Communications Hill - San Jose, CA
Communications Hill - San Jose, CA
KB Home takes the health and safety of our customers, communities, employees, subcontractors and suppliers very seriously and has a number of policies and procedures we follow from construction onward. Since naturally occurring asbestos is common throughout California and in San Jose, we developed a robust plan for our Communications Hill community in accordance with the City of San Jose and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD).
As part of our regular reporting to the BAAQMD, on August 1, 2019 KB Home shared the monitoring data with the City of San Jose which showed naturally occurring asbestos levels were, at varying times, above the BAAQMD threshold of 0.016 structures per cubic centimeters at some of the stations. This threshold is a conservative value intended to trigger additional dust control actions and does not necessarily indicate a public health threat.
Out of an abundance of caution for workers and the community, on August 6, 2019 in partnership with the City of San Jose, KB Home voluntarily suspended all construction activities. KB Home then immediately enhanced dust control measures in addition to those that were already part of our project operations. KB Home continues to collaborate with the City of San Jose and BAAQMD in their review of the data and determining next steps as needed.
In addition, we retained Ramboll, well-known and highly regarded Bay Area-based scientists, who reviewed air quality data and are helping to ensure a compliant environment. Ramboll's comprehensive analysis and review has determined that exposures associated with the construction activity at Communications Hill are within United States Environmental Protection Agency's acceptable range, which is also used by state and local agencies.
For questions, please contact communicationshill@kbhome.com.
Please see below for the 2022 updates regarding Communications Hill:
KB Home Update: December 28, 2022
KB Home Update: December 21, 2022
KB Home Update: December 14, 2022
KB Home Update: December 7, 2022
KB Home Update: November 30, 2022
KB Home Update: November 23, 2022
KB Home Update: November 16, 2022
KB Home Update: November 9, 2022
KB Home Update: November 2, 2022
KB Home Update: October 26, 2022
KB Home Update: October 19, 2022
KB Home Update: October 12, 2022
KB Home Update: October 5, 2022
KB Home Update: September 28, 2022
KB Home Update: September 21, 2022
KB Home Update: September 14, 2022
KB Home Update: August 31, 2022
KB Home Update: August 24, 2022
KB Home Update: August 17, 2022
KB Home Update: August 10, 2022
KB Home Update: August 3, 2022
KB Home Update: July 27, 2022
KB Home Update: July 20, 2022
KB Home Update: July 13, 2022
KB Home Update: July 6, 2022
KB Home Update: June 29, 2022
KB Home Update: June 22, 2022
KB Home Update: June 15, 2022
KB Home Update: June 8, 2022
KB Home Update: June 1, 2022
KB Home Update: May 25, 2022
KB Home Update: May 18, 2022
KB Home Update: May 12, 2022
KB Home Update: May 4, 2022
KB Home Update: April 26, 2022
KB Home Update: April 20, 2022
KB Home Update: April 13, 2022
KB Home Update: April 6, 2022
KB Home Update: March 30, 2022
KB Home Update: March 23, 2022
KB Home Update: March 16, 2022
KB Home Update: March 9, 2022
KB Home Update: March 2, 2022
KB Home Update: February 23, 2022
KB Home Update: February 16, 2022
KB Home Update: February 9, 2022
KB Home Update: February 2, 2022
KB Home Update: January 26, 2022
KB Home Update: January 19, 2022
KB Home Update: January 12, 2022
KB Home Update: January 5, 2022
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