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 2020 updates regarding Communications Hill:

KB Home Update: December 30, 2020

KB Home Update: December 23, 2020

KB Home Update: December 16, 2020

KB Home Update: December 9, 2020

KB Home Update: December 2, 2020

KB Home Update: November 25, 2020

KB Home Update: November 18, 2020

KB Home Update: November 11, 2020

KB Home Update: November 4, 2020

KB Home Update: October 28, 2020

KB Home Update: October 21, 2020

KB Home Update: October 14, 2020

KB Home Update: October 7, 2020

KB Home Update: September 30, 2020

KB Home Update: September 23, 2020

KB Home Update: September 16, 2020

KB Home Update: September 9, 2020

KB Home Update: September 2, 2020

KB Home Update: August 27, 2020

KB Home Update: August 19, 2020

KB Home Update: August 12, 2020

KB Home Update: August 5, 2020

KB Home Update: July 29, 2020

KB Home Update: July 22, 2020

KB Home Update: July 15, 2020

KB Home Update: July 8, 2020

KB Home Update: July 1, 2020

KB Home Update: June 24, 2020

KB Home Update: June 17, 2020

KB Home Update: June 10, 2020

KB Home Update: June 3, 2020

KB Home Update: May 26, 2020

KB Home Update: May 20, 2020

KB Home Update: May 13, 2020

KB Home Update: April 1, 2020

KB Home Update: March 25, 2020

KB Home Update: March 18, 2020

KB Home Update: March 11, 2020

KB Home Update: March 4, 2020

KB Home Update: February 27, 2020

KB Home Update: February 19, 2020

KB Home Update: February 12, 2020

KB Home Update: February 5, 2020

KB Home Update: January 29, 2020

KB Home Update: January 22, 2020

KB Home Update: January 15, 2020

KB Home Update: January 8, 2020

KB Home Update: January 1, 2020

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