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Mountain View Corridor New Highway Projected to Decrease Commuter Congestion

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EDITOR’S LETTER Construction is catching along the Wasatch Front – from the reconstruction of Interstate 15 in Utah County to the rising of the Adobe Building in Lehi, Station Park in Farmington and City Creek in Salt Lake City. The orange cones and towering cranes are sure signs of a recovery – recovery from an economic recession that crippled the construction industry and spread like a ripple effect to every other industry in the United States. The physical signs of the healing stand as sentinels along I-15 – defying the economic threat that has long been Utah’s topic of conversation.

The Utah Department of Transportation is finishing the I-15 CORE project which includes 26 miles of road and bridge construction in Utah County. The drive from Lehi to Spanish Fork may be tedious, but the construction is a sign of something greater than a few delays.

Much of the vertical construction in Utah can be found alongside the CORE with the rising of the Adobe Building, the NSA Data Center, the Utah Valley University Science Building, the Nu Skin Building, the Utah Valley Convention Center, Scheels, Falcon Hill and Station Park – all of which are highlighted in this Spring/Summer edition of Building Utah. Construction on these buildings is occurring rapidly, with many of the facilities expected to be complete before the end of 2012. These new facilities and roadways like the Mountain View Corridor bring with them industry and jobs – contributing to the economic growth and stability of Utah.

Contributors

Kelly Lux With a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Utah State University, Kelly developed a love for editing and writing while working as a reporter at The Herald Journal in Logan, Utah.

Now she is the executive editor for Arizona, Oregon and Utah Facilities magazines. Outside of editing, Kelly loves traveling and anything that involves water.

“These things add jobs today or in the future,” said Spencer P. Eccles, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “It is not easy where the boots hit the ground. We realize that. We are working as hard as we can to continue to help you grow.”

“Contractors have a cautious sense of optimism for the first time in many years,” said Joe Leverich, president of the Leverich Group. “There are uncertain factors, such as rising fuel prices and inflation of materials, but overall, there is a sense that an economic recovery has begun.”

Brad Fullmer Brad is a freelance journalist originally from Sandy, Utah. He has more than a dozen years of professional writing experience, covering an array of topics including general business, commercial construction and design, and sports. Brad is a proud alumnus of the University of Utah.

Building Utah, a bi-annual publication sponsored by the Associated General Contractors of Utah, features many of the people, businesses and projects that have weathered the economic storm and are poised for the recovery. These people and projects as noteworthy victories in the recessionary battle, and we are excited to share their stories.

Kristen Hutchings

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Kristen recently graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in English. She enjoys cooking (especially the eating part), learning, traveling and exploring the outdoors.

As associate editor for Facilities Magazines, Kristen writes and edits articles and is heavily involved with managing the company’s web sites.

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According to the 2012 Construction Business Outlook, compiled and published by the Leverich Group, many Utah contractors are planning on expanding business and giving employee raises in 2012 – another sign of growth.

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signal crews have built 16 temporary intersections just to maintain the flow of traffic during construction. The new intersections mentioned above have more than 600 magnetic loops designed into the various intersections to monitor and regulate traffic flow.

Lighting crews average about 10 members, fluctuating based on need. The lighting for this project is really going to stand out. The days of driving the Utah County corridor in darkness are over. With the implementation of the 152 high mast light poles that are standing 100 to 120 feet in the center median easily light up your traveling experience along the way. All of the new pedestrian tunnels, under deck bridge structures, sign structures and all of the off and on ramps, will be fitted with luminaries to light the way and modernize the corridor.

The project is currently on schedule and under budget, according to the managing joint venture contractor which is Provo River Constructors.

Kim Barney is senior project manager with Hunt Electric. She can be reached at kim@huntelectric.com or 801.975.8844.

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he landscape is changing rapidly along the corridor between Lehi and Spanish Fork. The average person, unless he has a trained eye and a bit of a background in the highway industry, will not have any idea as to the magnitude of work and effort that goes into a project of this size.

The CORE project is spread out over 26 miles, bringing with it challenges that are tough to navigate. The work is dangerous and unpleasant for the most part. Much of the time, road crews are in harms way with only an orange barrel between them and a vehicle traveling 60-plus miles per hour. Much of the work is at night because of the flow of traffic. Crews are always in the elements with no shade or cover from wind, rain, snow or sun, and many times they are working 14 hours a day to meet a schedule.

Hunt Electric currently has their scope of work separated into three disciplines: infrastructure, signals, and lighting.

Each of the disciplines has a superintendent who oversees their particular discipline and works closely with the foreman from the respective crews. This is paramount in their ability to stay as efficient as possible and still be able to stay on task to maintain the rigorous schedule that has been adopted.

On average, seven crews are engaged in the installation of the nearly 500,000 feet of underground conduit that the job requires. This is the life blood of the project. Without a raceway, there is no wire, and everything that Hunt is installing requires a wire of some sort (nearly 2,000,000 feet). The signal crews, consisting of approximately 10 technicians, have their hands full with 22 new intersections to build. This includes one continuous flow intersection (the largest in the state) at University and Sandhill, three single point urban interchanges at University Parkway and I-15, and one diverging diamond interchange (one of three in the state of Utah). Currently the

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By Brad Fullmer n spring 1982, Richard Thorn took over as executive manager of the Associated General Contractors of Utah for the retiring Horace ‘Hod’ Gunn. Thorn had been hired just 18 months earlier as Gunn’s assistant.

At age 25, Thorn took quickly to the position, excelling through three decades as the association’s leader.

During those 30 years, Thorn’s duties have evolved as the 90-year-old chapter has grown to include Southern Utah. His title has morphed from executive manager to executive vice president to now president/CEO, but his primary focus has always been to help his members, including general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers,

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in all aspects of their business. He has enjoyed being an integral part of an industry he deeply respects and admires.

“It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long,” says Thorn.

“My oldest son was born a month before I started working at AGC. All of the important milestones of my life, both personally and professionally, have happened while I’ve been here.”

Thorn grew up in Springville, Utah, the second oldest of six children of James and Karen Thorn. His individual and familial background proved an ideal compliment to the skills he has needed as the AGC’s president. His great grandfather, Ashel O. Thorn, owned and operated Thorn Construction Company of Springville in the 1930s. The heavy-highway construction business was passed on to subsequent generations, including Thorn’s great uncle, Grant Thorn, grandfather, Paul Thorn, and cousin, Jerry Thorn, all of whom served a year as an AGC of Utah chairman of the board.

While in school, Thorn spent five summers working for the family business. He drove trucks, ran heavy equipment and worked as a laborer on paving crews.

“When you work for the family business you do whatever is asked of you,” he says. “It gave me a good foundation and understanding of the industry.”

Thorn has spent three decades working with members of Utah’s Legislature on behalf of the construction industry. He has rubbed shoulders with governors, congressmen, legislators, lobbyists and other political and business power brokers. Working closely with influential people is part of his job and provides opportunities to ensure laws and regulations remain favorable to his AGC members and the construction industry as a whole. Thorn said his mother helped him understand at an early age the importance of the political system. She worked for Utah Congressman Sherman Lloyd in Washington D.C. during the Kennedy Administration and as an executive assistant to Utah Senators Jake Garn and Orrin Hatch.

Thorn represents the AGC on the Utah’s Unemployment Advisory Board, the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Board and the state Workforce Investment Board. He served as chairman of the AGC of America’s Executive Leadership Council in 2008.

“Construction is one of the most important industries in our state and nation,” says Thorn. “People don’t always realize that everything we have is built or rebuilt. We would not have the quality of life we enjoy or the safety we have if not for the construction industry. It affects us in ways we don’t always realize.”

In addition, he says construction drives the economy.

“Construction employs thousands of people, and investing in construction has a multiplier effect that trickles through our economy several times over,” Thorn says.

Three of Thorn’s four children have followed his lead

profiles “He’s such a connected person and has a vast understanding of how things work and how to get things done,” adds Richard Fullmer, AGC of Utah’s director of Apprenticeship and Training. “He’s super busy, but he’s always got time to sit down and talk about any issue with me.”

Thorn realizes that he and his staff need to work extra hard at maximizing AGC member benefits and help firms employ the best management practices and other vital association services to help them stay competitive and profitable.

“Our association remains strong,” Thorn said. “We’re weathering the storm. Membership is hanging steady, and we’re ready as an industry to help lead the economy out of the recession. Construction is the engine to drive that.”

The last 30 years as AGC of Utah’s chapter executive have been gratifying.

“We have a great association, and it’s a privilege to work with some of the best and brightest people in the state,” Thorn says. “We’re more effective in our structure than we were 30 years ago. We have better ways to communicate with our membership and get them actively engaged in legislation and other key issues.”

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with careers in the construction industry. Cody Thorn is vice president/co-owner of Far West Builders, a Salt Lake City-based general contractor. Brady Thorn is an account executive with The Buckner Company of Salt Lake City, a business insurance company that works closely with construction firms. Tyler is an account representative with Industrial Supply of Salt Lake City. They have benefited from Thorn’s industry connections, but mostly they have been successful because of the life lessons they learned from their father.

“He taught me good core values – always be honest and forthright in your dealings with people, and regardless of the situation you’re in, you do what’s right,” says Brady.

“No matter what product you sell or what service you’re in, it’s all about people. He’s earned respect in the industry just by caring about people.”

Colleagues and co-workers praise Thorn’s relationship skills and ability to solve problems.

“Rich is a great people person, is well-liked and wellrespected,” says Bob Tempest, president of Murray-based Tempest Enterprises and 2011 AGC of Utah chairman.

“He has a wealth of knowledge of our industry and the people in it. He’s got a great leadership style. He knows what he wants to accomplish and surrounds himself with people who can get things done.”

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UVU Builds Future with New Science Building

By Ashley Briggs onstruction is nearing completion for a new 160,000 square-foot, three-story science building at Utah Valley University. The facility, which is set to open in April, will bring together several departments, including general biology, botany, microscopy, physics, zoology, microbiology, anatomy, physiology and earth science. The facility will also include 25 state-of-the-art classrooms, lecture rooms, a 400-seat auditorium, a rooftop greenhouse, faculty offices, laboratories and support spaces for teaching.

“I wish to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this a reality. It truly was a team effort, involving many divisions and levels of campus, including students, staff, faculty and administrators. We got great support from key community figures, and our legislative delegation really stepped up at crucial moments, in some cases making some significant sacrifices in other areas to make this happen,” UVU President Matthew Holland said. “This is a moment to celebrate.”

Once opened, the new science building will revitalize the current UVU science building, complement the adjacent UCCU Center (a Big-D project, completed in 1996) and provide a new atrium to the entire campus. The project will also contribute to the vision of the university, which currently enrolls more than 30,000 students and educates more Utahns than any other university.

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felt tremendously on the university’s Orem campus.

“What we’re looking for is excellence, and this new facility gives us the potential to do what we have needed to do for years,” said Rushforth. “We have big plans. We’re going to be one of the best undergraduate science and health institutions in the west. Our students are getting better, our faculty are superb and this new facility opens the way.”

Big-D President Rob Moore was delighted to speak on behalf of Big-D regarding such a significant project to the company, the university and the state.

“After completing successful projects on the campus, such as the UVU Events Center and the UVU Learning Resource Center, being selected for the science building project was yet another appreciated opportunity for Big-D to contribute to this very successful campus and university,” Moore said.

This is Big-D’s seventh science building project. Other Big-D science projects such as the University of Utah Health Sciences Education Building, Westminster College Meldrum Science Center, Unified State Laboratory, Southern Utah University Science Center, Myriad Genetics and Nelson Laboratories are a strong testament to Big-D’s commitment and contribution to the state’s growth and development.

Ashley Briggs is the marketing/public relations manager for Big-D Construction. She can be reached at 801.415.5963 or abriggs@big-d.com.

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New Sporting Goods Experience Under Construction in Sandy All Sports Superstore Set to Open its 25th Store in September

By Kelly Lux, Executive Editor three-acre harvest of potatoes – a return of $300 – funded the down payment of the first Scheels store (a hardware and general merchandise store) in Sabin, Minnesota, in 1902. Nearly 100 years later, on Sept. 29, 2012, Scheels will open its 25th all sports superstore in Sandy, Utah.

Scheels, which builds approximately one new building every year or so since opening its first sporting goods store in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1989, carefully selected Utah for the location of its next store.

“We have been researching the Salt Lake Valley for more than 10 years,” said Sandy Scheels Store Leader Karen Jones, who relocated to Utah from Des Moines, Iowa, to be a part of the new shopping center. “Utah is a great state that has all four seasons, great people and fits well with our family-oriented business that is employee owned. When we pick a community, we pick them for the long term. We want to be here for 50 to 100 years or more.”

The city of Sandy is also an ideal fit for Scheels, Jones said. Sandy City had been working on developing the area and had already built the infrastructure and access roads needed by the retailer. The new exit off of Interstate 15 at 114th South had also been recently completed.

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Minnesota – has been under construction at One 14 South Retail Center in Sandy (immediately east of Interstate 15) since April 2011. The eye-catching facility is large enough to house Scheels’ Experience Features, which include a 16,000 gallon aquarium and a 1930s model Ferris Wheel.

The aquarium, measuring 42 feet in length, 14 feet in height and 8 feet in width, is uniquely made for the Sandy store. The Scheels Ferris Wheel is manufactured by the Eli Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois, and has been designed to meet store specifications. The 16-car Ferris Wheel (you can find one of these in many of the other Scheels located across the country) offers a bird’s eye view of the 175,000 square-foot retail center along with great views of the Wasatch Front. In addition to the two-story retail portion of the building, the structure will include office space for management.

General Contractor Q&D Construction of Reno, Nevada, has contracted with 38 subcontractors from the Salt Lake Valley to complete the superstore. Dozen of local suppliers have furnished materials such as concrete, steel, cabinets and kitchen equipment for the building.

“This is a big project with a lot of subcontractors, a lot of action and a lot of changes,” said Tobin Basta, Scheels project manager with Q&D Construction. “Scheels has been a really great client with a really great design team.

We have also had really great local subcontractors. We feel very good about this project.”

More than 2,500 cubic yards of concrete – equivalent to the amount of concrete in a residential subdivision – was poured in the foundation of the Sandy Scheels, according to Basta. An excess of 4 million pounds of structural steel columns and beams make up the skeleton of the facility.

More than 200,000 bricks will be used on the exterior of the facade. The skylight system will be made up of 700 pieces of one-inch thick glass. The building, which covers

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Project Team Q&D Construction General Contractor RL Engebretson, North Dakota

Subcontractors Ames DAW Construction Green IMS Masonry KHI Mechanical Mountain States Steel Rydalch Electric SDI Southam and Associates Steel Encounters

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a surface area larger than that of two football fields, will be surrounded by site parking, sidewalks and landscaping, all sitting on 22 acres.

“Construction has gone beautifully,” said Jones. “This construction group and the subcontractors are willing to do whatever it takes to finish the project on time.

Everyone has been good to work with. And all of the subcontractors from Utah have impressed us with their work ethic and cleanliness. We get a feeling of pride from them that we really have appreciated.”

Approximately 50 employees from Scheels’ other 24 stores are beginning to converge on Utah where they will take permanent residence. These seasoned employees will train new employees, bringing with them the Scheels culture, Jones said. The company will be hiring another 400 to 450 locals to work in the sporting goods store.

“Scheels’ transferred employees are coming for more than the construction of the store,” Jones said. “We are buying homes with intentions of staying permanently.”

A portion of the building is scheduled for completion by July 1, allowing Jones and associates access into the facility to prepare for the grand opening scheduled for Sept. 29.

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New Highway Projected to Decrease Commuter Congestion

By Kristen Hutchings, Associate Editor t’s 5:30 p.m. on a weekday, and the battle to get home begins. Driving down Interstate 15, commuters are trapped in a sea of cars between two lines of orangecone sentinels – the travelers won’t be getting home anytime soon. This is a common occurrence for many Utahns who travel the stretch of freeway between Utah Valley and Salt Lake City. Relief is coming. The new Mountain View Corridor (MVC) will alleviate much of the stress that hits Utah’s major freeways and congested roadways, like Redwood Road and Bangerter Highway, during rush hour.

The $500 million project, which is funded by the Utah State Legislature, broke ground in the summer of 2010.

When it is finished, the brand new roadway will link western Salt Lake County to the northwestern areas of Utah County.

The initial 15 miles of roadway will impact 13 municipalities – for now. MVC will eventually be 35 miles long and is expected to grow and develop as the population increases.

After studying transportation issues in the area for more than 20 years, MVC representatives completed an Environmental Impact Study from 2003 to 2008 on Interstate 80 in Salt Lake County to Interstate 15 in Lehi.

The study identified the area where MVC will be built as the least likely to impede on the environment while also

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benefiting transportation – especially for residents commuting from the west side of the valley.

Road Construction Since MVC is a new roadway, obtaining dirt and the correct elevation can be a challenge in construction, but the project team found a cost-effective method of delivery.

“Crews used dirt excavated from some areas of the project to build up other areas that needed extra fill material to meet the proper elevation,” said MVC Project Director Teri Newell. “This method of earthwork has reduced the cost of buying fill material and decreased the need to drive massive, heavy dirt hauling trucks on local streets. The ability to use these massive vehicles allows crews to move dirt more efficiently. By the time MVC is complete, crews will have moved 5.6 million cubic yards of dirt, which is enough dirt to fill 1,254 Olympic-size swimming pools.”

Efficient Design MVC will be built in phases. As of now, MVC will consist of two outside lanes running in both directions for 15 miles from 160th South to 54th South. The lanes of northbound traffic will be separated from the lanes of

eventually evolve into a rail system – 16 miles of multi-use trails will be built next to the freeway. The MVC project will also include 18 miles of bike lanes from 160th South to Old Bingham Highway, which will cater to the rapidly growing interest in biking that Utah has seen over the years.

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southbound traffic by a large strip of land that will be left vacant until population growth, demand and funding require it be transformed from its initial phase. The freeway will be built into a full highway with stoplights and intersections during the first phase. MVC planners are confidant the corridor won’t stay in this phase for long.

“Future construction will build out the remainder of the corridor, by adding lanes to the inside and converting intersections to interchanges to achieve a fully functional freeway,” Newell said.

“This phased approach is part of the overall MVC plan to address shortterm regional transportation needs while providing a long-term solution for the future. To meet projected transportation demands in the year 2030, the full freeway will eventually connect with Interstate 80 at Salt Lake City, 5800 West in the north and Interstate 15 at 2100 North in Lehi.”

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UDOT Closes the Construction Gap in Accelerated Bridge Construction Two Bridges Replaced at Echo Junction, Continuing Utah’s Legacy in Bridge Replacement

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eplacing bridges in Utah in recent years is simply a matter of ABC – Accelerated Bridge Construction. Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods continue to be employed regularly in the Beehive State by the Utah Department of Transportation, which has earned UDOT a reputation nationwide as the foremost authority when it comes to replacing major highway bridges in an accelerated manner with minor impact to the traveling public.

In late January and late February, a $5.3 million designbuild replacement of two bridges occurred at the Weber River Crossing in Summit County, east of Park City, near the junction of Interstate 80 and Interstate 84. The overall project, done by Flatiron Constructors Inc., and marks the ninth and 10th bridges to utilize a slide-in placement method.

Carmen Swanwick, chief structural engineer for UDOT, said Utah continues to be the most innovative state in the nation when it comes to ABC technology.

“We have done more structural bridge placements than all other states combined,” said Swanwick. “We are above and beyond any other state when it comes to Accelerated Bridge Construction. We have analysis methods and evaluations costs in place, and within every project we decide if it’s good to utilize ABC.” Utilizing ABC methods on major structural bridge elements started in 2002, but became of great interest to the general public when Ralph L. Wadsworth

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Project Team Utah Department of Transportation, Owner Flatiron Constructors Inc., General Contractor Stanley Consultants, Engineer

Construction of Draper used self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) on the 45th South I-215 bridge structure replacement in Salt Lake City in November 2007, said Swanwick. To date, UDOT has moved 25 superstructure bridge spans via SPMT (two of those were two-span units), two via longitudinal launch, two with heavy-lift cranes and 10 by slide-in methods.

On the I-80/I-84 Weber River Crossing at Echo Junction project, Flatiron utilized a heavy-lift roller system designed by Hilman Rollers of Marlboro, New Jersey, to replace two three-span bridges with two single-span, precast UBT58 girder bridges. The project also provides a new wildlife crossing under the bridges, bank protection, improved storm drainage, new signing and striping and a river vegetation replacement and edge drainage system.

The two 128-foot, 1.8 million pound bridge superstructures were staged on temporary abutments with the aid of hydraulic jacks and then lifted onto a track and slid on the heavy-lift roller system to their permanent locations.

Each structure required approximately 20 hours of single-lane closure for the initial demolition and partial bridge move, and then 12 hours of full freeway closure which included the last demolition phase, moving the bridge into final position, tie-in with approach embankment, the placement of precast sleeper slabs, approach slabs and approach HMA. “The project was originally to be moved into place via a

lateral slide system, but this was the system the contractor decided to use,” said Tony Lau, a Region 2 resident engineer for UDOT. “We give the contractor flexibility on what (ABC) system to use.”

The project has been challenging and educational, said Flatiron Project Manager Kevin Kidwell.

“It’s a very good learning experience,” said Kidwell.

“Utah is on the cutting edge of Accelerated Bridge Construction, and it’s great to be a player in this market.

We look to improve and get better in the future. As we move forward, we’re looking to cut as much time as possible off the bridge moves.”

Extra attention was given to environmental considerations, since the bridges span the Weber River, Lau said.

“Building a bridge over a river provided a lot more environmental concerns,” said Lau. “We had to take special care to protect the Weber River and keep debris out of the river, especially during the demolition phase.”

ABC Construction is lauded for many reasons, primarily for the lessened impact on the traveling public, which helps justify the added front-end costs of the construction process. In addition, ABC methods provide greater safety to the public and especially construction workers. High public approval ratings translate into a state legislature who is willing to commit more funding toward future ABC projects.

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Utah Valley Convention Center

Project Team Okland Construction, General Contractor MHTN Architects, Architect of Record, Landscape and LEED Populous, Design Architect Reaveley, Structural Engineer VBFA, Mechanical / Plumbing Engineer BNA, Electrical Engineer Great Basin, Civil Engineer WJHW, Acoustical / AV S2O, Kitchen Populous, Interiors Populous, Signage Photo courtesy Dana Sohm

A Catalyst for Downtown Economic Activity

By Kristen Hutchings, Associate Editor mid the bustling energy and recent growth of Provo’s downtown Center Street, the $40 million Utah Valley Convention Center has risen.

Located on 220 W. Center Street in Provo, the 83,578 square-foot convention center is projected to bring many visitors to Utah Valley as well as cater to the needs of local residents.

Plans have long been brewing for a convention center in Utah County. In 2006, John Q. Hammonds broke ground for both a hotel and convention center in Pleasant Grove, only to have it come to a halt a few months later as the economy took a nose dive. Utah County took matters into their own hands, financing Provo’s Utah Valley Convention Center, which broke ground in June 2010.

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Welcoming Visitors “Convention centers aren’t built to make money,” said Danny Wheeler, Global Spectrum’s facility manager for the Utah Valley Convention Center. “Arenas and stadiums are built to make money, but convention centers are built to bring out of town guests into the community.”

The return on investment for a convention center is different than most commercial buildings. Revenue is distributed to the city rather than to the facility itself. Thus, convention centers facilitate financial opportunities for local businesses. Visitors require lodging, entertainment and transportation – all which influence the economy of the county.

“A lot of people think it’s only the businesses right around the convention center that are benefiting,” said Wheeler. “But there’s a thing called compression. When you get people into downtown Provo, they’re staying in the Provo Marriott, and

the people that would have been staying there are now staying in Orem and Lehi. It spreads it out for the entire county.”

A Symbol of Utah “We wanted to emphasize the beauty of Utah so out of town guests will walk away from the convention center and know what Utah is all about,” said Robert Pinon, associate principal architect for MHTN Architects.

The majestic beauty of Utah’s towering mountains and trees resonates from each floor of the Utah Valley Convention Center. At ground level, the front doors open to a tall, extensive entry way that gives a feel for Utah’s open expanses of land. The entry way’s terrazzo flooring, made of recycled glass, rock and sand, also contribute to this image.

Further down the hallway is a feature that the project team calls “the wavy wall,” which is textured to look like the ridges in sand dunes. The wall is made of MDF (medium density fiberboard), which is built locally. The walls capture Utah’s majestic land features. The east face of the entire three-story building is completely covered in a glazed glass wall, revealing breathtaking views of the Wasatch Mountains with Mount Timpanogos being the main focus. The wall opposite the glass windows reflects this arresting view. Sapele and Anegre wood paneling imitate the sharp peaks and valleys of the beautiful mountain view opposite of it and will be lit by LED lights, imitating a beautiful Utah sunrise and imprinting Utah in the minds of its visitors.

On the second floor, the ballroom emphasizes the beauty of Utah’s trees with its exquisite ceiling. Above the soundboards and acoustic-paneled walls is a shocking array of white wooden slabs which cover the ballroom ceiling.

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Historic Design with a Modern Twist MHTN and Populous, an architectural company stationed out of Kansas City, joined forces to design the Utah Valley Convention Center. And a good thing too – Provo City and the county needed experienced hands to design a building that combined their aesthetic requests with the historic atmosphere of downtown Provo.

The north side of the building sports a more modern feel with its glass exterior reflecting the surrounding mountain ranges, while the south side of the building conveys a historic feel with a clock tower. The building is set 50 feet beyond the road, unlike the other shops, which are built right up to Center Street’s busy sidewalks. This renders a community feel, since it provides space for town functions and a place for public gatherings.

Keen on Space Building in downtown Provo always means that space is an issue – both externally and internally. The convention center, to combat the high density, was constructed vertically in three levels. The interiors were also constructed to maximize the use of space. The main rooms on each floor can be altered to suit any number of people.

“The spaces are very flexible, and contain portable, operable partitions to separate the halls if an event doesn’t need to use the whole hall,” Wheeler said.

In addition to the 20,000 square-foot Exhibit Hall and 17,000 square-foot Ballroom, the center also boasts a 7,000 square-foot meeting space that can be divided into five separate rooms, depending on the party count.

The Challenges For the most part, Wheeler said the construction process has gone rather smoothly, except minor delays with furniture and carpet and space issues when bringing oversized equipment into the building.

“One of the biggest challenges is just working on major streets,” said John Cockrell, project manager for Okland Construction. “Seeing that we’re on Center Street and Freedom Boulevard, the building is so close to these two streets that it’s always a challenge to minimize the impact with the traffic, but Provo City was very cooperative in helping us get lane closures.”

This cramped area has especially affected the transportation of large products like elevators and joists.

“The joists used for the floor of the ballroom and meeting

LEED Points Eligibility • Sustainable Sites: existing site reuse, development density, public transportation, bike storage and changing rooms, parking capacity (limited or none is a good thing), light pollution • Water Efficiency: water efficient landscaping, water use reduction (interior plumbing fixtures) • Energy and Atmosphere: 20 percent better than ASHRAE 90.1 on energy use, enhanced refrigerant management • Materials and Resources: construction waste management, 10 percent recycled content materials, 10 percent regional materials, certified wood • Indoor Environmental Quality: outdoor air delivery monitoring, indoor air quality program during construction and prior to occupancy, low VOC for adhesives, sealants, paints and coatings, flooring systems and other products, indoor chemical and pollutant source control, ability to control lighting and thermal comfort, thermal comfort design and verification

rooms were a challenge,” Cockrell continued. “They were fabricated in Arizona and trucked individually in one piece – some of them were 10 feet tall and 115 feet long. To get something that large down the streets and set in the building, we had Provo Police close the streets off just for a moment while truckers turned off University Avenue to 100 North, but it worked out really well.”

Because the exterior of the building was fabricated before the interior, carting in some of the larger pieces of equipment proved challenging. Cockrell mentioned that many things had to be sized down to fit through the building and then assembled and lifted into place, which often meant ingenuity and flexible planning for everyone involved. The project team and the county have been working hard to have the Convention Center up and running on May 12.

In order to complete the building on time, cooperation has been imperative to this project. Events are booked, meaning crews were working late hours to finish the building. With the Utah Valley Convention Center’s 45 booked events and 150 slotted and under negotiation, the center definitely does not have time for delay.

“We have some bridal fairs, a home show and state conventions that have usually been up in Salt Lake and will now be down here where a lot of their demographic is based,” said Wheeler. “We also have a national event (Siberian Huskies) which will bring people from all over the country, a couple BYU department retreats and wedding receptions.”

The facility has come together based on MHTN’s motto, “People + collaboration + innovation = extraordinary environments.” That is definitely the case for this LEED Silver convention center, which is already prepped for future expansion.

“The northwest side of the building is set up to have a nice Phase 2 add-on in the next five to 10 years,” said Pinon. “It has all been thought through so the building will actually flow, operate and work efficiently. It’s going to be a really fun building.”

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“It’s what we call hanging clouds, but they look like branches hanging down from the structure and flowing into the concourse area,” said John Cockrell, project manager for Okland Construction.

The carpeting will reflect the intricate pattern found on the ceiling.

“This two-layer, branch-type concept is a nice nod toward what I would picture as the Aspen trees up at Sundance,” said Pinon.

On the third floor, the outdoor terrace will prove to be a highlight of the building. With multiple planter boxes, pocket lights around the walls and a breathtaking view of Mount Timpanogos, the outdoor terrace will bring guests to the very land features the building represents.

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Anniversaries in Engineering Reaveley,Van Boerum & Frank each celebrating 40th Anniversaries in 2012

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n 1972, two engineers working in the Salt Lake City market, Ron Reaveley and Howard Van Boerum, made a bold decision to start their own respective consulting engineering firms. Despite having modest capital and resources at the time, their ambition, savvy and hard work, coupled with their hiring of skilled and talented engineers and designers, created two of the most renowned engineering firms in the Intermountain region.

This year marks the 40th anniversary for Salt Lakeheadquartered Reaveley Engineers+Associates (RE+A), a structural engineering firm, and Van Boerum & Frank Associates (VBFA), a mechanical engineering firm. The firms have worked on numerous high-profile building projects in their history, separately and together as two of the four consulting engineers that comprise a typical design team with an architectural firm.

The prominent, community-changing buildings these two firms have helped design in Utah include hospitals,

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laboratories, K-12 schools, institutions of higher learning, government and public buildings, office and business complexes, recreational and Olympic facilities, houses of worship, retail stores and countless others.

“The respective founders of these firms share many qualities that have contributed to the longevity and success of their firms,” said Michael Smith, executive director of the Utah chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). “Over the past four decades their firms have raised the bar in the A/E/C industry by establishing benchmarks of quality, ingenuity and innovative design. Their projects stand as reminders of quality engineering and its benefit on the lives of all Utahns.”

Reaveley and Van Boerum, besides being engineering contemporaries and successful businessmen, have other similarities. They were raised by modest, hard-working parents – Reaveley in the East Millcreek area of Salt Lake

Spectrum Engineers Reaches 30-Year Anniversary ince its inception in 1982, Spectrum Engineers has designed high-performance building systems for the built environment. A hallmark of Spectrum’s designs is providing lasting value by designing reliable, efficient systems.

As CEO, Stewart E. “Skip” Greene, P.E., says, “We are dedicated to designing high-performance systems because we believe that adding long-term value is the right thing to do for this and future generations. From the beginning we wanted our designs to be high performance and to add value for our discerning clients. Our designs are high performance whether or not an owner pursues third-party sustainable certification such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.”

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History In the mid-1970s, father-and-son Chet and Skip Greene joined with Chet’s other son, Roger, to form SCR Engineering. With humble beginnings in the basement of Chet’s home, the firm expanded into suburban Salt Lake offices, becoming synonymous with quality electrical designs and client satisfaction before moving to Salt Lake City’s business district.

In 1982, Skip took the helm and SCR became Spectrum Professional Services and then Spectrum Engineers.

Projects were then – as they are today – becoming increasingly complex, requiring the expertise of specialists qualified in the nuances of each design discipline. Recognizing Skip Greene this, Spectrum added specialists in electrical engineering and related fields such as technology, lighting and theatre design to provide a spectrum of services.

Mechanical, plumbing, fire protection and acoustical engineers soon joined the firm. Today, Spectrum is a 65person engineering and design firm headquartered in Salt Lake City with offices in Phoenix, Arizona, the D.C area and St. Louis.

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and Van Boerum in Southeast Ogden. They’re inherently competitive and participated in various athletic competitions in their youth. Both graduated from the University of Utah with engineering degrees and remain loyal to the school, with a deep passion for the U’s sports programs. They have been active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout their lives and have held various leadership positions.

They started working for firms during the era of slide rulers, tee squares and pencils, and insist it is a perfectly good way to design a building, yet have embraced technological advances at every level, with their firms among the most innovative anywhere with 3D design and Building Information Modeling (BIM).

“I’ve still got a slide rule in my drawer,” said Van Boerum. “It was what we used back in the day, and we designed some good projects that way. But you can’t live in the past; you have to embrace the future and take advantage of it. Clients want to know their engineers are on the forefront of what’s happening in the industry.”

“We used slide rules until 1976 when we got electronic calculators,” Reaveley said. “It’s all we had. Staying on top

of the latest technology is very important. 3D modeling is still evolving, but it’s the present and future.”

RE+A is getting into more sophisticated systems that speed up the design process but make analysis more complex, said A. Parry Brown, president/CEO of RE+A. The systems allow the company to design better structures.

Despite both men being in their 70s, an age when most people with five decades of experience under their belt are enjoying the fruits of their labor in retirement, Reaveley and Van Boerum still put in three to four days a week in the office, even though they both gave up their titles as president/CEO years ago.

“I still work 24 hours a week,” said Reaveley. “My goal is to work as long as I can still benefit the company. In our company, if I don’t pay my way with marketing efforts and bringing in projects, I’m not an asset. We believe in incentive. It doesn’t matter that I started the company.”

Van Boerum, who typically works four days a week, has an agreement with the company to work as long as he likes. “It’s hard to pull myself away from it I guess,” he said. “I’ll walk out of here someday.”

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Reaveley Engineers+Associates Ron Reaveley thrives on competition. Reaveley played church and county rec hoops into his early 50s. His ward won the stake tournament 27 out of 30 consecutive years.

His approach to operating his engineering firm draws similar concepts to team sports with a synergistic belief Ron Reaveley that the whole can achieve greater results than the sum of individual parts.

“We’d go from stake to region to area to all-church.

Even though our players weren’t very big, we competed with anyone because we played as a team and didn’t care who scored. It was an incredible experience,” Reaveley said.

“I had as much fun playing ward sports as I’ve had in engineering.”

Reaveley graduated from the University of Utah in 1964 with a degree in structural engineering and spent his early career working as a “humble draftsman” for Monroc Precast in Salt Lake, and then for firms owned by Edward W. Allen and George S. Nelson, good men who taught him sound ethical principles. Reaveley went to work for Nelson’s firm for two years starting in 1970 and worked on the 28-story LDS Church Office Building, redesigning beam column connections in the building during the final two years of its 10-year construction phase.

In April 1972, Reaveley started his firm, Reaveley Engineers, and quickly landed his first major project via general contractor W.P. Harlan, the 10-story Tri-Arc Travelodge Hotel (now Red Lion) in downtown Salt Lake that was a CM/GC project delivery.

“It was a heady job for a new guy to start out on; it has three wings that go out 120 degrees off center,” said Reaveley. “I had previously worked on something else for the contractor and he seemed to have confidence in me.”

Reaveley hired A. Parry Brown, RE+A’s current president/CEO, shortly thereafter on a part-time basis, which quickly became a full-time career for Brown, who says Reaveley has always been a highly principled, straight shooter to work for.

“One of Ron’s strengths is you know where you stand with him,” said Brown. “He’s forthright with his opinions.”

Reaveley credits Brown, his brother Larry Reaveley, and long-time firm employees like Greg Cazier, Jeff Miller, Reggie Harris, Chuck Burton, Dorian Adams and many others for helping build the company into what it is today.

“Larry was a dreamer, an idea guy,” Reaveley said. “He’s

largely responsible for thinking we could be the best (structural engineering firm) in the state of Utah. We were always taught by our father the principles of hard work and dare to dream. From there it’s all teamwork and doing the best you can as a group.

At Reaveley, a lot of people have longevity. A reward system is in place that evaluates everyone’s performance on each project. High performers are recognized and rewarded; poor performers are no longer there.

“We are a capitalistic firm and we believe in incentive,” said Reaveley.

Brown would agree.

“We put a lot of faith in our employees. We’ve never been a company that watches the clock; we pay attention to getting work done. We’ve been blessed with a lot of special opportunities that have kept our people wellchallenged, as far as the engineering practice has been concerned. It’s given us a lot of diversification with different challenges and structures.”

Van Boerum & Frank Associates In the late 1980s Howard Van Boerum’s neighbor and friend Tom Welch told him that Salt Lake City was going to pursue an Olympic bid and that his firm should considering going after work related to the facilities that would need to be built to secure the Howard Van Boerum bid. In true opportunistic fashion, Van Boerum and his crew jumped at the chance to learn an entirely new market segment and rolled up their sleeves. VBFA partnered with Salt Lake engineering firm EWP on a joint-venture for some of the facilities, including the complicated bobsled/luge track.

“We knew nothing about them,” said Van Boerum. “We started doing some investigating and decided to position ourselves to get the work.”

Van Boerum said he and EWP principal Dave Eckhoff embarked on a month-long road trip to visit every existing bobsled/luge track they could find in North America and Europe. During one leg of the journey to Cortina, Italy, Van Boerum recalled trying to find a local engineer’s office, with no luck.

“The roads made no sense; they were cow trails,” he said. “After three attempts we had no idea where we were.

We drove along this street that had a canal on both sides, and I pulled over and said ‘Dave, I have no idea where we

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are.’ I turned up an alley, stopped in the middle of it, and right there was this building with a brass plaque with the name of the engineer on it. Somebody was guiding me where to go.”

That story is a metaphor for key moments in Van Boerum’s career when he sought direction.

A 1962 graduate in mechanical engineering at the U, Van Boerum had chalked up more than a dozen years experience working for firms in Ogden and Salt Lake before starting Van Boerum & Associates in April 1972. It was a decision he didn’t make in haste.

“I prayed a lot about starting this new business,” he said.

“I vacillated back and forth for a long time. One night I was saying to my wife JoAnn, ‘I just don’t know what to do; I have to make a decision on this.’ There was a calendar on my desk with a list of commentary by Earl Nightingale. It had sayings like ‘Don’t hesitate to move forward’ and ‘Have the courage to make decisions in life’. That was my answer.”

John Frank joined Van Boerum in September 1972 and purchased 49 percent of the company in 1976 after receiving his professional license.

“Howard knew how to run an efficient business,” said Frank. “He was excellent at project management and had a great knowledge of where to find things.”

Olympic projects are just one example of the firm’s ability to segue into new markets, which was critical to company growth. In 1975, the firm began doing energy conservation studies for clients, helping them save thousands of dollars in energy costs. In 1978, it landed its first major hospital project, the University of Utah Hospital expansion. By 1984, VBFA started learning the nuances of cogeneration and completed a major co-gen project at Snowbird that was successful. Other forays into new markets included research lab design and geothermal ground source pumps, along with adding civil and electrical engineering capabilities, albeit on a lesser scale.

“We’ve brought along a lot of great people and it’s satisfying to see that the company will continue to move forward into the next generation,” Van Boerum said.

At age 74, Van Boerum has taken the reigns of yet another new venture, a potential $400 million modular coal gasification plant 50 miles east of Billings, Montana, of which he’ll be part-owner. The company has never done anything like it before, and if they get into it, they will have work for a long time.

“I’ll be the project manager to get it going and then call it a day,” Van Boerum said.

“It’s the kind of project that defines Howard’s willingness to take a challenge head on,” said VBFA president/CEO Kim Harris, who joined the firm in 1977. “He’s put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this company. I want to make sure we maintain a business that is sustainable.”

Discerning Clients and Important Projects Spectrum Engineers is privileged to have been involved in some of the most high-profile and significant projects in the Western United States, across the country and at various places throughout the world.

In 2008, the restored 1912 Utah State Capitol Dave Wesemann opened its doors after a decade-long planning, design and construction process that involved nearly every Spectrum discipline. Spectrum President Dave Wesemann, who headed the electrical engineering effort says, “It was an honor to help the design and construction team deliver a magnificently restored historic and architectural treasure with advanced technologies, and carefully hidden behind restored finishes, that make it a viable public servant for another 100 years.”

Integrated into multi-disciplinary engineering teams (each led by a principal engineer or designer) called Centers of Engineering Excellence (CEEs), Spectrum’s professionals provide focused application of specialized services. This structure helps Spectrum ensure clients will benefit from integrated services leading to reduced change orders, and therefore, cost. Spectrum’s CEEs and representative high-profile projects include Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, Unified State Laboratory, Taylorsville, Natural History Museum of Utah, University of Utah, Westminster College Meldrum Science Center, Salt Lake City, Adobe Utah Technology Campus, Lehi, The Gateway Development, Salt Lake City, Station Park Development, Farmington, and many others.

Walk the Talk In 2009, Spectrum took its directive for highperformance designs one step further by designing and renovating its new headquarters. The firm decided to create a sustainable environment (LEED® Gold assured) for employees and guests. This was a chance for all of Spectrum’s disciplines to design, specify, experiment with and tweak new building technologies.

With a comprehensive building management and monitoring system and an easy-to-use touch screen graphic interface, employees experience, monitor and adjust their own designs. The experiment is working well with continual improvements through commissioning efforts and systems management.

Spectrum has been involved in several LEED® firsts

The Spectrum Difference Based on a philosophy of specialization to ensure total client satisfaction, Spectrum employs more licensed professional engineers (P.E.s) than any other mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology (MEP/T) firm in Utah.

Spectrum’s professionals are organized into Centers of Engineering Excellence (CEEs) and many are renowned specialists within the increasingly nuanced MEP/T disciplines. Spectrum’s P.E. presence is nationwide (except Alaska). Spectrum offers in-house P.E. plumbing engineers, a licensed fire protection engineer (FPE) and acoustical engineers as well as a lighting and theatre design team with 30-plus years of experience. Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDDs) design structured cabling systems. Spectrum employs the only Utah Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the only Utah Fellow of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE).

The firm is dedicated to long-term employee development, recognition and qualifications and insists that intern and graduate engineers be on a path to earn their P.E.s. Principals are expected to provide hands-on involvement on each project as they mentor project engineers.

Spectrum’s professionals are dedicated to client responsiveness having been on the frontlines in developing and implementing a Building Information Modeling (BIM) program. Subsidiary Total Building Commissioning was formed in 2001 to address clients’ need for a proven commissioning authority. By reducing overlaps and conflicts in services and documents, Spectrum drives down costs of construction.

The firm’s designs have been recognized by peers and the public for their excellence, garnering scores of awards.

Spectrum is the only Utah firm to earn the GE Edison Award for lighting design and the GE Award for Sustainability. Each year, Spectrum Engineers is ranked among the top 100 engineering firms nationally.

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Utah Projects Push the Glass Envelope

By Derek T. Losee ince its creation by Phoenician merchants, glass has been used to create vessels, art and architecture.

Today, progressive thinkers and architects are creating two new projects in Utah County that push the envelope with glass.

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Adobe In Lehi, Adobe is constructing the first building of its planned campus. The 680,000 square-foot project (three 200,000 square foot buildings and one 80,000 square-foot amenities building) can be seen from Interstate-15 near the Highland/Alpine exit. The building was designed by WRNS Studios of San Francisco who has partnered with local architect GSBS to complete the process. WRNS created a unique concrete structure that spans a major thoroughfare near the freeway. The building is clad in a unitized curtain wall system using glass panels measuring at least 10 feet by 15 feet. The unitized system will be assembled in both Salt Lake City and Springdale, Arkansas, and will arrive at the site ready to install. In the building’s atrium, a unique structural glass wall was selected to create a feeling of openness on the two opposing 80 foot by 45 foot walls.

Nu Skin South of the Adobe project, in downtown Provo, Nu Skin is expanding its corporate headquarters by 160,000 square feet. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects, renowned for their extensive use of glass in Apple stores throughout the world, have designed a six-story office building and three-story lab space that will enable Nu Skin to further its global success in the anti-aging skin care and nutrition business. Although the building uses glass and metal extensively, the focal point will

be the atrium entry that spans across what was once 100 West. The atrium is using a custom designed, suspended, structural glass wall on both the north and south ends. This wall design will be the first of its type in Utah. BCJ, Steel Encounters and several suppliers have spent months designing the system that will be manufactured in both England and the United States. The Nu Skin project, which promises to be one of the most progressive and eye catching projects of our time, will be complete summer 2013.

Both Adobe and Nu Skin are being constructed by Okland Construction, while the glass and architectural panel systems are contracted with Steel Encounters. Okland would not release the names of the subcontractors on these projects.

Derek Losee has been involved in the glass industry for more than 25 years and has worked on many significant building projects throughout the West. He is currently sales manager for Steel Encounters’ Architectural Division, where he has worked since 2005.

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Passion in Architecture Julie Berreth, Architectural Nexus Principal, is Committed to Learning and Teaching

By Kelly Lux, Executive Editor assion is the driving factor of success for Architectural Nexus Principal Architect Julie Berreth. As a seasoned architect with more than 25 yeas of experience, Berreth is able to meld her three passions – physics, art and mentoring – making every day worthwhile.

Berreth, who focuses on for-profit commercial real estate development projects, fell in love with architecture during her youth while she watched the construction of the architect-designed family home on the banks of Turtle Bay in Michigan.

“It was absolutely exciting,” said Berreth, recalling the models of the home, the site visits and the lake. “It was hugely transformational for me and my family.”

Berreth has always had a love for physics and art. She comes from a family of artists, and physics has always been intriguing; in fact, she still closely follows advances in the science. Architecture was a tidy method of combining her two loves. However, Berreth, who had intentions of being a math major, didn’t realize the possibilities in architecture until she transferred to the University of Michigan and made a split-second decision to change majors from math to architecture.

“It was that easy,” Berreth said. “It took me a lot of years to really love the business of architecture because it can be very stressful, but the accomplishments are so satisfying that it is well worth the stressful days.”

Berreth began her career in Chicago after she finished graduate school at the University of Michigan in 1982.

Working for two different firms during her 12 years there, Berreth was blessed to build a solid foundation that has contributed to her success as an architect. Rallying for her success, the owners of the Chicago firms acted as guiding mentors for Berreth. From Mark Dewalt, managing partner at Jack Train Associates, Inc., which is now Valerio Dewalt Train Associates where Dewalt was the CEO, Berreth learned how to deal with relationships.

“I listened to how he handled every situation, and to this day, I hear things come out of my mouth just like he said them,” Berreth said. “He was very wise with relationships.”

From Dan Karlin, president of Daniel Karlin Associates, Inc., Berreth learned the basics of architecture.

“Dan is still in my life today,” Berreth said of the 80-year-

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old founder of the company. “He sent me out on many construction sites, trusted me and gave me a lot of rope. He gave me a camera, so I took a lot of pictures and asked lots of questions. I have been very blessed.”

Being blessed with two great mentors may be the reason Berreth is devoted to empowering staff at her workplace. At Architectural Nexus, employees are encouraged to pursue their passions. Berreth, who said she is passionate about mentoring, coordinates annual reviews of employees so she can understand each individual’s hopes and dreams. She works closely with leadership to make sure employees are on successful, meaningful career paths.

“That is what gets me excited and gets me out of bed in the morning – working with young folks and supporting them as they become competent and independent architects who let their talents blossom,” Berreth said. “It is important to me to support and care about the culture and to understand what people really need to excel within the firm.”

Berreth has found that same support and care at Architectural Nexus which has allowed her to grow and flourish in her career.

“Julie is a dedicated champion for not only her clients and projects but also for the architects and interns that work with her,” said Architectural Nexus Salt Lake Managing Principal Kenner Kingston. “Always committed to teaching and learning, Julie has found the sweet spot in the profession at the intersection of hard work and joy.”

When Berreth was hired at this Sugar House firm nearly six years ago, she began working on a thesis of sorts – Design Economics. The concept suggests that commercial developments should be designed to maximize return on investment, Berreth said. The idea which Berreth has made into a presentation allows her to show she can lead a design team that can generate increased profits for the developer.

“It is not a list you check off when you have addressed certain approaches,” Berreth explained. “It is a filter that allows you to see every decision while involving everyone on the team, including the owner, operator, broker, architect, engineer and contractor. Every decision is made in terms of cost and value.”

Essentially, Design Economics is made up of five decision-making parts, which includes reducing initial costs, maximizing rentable areas, enhancing the ratio between

In addition to her duties at Architectural Nexus, Berreth is also passionate about supporting the commercial building industry by being involved with such organizations as Commercial Real Estate Women Utah, NAIOP and The American Institute of Architects. As a founding board member of CREW Utah, an organization to advance the success of women in commercial real estate, Berreth enjoys working with a group that is not really about gender, but rather about business relationships and friendships.

Recalling her Great Aunt Ruth, a lawyer in the early 1900s, Berreth (the only female principal at Architectural Nexus) said she learned through subtle lessons that women could be just as successful as men. That lesson has empowered her throughout her life.

“I’ve never looked for gender issues, and I can think of two or three times when gender probably was an issue,” Berreth said. “If you look for it, you could probably see it everywhere – some real and some imagined. But if you don’t look for it, it is practically not there.”

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useable and rentable spaces, reducing operating costs and optimizing the facilities position in the market. In its purest form, the theory makes the most significant impact in speculative commercial projects, Berreth said. Medical office buildings can also benefit from Design Economics, and Berreth has altered the model to also work for senior living projects.

Design Economics has been implemented in several of Berreth’s projects, including Cottonwood Corporate Center, the South Office Building at the Intermountain Medical Center and the Naval Reactors Facility at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory – a project Berreth is particularly excited about.

“In designing the Naval Reactors Facility, we used the stated values of the facility, translating them into physical form, including technological excellence, concern for the people who work there and respect for the environment,” explained Berreth, adding that the facility is on track for LEED Gold. “The details throughout the building are very honest.”

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One Building to Build Utah’s James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building will Incubate Utah

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he James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building – a USTAR facility built on what once was the University of Utah Golf Course – was deliberately constructed to connect the University of Utah College of Engineering and the Health Sciences and Medical School to serve as an interdisciplinary center of research and science for nanofabrication, imaging, radiochemistry and biomedical and engineering microscopy.

The Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Innovation Center, which overlooks the Salt Lake Valley and provides clear views of the Wasatch Mountains, was built to bolster Utah’s research strengths and increase technology commercialization, in so doing, creating more jobs for Utahns.

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Dinesh Patel, chair of the USTAR Governing Authority and managing director of vSpring Capital, would agree.

“This is a multi-disciplinary facility representing various fields in a cooperative program,” Patel said. “This building puts light on the University of Utah and on the state.

Companies will be spun off and jobs will be created.”

Construction on the 208,000 square-foot, five-story building began in April 2009, following significant, oncampus infrastructure updates, including an addition of sewer lines, electrical lines, utility tunnels and high temp

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lines, all completed by Layton Construction. Although much of the building is encased in glass (windows that make for almost 360 views of the University of Utah campus, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Front), the concrete structure was built to be one of the most seismically-sound buildings in Utah – engineered in such a way as to not disturb careful research occurring in the labs located throughout the building.

“This building is anchored to the ground solidly with poured-in-place concrete beams and columns,” said Rindlisbacher. Nearly 33,000 cubic yards of concrete and 6.8 million pounds of reinforcing steel were used to build the structure. “It is a stout building that is likely not going anywhere during an earthquake.”

Joe Ashurst, facility manager of the James L. Sorenson

Molecular Biotechnology Building, added, “It is a pretty amazing building – a showcase piece for the campus. In terms of research, it brings it all together in a place where they can mingle, rub shoulders and collaborate to increase the odds of being successful.”

The $133 million state-owned structure (not including the cost of equipment housed in the building) was funded significantly by donations. The Sorenson Legacy Foundation donated $15 million, a sizeable donation that resulted in the Sorenson namesake. Micron Technology Foundation contributed $1.25 million. Personal donations also came from Jon M. Huntsman Sr., honoring Jon Huntsman Jr., and from Patel and his wife, Kalpana Patel.

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Utah State University in Logan) also came in March 2006 when state legislators created a $161 million USTAR building fund. Both universities provided land and a $40 million match for their respective buildings.

Occupants started moving into the Molecular Biotechnology Building in early 2012, with the grand opening occurring in April 2012. Each floor of the building is designated with a certain discipline. One floor holds a 23,000 square-foot nanofabrication lab and imaging center that was carefully built to be cleanroom certified. Cleanrooms can only be accessed by those wearing cleanroom suits, however, work done in these rooms can be observed through large windows located along the corridor of the lab. A conference area, monikered the Summit Room, joins the outside world with the cleanrooms – providing a clean space for cleanroom occupants to converse with street-clothed students and principle investigators.

“The cleanroom suite is top-of-the-line technologically,” said Rindlisbacher. “We can be on the outside looking in. Researchers, students and others can watch what is going on the cleanrooms without getting gowned up and certified to enter.”

The Molecular Biotechnology Building will also include wet and dry labs, conference center facilities, principal investigator offices (housing between 25 and 40 researchers focusing on medicine, molecular science, engineering, pharmacology and other scientific studies) and classrooms.

Even with the specialized lab spaces and the large pieces of equipment located throughout the facility, the design team created an energy efficient building that is

expected to reduce energy use and energy cost from current laboratory code requirements by a minimum of 40 percent, according to InnovationUtah.com. In fact, the building is registered to be LEED Gold Certified. The glass panels encompassing much of the building will allow natural light to reach approximately 75 percent of the building’s occupied spaces. Sunshades will be used to regulate the intensity of the sun throughout the day. Other key sustainable design strategies include: • Multi-stage evaporative cooling systems that include energy recovery • Construction of vegetated bioswales to help capture and retain surface runoff to mitigate storm water quality and quantity • Harvesting of rain water for use in site irrigation and sewage conveyance • Use of local stone and copper construction materials, both mined within 100 miles of the site, as well as other renewable resourced materials • Use of high fly ash content concrete • Low VOC finishes As investors and developers prepare to open the building, they couldn’t be more pleased with the finished product.

“The building is outstanding,” said Ted McAleer, executive director of USTAR. “Recently, some national corporate site selectors toured the USTAR building; they were amazed at the quality of the product and the vision of the state to build it and complete it during the recession. The same group toured other prominent construction projects in the state and was most impressed with USTAR.”

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ICBM Building

Project Team R&O Construction, General Contractor

Pre-Construction Services, Constructability Reviews/Quantitative Cost Analysis Clint Costley, Business Development Mike Holland, Vice President-Federal Matt Bell, Senior Estimator

Construction Services, Construction Management

Innovative Approach Used in Constructing the First Commercial Building at Falcon Hill

By Rhonda Greenwood &O Construction and its partners used innovative technology to meet the unique challenges in erecting the ICBM Building (Building 1575) at Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park in Northern Utah.The building is now complete and Northrop Grumman and several of its subcontractors moved in on April 1.

“Falcon Hill is a unique project on many levels,” says Clint Costley, business developer for R&O Construction that served as the general contractor on the project. “It is the largest Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) project in the history of the US Air Force and the Department of Defense to date.

And, Falcon Hill’s Building 1575 had a unique blend of public and private requirements. We incorporated specifications for a private building on a federal installation.”

The ICBM building is a five-story, 151,783 square-foot, steel-framed office project that required site development and complete interior finishes. R&O’s capabilities were proven as all post 9/11 federal buildings must be built incorporating Anti-terrorism Force Protection (ATFP). The ICBM building was constructed with 30 percent more steel, which allows it to collapse floor by floor rather than altogether. The building design also called for blast-proof glass, a window apron and an 82-foot setback barrier with bollards to prevent anything from crashing into the building.

R&O used Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology on the project to save time and money.

“We started with an architectural design, and then throughout construction, we worked with the design team and coordinated with mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural contractors to use BIM or 3D,” Costly said. “This

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increased productivity and mitigated Dallas Miller, Superintendent constructability (West Gate Relocation) concerns.

“We started with the rough-ins and worked vertically through to the penthouse,” added Costley.

To assure quality, R&O Construction used 47 experienced Northern Utah subcontractors and suppliers, and employed more than 300 tradesmen on Building 1575.

“This project has given R&O an opportunity to showcase its commercial and office construction design-assist and design-build capabilities,” said Costley. “We’re grateful to Woodbury Corporation/Hunt Development for their partnership and to the R&O Construction team and our subcontractors and suppliers for their tireless effort.”

The Falcon Hill Research Park partnership makes use of underutilized land on the base and gives Hill Air Force back $1.4 million square feet of office space that meet the government’s specific requirements. It has been estimated that Falcon Hill will bring in 15,000 new aerospace jobs and generate 60,000 additional jobs over the next 50 years.

R&O, in conjunction with Woodbury Corporation and Hunt Corporation, has already completed construction on other Falcon Hill Phase I structures including the new West Gate and the SFS/OSI Security Forces building.

Rhonda Greenwood is the public relations director for Crowell Advertising. She can be reached at 801.456.1903 or rgreenwood@crowelladv.com.

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Commerce and Entertainment Built

By Danielle Scott unction, style and progress are making a home for themselves along the highest volume section of Interstate 15 on the Wasatch Front with Utah’s newest and arguably most ambitious project – Station Park.

Sprawled over 67 acres of land and with its proximity to the Frontrunner light rail station, Legacy Highway and Highway 89, Station Park’s location is ideal, offering ease of access not only to the residents of Davis County, who stand to benefit the most, but also to Ogden and Salt Lake City.

All of these converge in what will certainly be a jewel in the crown of Utah’s accelerated economic recovery. With more than 900,000 square feet of building space that will contain a harmonic menagerie of entertainment, retail, restaurant, office and hotel space, Station Park promises to not only be a convenience to local residents but also a destination for those that reside outside the immediate area.

Although the project hit a bit of a snag when the economy sank in 2007, it is back on track and picking up momentum.

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started to open new stores again, there have not been a lot of new projects for them to look at,” explained Craig Trottier, vice president of development for CenterCal Properties. “So it has put us in a very good situation.”

The list of retailers already on board includes Marshall’s, Ross, Sports Authority, Home Goods, ULTA, Chase Bank, Sally Beauty Supply and Famous Footwear, as well as Utah staple Harmons grocery store. More new names will be added as the retail center progresses, said Fred Bruning, chief executive officer of CenterCal Properties, the project developer.

“Between now and fall of next year, they’re going to build out the rest of the project, and hopefully we’ll have 100 to 125 retail outlets,” Farmington Mayor Scott Harbertson said.

A state-of-the-art 14-screen Cinemark Theater Complex will include a $2 million fountain with animation, music, dancing water fountains and even fog, designed by the company that built the fountains in front of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas and the World of Color at Disneyland.

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Project Team Colvin Engineering Dunn Associates

on One Site in Farmington

Okland Construction Perkowitz + Ruth Psomas Engineering

Another aspect that has the local community buzzing with anticipation is the promise of accessibility to scores of dining options, something that up until now has not been seen in Farmington. Locations such as Johnny Rocket’s, an upscale burger joint, local favorite Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana, ParkStone-Wood Kitchen & Bar and a sushi restaurant will soon be occupying the space in front of the Cinemark Theater complex. Add to this the expanse of green open space that puts the park in Station Park, outdoor Bistro-style dining, roaming musicians and a festival-esque atmosphere, it isn’t hard to see why residents along the Wasatch Front are eagerly anticipating this new venture.

“This area has been underserved for better quality retail and restaurant environment,” said Trottier. “There’s been a pent-up demand in the community for a better shoppingdining experience, which is what we’re providing here.”

But at what price?

Ogden had a similar air of excitement at the promise of the Junction, but the funding was largely provided by taxpayers. Structures sat halfway built. Retailers that

invested and opened with the promise of what would be, have yet to see things truly come to fruition. Herein lies one of the feathers in the Station Park cap. Funding was put together by private companies, driven by actual need and city officials who have been diligent in representing the residents of Farmington and their interests.

“The geography of this is perfect for Farmington,” Harbertson said. “They’re tucked in on I-15 and 89, Legacy and the commuter rail. It’s a quick in and out for anyone who wants to shop.”

All in all, Station Park promises to provide the population of Farmington and Davis County a modern, beautiful and impressive center of commerce and entertainment, but beyond that, it gives the residents of Salt Lake City and Ogden a reason to leave their respective cities and venture out for the day.

Danielle Scott does marketing for Dunn Associates, Inc, consulting structural engineers. She can be reached at dscott@dunn-se.com.

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Associated General Contractors Hold 90th Annual Convention Economic Forecast Looks Promising for Utah’s Construction Market

By Kelly Lux, Executive Editor embers of the Associated General Contractors of Utah converged at the Little America Hotel in January to discuss the construction industry and the economy, to attend educational sessions and to recognize projects that played an important role in Utah in the last year. The gathering was the organization’s 90th Annual Convention, and it was a phenomenal event, according to Richard Thorn, president and CEO of the AGC of Utah.

“By any measure, the AGC’s 90th Annual convention was a huge success and a big hit,” said Thorn. “From start to finish, it was a wonderful three-day weekend with hundreds of our members involved.”

Spencer P. Eccles, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, kicked off the event on Thursday, Jan. 26, during the opening luncheon. Giving an economic forecast for Utah, Eccles indicated that Utah’s construction industry was headed in a positive direction and those in attendance had reason to smile. After three historically difficult years economically, construction companies that have weathered the storm are stronger and are gaining momentum, he said.

“The message that Spencer gave us was one of hope,” Thorn said. “We are optimistic about the future.”

Eccles acknowledged that the economic recession has been difficult for all sectors of the market, particularly the construction industry.

“Your industry is the first to go in a downturn and the last to come back,” Eccles said. “I am here to tell you that things are going well in Utah relative to the rest of the nation.”

Utah is seeing growth – in every sector except for government, Eccles said. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has been instrumental in bringing new business to Utah – new business that requires new construction. The NSA Data Center is one project carrying Utah out of the recession. Others include City Creek, Litehouse, Adobe and Scheels, not to mention that Brigham Young University is adding housing and the Salt Lake City International Airport will undergo a $1.8 billion expansion.

“All of these things add jobs today or in the future,” Eccles said. “It is not easy where the boots are on the

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ground. We recognize that. We are working as hard as we can to continue to help you grow.”

Sam Silverstein, a motivational speaker, gave a message of perseverance during Friday’s breakfast. He encouraged those in attendance to take what they have and make it better, to learn from the last three years and make the necessary changes to come out on top.

The lunch meeting was well attended with more than 450 people seated in the Little America’s Ballroom. Those in attendance listened to a “goose bump” message delivered

by Dr. Howard E. Wasdin, ex-Navy Seal and author, Thorn said. Wasdin’s message was also one of hope and perseverance as well as patriotism.

Perhaps the highlight of the event was the awards ceremony, Thorn said. The AGC of Utah presented 45 awards for projects, people and organizations.

“Those who were recognized were flattered and felt really good to be acknowledged by their peers and competitors as being the best in the industry,” Thorn said.

Some of the projects recognized included the Natural History Museum of Utah at The Rio Tinto Center (BigD Construction), Area 10 Liquid Incinerator (Brahma Group, Inc.), The James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building (Layton Construction), University of Utah Healthcare Medical Intensive Care Unit ( Jacobsen Construction), Huntsman Cancer Hospital (Okland Construction), Utah State University College of Agriculture Building ( Jacobsen Construction), Harmons at Station Park (R&O Construction), J.L. Sorenson Recreation Center (Layton Construction) and others. The City Creek development received several awards, including Grand Building Project of the Year and Co-Building Project of the Year ( Jacobsen Construction, Okland Construction and Big-D Construction). HKS Architects was named the Outstanding Architect Firm of the Year.

Utah Transit Authority was named Owner of the Year.

People who were recognized included David G. Buxton, Chris Farner, Brent Rowley, Vaughn Pack, John Thompson, Dave Kasteler, Keith Tarkalson, Craig Necaise, Randy Park and Todd Laker.

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City Creek

Downtown Salt Lake City is Once fter nearly a decade of planning and construction, City Creek, the 23-acre redevelopment in downtown Salt Lake City is coming to life. A project of this magnitude required a great collaborative effort, and the result is that downtown is once again the place to be. Developed by City Creek Reserve, Inc. (CCRI), a real estate affiliate of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the $1.5 billion project is one of the largest sustainably designed mixed-use developments in the nation.

The project, which created roughly 1,700 jobs at the peak of construction, consists of eight new or newly refurbished office towers, four new residential living establishments and City Creek Center, a shopping center which opened March 22. The project has not only made headlines, but has also created a buzz downtown.

“The commitment of CCRI has been to create a beautiful, welcoming place where everyone can enjoy being downtown, and it gives a reason to come downtown time and time again,” said Dale Bills, CCRI’s director of communications.

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Retail Centerpiece At the heart of the redevelopment is the retail centerpiece, City Creek Center, which has received national and international attention for its bold and unique architectural design and features. The 700,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor retail center is owned and operated by Michigan-based Taubman and is anchored by department stores Macy’s and Nordstrom.

The only regional shopping center to open in the United States in 2012, City Creek Center is also the first large center to open in three years, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.

“People recognize this is a unique project that is revitalizing the heart of the downtown area,” City Creek Center General Manager Linda Wardell said. “We are excited

for City Creek Center to come to life.”

The shopping center integrates sustainable design with historic structures and new buildings. City Creek was built on the site of two former shopping malls, and more than 80 percent of the material from the former malls has been recycled or reused as part of an aggressive sustainability program.

Nordstrom’s West Temple face features a two-story translucent glass wall of LED lights that glow and subtly change colors. In a tribute to Salt Lake City’s architectural heritage, the historic ZCMI façade has been meticulously removed, cataloged, cleaned, repaired and reassembled to now serve as the entrance to Macy’s along Main Street.

The most anticipated feature is the 30,000 square-foot retractable glass roof, the nation’s first in a shopping center.

For those areas not covered by the roof, heated snow-melt systems in the sidewalks and a large four-sided outdoor fireplace with seating will keep conditions comfortable. The Center also features a 1,200 foot-long realistic re-creation of the south fork of City Creek, which once coursed through downtown. Foot traffic in the downtown area will be enhanced, offering greater ease and convenience, thanks to a new 140 foot skybridge and the Center’s open concept and walkways. The Center also has a new underground parking garage with 5,000 spaces designed with the Utah family in mind, accommodating larger vehicles and ski racks.

“The center will become a powerhouse in the Intermountain West, with far-reaching impacts not only because of the collection of retail stores but also because of the beautiful environment in which it sits,” Wardell said.

Office Space City Creek includes 1.7 million square feet of office space in eight towers throughout the project. This includes both new and renovated space.

Using a combination of masonry, precast, curtain wall and

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Again the Place to Be

Residential The key to making the new walkable urban community concept come to life was to add a major residential component in the downtown area. With more than 500 new units, the four major properties at City Creek – Promontory on South Temple, The Regent, Richards Court and City Creek Landing Apartments – provide residents greater convenience and the appeal of living in the heart of the action.

“It is possible to be at the symphony giving a standing ovation at 9:30 p.m., then home with your feet up at 9:35 p.m.,” said Bills. “People can live within walking distance of life in this urban community, this neighborhood in the heart of downtown. Living here offers easy access to the finest that Salt Lake City has to offer.”

In addition to the retail, office and residential opportunities, City Creek includes a 70,000 square-foot, fullservice Harmons grocery store.

Collaborative Effort Other entities collaborated with CCRI and Taubman to make the project happen. Three Utah-based general contractors, Okland Construction, Jacobsen Construction and Big-D Construction, have worked “independently but cooperatively” to complete the City Creek development, Bills

said. The three general contractors worked on different jobs broken into components. Jacobsen Construction focused primarily on the retail center and The Regent residential tower. Big-D Construction was charged with demolishing the ZCMI Center, constructing the food court and renovating two office tower lobbies. Okland Construction demolished Crossroads Plaza, imploded an old office building and built the underground parking facility, Richards Court and Promontory on South Temple. Through the first of 2012, the project had logged roughly 7 million hours from more than 300 contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and consultants.

“To pull something like this off, it takes a village, as they say, and this project has seen that,” Wardell said.

Overcoming Challenges and into the Future A project of this size impacted and affected a number of businesses and people throughout the last several years of construction. The major challenge has been providing and maintaining access for thousands of people who work in the downtown area on a daily basis, Bills said. During demolition, excavation and then construction, a significant outreach and communications program was employed to help mitigate construction impacts and minimize pedestrian and vehicle disruption.

“Those impacted by this massive construction process were patient and now will be rewarded with a wonderful, exciting, renewed downtown,” Bills said.

The project was designed with many open spaces to highlight Utah’s natural beauty, even in the heart of downtown. Six of the 23 acres were developed as landscaped pedestrian walkways with a variety of water features and art pieces to provide a restful, welcoming atmosphere.

“This project is a long-term investment in the future,” Bills said. “As we have shown our commitment to the city, other entities have done the same, and everyone benefits as we strengthen the city for decades to come.”

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glazing to replace the existing exterior skin, Jacobsen reskinned the entire 21-story Zions Bank building while a majority of the building was still occupied. Two main streets on the north and west sides of the building also remained open. Improvements on the structure include granite, limestone and glass panels on the building’s exterior. The lobbies in both the Eagle Gate Tower and the Key Bank Tower were remodeled, and the First Security building underwent significant seismic upgrades and renovation in adaptive reuse. New office space was constructed on South Temple.

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Utah Buildings Under Construction Building Projects

cost

sq. ft.

location

gen. contractor

bldg type

$1,200,000,000

1,000,000

Camp Williams

Big-D Construction

Data Center

N/A

824,000

Salt Lake City Jacobsen Construction

Retail

Merit Medical New Production Building

$45,000,000

495,000

South Jordan Jacobsen Construction

Healthcare

Granger High School Replacement

$65,000,000

441,000

West Valley City Jacobsen Construction

Civic

IMAT Distribution Center

$27,000,000

432,000

Midvale Jacobsen Construction

Warehouse

$211,000,000

409,397

Salt Lake City

Okland Construction

Civic

Joaquin Village

$35,000,000

409,397

Provo

R&O Construction

Housing

Swire Coca Cola

N/A

346,842

Draper

Big-D Construction

Warehouse

$39,500,000

312,000

Provo

Big-D Construction

Housing

Adobe-Omniture

N/A

250,000

Lehi

Okland Construction

Office

Scheels

N/A

250,000

Sandy

Q&D Construction

Retail

Outlets at Traverse Mountain

N/A

225,000

Lehi

Layton Construction

Retail

Sorenson Biotech USTAR

$133,000,000

208,000

Salt Lake City

Layton Construction

Higher Ed

UofU School of Business

$76,760,400

188,000

Salt Lake City

Okland Construction

Higher Ed

Dixie State College Holland Centennial Commons $41,000,000

167,000

St. George Jacobsen Construction

Higher Ed

NuSkin Corporate Expansion

$85,000,000

164,000

Provo

Okland Construction

Office

Utah Museum of Natural History

$64,600,000

161,000

Salt Lake City

Big-D Construction

Museums

UVU Science Building

$30,600,000

160,000

Orem

Big-D Construction

Higher Ed

$125,000,000

160,000

Salt Lake City

Okland Construction

Civic

$39,000,000

156,000

Provo

Layton Construction

Recreation

Falcon Hill Research Park, Phase 11 Building 1580 $7,000,000

153,000

Hill Air Force Base

R&O Construction

Office

Thanksgiving Park Phase II

$11,000,000

150,000

Lehi

Big-D Construction

Office

$7,651,085

150,000

Salt Lake City

Utah County Convention Center

$38,000,000

143,000

Provo

Okland Construction

Hotel

Living Planet Aquarium

$18,000,000

130,000

Draper

Layton Construction

Recreation

USU College of Agriculture

$45,000,000

125,000

Logan Jacobsen Construction

Higher Ed

Megaplex Theatre

$16,000,000

125,000

LS Skaggs Pharmacy Research Building

$69,908,000

124,000

Salt Lake City Jacobsen Construction

SLCC Center for New Media

$32,900,000

120,000

Salt Lake City

Big-D Construction

Higher Ed

UofU Neuropsychiatric

$45,000,000

120,000

Salt Lake City

Okland Construction

Healthcare

Dee Glen Smith Athletic Center, University of Utah

$28,000,000

119,000

Salt Lake City

Layton Construction

Higher Ed

Lone Peak Hospital

$32,000,000

118,000

Draper

Layton Construction

Healthcare

Utah Data Center City Creek Retail Development

US District Courthouse

BYU Heritage Housing (Four Towers)

Salt Lake City Public Safety Buildings

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West Valley City

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Building Projects USU USTAR

location

gen. contractor

bldg type

110,000

North Logan

Gramoll Construction

Labs/Office

$3,800,000

106,000

Murray

R&O Construction

Retail

VA Nursing Home

$16,700,000

103,000

Ivins

Layton Construction

Healthcare

VA Nursing Home

$16,700,000

103,000

Payson

Layton Construction

Healthcare

Snow Student Housing

$14,000,000

95,000

Ephraim

Hogan Construction

Housing

Westminster Sugarhouse

$16,387,341

85,000

Salt Lake City

Big-D Construction

Mixed Use

West Jordan Library Complex

$14,000,000

71,000

West Jordan Jacobsen Construction

Civic

Tooele County Detention Center

$19,478,111

71,000

Tooele

Sahara Construction

Jail

$4,954,000

62,000

West Valley City

Sahara Construction

Multifamily

SUU Science Center

$11,500,000

50,000

Cedar City

Big-D Construction

Higher Ed

Millcreek Community Center

$11,200,000

46,000

East Millcreek

Big-D Construction

Recreation

UofU Guest House Expansion

$6,400,000

42,877

Salt Lake City

Big-D Construction

Hotel

Country Inn & Suites Hotel

$3,588,104

41,000

Lake Point

Sahara Construction

Hotel

$20,650,000

25,000

Salt Lake City

Okland Construction

Data Center

Vernal Dinosaur National Monument Quarry Visitor Center Replacement

$7,200,000

19,125

Vernal

Big-D Construction

Museums

IHC Rose Park Canyon Clinic

$3,000,000

13,200

Riverton

R&O Construction

Medical

Tracy Aviary Phase II

$3,941,158

10,350

Salt Lake City

Big-D Construction

Recreation

Falcon Hill Research Park, Phase 1

$1,800,000

945

Hill Air Force Base

R&O Construction

Office

Oquirrh Meadows Assisted Living Center and Office

UofU Data Center

Highway Projects

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$50,500,000

Fashion Place Mall Expansion

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cost

location

gen. contractor

comp. date

I-15 Utah County Corridor Expansion $1,589,931,100 Utah County Provo River Constructors February 2013 Restoration and expansion of I-15 to support economic development and improved transportation. The project will add two lands in both directions from Lehi Main Street to Spanish Fork Main Street, extend the express lane in both directions, rebuild and reconfigure 10 freeway interchanges and replace 63 aging bridges.

Mountain View Corridor $292,431,047 Salt Lake County Copper Hills Constructors October 2013 Initial construction of MVC in Salt Lake County builds two lanes in each direction from 5400 South to Redwood Road. The initial 15-mile segment will include signalized intersections where MVC crosses local roads.

SR-92 Lehi to Highland $166,261,810 Utah County Flatiron/Harper May 2012 Six miles of highway from I-15 to Alpine Highway will be reconstructed with a five-lane arterial and commuter lane. The Highland/Alpine I-15 interchange is configured as a diverging diamond interchange.

SR-114 Geneva Road $72,002,112 Utah County Kiewit Western Co June 2012 Geneva Road will be widened to five lands, including a center turn lane, between University Parkway and 1600 North in Orem. A bridge will be built over the railroad tracks near 400 South in Orem.

SR-154 Bangerter $59,250,000 Salt Lake County Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction September 2012 Intersections will be improved at 7800, 7000 and 6200 South and Bangerter Highway into continuous flow intersections. UDOT is using a design-build format to expedite project delivery and promote innovation.

Dixie Drive Interchange $59,168,510 St. George Washington County Constructors July 2012 Dixie Drive will be realigned along the north side of the Southgate Golf Course and will connect to I-15 at the south end of the Dixie Center.

SR-252 $41,221,592 Cache County Staker & Parson October 2012 Widen 1000 West in Logan to five lanes.

SR-173 $37,600,000 Salt Lake County Kilgore Companies December 2012 Widen 5400 South from five to seven lanes from Bangerter Highway to 4800 West. The intersection at 4015 West will be reconfigured to a ThrU-Turn intersection.

I-80 Wanship to Coalville $32,026,737 Coalville Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction December 2012 Pavement rehabilitation and bridge deck replacement.

State Route I-84 $31,645,054 Morgan County Geneva Rock Products September 2012 Roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 84 through Morgan County between Mountain Green and Morgan. Existing asphalt paving will be replaced with durable concrete paving.

SR-89 State Street 6400 to 8000 South $23,401,080 Salt Lake County Flatiron Constructors Inc. June 2013 One lane will be added in each direction from Winchester Street in Murray to 8100 South in Midvale. Intersection improvements will also be made.

State Route I-70 $22,282,034 Flatiron Constructors Inc. October 2012 Pavement rehabilitation.

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