Posts for Archives: Project

Photo Credit: Chipper Hatter The Santa Monica City Yards project transformed an outdated, inefficient and unsafe facility into a functional, sustainable and human-focused campus. It was facilitated by Progressive Design-Build (PDB) project delivery, optimizing the collaboration between Owner, architect and builder. The team overcame the challenges of planning around and building over a structurally unstable […]

Photo Credit: NREL and Mortenson The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a US Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory with the goal of creating a vision of a clean energy future. Design-build is second nature to NREL as it has a 15-year history using Firm Fixed Price Performance-Based Design-Build as a preferred project delivery methodology. […]

Photo Credit: Rick Sommerfeld The Antarctic Ecosystems Research Division of NOAA Fisheries conducts scientific research on the population dynamics, behavior, diet and survival of Antarctic seabirds and pinnipeds on Livingston Island in Antarctica. After 20 years in the harsh Antarctic climate, their modest research facility fell into disrepair and required replacement. That’s where this team […]

Photo Credit: Bruce Damonte The University of California, Irvine’s new graduate student housing was designed to provide unique student-centered residences that addressed critical priorities for UCI’s graduate students, specifically affordability, community, inclusive design, sustainability and privacy. The Verano 8 Graduate Student Housing community adds 1,055 beds for UCI graduate students across five seven-story buildings. Verano […]

Photo Credit: Tom Holdsworth Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) was facing an $8 billion deferred maintenance budget shortfall and an urgent need for additional classroom space to accommodate more than 2,000 extra middle school students. To address this problem, the school system turned to design-build and public-private partnership financing to replace its aging, overcrowded […]

Photo Credit: Bill Timmerman The University of Arizona set out to create an iconic campus research center that would help attract students, faculty and grant revenue. In addition to serving as a powerful recruiting tool, the new facility would need to enable diverse and flexible research activities to promote the university’s reputation as a leading […]

Wake Tech Community College’s Central Energy Plant (CEP) Site Work and Infrastructure project sets a high standard for environmentally responsible campus development. Designed to showcase sustainable energy solutions, the 15,700-sq. ft. facility houses cutting-edge technologies and serves as a living classroom for students. The primary goal of the project was to create equitable access to […]

Photo Credit: Parrish Ruiz de Velasco One Platte is an innovative design with high-performance features, including its unique dual façades, with a sleek, polished west side facing I-25 and a pedestrian-friendly east side along Platte Street. The team was able to transform the last vacant site in Denver’s Central Platte Valley into a vibrant mixed-use […]

Photo Credit: SmithGroup / General Motors For this project, General Motors aimed to align its facility and campus design standards to the design of its future vehicles. For this project specifically, the key goals were to reduce delays and cost overruns, leverage expertise and innovation and simplify project management and contract administration. The GM Design […]

Photo Credit: J. Michael Worthington, Jr. The Queens Borough Hall Municipal Garage and Community Space project illustrates a carefully executed design-build approach to meet a community’s multifaceted needs. The project became an integral early works project as part of New York City’s Borough-Based Jails (BBJ) Program. The $80.5 million initiative was designed to replace an […]