When bids came in $46 million over budget, the project underwent extensive value engineering—accomplished while preserving the program and functionality.
The team for the fast-tracked, $117-million renovation overcame challenges such as a significant water intrusion that damaged communications infrastructure and a $20-million scope increase, including the late addition of a three-story, double-core elevator tower.
The $907-million expansion was the largest project in the airport's history. Completed on time and nearly $45 million under budget, it is also the first LEED-Platinum-certified commercial airport terminal in the world.
San Diego's Central Library was meant to be an icon. With a shimmering three-story steel-covered dome "hovering" over the edifice, the completed building has met that objective, say Best Projects judges.
In 1961, Robert Schuller—a Protestant minister who went on to commission the Crystal Cathedral, which is also sited at the 34-acre Garden Grove campus—hired architect Richard Neutra to design the first "drive-in" church that included a balcony from which Schuller could preach to congregants who stayed in their parked cars.
Consolidating functions that previously were performed in 12 buildings countywide, the $260-million San Bernardino Justice Center has become one of the Inland Empire's most significant facilities in recent years.
When it was time for DPR Construction to establish its San Francisco office, it quickly decided on a goal—create the city's first net-zero energy use commercial building that would stand both as a workplace and a sustainability showcase.
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