Award of Merit Higher Education/Research, New Mexico Consortium
The new home of the The New Mexico Consortium, a nonprofit corporation formed by three New Mexico research universities to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory, includes a greenhouse, offices, laboratory and flexible space for a plant biology initiative that performs basic research on sustainable energy production, food security and ecological change. The construction schedule was carefully sequenced to allow the greenhouse to be operational prior to the completion of the other building components. As a result, the building's mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems were designed with a point of separation, which allowed equipment to be installed early to support the use of the greenhouse as construction proceeded.
New Mexico ConsortiumLos Alamos, N.M.
Key Players
Contractor Jaynes Corp., Albuquerque
Owner NMC Holdings LLC, Los Alamos
Lead Design Studio Southwest Architects Inc., Albuquerque
Structural Engineer Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers Inc., Albuquerque
Civil Engineer Isaacson & Arfman PA, Albuquerque
MPE Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers Inc., Albuquerque
Subcontractors Yearout Mechanical, Albuquerque; McDade Woodcock, Albuquerque
