Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 Aviation Improvements Squeeze Into San Diego Green Build Expansion at San Diego Airport Two design-build teams squeezed $907 million worth of construction into one of the world's busiest single-runway airports, managing to modernize and expand an 85-year-old terminal and related facilities while shaving a collective $45 million off the budget and pumping $415 million in contracts to local businesses as part of the San Diego International Airport's Green Build Expansion.The 460,000-sq-ft Terminal 2 expansion also makes it the world's first commercial airport terminal to receive a LEED Platinum rating, says Bob Bolton, director
The Texas Transportation Dept. late last month said that a $1-billion public-private partnership (P3) proposal from a Spanish-Israeli-US team to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a toll road in Harris County, the first such project type in the Houston area, is "best value," according to a March 3 announcement by the Israel-based team contractor Shikun & Binui.It is part of the Blueridge Transportation Group, a consortium vieing for the SH 288 toll lanes project that also includes Spain-based ACS Infrastructure Development Inc., InfraRed Capital Partners, ACS unit Dragados USA Inc. and Arizona-based Pulice Construction Inc.The apparent win would be
Photo by Eduard Hueber / Arch Photo Work on the historic Pier A was performed with the intent of preserving the character of the site while preparing for future tenant build-out. Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 Despite being designated as a historic landmark in 1975, the 128-year-old Pier A, which is New York City's oldest surviving pier, fell into disrepair.This three-phase $37-million project involved a complete renovation of the 36,000-sq-ft pier's interior; restoration of the exterior and roof; structural repairs; and the installation of new concrete slabs and access ramps on the pier's promenade. The project scope also
Photo by Al Hurley Photo by Al Hurley Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 Central Florida Resort Project Transforms Former Mining Site With the nearest gas station some 20 minutes away and the closest town even farther, going out to lunch during construction of this luxury golf, spa and nature retreat was “next to impossible,” according to its builder, PCL Construction Services Inc. So the team set up an affordable, on-site cook shack and frequently hosted celebratory cookouts for workers and consultants to eat, gather and hang out.The resort’s out-of-the-way location—it is one of the more remote projects of
Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 The $4.35-million renovation of the Mission-style Tolman-Bacher house transformed a 1920s-era residence into a modern, 25,000-sq-ft compound with office and event space for Caltech's board and its Keck Institute for Space Studies.Repurposing the home required structural stabilization; upgrading interior finishes and room accessibility; and installing energy-efficient building systems. An integrated audiovisual system allows for control of lighting, projection equipment and blackout capabilities from a podium or digital tablet.When issues with the controls threatened the energy efficiency of a still-experimental variable-refrigerant-flow mechanical system, the contractor and mechanical engineer helped school facility managers troubleshoot causes
Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 Architectural Record profile of Novartis Campus Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. transformed its headquarters campus in New Jersey to create a world-class work environment to foster collaboration and innovation.In 24 months, NPC completed 1.2 million sq ft of construction, including the creation of three distinctive office buildings, the largest topped with a 300-kW solar array; a net zero-energy visitor reception center; reconstruction of the campus entrance; and construction of a 10-level parking garage for 1,700 vehicles. World-renowned architectural firms contributed signature designs, but collaboration and construction coordination also was in a class by itself.Despite the
Photo Courtesy of John Linden New construction at The Wallis in Beverly Hills included the 500-seat proscenium-arch theater. Photo Courtesy of John Linden Coupling the modernist-style new construction to the preserved 1930s U.S. Post Office required laser-scanned 3D models and precision work. Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 The Wallis The Annenberg Foundation During construction of a modernist-style, 500-seat theater to adjoin a preserved and repurposed 1930s U.S. Post Office, the project team was challenged with fitting together the structures, both physically and aesthetically.Best Projects’ judges say the resulting performing-arts venue and arts-education center in the heart of Beverly
Photo Courtesy of McCarthy Building Cos. Photo Courtesy of McCarthy Building Cos. Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 The safety plan implemented for the 279,000-sq-ft, six-story Banner Estrella hospital tower in Phoenix by McCarthy Building Cos. not only established new safety standards that are now used on all of the firm’s projects, but also contributed to zero lost-time injuries and a recordable incident rate of 0.47 during more than 850,000 worker hours."Each McCarthy jobsite has a site-specific safety plan, and it is not that we do it and review once a year. It is taken seriously and adjusted constantly,"
Photo by Andrew Rugge / Arch Photo Photo by Andrew Rugge / Arch Photo Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 Among the many structures destroyed by Superstorm Sandy were dozens of public lifeguard and comfort stations at several New York City beaches. This $106-million project consisted of the design and deployment of 35 steel-framed, waterproof modular structures to 15 sites in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island within a five-month period.To meet this aggressive schedule, each building was constructed as a factory-assembled module. A flexible design accommodates various interior arrangements, including comfort and lifeguard stations. The modules, which are generally
Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 Best Overall Intermountain Project of 2014 NREL Energy Lab Could Help Expand U.S. Power Grid The 148,000-sq-ft Energy Innovation Laboratory houses Idaho National Laboratory's research and development programs. The three-story EIL provides reconfigurable, open-floor lab space and state-of-the-art equipment to encourage collaboration among INL researchers, students and partners who are working to modernize America's nuclear-energy systems. It also provides a venue for visiting scientists to work with INL researchers and engineers on innovative solutions to challenges in advanced clean energy.The EIL project team initially sought to achieve LEED Gold, but close collaboration with
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