Best Higher Education/Research Project: UW Molecular Building Accelerates Construction Phases
Merging the start of the second phase of construction into the ongoing construction of the first phase of the 160,000-sq-ft University of Washington Molecular Engineering & Sciences Building was a good challenge, says Bob Vincent, project manager for Seattle-based Hoffman Construction, the general contractor.
As architects and contractors started design and construction of the 90,000-sq-ft first phase, the economic downturn offered significant cost savings compared with the original estimate.