IMC Construction recently completed their new headquarters to achieve LEED Gold Certification and to demonstrate IMC’s commitment to sustainable construction. The 25,000 square foot commercial space houses all of IMC’s production, estimating, finance, sales, marketing and executive personnel departments and features high-end finishes. Select LEED project features include: bicycle storage, locker rooms with showers, waterless urinals, low flow faucets and shower heads, motion detecting light switches and wood product complying with good forestry practices.
Lewis’ recent and current Amazon work totals 1.5 million square feet of headquarters offices. Projects include the twin-tower 810,000 square foot Troy Block buildout currently underway (while another Lewis team builds the buildings for a developer), a 263,000 square foot adaptive reuse at 1915 Terry. Smaller projects range from building conversions to ongoing “Day-2” upgrades of existing spaces. Additional work includes 362,000 square feet that comprises “Phase 1” of the current headquarters.
With the rapid growth of their business, Matrex Exhibits needed additional warehouse and office space plus a complete renovation of their existing office area. In order to maintain the budget and schedule, construction of the addition and the renovation had to occur simultaneously. The challenge was to provide a safe and non-disruptive work space for Matrex employees while maintaining the budget and schedule. The solution was to divide the space into three zones and install temporary electricity and HVAC as associates were moved form one zone to another. The project was completed in six months during which no employee missed a single day of work.
Unique features are abundant throughout this communications firm, located on the 32nd floor of the Equitable Building in downtown Atlanta. Mechoshades, zodiac counter tops, a custom reception bench made from poured glass terrazzo and hand inlays, 3-Form panel feature walls, frameless doors with wood jambs, Herculite glass doors, full glass office fronts and several sidelights adorn this space. Extremely high end finishes include Bamboo wood flooring and several various types of fabric wall coverings. The lighting package is a focal point for the entire projects and includes exotic sconces, pendants, down lights, track lighting and cove lighting to accentuate this exquisite new headquarters for McRae Communications.
Choate converted this existing office and warehouse space into a cutting-edge television studio for the nationally televised, “Good Eats” cooking show featuring Alton Brown. Features include an extensive production and test kitchen designed by Alton Brown, culinary instruction area for corporate or consumer events, editing suite, sound engineered partitions and doors, a set production shop, corporate offices, an exercise facility, and a walk-in freezer/cooler.
Choate Construction’s new home in Charlotte is the first privately owned Commercial Interiors LEED Certified project in Mecklenburg County and emphasizes Choate’s allegiance to sustainable building. This Gold Certified office utilizes low-flow plumbing fixtures, Energy Star equipment and appliances, materials made with high amounts of recycled content and manufactured within the region, and materials that emit small if any amounts of chemicals. 2008 Charlotte Business Journal Green Awards, Green Commercial New Construction Project of the Year 2008 Mecklenburg County Construction and Demolition Waste Reduction/Recycling and Green Building Practices Award
This new 335,000 sf, 17-story office building is being constructed near the Millennium Bridge in Lower Downtown Denver. The building includes an office tower, approximately 1,200 parking spaces, and 10,000 sf of ground floor retail. Currently under construction, this project has been pre-certified LEED Gold.
Krusinski Construction Company’s client, Moser Enterprise wanted to build a three-story office building that would house its new corporate offices. The building was to be constructed on an in-fill site surrounded by retail businesses and homes. In addition to the impact the daily construction activities would have on the nearby businesses and neighbors, Krusinski also faced the challenge of where to store materials. The new facility would occupy the entire site and left no room for stored materials. To address this issue, materials were stored off-site and trucked load-by-load to the site as needed. To maintain a good relationship with neighboring businesses and residents, a newsletter containing information about closures, safety issues and upcoming activities was created and hand delivered every month.
Testing at the project onset showed soil conditions that would not support the weight of the building. Key elements in meeting this challenge were an eight-month, fast-track schedule and a fixed budget. The solution that provided the necessary support for the facility yet met the time and budget constraints was the use of spread footing. This technique provided adequate support by distributing the structure’s weight over a larger area.
Ahold Information Services (AIS), located on a twenty-two acre site, consists of a four story, 135,000 SF Class A corporate office building, a 65,000 SF, single story data center, and a 15,000 SF “streetscape” spine that adjoins the two facilities and contains a fitness center and a full service cafeteria with both public and private dining.
Once awarded Ahold, Choate played a very active role in the completion of the project design and final budget as well as begin the fast track process by commencing with sitework. It was our goal to manage the design so completion of the documents meshed with the current status of the construction and not cause any delays in the procurement of materials. With this approach, the entire project team was made aware of the construction schedule on a weekly basis and when scopes of work were required to be released. This enabled the Architects and Engineers to continue their design while at the same time being aware of what our staff in the field was going to need at any given date.
Due to the complexity and detail of the project, extreme attention had to be taken to maintain the schedule, provide a quality finished project and assure that the construction site was a safe working environment. No OSHA citations were ever received. The data center, including dual 4000 amp primary service transformers, each equipped with a Trans Voltient Surge Suppresser (TVSS), dual 2500 KVA (2000 KW) emergency generators and dual battery backup (1500 KVA), Uninterrupted Power Sources (UPS), twenty-eight Power Distribution Units (PDU’s), twenty-five self-contained Computer Room Air Condition Units (CRAC’s), and much more, was successfully completed due to the awareness Choate pays its projects.