Nye County�s new $4.7-million Pahrump Justice Facility was designed by JVC Architects. Related Links: CORE Begins New $16.6M School Crystals at CityCenter Achieves LEED Gold United�s Office Awarded LEED Gold Construction has begun on renovations and additions to the Pahrump Justice Facility at 1520 E. Basin Road in Pahrump, Nev. Nye County contracted JVC Architects to design the Pahrump Justice Facility’s building upgrades. As well as a 4,000-sq-ft renovation for the district attorney and clerk’s office, JVC is designing three separate additions – 12,000-sq-ft justice court, which includes a lobby, courtrooms and administration office; 5,000-sq-ft sheriff’s office; and 1,400-sq-ft district
Related Links: Merrick Awarded Sub-Contract at LANL Spaceport Plans T or C Visitor Center Ascension Group Completes Roswell Project Thornburg Campus Achieves LEED Gold Six additional NMDOT projects will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with $24 million in surplus money from other stimulus funded highway projects that came in below estimates. The money will be divided up equally between the six transportation districts for pavement preservation projects over a total of 84 miles. Construction will include: I-10 from mile marker 116-124 in Dona Ana County; N.M. 206 from mile 41-68 in Roosevelt County; I-25 from mile
As the 28,000 attendees of the Greenbuild 09 conference depart from Phoenix today, I’m struck by how active and vibrant our green building community is in the Southwest. While some in other regions may question how green Phoenix could possibly be given our sprawl and heat, the fact is we are one of the leaders in green building. Photo: Adolfson & Peterson Construction Seeking LEED platinum, the Tempe Transportation Center embodies a holistic sustainable approach. Located next to a new Light Rail station (right), the building�s green building features benefit the aesthetics, the community and teamwork among the project participants.
Four projects in Chandler are illustrating that the suburban Phoenix city is going green. Photo: Image courtesy Architekton The design for the $12.9-million Ironwood Hall includes protective outdoor spaces and a sculptural steel bridge that connects to an adjacent building. Photo: Color Repro Consulting Inc. Built under budget, Javelina Hall is aiming for LEED silver and includes many sustainable elements including shade structures and occupancy sensors. Related Links: Green Building Green Las Vegas UNM Takes LEED Maricopa Court Tower Two of the projects are on the original campus of Chandler-Gilbert Community College at Pecos and Gilbert roads. The 3,991-sq-ft Javelina
This month, Greenbuild 09 will occupy much of downtown Phoenix, centered around the new, LEED-certified Phoenix Convention Center. The conference will kick off with keynote speaker Al Gore on Nov. 11 and continue through the 13th. While attendance has swelled since the conference started in 2002, peaking at 28,224 registrants in Boston last year, most analysts expect those numbers to drop off somewhat given the economy. Related Links: Chandler Green Green Las Vegas UNM Takes LEED Maricopa Court Tower Organized by the national USGBC, Greenbuild also involves the local chapter to a large degree. “Greenbuild has been a galvanizing event
Southern Nevada has several energy-efficient, eco-conscious building projects under way. Photo courtesy of ACCIONA To support recent legislation requiring up to 20% of Nevada�s power to come from a renewable resource by 2015, ACCIONA�s Nevada Solar One underwent a $3.1-million addition. Photo courtesy of MGM Mirage The largest hotels to ever receive LEED gold certification, Aria and Vdara represent 70% of CityCenter�s square footage. Related Links: Green Building Chandler Green UNM Takes LEED Maricopa Court Tower State legislation passed in 2005 offers incentives through tax cuts and other financial benefits to sustainable developments that achieve LEED certification. It has since
Crews have begun steel erection at the Maricopa County court tower, which is being built to meet or exceed LEED-NC v2.2 silver in downtown Phoenix. Photo: Patti Reznik Photography Crews have begun steel erection on the 14-story building, which is aiming to meet or exceed LEED-NC v2.2 silver. Related Links: Green Building Chandler Green Green Las Vegas UNM Takes LEED Topping off for the 14-story building is expected by May, with the $350-million project due for completion in 2012. The design calls for two additional levels below grade. Todd McMillen of Gilbane Building Co. of Phoenix, the construction manager at
Last month, the University of New Mexico received LEED gold for Castetter Hall Phase I on the Albuquerque campus. Photo courtesy of SMPC Architects Castetter Hall became the first LEED-certified building on the University of New Mexico�s Albuquerque campus. The LEED gold building will consume 31.5% less energy overall than traditional buildings on campus. Related Links: Green Building Chandler Green Green Las Vegas Maricopa Court Tower As the 110-year-old school’s first LEED-certified project, it was a satisfying moment for campus officials. Though other campuses have reached similar milestones, UNM has dramatically accelerated its green building program, with $220 million in
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This year’s ranking is based upon 2008 revenue as voluntarily reported by the 100 largest architects and engineers of Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. The top 100 firms reported $1.43 billion in design work for 2008, a 15% drop from the $1.68 billion reported in 2007. Arizona firms dropped a similar amount, from $975 million in 2007 to $843.9 million in 2008. Nevada dropped to $351.6 million, a level of work not seen since 2003. New Mexico designers reported $258 million, down from $276 the previous year, a much smaller decrease than the other two states experienced. Information was gathered