PBX23, the annual trade show for Hawaii’s building industries sponsored by the Construction Specifications Institute Honolulu (CSI), opens Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Hawaii Convention Center. “This is an exceptional opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services and meet hundreds of architects, contractors, engineers, specifiers, developers, interior designers,
Rick Hobson, Gentry Homes vice president of sales and marketing, says sales in the developer’s three new West Oahu neighborhoods are brisk. “We project to have our last 16 homes at NorthPark close escrow by the end of the first quarter,” Hobson says. “This includes model homes which are now
Hensel Phelps (HP), a leading U.S. general contractor with a strong presence in Hawaii and the Pacific, in January announced the launch of Diverge, a new HP company that fosters the development and deployment of new construction technology by start-up enterprises and innovation partners. “Over the past decade, we have
Hawaiian Electric (HECO) is requesting public input to locate sites for new projects that will power Island grids with 100% renewable energy by the state’s 2045 deadline. Along with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, HECO has created maps of Maui, Oahu and Hawaii Island containing Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) areas—places
Peter Savio After proposing a condominium-style, fee-simple solar farm to Hawaiian Electric (HECO) in late 2022 and making it through the first round of bidders, developer Peter Savio plans to put his yet-to-be-located development out to bid to Hawaii solar companies and contractors if selected by HECO in early Q1
Want to be a Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC)? Contact the non-profit 501(c)6 organization CISEC Inc. for its on-line inspection training programs. While it is not necessary to attend the training sessions to take the exam, it is recommended. Those with less than two years work experience
Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. (ACK) is general contractor on Alia, a new 39-floor luxury residential mixed-use tower at 888 Ala Moana Boulevard. ACK expects the project to support more than 500 jobs during construction, which is slated to start in mid-2023 and to end in early 2026. Developed by Kobayashi
