has been asked by the College to attend and assist with the presentation of the project design. The MLC project has a target of achieving LEED-Platinum. Design strategies for energy demand mitigation include radiant floor heating, fanless ventilation, large skylights and clerestory openings, rooftop photovoltaics and solar water heating panels, enhanced commissioning, and measurement and verification. The College has also made a commitment to purchase Green Power, implement a Green Cleaning program and provide education tools within the building to enhance awareness and understanding of all of the building sustainable features. Construction of the MLC building is scheduled to begin in late 2010. A site package consisting of underground utilities, road realignment and building pad preparation was managed by Gilbane and completed in the Fall of 2009.

The Mediated Learning Center is projected to receive a LEED-Platinum rating

De Anza Photovoltaic and Power Generation Update

The most recent phase of the De Anza College photovoltaic project was completed in the fall of 2009. Lot-C received an installation of 588 fixed photovoltaic panels, and will generate approximately 122 kW of power. The next major phase of photovoltaic installation will be Lots A and B in the Spring/Summer of 2011, which is projected to produce one megawatt of power. To date, energy production projects include installation of a photovoltaic 201kW peak AC rated PowerTracker solar parking shade system on the roof of the Lot C Parking Structure , with 340,000 kWh/year power production; and swimming pools heated through co-generation four 60kW Capstone microturbines, with 1,800,000 kWh/year power production and 90,000 therms/year heat to pool.

Fanless Ventilation Model

The last photovoltaic project completed in 2009.

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Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)By Todd Wright

The building industry accounts for around one-tenth of the world’s gross domestic product, 7% of employment, half of all resource usage, and up to 40% of energy consumption with 30% waste. The total gross for non-residential construction is $341 billion (1). Yet, despite this kind of industrial stature, in the last 34 years the productivity of all other industries has nearly doubled while construction productivity has declined slightly (2). The reasons for this are complex, but generally have to do with the way projects are traditionally organized—not enough has changed over time, especially in recent years with the dominant role of technology in business: the building industry is a well-known latecomer to the productivity advantages offered by new systems. Overall, we have not been smart enough about adapting.

Current systems slows us down and invites inefficiency, so what can we do to make improvements? One answer is to take a close look at Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), which can be suggested as the next step in our industry’s evolution. The IPD approach invites people and practices into a collaborative process, harnessing

diverse experiences and talents in order to assure the success of the project. More specifically, IPD has the project teams assemble early in the process with open and collaborative dialogue among the key project personnel; all key players participate in a process that is real-time, interdisciplinary, and concurrent with early and consistent contributions in which information is openly shared, garnering trust and respect amongst the entire project team. Risk is appropriately shared and jointly managed. Individual and project team successes are integral, and the agreements advance and promote collaboration with multi-level sharing of information and risk (3).

Looking back over the history of building, to note how the delivery process has evolved or changed, can be helpful in understanding the transformation of our industry. How did we get here and what can we do to better adapt to our current professional environment?

In conclusion, one would argue that although the building industry has not been the “early adaptor” that we might have hoped, it is clear that we are currently

going through a progressive transition and that we will quickly evolve with the help of an IPD approach. The rising tide of new systems (LEED and Last Planner (Lean C o n s t r u c t i o n ) ) , technology (VDC and BIM) and AIA Contracts (IPD) shows an uplifting trend towards IPD.

(1) ENR—Building Trade Journal, November 2005 (2) Stanford University Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE), April 2006 (3) AIA article “Integrated Project Delivery” 2007, Version 1

This is the first installment in the Integrated Project Delivery Series

PeopleIndividual Talents

Experience

Insights

Optimize Project Results

SystemsInformation

Project Data

Programs

Share Risk

BusinessExpectations

Interests

H

arness Trust

Increased Value to Owner

PracticesManagement

Lessons-Learned

Processes

Industry Trends

Changing Marketing Strategies to the Changing Construction IndustryWhen Gilbane saw a growth opportunity on the West Coast, it felt natural to place an office in the Bay Area. By 1994, with the success of the Genentech project in Irvine, it was clear there was a local need to fulfill. But we certainly had our work cut out for us; we were competing for bids in an area that had birthed such monoliths in the industry as Hathaway Dinwiddie (est. 1923 and 1911), Fluor (est. 1912) and Bechtel (est. 1898).

It was Silicon Valley Marketing Guru, Regis McKenna, who made the case that indeed, “Branding (as currently practiced) Is Dead. “What changes peoples’ minds is not branding,” he said in the 2002 article “It’s a great product or service as well as other factors, including proximity of service or supply.”

This article launched McKenna into undying controversy, but for Gilbane, it was all coming true. With the success of Genentech, which completed in August of 1995, Gilbane created a foothold and began winning more work that would carry enough profits to establish offices in Southern California and Arizona. The need for more competitive contractors on the West Coast drove success through letters of recommendation and a highly-qualified staff that was 100% available. Thus began the novelty of being the “new kid.” Our proposed staff was experienced, available and customer-centered in an industry of overwhelming choices and work commitments.

McKenna describes the culture of Silicon Valley as being based in a highly-networked society that relies on untraditional marketing to maintain customer loyalty. How untraditional? Imagine a world where data gathering, evaluations and responses are all performed by computers.

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Marketing (continued)The traditional approach to marketing included influencing customers through brand identification, promotion and entertainment. With clients that cannot be entertained, services that are the same industry-wide and companies of equal caliber, the real differentiators that we can offer in this industry are system efficiencies, individual qualifications and a great price for our services.

In a Company-Wide Address on May 12th, Tom Gilbane shared with his employees some of the strategies we are using to remain competitive, one of which is lowering the prices on our services. By making our services more budget-friendly for our clients, we are acknowledging that the recession hasn’t ended and we are as dedicated as always to creating work and maintaining quality services to rebuild the economy together.

A second assurance of success moving forward is the company’s dedication to education. All employees enjoy industry-training to keep them up-to-date on the newest technology, accreditations, refresher courses and programs that keep our staff competitive as well.

The company is working as one to ensure that all client needs are met, by staffing projects appropriately with qualified and available staff, relying on our automated systems to maintain and track project success and the development of the “Doer-Seller Model” of sales at Gilbane.

As McKenna put it, “Marketing is not a function, it is a way of doing business… marketing has to be all pervasive, part of everyone’s job description, from the receptionist to the board of directors.”

DID YOU KNOW?Gilbane employees now have online access to updating information in resumes typically used by the National Sales Service (Business Development’s One Company approach to answering proposal and qualification requests).

Click HERE to view and update your current skills, employment information, licenses, certifications, memberships and language skills.

Also, employees are encouraged to update their contact information every year or upon changes in location, phone or position in People & Places. This information links to Outlook, updating your V-Card automatically.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE?Contributions of pictures, stories, ideas and quotes for future editions of the

NorCal News, NCADO’s e-Newsletter are always gladly accepted. Please send them to: Khristin Walters & Candice Trebus,

kwalters@gilbaneco.com | ctrebus@gilbaneco.com

Don’t forget to cash in your Gilbucks!ANYONE that works for Gilbane can give out a Gilbuck to another employee. Contact Khristin Walters to find out how.

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MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN TIMEJuly Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the “Midsummer Classic”, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers. The All-Star

Game usually occurs on the second Tuesday in July and marks the symbolic halfway point in the Major League Baseball (MLB) season (though not the mathematical halfway point; in most seasons, that actually takes place one week earlier).

June 20th Father’s Day is a day honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 52 of the world’s countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother’s Day, the celebration honoring mothers

June 12th The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit), Cavite, Philippines. With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of Independence, Filipino revolutionary forces under General

Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain, which had been recently defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

Gay and Lesbian Pride Month is celebrated each year for the month of June. The last Sunday in June is celebrated as Gay Pride Day. On June 2, 2000, President Bill Clinton declared June “Gay & Lesbian Pride Month”. The

month was chosen to remember the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan that is thought to be the beginning of the gay liberation movement in the United States. This month is meant to recognize the impact Gay, Lesbian and Transgender individuals have had on the world. Gay and lesbian groups celebrate this special time with pride parades, picnics, parties, memorials for those lost from hate crimes as well as HIV and AIDS, and other group gathering events that attract thousands upon thousands of individuals

July 4th Independence Day marks the day of the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776. is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state, more rarely after the end of a military occupation. While most countries honor their respective independence day as a national holiday, some nations’ independence-date honors are contested.

Diversity PageThe Diversity Peer Group

Mission StatementOur Mission is to build upon our rich history of inclusion & open minds; in order to, bring awareness to our work place that builds bridges, strengthens partnerships, and enhances: our family, our effectiveness, and our work relationships.

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If you would like to share a story, recipes, photographs or other information to be published in our next Diversity newsletter, please send your submissions to any of your Diversity Council members: Carlos Salazar (Chair), Khristin Walters, Aman Mehrzai, Charlz Boado, Fred Tuerk or Tabitha Williams. Also, let’s welcome our newest member, Chau Duong!

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Diversity RecipeMoroccan cuisine is a very diverse cuisine, with many influences, due to the interaction of Morocco with the outside world for centuries. The cuisine of Morocco is a mix of Berber, Moorish, Mediterranean, and Arab influences. The most common dish is Couscous.

Moroccan Couscous of Seven Vegetables

(Couscous is mix-and-water pre-prepared and available at most supermarkets.)

Ingredients y 2 Tbs. butter y 2 Tbs. olive oil y 2 large onions, quartered in 1/2” slices y 2 pinches saffron threads y 1/2 tsp. ground turmeric y 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon y 1 tsp. ground ginger y 1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper y 3 sprigs parsley and 3 sprigs cilantro, tied in a bundle with kitchen string

y 4 canned quartered tomatoes y 1 qt. vegetable/ chicken/ beef stock y 3 cups water y 1 turnip, peeled and cut in 1” cubes y 1/2 lb. carrots, peeled, halved length-wise and cut in 2” sticks

y 3/4 lb. butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut in 1 1/2” chunks

y 1 medium-sized zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut in 2” sticks

y 1 cup raisins y 1 14-oz. can chickpeas y 2 Tbs. granulated sugar y Salt and pepper to taste y 2 cups quick-cooking couscous y 1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds, toasted

Directions

1. Heat butter and olive oil in stockpot over medium heat. Add onions, and cook 15 minutes. Stir in saffron, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger and black pepper. Sauté 5 minutes. Add herbs, tomatoes, stock and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook 10 minutes.

2. Add turnip, carrots and squash. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes. Add zucchini, raisins, chickpeas and sugar. Cook 10 minutes more, or until vegetables are tender. Add salt and pepper.

MARK YOUR CALENDARSJune 9thFort Belvoir Community Hospital BIM: Good And Bad And Ugly Location: GUIDE WebinarTime: 9:00am – 10:00amJune 16thDiversity Movie Night Location: San Jose Office Time: 5:30pm - movie end Featured movie TBD and refreshments. Thank you to the DeAnza jobsite who will sponsor this event. Please contact Khristin Walters if interested in sponsoring the next one.June 28thGilbane Charity Golf TournamentLocation: Coyote Creek Golf Club 1 Coyote Creek Golf DriveMorgan Hill, CA 95037 Time: 10am - sunset

June - JulySafety Planning & BIMLocation: GUIDE WebinarTime: Coming Soon

July 5thHoliday in observance of 4th of July (office closed)July 13-15th (exact date TBD)Doer-Seller Follow-Up- GU Course with Ken HarmsLocation: San Jose District OfficeTime: 8:00am – 5:00pmJuly 21stUnderstanding & Selling High Performance Building ServicesLocation: GUIDE WebinarTime: 10:00am – 11:00amJuly 26thFinish Strong - GU CourseLocation: San Jose District OfficeTime: 8:00am – 2:00pmJuly 27thFinish Strong - GU CourseLocation: San Jose District OfficeTime: 8:00am – 2:00pm

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Transfers (from job to job) y Terry Counihan – Manager of Engineering transferred from the NCADO to Gavilan Community College

y Twee Nguyen – Assistant Project Engineer transferred from Christopher High School to West Valley-Mission Community College

y Heidi Rank – Preconstruction Manager transferred from the NCADO to Palo Alto Unified School District

y Andrew Spiller – Project Manager transferred from the County of Santa Clara Fleet Facility to West Valley-Mission Community College

y Rosa Tapia – Assistant Project Engineer transferred from the San Jose Convention Center to West Valley-Mission Community College

y James Tubbs – Assistant Project Manager transferred from the NCADO to Bakersfield Courthouse

y Matt Pentin – Superintendent transferred from Walnut Creek Library to West Valley-Mission Community College

New Hires (from May 1st to now)Todd Wright – Preconstruction Manager assigned to the NCADO

June Birthdays Chris Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5Dustin Notarianni . . . . . . . . . . 6/10

Khristin Walters . . . . . . . . . . . 6/26

July Birthdays Thomas Lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/6Lisa Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/6Matt Brinkman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/10Robin Mathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/14Selene Lenox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/15Michael Hua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/19Thierry Hsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/25

Marge Sunzeri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/26

HR UPDATE K U D O S & CELEBRATIONSHuman Resources would like to thank everyone who participated in the Employee Engagement Survey!

Stay tuned for the results and tools designed to address suggestions brought up in the survey.

Arnold Teten Retirement PartyOn Wednesday, May 12th, a gathering was held to celebrate the impact Arnold Teten has had with Gilbane and to bid him farewell into his retirement.

Mr. Teten has over 35 years of experience in the construction industry and joined Gilbane in 2001. He served as a Project Manager and Project Executive on several Phoenix and San Jose projects and most recently, for Palo Alto USD. He received his LEED Accreditation in 2003 and has been actively involved in every community he has worked in.

We wish him the best of luck in the future!

June Service Anniversaries Erick Arevalo . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 yearsCharlz Boado . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 yearsMatt Brinkman . . . . . . . . . . 2 yearsHenry Harbinson . . . . . . . .14 yearsTricia Heine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 yearsMichael Hua . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 yearsTodd Leicht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 yearsCasey Michaelis . . . . . . . . . 2 yearsTwee Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 yearsSuzanne Patchett . . . . . . . . 11 yearsJeff Scogin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 yearsTabitha Williams . . . . . . . . 5 years

July Service Anniversaries Dan Brinkman . . . . . . . . . . . 2 yearsBob Crowder . . . . . . . . . . . 29 yearsRod Elgie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 yearsJoel Heyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 yearsMike Suedkamp . . . . . . . . 10 yearsJames Tubbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 yearFred Tuerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 yearsKhristin Walters . . . . . . . . 5 years