We have new hardware to add to our trophy case! On July 19th, Truebeck was honored by the San Francisco Business Times as a Top Corporate Philanthropist in the Bay Area. 100 of the top local givers gathered together in San Francisco for a ceremony to recognize those who donate the most, volunteer the most, and make the biggest impact in our local communities.

Philanthropy leaders discussed how corporations use their philanthropy to bring about change and build stronger communities, while aligning social responsibility with company performance and brand.

Truebeck was on a very short list of companies praised for giving more than 1% of our profits back to the community.

Kathy Reiner and Tiffany Avila accepted Truebeck’s award.

 

The event was immensely inspiring. I was honored and humbled to be in the same room as the top 100 givers in San Francisco. The generosity and compassion of these people is so amazing and uplifting. There are a lot of great companies being led by brilliant humanitarians doing awesome things for non-profits. Truebeck is part of that movement, and I’m fired up to do more.  – Tiffany Avila

I truly enjoyed attending the event on behalf of Truebeck.  The panel speakers revitalized me personally to put a bit more energy towards those causes I care about most.  Additionally, with the exposure to a number of non-profit work-force agencies at the event, I am inspired to seek corporate partnership opportunities where Truebeck can truly make a difference at the high school level for kids to enter the trades and/or construction industry.  – Kathy Reiner

The distinguished panel of speakers included:

 

Our Team for Tomorrow is a catalyst for engaging with the community, developing careers in construction, promoting awareness of causes, and bringing individuals and resources together.

Our monthly Team for Tomorrow food sort for the Second Harvest Food Bank took place on July 19th at the San Jose location, and the event turned out great. WE sorted nearly 7,000 pounds of plums! Take a look at the photos to see our volunteers in action. Nice work, team!

 

On Sunday, we celebrated Moms everywhere. We also celebrated them last Thursday at the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. To show just how much we love them and appreciate all they do for us, Truebeck’s Team for Tomorrow volunteers hosted a Mother’s Day cupcake decorating and craft afternoon for the families of Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. It was a wonderful afternoon full of creative flair and imagination, and we found out you can never have too many sprinkles!

Learn more about the amazing work of Ronald McDonald House at Stanford here!

For the second year running, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) and Truebeck Construction partnered together for the Golden Gate Relay–a grueling 2-day, non-stop 191-mile relay race from Calistoga, CA to Santa Cruz, CA. Sponsored by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, our 12 member team ran to raise awareness and funding for Organs ‘R’ Us, a Redwood City based non-profit organization.

Founded in 1996, Organs ‘R’ Us promotes organ donation through athletics. The transfer of the baton from runner to runner has symbolized the transfer of an organ from donor to recipient. A relay is not about being the fastest, but learning what it takes to be a winner. The focus is 12 runners working together, giving their best for the team. Surmounting adversity, helping teammates and other teams, running in the moonlight and making special friends are all part of the GGR romance. Congratulations to all the runners and thank you to our partners and sponsors.

This week Truebeck Construction participated in the annual Society for College and University Planning Pacific Regional Conference in Seattle. Senior Project Executive John Assunto and Senior Project Manager Grant Ricks attended the conference held at the University of Washington.

The conference presented the most relevant trends impacting higher education. It attracted the participation of thought leaders from academic institutions, planning and design professions throughout the Pacific region, including areas as diverse as Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Australia, British Columbia, Mexico and the American West.

The focus was on how institutions are responding to the profound change that surrounds them. For institutional leaders, this convergence of complex societal and environmental shifts across local, regional and global communities is fertile ground for GAME CHANGERS: opportunities to take stock, reflect, and develop creative responses that transcend typical boundaries, forge new partnerships and result in public benefit while inspiring private sector investment in a better future.

Attendees explored innovative and integrated planning models that embrace new methods of learning and working, advancements in data and technology, transformative business practices, and creative partnerships that advance the academic mission.

Click here to learn more about SCUP.

On Tuesday January 31, Truebeck sponsored The Registry’s Central SoMa Rising event in San Francisco, with over 350 attendees from the commercial construction industry. John Assunto, a Truebeck Sr. Project Executive, introduced both panels that focused on the development of the Central SoMa Plan.

On Wednesday night, we held our Third Annual Movember Awards to honor the most manly and magnificent mustaches at Truebeck. The night was a culmination of a month long fundraiser for The Movember Foundation, with over 40 Truebeck employees and clients growing mustaches in support of men’s health.

Together, we raised $27,178 – breaking the Top 20 national leaderboard! A tremendous accomplishment! To support the men who participated in this movement and to help the cause, Truebeck matched our funds 2:1 on Wednesday, totaling $12,624. The money goes to funding three of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health/suicide prevention. Let us all remember why we partake in this month of funny facial hair – to help fund groundbreaking programs all over the world for men’s health.

We had over 70 attendees celebrating the incredible success of our fundraising campaign, and vying for a coveted mustache award. Congratulations to this year’s winners!

The Walter Cronkite – Most Trustworthy

The Ned Flanders – Mr. Nice Guy

The Alex Trebek – One with all the answers

The Teddy Roosevelt – Manliest

The Gosling – Ladies Favorite

The Brad Pitt – Handsome Ruined

The Pancho Villa – Most Untrustworthy

The Adam Morrison – Good Try: Back to Back Champion!

The Tom Selleck – Most Handsome

The Ron Burgundy – Most Creepy

The Clark Gable – Most Polite

The Hulk Hogan – Most Testosterone: Back to Back Champion!

The Monopoly Man – Most Money Raised

The Ron Swanson – People’s Choice

We hope to see everyone back next year!

On Wednesday, Sean Truesdale was a panelist at Bisnow’s BOLD West 2016 Conference in San Francisco. The event focused on office leasing & development on the West Coast, with John Kilroy of Kilroy Realty as the opening Keynote.

The panelists discussed new development, workspace trends in design and construction, historic building renovations, and integrating technology to meet the needs of today’s companies.

Sean’s panel included Jes Pederson, President of Webcor Builders, Mike Humphrey, Regional Manager of DPR Construction, Scott Gable, CEO of CityLift Parking, and Kristy Davis, Regional Engineer of the American Institute of Steel Construction.

Over 300 people from the commercial real estate and AEC industries attended the event.

On Thursday morning, The Registry held an industry event in Oakland, focusing on how the East Bay is growing and changing. Truebeck Construction sponsored the event, and Dan Amigone moderated the developer panel, which included:

  • Phill Tagami, CEO, California Commercial and Investment Group
  • Geoffrey Sears, Partner, Wareham Development
  • Paul Nieto, EVP, Signature Development
  • Alan Dones, CEO, Strategic Urban Development Alliance

The panelists focused on economic and physical development in the East Bay. Their discussion centered on the current challenges facing developers – from working with cities to the lack of housing to desperately needed transportation improvements – and how East Bay cities need to unite as a region, rather than act individually. Working together will bolster the entire region’s growth.

One thing is certain, the East Bay is on the path to change. More housing, more transportation, more office development, and more local community workforce are needed not just in this cycle, but for the long term.