USU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

ENR Mountain States Best Higher Education/Research - 2012

Owner: DFCM

Architect: HDR CUH2A

Engineer: HDR CUH2A

Location: Logan, UT

General Contractor: Jacobsen Construction

Size: 140,000 Sq Ft

Completion Date: February 2012

The College of Agriculture is an innovative campus facility built with standards for energy efficiency. This project has received a LEED Gold rating. The building contains both lab and office spaces and has separate HVAC systems to accommodate both. There are "Phoenix" supply and exhaust systems with a wash down that eliminates potential contaminants being introduced to the atmosphere. This project was built on a site that accommodated virtually no lay down space or parking. The College of Agriculture was awarded using a value based approach in which we were not the low bidder, but we were awarded the job based on experience and reputation.

SORENSON MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY BUILDING

ENR Mountain States Award of Merit Higher Education/Research - 2012

Owner: DFCM

Architect: Lord, Aech, & Sargent

Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

General Contractor: Layton Construction

Size: 208,000 Sq Ft

Completion Date: October 2011

The SMBB building consists of 144,800 square feet of technical lab space, 36,200 square feet of Vivarium space, and 26,861 square feet of clean room nanotechnology space. This project has Edstrom environmental monitoring, ultrapure water, heat recovery airhandlers, clean room air handlers, process gasses & chilled water, liquid nitrogen, clean room protocol, Phoenix valves and high temperature water. It is a design assist project pursuing DFCM High Performance Building and LEED Gold.

LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER - USTAR

ENR Mountain States Best Overall Project of the Year - 2011

Owner: Utah State University

Architect: AVC Architects

Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank

Location: North Logan, UT

General Contractor: Gramoll Construction

Size: 110,000 Sq Ft

Completion Date: September 2010

The Life Sciences Research Center is a unique lab building. This project is pursuing a LEED Gold certification. It is one of the few in the United States with a BSL-3 enhanced lab. It is also equipped with a Vivarium and animal holding rooms and uses Phoenix controls for negative pressurization. We were selected for this project using the value based method with only design development drawings and an FLCC to meet. We were heavily involved throughout the design process. We provided updated budgets and Value Engineering ideas and were able to help bring the design in within the FLCC. The above ceiling systems were successfully coordinated using BIM 3D modeling.

SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Owner: Alpine School District

Architect: Sandstrom Associates

Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank

Location: Saratoga Springs, UT

General Contractor: Bud Mahas Construction

Size: 345,000 Sq Ft

Completion Date: July 2009

This project is a new high school complete with a central heating and cooling plant. The project was completed on time.

ROY MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Owner: Clark County School District

Architect: Welles Pugsely Architects LLP

Engineer: Petty & Associates

Location: Las Vegas, NV

General Contractor: Pace Contracting

Size: 167,219 Sq Ft

Completion Date: January 2009

This project was awarded by competitive bid through the bid depository. This is a new school design and we worked closely with Pace to try to solve the design problems on the job. The school was opened on time.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE CENTER

Owner: University of Utah / DFCM

Architect: FFKR Architects

Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

General Contractor: Layton Construction

Size: 22,715 Sq Ft

Completion Date: December 2008

This project was awarded to us based on our past performance with the owner. The schedule was extremely tight with duration of 90 days to complete the main project. The project was the renovation of an existing facility which included four new operation rooms and a new research laboratory complete with hoods, lab gasses, and phoenix valves. The project was delivered on time allowing the owner to meet their surgery schedule for the new operating rooms. After the completion of the main project, a new MRI Suite was completed including a 3T MRI.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - N.P.S BUILDING LAB BUILD OUT

Owner: University of Utah

Architect: FFKR

Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

General Contractor: Layton Interior Construction Specialties

Size: 29,200 Sq Ft

Completion Date: July 2008

This project was a full lab build out including lab tables and hoods complete with lab gasses, acid waste, purified water, and phoenix valves. We successfully completed this work for the Brain Institute in four months while the building was occupied.

JOHN A. MORAN EYE CENTER PHASE II

Best Public Project 2006 - Intermountain Contractor

Owner: DFCM

Architect: FFKR

Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

General Contractor: Layton Construction

Size: 212,000 Sq Ft

Completion Date: August 2006

This project consisted of two buildings; one building was lab space including a Vivarium while the other building was clinical space. They were connected by a four story atrium complete with smoke control. This was also a GMP value based award using 90% construction documents. We assisted with schedule, constructability, sequencing, and value engineering. The site also dictated little or no laydown or parking. Delivery was coordinated on an as needed basis. We successfully commissioned the building in conjunction with a 3rd party commissioning agency hired by the owner. We completed the project within budget and schedule.

LDS BUSINESS COLLEGE

Owner: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Architect: ZGF Partnership

Engineer: Colvin Engineering

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

General Contractor: Interior Construction Specialists

Completion Date: July 2006

This project was a complete renovation of an existing 10 story office building to a new business college. A complete plumbing and mechanical system was installed. A new mechanical room was located in a rooftop penthouse, including boilers, chillers, and domestic hot water heaters. Cooling towers and a built up air handling unit were also placed on the roof. The project was completed in 9 months.

WHITE PINES HIGH SCHOOL

Owner: White Pines County School District

Architect:

Engineer: Peterson & Associates Ltd.

Location: Ely, NV

General Contractor: Richardson Construction

Size: 125,532 Sq Ft

Completion Date: 1995

This was a new design for the high school using a geothermal source for the heating and cooling of the building. With the school in a location where the temperature drops to 20 below, the school still installed a mechanical room with a boiler system for backup. The job was completed in 12 months and on schedule.