2022

February

2022

July

Completed Dominican Sisters Rosary Building Renovation

• Pica + Sullivan Architect
• Yearlong project successfully completed on time
• Building originally Built in 1931

2022

Randy Griffin

Company President

Recently completed a two-year chairmanship as Safety Committee Chairman for the Forty-Six Northern California County Construction Employers’ Association (CEA) which has been a leader in the successful mobilization of construction trades to combat Covid 19 in the construction workplace. Randy is a member of the CEA board of Directors.

2022

October

Haas MBA Student Lounge

Completed October 2021

2018

AUDITORIUM RENOVATION

Renovation of the Wheeler Hall Auditorium at the University of California at Berkeley.

2016

CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION AWARD

2016 Preservation Design Awards

In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Historic Preservation for the Senior Women’s Hall UC Berkeley

Dutra Mission Palms Office Building 

Fremont

Memorial Stadium Visitor Center

UC Berkeley

2014

James R. Griffin, Inc. 100th Anniversary Celebration

A photo gallery of the steam engine train ride
from Sunol to Niles and back,
and a picnic in Sunol Park.

2014

Radiation Test Cells, Varian Medical Systems

Placed 1,200 yards of concrete in Ten Hours

NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH COMPUTING CENTER (NERSC)

A DOE and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory project in Oakland. 3 MW upgrade; two chiller plants; infrastructure support of the 5th fastest Super Computer (Hopper). 24/7 facility remained in operation during construction.

Mills College Concert Hall, Oakland

Originally designed by Walter Ratcliff, Jr. and built in 1928, James R. Griffin, Inc. was entrusted to perform major seismic reconstruction work, including new foundations and concrete sheer walls. In the concert hall, the old floor framing and walls were demolished and new reconfigured floors and seating were installed.

HISTORIC CONCERT HALL

New undulating walls were constructed to improve acoustics and enhance the beauty of the room. A new roof with seismic connections and acoustic improvements was installed along with new heating and electric systems, new office and bathroom wing and a new elevator. All concrete and framing operations were conducted by the crews of James R, Griffin, Inc. The project was completed on time and under budget.

AWARDS

• 2009 California Restoration Award in the Larger Projects Category
• Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Award
• Building America Award for “one of the “most imaginative, unique and immaculate projects in the North West”, by Real Estate & Construction Review

BETTY IRENE MOORE NATURAL SCIENCES BUILDING

MILLS COLLEGE, OAKLAND
James R. Griffin, Inc. was selected as a member of a multi-discipline team to design and build a 26,000 sq. ft. addition to the Sciences Buildings complex in the heart of the Mills College campus in Oakland with the goal of achieving LEED Gold certification.
Working closely with the campus architect, our company was active in finding ways to raise the certification to LEED PLATINUM LEVEL while remaining on budget and on schedule. Included in the project were significant modifications within the 46,000 sq. ft. multi-building complex.

Russian Hill Apartment