Our History
XL Construction Named an ENR Top Green Buildings Contractor by ENR National
2024
Co-Founder Eric Raff retired after 31 years with XL
2023
ISPE - The Facility of the Year Awards
2023
ENR 'Best of the Best' Award-Winning Project
2023
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
2023
#4 Largest General Contractors Silicon Valley List & Green Project and Community Impact, Confidential Project
2023
2 out of 5 Living Building Challenge Buildings in California were built by XL
2022
XL celebrates 30th Anniversary
2022
12th consecutive year awarded President's Safety Award + Excellence in Safety Award (Construction Employers’ Association)
2022
Oakland office opens
2022
Richard Walker assumes CEO role
2022
Excellence in Sustainability Award + Excellence in Safety Award of Merit (ENR Northern California)
2021
1st TimberQuest™ project completed
2021
TimberQuest mass timber solution launches
2021
XL completed Tiny Homes projects with HomeAid
2020
Contractor of the Year (ENR California)
2020
#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area + #1 Bay Area Workplace Wellness Award (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
2020
Global Best of the Best Award: Best Interiors / TI Project (ENR)
2020
Healthcare Award of Merit + Excellence in Safety Award of Merit (ENR Northern California)
2020
1st Mass Timber Campus in Commercial Sector
2020
#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
2019
2nd Mass Timber project - The Lighthouse
2019
Elevated Construction Services launches
2019
Arrow Rental & Supply launches
2018
Best Project Award K-12 Category + Best Project Award Manufacturing Category (ENR California)
2018
#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
2017
Silicon Valley Structures People’s Choice Award (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
2017
Mass Timber journey began
2015
#1 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal)
2013
First time on ENR Top 400 Contractors in the Nation list
2012
Bradley Concrete launches
2012
XL is named Top Healthcare Contractor (Modern Healthcare)
2011
Sacramento office opens
2011
First time on Best Places to Work in the Bay Area list
2007
Move to current Milpitas headquarters
2006
XL hits 1 million man hours with no injuries
2006
First LEED project (Sugen)
2003
1st significant biotech project (Alza)
2000
First $1m project (Intel Plaza)
1995
Eric Raff and Dave Beck start XL Construction
1992