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DPR Construction

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| foundation = 1990

| founder = Doug Woods, Peter Nosler, Ron Davidowski

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| location_city = Redwood City, California

| location_country = United States

| locations = 30

| area_served = United States, South Korea, Singapore, Europe (Benelux, DACH and Nordic regions)

| key_people = George Pfeffer, Greg Haldeman, Jody Quinton, Mark Whitson, Atul Khanzode, Michele Leiva, Mike Humphrey, Dave Seastrom and Matt Hoglund

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| revenue = $6.8 billion (2021)

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DPR Construction Company is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm based in Redwood City, California. The privately-held, employee-owned company has 30 offices throughout the United States and specializes in projects for technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial office markets.{{Cite web | url=http://www.dpr.com/construction/core-markets |title = Core Markets|date = 21 May 2016}}{{Cite web | url=https://huffingtonpost.com/peter-sheahan/positioning-success-comes_b_2910460.html | title=Positioning: Success Comes from Knowing Who NOT to do Business with| website=HuffPost| date=20 March 2013}} Its international offices were located in Europe and Asia.

History

In July 1990, DPR Construction was co-founded in Redwood City, California, by Doug Woods, Peter Nosler and Ron Davidowski (the D, the P, and the R) with $750,000 of pooled resources. By the end of its first year, DPR had 10 employees.{{cite news|title=DPR Construction on the Forbes America's Largest Private Companies List|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/dpr-construction/ |newspaper=Forbes |access-date=30 October 2016}}

Among the company's earliest projects were a six-month, $4.5 million tenant-improvement project for Argo Systems in Sunnyvale, California, which was followed by a $43 million wafer fabrication project for Rockwell International in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|title='Enjoyment' Integral Part of DPR's Core Ideology|url=http://www.ocregister.com/jobsearch/dpr-494070-construction-ranked.html|work=The Orange County Register|date=15 October 2012|access-date=10 September 2013}}

In 1992, DPR was awarded the Terraces skilled nursing facility.{{cite web|title=People: Hirings and Promotions in California|url=http://california.construction.com/california_construction_people/2011/1205-People-California.asp|work=Engineering News-Record|access-date=10 September 2013}} In 1994, DPR Construction was awarded a $43 million semiconductor fabrication plant in Los Angeles, California, for Rockwell International.{{cite news| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB928277404383849747| title = DPR Construction Borrows Lessons On Strategy From High-Tech Clients - WSJ| newspaper = Wall Street Journal| date = 2 June 1999}} Many projects followed building information modeling (BIM) and sustainable construction.{{Cn|date=March 2024}}

In 1999, a year before the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program,{{cite web| url = http://www.usgbc.org/about| title = About: Community {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council}} DPR was awarded its first green project: a 110,000-sq.-ft. campus for Aspect Communications.{{Cite web |url=http://mcdonoughpartners.com/projects/aspect-communications-world-headquarters/ |title=Aspect Communications World Headquarters - William McDonough + Partners |access-date=2016-04-15 |archive-date=2016-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401005727/http://www.mcdonoughpartners.com/projects/aspect-communications-world-headquarters/ |url-status=dead }} Designed by William McDonough + Partners{{cite web| url = http://www.mcdonoughpartners.com/| title = William McDonough + Partners}} and Form4 Architects{{cite web| url = http://form4inc.com/| title = Form4 Architecture}} and completed in 2001, with the headquarters in San Jose, California.{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/media/press-releases/dpr-abd-leed-with-first-private-sacramento-high-performance-green-building| title = DPR and ABD Take the "LEED" in Sacramento With the Central Valley's First Privately Owned High-Performance Green Building - DPR Construction}}{{cite web| url = http://dpr-review.com/spring-summer-2001/story/san-jose-project-is-green-to-the-core| title = DPR Construction}}

In 2003, DPR's Sacramento regional office became the first privately owned LEED-certified building in California's Central Valley.{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/media/press-releases/taking-the-leed| title = Taking the LEED - DPR Construction}}{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2004/01/05/focus3.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160817030236/http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2004/01/05/focus3.html| archive-date = 2016-08-17| title = 'Green' building will soon be in the black - Sacramento Business Journal}} In 2010, DPR's San Diego regional office became the first commercial building to achieve both LEED-NC Platinum and net-zero energy status in San Diego.{{cite web| url = http://www.enr.com/articles/10470-dprs-san-diego-office-earns-net-zero-energy-leed-platinum| title = {{!}} Engineering News-Record}}

In April 2013, DPR acquired Atlanta-based Hardin Construction Company LLC.[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/04/19/dpr-construction-completes-acquisition.html DPR Construction completes acquisition of Atlanta builder Hardin] The following month, DPR's LEED-NC Platinum Phoenix regional office became the largest building in the world to achieve Net-Zero Energy Building certification from the International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge.{{cite web| url = http://www.usgbc.org/articles/net-zero-energy-building-challenge-who-will-be-next| title = The net-zero energy building challenge: Who will be next? {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council}}{{cite web| url = http://living-future.org/case-study/dpr-phoenix| title = DPR Phoenix Regional Office {{!}} Living-Future.org}} Later that year, in October, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Corporate Headquarters built by DPR achieved Net-Zero Energy Building certification from the International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge.{{Cite web |url=http://living-future.org/news/packard-foundation-achieves-net-zero-energy-building-certification |title=The Packard Foundation Achieves Net Zero Energy Building Certification | Living Future |access-date=2016-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816092411/http://living-future.org/news/packard-foundation-achieves-net-zero-energy-building-certification |archive-date=2016-08-16 |url-status=dead }}

In 2014, DPR's San Francisco regional office became the city's first net-zero-energy-designed office building.{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2014/04/dpr-construction-building-first-net-zero-energy.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140427235645/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2014/04/dpr-construction-building-first-net-zero-energy.html| archive-date = 2014-04-27| title = DPR Construction builds first net zero energy office in S.F. - San Francisco Business Times}}{{Cite web |url=http://living-future.org/case-study/dprsanfrancisco |title=DPR San Francisco Office | Living Future |access-date=2016-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720132740/http://living-future.org/case-study/dprsanfrancisco |archive-date=2016-07-20 |url-status=dead }}

Organization

There are approximately 9,000 staff members in the company.{{Cn|date=March 2024}}

The company serves customers nationally and internationally through regional offices around the country. DPR has 30 office locations throughout the U.S., international offices in Seoul, South Korea, Singapore, and several in Europe, and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.{{cite web| url = https://www.dpr.com/company/locations| title = Locations - DPR Construction}}[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2015/11/13/ceos-dpr-construction-doug-woods-contractor-build.html DPR Construction CEO shuns corporate titles, internal politics to build a company for the long run (Video)]

Select award-winning projects

  • Arizona State University, McCord Hall at W. P. Carey School of Business (Tempe, Arizona){{cite web| url = https://asunow.asu.edu/content/mccord-hall-achieves-leed-gold| title = McCord Hall achieves LEED Gold {{!}} ASU News| date = 4 December 2014}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/arizona-state-university-mccord-hall-at-the-w-p-carey-school-of-business| title = Arizona State University McCord Hall at the W. P. Carey School of Business - DPR Construction}}
  • Autodesk, One Market Customer Briefing Center and Office (San Francisco, California){{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/autodesk-office-customer-briefing-center| title = Autodesk Office & Customer Briefing Center - DPR Construction}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.hok.com/design/type/corporate/autodesk-offices/ |title=Autodesk Offices |access-date=2016-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422070202/http://www.hok.com/design/type/corporate/autodesk-offices/ |archive-date=2016-04-22 |url-status=dead }}
  • The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, Building A and B (Tempe, Arizona){{cite web| url = http://www.rdmag.com/articles/2014/03/r-d-magazines-laboratory-year-winners| title = Research & Development World}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/the-biodesign-institute-at-arizona-state-university-building-a-and-b| title = The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Building A and B - DPR Construction}}
  • Clif Bar, Headquarters (Emeryville, California){{Cite web |url=http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu/livablebuildings/pdfs2012/PressRelease_LivableBuildingAwards2012.pdf |title=Livable Building Building Awards 2012 |access-date=2016-02-12 |archive-date=2017-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116181723/http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu/livablebuildings/pdfs2012/PressRelease_LivableBuildingAwards2012.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/clif-bar-headquarters| title = Clif Bar Headquarters - DPR Construction}}
  • DPR Construction, Net-Zero Energy Phoenix Regional Office (Phoenix, Arizona){{Cite web |url=http://www.naiopaz.org/naiop-awards/best-of-naiop-2011/ |title=NAIOP Arizona |access-date=2016-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116214208/http://www.naiopaz.org/naiop-awards/best-of-naiop-2011/ |archive-date=2017-01-16 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/dpr-construction-phoenix-regional-office| title = DPR Construction Net-Zero Energy Phoenix Regional Office - DPR Construction}}
  • DPR Construction, Net-Zero Energy San Francisco Regional Office (San Francisco, California){{cite web| url = http://www.enr.com/blogs/12/post/14209-best-projects-winners-revealed-for-northern-california| title = {{!}} Engineering News-Record}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/dpr-construction-san-francisco-regional-office| title = DPR Construction Net-Zero Energy San Francisco Regional Office - DPR Construction}}
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Corporate Headquarters (Los Altos, California){{cite web| url = http://www.enr.com/articles/10568-best-projects-green-office-aims-to-be-greenest-of-its-kind-in-california| title = {{!}} Engineering News-Record}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/the-david-and-lucile-packard-foundation-corporate-headquarters| title = David and Lucile Packard Foundation Corporate Headquarters - DPR Construction}}
  • eBay, Salt Lake City Data Center (Salt Lake City, Utah){{cite web| url = http://www.enr.com/blogs/9-talk-of-the-rockies/post/16395-enr-mountain-states-announces-2014-regional-best-projects-safety-award-winners| title = {{!}} Engineering News-Record}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/ebay-utah-data-center| title = eBay Salt Lake City Data Center - DPR Construction}}
  • Facebook, Forest City Data Center (Forest City, North Carolina){{cite web| url = http://www.enr.com/blogs/6/post/16223-enr-southeast-announces-2013-best-projects-award-winners| title = {{!}} Engineering News-Record}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/forest-city-data-center| title = Facebook Forest City Data Center - DPR Construction}}
  • Facebook, Prineville Data Center (Prineville, Oregon){{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/prineville-data-center| title = Facebook Prineville Data Center - DPR Construction}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dpr.com/assets/news-docs/C5982_Eprint.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116174812/http://www.dpr.com/assets/news-docs/C5982_Eprint.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-16 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url = http://construction.com/about-us/press/enr-announces-best-of-the-best-projects-2011-awards.asp| title = Newsroom {{!}} www.construction.com}}
  • Genentech, Oceanside Production Operations (Oceanside, California){{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/genentech-oceanside-product-operations| title = Genentech Oceanside Product Operations - DPR Construction}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/media/press-releases/genentech-named-2007-facility-of-the-year-award-winner| title = Genentech Named 2007 Facility of the Year Award Winner - DPR Construction}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.facilityoftheyear.org/press_release_genentech |title=Genentech |access-date=2016-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173606/http://www.facilityoftheyear.org/press_release_genentech |archive-date=2017-01-16 |url-status=dead }}
  • Genentech, Cell Culture Plant 2 (CCP-2) (Vacaville, California){{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/cell-culture-plant-2-ccp-2| title = Genentech Cell Culture Plant 2 (CCP-2) - DPR Construction}}{{cite web| url = http://www.facilityoftheyear.org/winners/2016-process-innovation| title = 2016 Category Winner for Process Innovation and Overall Winner {{!}} Facility of the Year Awards {{!}} ISPE {{!}} International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering}}
  • Library of Congress, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (Culpeper, Virginia){{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/library-of-congress-national-audio-visual-conservation-center| title = Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - DPR Construction}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.atlanticconstructors.com/awards.asp |title=Atlantic Constructors - Welcome |access-date=2016-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514233811/http://www.atlanticconstructors.com/awards.asp |archive-date=2016-05-14 |url-status=dead }}
  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation, an affiliate of Sutter Health, Campus: (Mountain View, California){{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/palo-alto-medical-foundation-sunnyvale-center| title = Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sunnyvale Center - DPR Construction}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.fiatech.org/new-materials-methods/projects/93-awards/1231-ceti-2014 |title=CETI Award 2014 |access-date=2016-05-31 |archive-date=2017-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173223/http://www.fiatech.org/new-materials-methods/projects/93-awards/1231-ceti-2014 |url-status=usurped }}
  • Palomar Medical Center, (Escondido, California){{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/palomar-medical-center-west-pmcw| title = Palomar Medical Center - DPR Construction}}{{cite web| url = http://www.enr.com/articles/10538-enr-california-announces-best-projects-2012-winners| title = {{!}} Engineering News-Record}}
  • Sutter Health, Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley, California){{Cite web |url=http://seaonc.org/recent-awards-achievements |title=Recent Awards & Achievements | SEAONC |access-date=2016-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317153708/http://seaonc.org/recent-awards-achievements |archive-date=2014-03-17 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/sutter-medical-center-castro-valley| title = Sutter Health Eden Medical Center - DPR Construction}}
  • Tampa International Airport, Baggage Claim Renovation and Expansion; Airport Cargo Service Road, Tunnel and Related Work; Main Terminal Modernization (Tampa, Florida){{cite web| url = http://www.tcelectric.com/abc-eagle-award-tampa-international-airport-baggage-tunnel/| title = ABC Eagle Award - Tampa International Airport, Baggage Tunnel - Awards, Excellence in Construction, Tampa -Tri City Electrical -| date = 10 August 2011}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/tampa-international-airport-baggage-claim-renovation-and-expansion| title = Tampa International Airport Baggage Claim Renovation and Expansion - DPR Construction}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/tampa-international-airport-main-terminal-modernization-phases-i-ii| title = Tampa International Airport Main Terminal Modernization, Phases I & II - DPR Construction}}
  • UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay (San Francisco, California){{Cite web |url=http://www.fiatech.org/planning/ceti-award-recipients |title=CETI Award Recipients |access-date=2016-02-12 |archive-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726234456/http://www.fiatech.org/planning/ceti-award-recipients |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/ucsf-medical-center-at-mission-bay| title = UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay - DPR Construction}}
  • UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus, Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building (San Francisco, California){{cite web| url = http://www.dbia.org/awards/Pages/2011-National-Design-Build-Award-Winners.aspx| title = Project/Team Awards – DBIA}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dpr.com/projects/regeneration-medicine-building| title = University of California, San Francisco Regeneration Medicine Building - DPR Construction}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • [http://www.dprfoundation.org The DPR Foundation]

Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1990

Category:Companies based in Redwood City, California

Category:Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States

Category:1990 establishments in California