Swinerton is a commercial construction company that provides services in the United States for commercial office, retail, multi-family residential, hospitality, healthcare, education, energy, and the entertainment sectors. The company also provides preconstruction services, including budgeting, scheduling, value management, and planning. Headquartered in
San Francisco
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,
California
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, Swinerton was founded in 1888 and holds
California Contractors License No. 92
Swinertonhas offices located throughout California, as well as offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Austin, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Honolulu, and more.
History
Swinerton Incorporated was founded in 1888 by Charles Lindgren. In the late 1800s, Lindgren partnered with Lewis Hicks, a civil engineer who pioneered the innovation of steel-reinforced concrete in buildings. During the construction of the
Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco the
Great Earthquake & Fire of 1906 occurred and one of the few buildings to survive was the Fairmont Hotel.
Swinerton also built San Francisco's
Ghirardelli Square
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, as well as one of the first
green buildings
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in the nation, the
Weyerhaeuser Headquarters in
Federal Way
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, Washington. Swinerton also develops and has constructed high-rise offices including the
San Francisco Centre
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,
Levi's Plaza
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and
the Gap The Gap may refer to:
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* The Gap, New South Wales, a locality near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
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...
Worldwide Headquarters.
Swinerton Renewable Energy was formed on 2008. In its first ten years, it built over 3.5 GW of projects and also provides solutions for their long-term operation and maintenance.
Notable buildings and projects
* Fairmont Hotel
* Ghirardelli Square
* Weyerhauser Headquarters
* San Francisco Centre
* Levi's Plaza
* Gap Worldwide
Headquarters
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*
Eel River Bridge
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*
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant
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in
Oakland, California
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* Chrysler Assembly Plant in San Leandro, California
* Western Sugar Refinery
*
NASA Sustainability Base
* Chevron Midland Campus,
Midland, Texas
References
Further reading
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* {{paywall
''Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies'' p. 467.
External links
Official websiteTimberlab website
Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States
Companies based in San Francisco