Our History
Co-Founder Eric Raff retired after 31 years with XL
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ISPE - The Facility of the Year Awards
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ENR 'Best of the Best' Award-Winning Project
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ENR CA 2023 Best Projects Award of Merit – Excellence in Sustainability category, Government/Public Building category, Excellence in Safety category: County of San Mateo Navigation Center
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#4 Largest General Contractors Silicon Valley List & Green Project and Community Impact, Confidential Project
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2 out of 5 Living Building Challenge Buildings in California were built by XL
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XL celebrates 30th Anniversary
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12th consecutive year awarded President's Safety Award + Excellence in Safety Award (Construction Employers’ Association)
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Oakland office opens
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Richard Walker assumes CEO role
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Excellence in Sustainability Award + Excellence in Safety Award of Merit (ENR Northern California)
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1st TimberQuest™ project completed
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TimberQuest mass timber solution launches
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XL completed Tiny Homes projects with HomeAid
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Contractor of the Year (ENR California)
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#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area + #1 Bay Area Workplace Wellness Award (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
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Global Best of the Best Award: Best Interiors / TI Project (ENR)
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Healthcare Award of Merit + Excellence in Safety Award of Merit (ENR Northern California)
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1st Mass Timber Campus in Commercial Sector
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#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
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2nd Mass Timber project - The Lighthouse
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Elevated Construction Services launches
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Arrow Rental & Supply launches
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Best Project Award K-12 Category + Best Project Award Manufacturing Category (ENR California)
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#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
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Silicon Valley Structures People’s Choice Award (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
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Mass Timber journey began
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#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
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First time on ENR Top 400 Contractors in the Nation list
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Bradley Concrete launches
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XL is named Top Healthcare Contractor (Modern Healthcare)
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Sacramento office opens
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First time on Best Places to Work in the Bay Area list
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Move to current Milpitas headquarters
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XL hits 1 million man hours with no injuries
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First LEED project (Sugen)
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1st significant biotech project (Alza)
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First $1m project (Intel Plaza)
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Eric Raff and Dave Beck start XL Construction
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