Chances are, if you’ve driven almost anywhere in Utah on Interstate 80 or flown into Salt Lake City International Airport, you’ve used roads and tarmac paved by Mont Wilson. Photo: Alan Blakely Photography Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Wilson, now a part-time consultant for Granite Construction Co., Salt Lake City, has worked in the Utah paving industry for more than 45 years—and laid down a lot of asphalt across the state during that time. In his 20-year tenure at Granite, Wilson oversaw the company’s Portable Paving Division as division manager and helped to lead the expansion of Granite, headquartered
Lyman LibrarySubmitted by Blalock and Partners The town of Lyman, Wyo., had not built a new civic building in over 20 years. The previous library was built in the early 1980s and was well worn and far too small. With Uinta County and the Uinta County Libraries offering to work with Lyman to pay for a new library, the design, location and cost were primary hurdles. The community was deeply involved throughout design and construction. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges Construction started in September, forcing the contractor to mobilize and complete sitework before winter set in. This included
Natrona County Schools Summit Elementary SchoolSubmitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction Summit Elementary School’s design process began with charettes involving teachers, principals, school district representatives, parents, community members and children who created word and image collages that expressed their visions for the new school. Requests included everything from flexible learning environments to ketchup volcanoes. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges School design evolved from a narrative that would allow the building to embody the school’s educational philosophy, which emphasizes integrated, hands-on and real-world learning. The theme of convergence—inspired by Casper, Wyo.’s history as a place where trails intersected during
Norris ViaductSubmitted by the City of Cheyenne One dominating feature of Cheyenne is Union Pacific Railroad’s busy Overland Route mainline and its associated rail yard. With a frequency approaching 80 trains per day, it is a significant barrier to transportation within the city. Consequently, the city and Union Pacific have been working together since the 1880s on grade-separated crossings. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges The original Norris Viaduct was constructed in 1952 on what was then the east edge of town. For many years, this two-lane steel and concrete structure was part of the main east-west truck route
Multi-Agency State Government Office BuildingSubmitted by Jacobsen Construction and VCBO Architecture The 252,000-sq-ft Multi-Agency State Government Office Building is the new home of the Dept. of Human Services and the Dept. of Environmental Quality. Each department has its own four-story wing, with a shared public entrance and common gathering area between them. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges The original conception for the building was one long, rectangular box, but the design-build team quickly concluded that this would be inefficient. From both a sustainability and a daylighting standpoint, it would also be cumbersome to traverse. The new design turned
Architectural Nexus’ new 30,000-sq-ft Salt Lake City Design Center, an adaptive reuse of a 50-year-old structure, is rated Platinum under LEED New Construction standards.
Pearl at JacksonSubmitted by Plan One/Architects Pearl at Jackson is a three-story, mixed-use building with nonresidential flex space on the ground floor and condominiums, including affordable housing units, on the second and third floors, with below-grade parking. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges When designing the building, the architect and developer envisioned a cutting-edge building that would enable tenants to live in a prime urban location with mountain views and an environmentally friendly design. However, in fall 2008, an economic downturn resulted in a major shift in Jackson Hole’s local real estate landscape. Before the downturn, plans for the
Pinedale Elementary SchoolSubmitted by Layton Construction Co. Inc. The new 82,000-sq-ft Pinedale Elementary School was built to represent the town of Pinedale, Wyo. The town is situated at an elevation of 7,200 ft, next to the Wind River Mountain Range, and has a seven-month winter season with an average temperature of 44 degrees, leading to obvious construction challenges. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges In order to avoid unbearable winter conditions, the Layton team had to complete the design and immediately begin construction to enclose the entire structure by the end of October 2009. Themes of streams, meadows and
Pioneer Crossing Design-Build Submitted by Kiewit/Clyde JV Pioneer Crossing is a design-build project that included six miles of new east-west connector from American Fork Main Street through Lehi to Redwood Road in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges Project elements included improvements at the Interstate 15 American Fork interchange, and a new 60-in. waterline for the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. Components included a 5- to 7-lane urban arterial with PCCP pavement, new bridges over the Jordan River and UPRR, new concrete box culverts at Dry Creek and Lehi Trail crossing, noise walls, retaining walls, aesthetics/landscaping,
Construction is complete on a new 33,000-sq-ft career center in Salt Lake City for plumbers, pipefitters, welders and HVAC&R technicians run by the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association and United Association Local 140. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The Utah Career Center, which replaces an existing career center, is expected to achieve LEED-Gold certification and will train and recertify more than 1,000 tradesmen annually. UMCA and UA’s apprenticeship programs require over 1,350 hours of training—far exceeding most educational trade program requirements. Apprentices who complete their education to become UA journeymen also receive associate’s degrees in applied science from Salt Lake