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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH BY ENNEAD ARCHITECTS AND GSBS ARCHITECTS
de zeen magazine
December 4, 2011



http://www.dezeen.com/2011/12/04/natural-history-museum-of-utah-by-ennead-architects-and-gsbs-architects/

TEN WAYS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT BY 50% IN NEW CONSTRUCTION
CURTIS CLARK, PE, LEED AP
DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES, GSBS ARCHITECTS

USGBC Utah Chapter
http://www.usgbc.org/

December 1, 2011

Presentation Overview

Curtis Clark will present a study that analyzed the incremental improvement to the Oregon Energy Codes for code adoption in 2010.  It compared the annual energy consumption of 8 building types based with 18 energy efficiency measures. The prototype buildings included large office, medium office with packaged rooftop equipment, a medium office with VAV system, small office, big box retail, strip mall retail, a K-12 school, and a warehouse.
The large office building analysis was ported for Salt Lake City and applied aggressive energy efficiency measures to achieve 50% savings over ASHRAE 90.1-2004. The energy efficiency measures include building envelope, lighting, mechanical, daylighting, orientation, evaporative cooling, radiant heating and cooling, regulated process loads, natural ventilation, and occupancy behavior modification. The last measure is the power generation from roof mounted photovoltaic array. Finally, a case study of the approach used for pursuing Net Zero with the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building will be presented.

About the Speaker:

Curtis James Clark

Director, Sustainability Services, GSBS Architects

Curtis Clark is a senior engineer with extensive experience in finding ways to improve the health and economic vitality of communities through the efficient design, construction and operation of buildings. He is a practitioner of energy modeling tools and green building rating systems. He is a pioneer of predictive energy models for Net-Zero buildings. 
Key Points:
·          A Brief on the Oregon Energy Code
·          Energy Conservation Strategies for Salt Lake City
·          Salt Lake Public Safety: Net Zero Case Study

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH TO REOPEN IN $103M GREEN-DESIGN SHOWPIECE

November 8, 2011

GSBS/Ennead designed Utah Museum of Natural History gets national attention. See link below.

http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/destinations/natural-history-museum-of-utah-to-reopen-in-103m-green-design-showpiece/

UTAH BUSINESS AWARDS

Heather Stewart, Di Lewis & Sarah Ryther Francom
November 8, 2011



GSBS received mention in Utah Business Magazine for contributions to
green architecture. Several clients of GSBS also received for work done in collaboration
with GSBS. They include Ogden Orthopeadic, SLCC and Jordan Valley Water Conservation District. See link below.

http://www.utahbusiness.com/issues/articles/11703/2011/11/green_business_awards

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IN UTAH, A NEW HOME FOR NATURAL HISTORY

Rachael Lee Harris
November 3, 2011



GSBS/Ennead designed Utah Museum of Natural History gets national attention. See link below.

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/in-utah-a-new-home-for-natural-history/

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BUILDING UTAH | UTAH FACILITIES
September, 2011

GSBS Architects received mention in two articles in "Building Utah | Utah Facilities"

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502nd AIR BASE WING HEADQUARTERS OPEN

Steve Elliot
August 18, 2011

Just 387 days after first breaking ground, the 502nd Air Base Wing Aug. 5 officially opened the doors of its new 25,000-square-foot headquarters building located within the Fort Sam Houston National Historic Landmark District.

“It's amazing what has happened in the last year since I helped turn that first shovel of earth,” said Dr. CEM Maxwell, deputy director, San Antonio Joint Program Office at Randolph Air Force Base. “Here in San Antonio, we have come to expect a pace of change that is just outstanding,”

Funded by the U.S. Air Force as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure law, the new two-story facility cost approximately $9.7 million and is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certified.

“This impressive building is actually on the site of the Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop, the place where people came to find valuable bargains,” Maxwell noted. “In the coming times of austere defense budgets, I hope the 502nd ABW headquarters will be-come the home of savings for Joint Base San Antonio.”

Construction on the build-ing was performed by LeeTex Construction LLC, in partnership with Hill & Wilkinson Ltd., with GSBS Architects out of Salt Lake City as part of the team supporting the prime contractor.

“For those who were here last year for the groundbreaking, I think you'll see that the finished project is everything you could have imagined and more,” said. Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, 502nd ABW commander. “It is LEEDS silver certified, which means it is designed and built with the highest standards for environmental and energy performance.

“This is just one step on our journey to make Joint Base San Antonio a model for energy performance throughout the Department of Defense.”

According to the LEEDS certification, 20 percent of the construction materials used contain recycled content and 76 percent of the materials were diverted from landfills and recycled.

“While we celebrate the new today with the opening of this building, we also cherish and respect the past,” Carter added. “We honor the rich traditions that are woven throughout historic installations like Fort Sam Houston, and Randolph and Lackland Air Force bases.”

“This building we are celebrating today, the people who serve in it, and the people we serve from it, embody all that is great about this country, as well as the men and women, both in and out of uniform, who volunteer to defend it each day,” the general said.

The 502nd Air Base Wing consists of three major support elements. The Air Force elements are the 802nd Mission Support Group at Lackland and the 902nd MSG at Randolph AFB, while the Fort Sam Houston has the 502nd MSG.

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WEST vALLEY CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT

August, 2011

While much of the nation suffers from a slow construction and real estate market, developers in West Valley City, a fast-growing suburb of 129,000 located just west of Salt Lake City, recently broke ground on a major transit-oriented development. When complete, Fairbourne Station will be a $500 million mixed use project that includes new civic, residential, and commercial uses.

The West Valley City Intermodal Center, around which Fairbourne Station is being built, is the terminus of a new four-station, five-mile spur off the TRAX light rail line. That line, which began construction in 2008, is in turn one of five major projects of the Utah Transportation Authority's Frontlines 2015 program, which will add 70 miles to the existing 64-mile rail network by 2015. The West Valley TRAX Line was expected to open in August. It will connect at the intermodal center to a UTA bus rapid transit line, which was launched in 2008 and is the first on the Wasatch Front.

[Fairbourne Station will include a city hall, library, and other civic uses, as well as a grand promenade and plaza with water features. The site has been a community gathering place for 150 years, ever since Joseph Fairbourne opened a weigh station for vendors en route to Salt Lake City markets]Construction at Fairbourne Station started in July with a $27 million hotel being built under a deal in which the city owns and finances the building and leases it back to the Hilton Corporation. The Redevelopment Authority of West Valley City, acting as master developer of the 40-acre, four-block site, will eventually construct 1,000 high-end urban residential units, 200,000 square feet of office space, and 200,000 square feet of retail space on a site that had a number of derelict commercial buildings. The site will include a new city hall, court building, public safety building, and county library, as well as a four-acre park.

Regional reach

Critical elements for Fairbourne Station were put in place more than a decade ago. A two-year regional planning effort conducted by Envision Utah resulted in a "quality growth" strategy marked by voluntary, locally implemented, market-based solutions to growth. In 2002, Envision Utah commissioned Calthorpe Associates to produce transit-oriented development guidelines for the Wasatch Front, which identified the center of West Valley City as a prime target for TOD. The transit agency agreed, and began planning for a light-rail extension into the city.
In 2004 city planning staff created the "city center zone" to allow for high-density, mixed uses that would support transit. At final build out, the city expects density of 64 units to the acre, well above the 25 to 30 units needed to support transit. That transit will provide service to more than two million people who live within 15 minutes of West Valley's city center.

"In a very methodical way we've planned for a development that will make a difference for our residents," says director of community and economic development Nicole Cottle, who has worked on the project for nearly 12 years.

In a region that is planning for an additional 1.4 million residents in the next 30 years, strong regional planning is essential, says Cottle. "We see growth as an opportunity rather than a challenge," she adds. "Because of our careful planning and the region's long-range general plan, we're uniquely situated."

— Chris Blanchard (from Planning Magazine (August/September 2011)

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STATEMENT FROM GSBS ARCHITECTS REGARDING UTAH COUNTY SECURITY CENTER

May 23, 2011

Since 1978, GSBS Architects has planned and designed more than 50 justice facilities for clients throughout Utah and the country. These are very complicated and complex projects, and GSBS Architects has been acknowledged for its excellence in design. 

GSBS Architects designed the original Utah County Security Center in Spanish Fork, Utah in 1992, and a subsequent addition in 2005.  A County Review Committee approved the plans and construction began in 2006. The building, completed on time and under budget, was occupied and operational in 2008.

Like all complex design and building projects, change orders occur throughout construction.  Change orders were approved by the County as the building progressed.  After the completion of construction some issues were brought forward by Utah County.

For the last two years, Utah County and GSBS Architects have had on-going discussions to resolve pending concerns.  The County initiated a complaint in late 2009 as part of that process, and discussions have continued.

It comes as a surprise to the firm this issue was reported in the press over the weekend because negotiations have been underway for some time.

GSBS Architects stands by its work and will continue to meet with representatives of Utah County to resolve all outstanding issues.

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COUNTY BREAKS GROUND ON JAIL

February 2011

by Sarah Miley

staff writer

Tooele County officials stuck golden shovels into the ground at the future site of the new county jail facility during a ceremonial groundbreaking in southern Tooele on Monday.

The new 72,000-square-foot Tooele County Detention Center, which will have 264 inmate beds, is scheduled for completion by the end of the year. The current jail has 104 beds.

“It’s a good day,” said Tooele County Sheriff Frank Park. “The time has come that we have to do it. But I wish we were building littler jails instead of bigger ones.”

Park has been pressing for the jail for several years and has been concerned about overcrowding at the current jail. 

“It’s a big step because of the monetary investment the county is taking to get this facility,” he said.

The property, located just south of Commander Boulevard and west of SR-36, had been owned by local developer Matthew Arbshay. In December, the county approved financing for the jail, issuing $25 million in Recovery Zone bonds and Build America bonds.

Denver-based World Links Group, a development and investment company, is developing the project. Tooele County Commission Chairwoman Colleen Johnson said World Links, of which Tooele native Leo Mantas is managing director, approached the county initially. Company officials have said they had not done another jail project before, though their team has experience with jails.

“World Links Group just brought in the proposal and had done a lot of the preliminary work and design, and done studies on how jails should be built and what configurations or what processes work to get it off the ground and get it running,” Johnson said.

Tooele County Auditor Mike Jensen said the county has paid WLG $25,000 for the jail study, though none of that has come out of the bond proceeds. Bountiful-based Sahara Construction, which has constructed more than a dozen correctional facilities in the region, is the designer and builder of the facility, while GSBS Architects of Salt Lake City is the project architect. 

Sarah Miley: swest@tooeletranscript.com