Engineers at U&R have always had a knack for coming up with creative solutions for clients. But the latest building creation is a monument to the experience and confidence that comes with decades of understanding school operations, design and construction….
One of the most famous scenic vistas in the world is the Tunnel View Overlook on Highway 41 in Yosemite National Park. Almost anyone who has ever visited Yosemite Valley has a photo taken from this scenic road stop. Located…
On February 14, 2007, the long-awaited Cadence Design System’s Building 10 got a well-deserved groundbreaking ceremony. Attended by San José’s Mayor Chuck Reed and other local dignitaries, the event celebrated the start of construction of the five-story, 208,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art…
San Francisco’s future Dianne Feinstein Elementary School is named after a California senator. While located on a sloping and undersized site, with careful planning, it still offers the full range of amenities. Construction is scheduled for completion in spring 2006….
Preparing students for business, medical, and technical careers, the Mission Valley Regional Occupation Program (MVROP) plays a major role. Serving Fremont, Newark, and New Haven Unified School Districts, it provides an excellent example of how to stretch budgets through partnerships….
Challenges: For decades, five high schools shared the Tak Fudenna Stadium of the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD). Fortunately, when the stadium needed to be revamped, the public voted for a school bond measure. Yet, few community members attend bond…
As the largest city-funded completed construction project in Fremont’s history, the new Leon J. Mezzetti Maintenance Center covers 14 acres. This state-of-the-art government facility cost $32.3 million to complete. It centralizes maintenance and operations services once spread citywide. U&R is…
When planning a new 181-unit residential facility in Walnut Creek with retail space on the ground level, Prometheus Development wanted to keep options open. Each residential unit can be designated as either an apartment or condominium, depending on the market…
Challenge: Arriving to pick up their children, parent drivers regularly clogged the parking lot at Franklin Elementary School in San Jose. Their cars and school buses backed up in long lines onto the dangerously busy Tully Road. Many feared a…
Challenges: Franklin-McKinley School District (FMSD) needed to build the new Ramblewood Park Elementary School on five acres. Most California schools have ten. Complicating matters more, the land has hills and unusual boundary shape. Overflowing enrollment in existing neighborhood schools makes…