Topping Off Ceremony at LBNL

The final beam has landed at Collaboration Commons @Berkeleylab! The 46,500 SF facility will serve as LBNL’s welcome center with a cafeteria, health clinic, conference center and transit hub for staff and scientists. Built into a steep hillside, phase one of the project included demolition of existing buildings, site and utility modifications as well as […]

Regional Surface Water Supply Project Wins National Award

The Regional Surface Water Supply (RSWS) Project for the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority (SRWA) received the National Award of Merit 2024 from the Design Build Institute of America. The project, in Hughson, CA, provides water from the Tuolumne River via an existing infiltration gallery, a new intake structure and raw water pump station and pipeline, […]

San Jose Airport Opens New Facilities & Fleet Maintenance Buildings

Our project team was honored to join City of San Jose Mayor, Matt Mahan, and Director of Public Works, Matthew Loesch, as well as San Jose Airport Director of Aviation, Mookie Patel, and Deputy Director – Facilities & Engineering, Gene Frazier, in welcoming San Jose Airport’s new Facilities & Maintenance Buildings! In close partnership with […]

Las Positas College’s New Public Safety Complex & Advanced Manufacturing and Transportation Facility Receives ENR Award

Las Positas College’s New Public Safety Complex (PSC) & Advanced Manufacturing and Transportation (AMT) Facility has received an Award of Merit in the Higher Education/Research category by Engineering News Record (ENR).  Overaa and Vanir led the delivery of this Lionakis-designed facility which provides Las Positas students with state-of-the-art learning environments and hands-on learning opportunities to […]

Unoccupied San Pablo office space converted into 54-unit housing complex

Over the weekend, Contra Costa County officials unveiled a new residential complex for homeless residents. It’s something that’s happening across the Bay Area, but in this case, it involved converting empty offices into places for people to live. For years, homeless advocates have talked about turning unused office space in San Francisco into housing.  In […]

San Pablo supportive housing complex opens with 54 ‘micro’ apartments

Contra Costa County officials recently celebrated the transformation of a vacant office building in San Pablo into 54 micro-unit apartments for homeless adults with disabilities. When tenants arrive later this summer, El Portal Place at 2555 El Portal Drive will provide them with onsite services such as case management, community supports, and referrals to services […]

Urban Tilth Farm Topping Out

With the final white oak truss in place, the Richmond community celebrates the topping out of the Urban Tilth North Richmond Farm. Urban Tilth is a resident-led organization in Richmond, CA that hires and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture and feed the community. Overaa is partnering with the group to help build the North […]

Safety Award at LBNL

Overaa was recognized by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for achieving 50,000 safe work hours on the Welcome Center & Transit Hub project last week. The new Welcome Center will become the new “social heart” of the Berkeley Lab Campus. The LEED project will promote safe entry and accessibility, optimize energy conservation, while minimizing impact to […]

Palace Theater is Redevelopment of the Year for East Bay/Oakland

Historical Oakland Theater Transforms Into STEM Focused School By Pawan Naidu and Jordan Taylor CoStar News A former Oakland theater built during the roaring 20s is slated to be redeveloped into a school dedicated to STEM subjects. The transformation of the once entertainment hub earned the project the 2024 CoStar Impact Award for redevelopment of the year for […]

Overaa Co-Hosts Panel Discussion at 2024 Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) Conference

At this years Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) Conference, Overaa’s Mike Conrad alongside Kenya Chatman, Oakland Unified School District; moderator Elena Comrie, Cumming Corporation; and Jeff Evans, HKIT Architects, hosted a panel discussion on on how preconstruction transforms collaborative project success.   This interactive workshop provided participants an enriching, immersive learning experience featuring best practices […]

Overaa and Water Collaborative Delivery Association Advance Successful Collaborative Delivery Solutions at Joint Event

Overaa and the Water Collaborative Delivery Association co-organized the “Fundamentals and Implementation of Collaborative Delivery Projects” event last week to advance successful collaborative delivery solutions for the water and wastewater industry. Best practices, knowledge, and resources were shared in our Q&A panel to help owners, design-build firms, engineering firms, construction firms, and suppliers leverage the […]