MASS TIMBER
SERVING OTHERS SINCE 2007. PIONEERING IDEAS AND RAISING THE BAR.
Truebeck is a top 10 general contractor defined by safety, quality, partnership, and values. Founded by Sean Truesdale and David Becker in 2007, Truebeck quickly established a reputation for excellence through a commitment to best-in-class service, innovation, and high performance. With annual revenue totaling $1 billion, Truebeck specializes in building award-winning projects within the commercial office, education, healthcare, life science, mission critical, mixed-use, multi-family, and interiors market sectors.
Born in the Bay Area, Truebeck has grown to 500+ employees and four offices dedicated to serving clients throughout the West Coast. We remain steadfast and committed to improving construction practices and elevating industry standards while contributing to the community. Truebeck’s foundational values continue to guide our people and business.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Portland Sacramento
San Francisco
San Mateo
$1 billion
ABOUT US
Truebeck Construction is an industry-leading full-service general contractor specializing in technical building, complex projects, and interiors. Clients come to us when they have ambitious goals, and when they want certainty, predictable costs, and high-performance buildings. We build it right the first time and deliver the best value
A FULL-SERVICE GC
Truebeck’s work environment foregoes department silos, and instead encourages deep collaboration—with disciplines sitting side-byside. Working in nimble, autonomous teams, each project squad develops their own strategies and efficiencies to achieve the best outcome for your vision. When you work with Truebeck, you engage all our integrated disciplines.
Construction Technology + Innovation
Design-Build
Integrated Project Delivery
MEP Expertise
Preconstruction
Progressive Delivery Methods
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Safety Management
Self-Perform Work
MARKET SECTORS
Commercial Advanced Technology Education Healthcare Interiors
Life Sciences
Mass Timber
Mission Critical
Mixed-Used
Multi-Family Public Works
These are the values that guide our people and business. They’re what we look for in every employee across the company. Recognizing that our success is founded upon these beliefs, they embody our culture and promise to our employees and business partners. This is our DNA.
WE WIN AS A TEAM AND HIGH-FIVE A LOT.
DON’T DO WHAT’S EASY. DO WHAT’S RIGHT. AND HUSTLE.
PROJECT SUCCESS. EVERY TIME. NO EXCUSES. IF IT’S NOT THE BEST, IT SIMPLY WON’T DO.
COURAGEOUSLY, MAKE IDEAS REALITY. BUSINESS AND LIFE ARE ALL ABOUT PEOPLE.
PROJECT AWARDS
AIA Merit Award for Energy and Sustainability
DBIA, Regional Award for Educational Category
Go Beyond Award for a New Construction Project
USGBC-Northern California, Green Building Super Hero
UC Davis Winery, Brewery & Food Science Bldg, Davis, CA (8)
Coworky Award for Best Space Design
ENR Best Project
Bespoke Co-working, San Francisco, CA (4)
DJC Oregon Top Projects, 1st Place, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Logistics
The Factor Building, Portland, OR
ENR Best Project
Twitter Headquarters/1Tenth, San Francisco, CA (9, 10)
ENR Best Project
Gilead Wellbeing Center, Foster City, CA
ENR Best Project
SmartLabs North Tower Lab & Office, So. San Francisco, CA
ENR Best Project
Mozilla Headquarters, Mountain View, CA (3)
ENR Best Project IIDA Award
GitHub Headquarters, San Francisco, CA (2)
ENR, Best Project, California Merit Award
SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Excellence in Sustainability County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Government/ Public Building County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
SAFETY AWARDS
President’s Safety Award
Construction Employers’ Association (2016–Present) CA Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) Designation
Cal/OSHA (2016–Present)
Excellence in Safety
Construction Employers’ Association (2007–Present) 1st Place, National Construction Safety Excellence Award AGC (2013)
ENR California, Best Project, Interior/ Tenant Improvement Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
IIDA Design Excellence Award, Best in Education TEL HI Childcare Center, San Francisco, CA
Interior Design Magazine, Best Tech Office of the Year, Largest San Francisco Construction Project Uber Headquarters, Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA (1)
Metal Construction Association, Best Overall, Best Solar, and Best Custom project Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
NAIOP Best of the Bay Award
Tribune Tower, Oakland, CA
Real Estate Deal of the Year Uptown Station, Oakland, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Milestone Project of the Year Apple Park, Cupertino, CA (5, 6)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Project of the Year
Stanford Research Park at 3223 Hanover, Palo Alto, CA (7)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Office Project, Medium Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Public/Civic Project County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Interiors, Small Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
NOTABLE COMPANY AWARDS
Best Places to Work
San Francisco Business Times (2013–2014, 2017-2024) Top 100 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropist San Francisco Business Times (2017–2024)
CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER
(CLT)
As a leader in the delivery of CLT buildings throughout the West Coast, Truebeck has developed a proven approach for predictability and reliably delivering mass timber projects. Our experience self-performing CLT has taught us how to effectively plan for and deliver on key considerations:
» During early project planning, establishing building sequencing that meets the deflection criteria and sequencing required by the structural engineer.
» Identify opportunities for offsite assembly.
» Safeguard the wood structure at the onset of the project.
» Dedicate the time necessary to ensure all MEP systems are coordinated for function and aesthetics during design and construction.
County of San Mateo
County Office Building (COB3) and Parking Structure
REDWOOD CITY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Configured into an I-shape that incorporates two generous public plazas, the new iconic 207,000sf, five-story COB3 consists of a unique mass timber structure––glulam columns/beams and CLT flooring––and includes flexible office space, gym, café, multi-purpose rooms, and board chambers for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
The interior features many areas of exposed wood, while the facade compliments with copper anodized aluminum panels alongside sizable glass segments, inviting natural light throughout the building. The new seven-story parking structure includes 1,100 stalls, including 124 EV chargers and will meet the parking needs of the new COB3 and the other facilities in the County Government Center. Prioritizing best sustainable design practices and performance optimization, including solar panels on both structures, supports the project’s goal of Net Zero Energy and LEED Platinum.
SIZE
207,000sf–COB3; 368,000sf–Parking Structure
CONSTRUCTION COST
$185 million–COB3; $43 million–Parking Structure
PROJECT ARCHITECT
SOM–COB3; Watry Design–Parking Structure
KEY FEATURES
LEED Platinum; Net Zero Energy; Cross-laminated timber (CLT); Design-build MEP
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Mass timber reduced 8 tons of embedded carbon, relative to a steel or concrete structure.
» Timber used in the building will regrow in 18 months.
» Douglas fir beam and decks, with white fir cores in CLT panels.
» Utilized a steel brace frame core for lateral stability.
» 70% of the CLT deck is left as exposed finish.
Willamette Stone
Arete Creative Office Development
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Replacing an existing 118-year-old single-family residence, this new mixed-use building project is among the new modern buildings to grace the heart of Portland’s North Williams corridor. With a modern and sustainable design, the Beech Street project stands out as a symbol of Portland’s progressive and growing economy.
The building consists of a design-build MEPF system, metal panel and storefront facade, roof deck, and open creative office space floors. As a mass timber and concrete structure, the development of the Arete project is a part of the growing trend that is using timber for larger projects. As one of the nation’s leading cities in environmental consciousness, the mass timber structure of the Arete project helps establish Portland as a city that embraces sustainable building.
SIZE
20,381sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$5.9 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Fieldwork Design and Architecture
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» ‘Hybrid’ design: vertical columns/braces are tube steel and horizontal structure is glue-lam beams. This minimizes visual competition near the floor-toceiling windows to maximize natural light, a central focus of the design intent. Wooden floor structure is four-ply car decking. All floors have ceilings that open to a wood structure above.
» Truebeck helped with mass timber material analysis and presented options for client selection based on schedule efficiency and cost.
» Structure selections and mass timber prefabrication allowed the superstructure to be erected in weeks, rather than months with traditional steel methods.
Urban Development + Partners
Ellen Browning Building — Co-housing Development
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Located in the Southeast Division of Portland, the EBS Building is a four-story mixed-use project that provides apartments to meet the needs of those previously aging in place. The first floor includes a community space with areas for retail and restaurants, and underneath is room for below grade parking. Above, there are apartments with high-end interiors and an extensive private patio with green space. Additional amenities include a wine cellar and pool.
The building itself uses cross-laminated timber in the structure as well as post-tension concrete for added support. The facade of the building integrates terracotta and green spaces to create a unique natural feel to the exterior of the building. Operating within tight lot lines in the congested downtown environment, Truebeck delivered this urban development using a design-build MEP approach.
SIZE
46,656sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$21 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Hacker Architects
KEY FEATURES
Design-build MEP; Cross-laminated timber (CLT)
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Mass timber components include the CLT roof deck. Support of the roof was accomplished with metal framing and steel beams clad with wood.
» The roof covers high-end community spaces. The design intent for these spaces was to have the wood ceiling surface exposed, with no visible MEPF infrastructure. Fire sprinkler service is routed inside furring walls/soffits. Electrical lighting/device feeds are routed above the CLT and under the roof.
Catholic Charities of Oregon
Chiles House
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Located on the campus of Catholic Charities’ Clark Family Center in SE Portland, Chiles House will fill a critical need with highly affordable housing for those who need it most. Guided by trauma-informed design principles to balance opportunities for socialization –indoors and out – while ensuring privacy and security, the 17,500sf building provides 27 housing units and two ground floor retail spaces.
Utilizing a design-build MEP delivery, Chiles House offers a lighter environmental footprint afforded by the cost-effective cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure. Consisting of five stories––four full floors and a tuck-under basement that takes advantage of the natural north-to-south slope of the site––the unit types include 18 studios, seven (7) one-bedrooms, and two (2) two-bedrooms. In addition, the building has communal amenity spaces such as laundry, storage, sanitization room, community room, and an elevator. There is also a grand gathering space in the interior shared courtyard.
SIZE
17,500sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$3.85 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
All Hands Architecture
KEY FEATURES
Design-build MEP; Cross-laminated timber (CLT)
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Mass timber components include the floors, ceilings, and roof. There are glulam beams and wood framing.
» Most of the roof is clad in solar panels to minimize the building’s carbon footprint and provide clean energy.
» Many design elements were intentionally community-focused such as an open and inwardfacing courtyard, open hallways, and gated access to support multi-generational occupants.
C&J Property Development
TimberView Mixed-Use Development
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Located on the corner of NE Glisan Street and NE 99th Avenue, TimberView is an innovative eightstory, 105 unit, mixed-use, multi-family development devoted to affordable housing apartments for those who need it most. The mass timber structural elements of the project include glulam columns/ beams and cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor/ceiling panels and are supplemented by steel brace frames. The building includes an eighth-floor community room and outdoor deck for residents, as well ground floor commercial space dedicated to restaurant incubator space and a food hall. The project will be the tallest mass timber affordable housing development in Portland, and tallest in the area it’s being built. It building features radiant flooring, will have highperformance windows, have all-electric systems and be solar ready. The project is on track to meet LEED Platinum standards.
SIZE
54,280sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Access Architecture
KEY FEATURES
Cross-laminated timber (CLT); LEED Platinum; All electric; Design-build MEP; Self-perform moisture mitigation
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» First project in Portland to undergo the Type IV-C building classification permitting process.
» Utilized buckling restrained braced frames (BRBF) for lateral stability.
» Spruce, with a Douglas Fir exposed layer, used for CLT panels/glulam beams & columns.
University of California, Santa Cruz Kresge College Campus Renewal
SANTA CRUZ, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Kresge College is a dynamic, academic community along a ridge in a redwood forest. Kresge students study liberal arts through creative community spaces, interdisciplinary and experimental teachings, and conscientious approaches to living and learning. The Truebeck/EHDD design-build team will address the University’s need for student housing and also focus on critical campus repairs and renovation, imminent seismic upgrade requirements, and site accessibility. The redevelopment includes eight new dormitories providing 585 beds, new Town Hall building, renovation of five academic buildings, and demolition of 10 existing structures. The eight new residential halls consist of mass timber and steel structures, with Kresge L being the tallest at six stories. The advantages of mass timber prefabrication are leveraged to provide schedule and cost savings and improved carbon impacts. The project also includes extensive campus sitework on challenging terrain.
SIZE
156,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$250 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
EHDD Architecture
KEY FEATURES
Design-build; Mass timber; Self-perform entire structures–concrete foundations and mass timber wall panels, floors, and roofs; Occupied campus
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Erecting prefabricated mass timber structural wall panels and modular restrooms.
» Utilized prefabricated walls for lateral and gravity support.
» Installation of the mass timber floors and roof.
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