The $12.4 million K-6 school will have room for 950 students. The 80,000-square-foot building will include a gym/multipurpose room, media center, classrooms and office space. The new elementary school is being built between Chandler Heights and Riggs roads and Gilbert and Lindsay roads in the T.W. Lewis master-planned community, Valencia.  

The school will contain energy-saving features including:  an air-cooled central plant; an Energy Management System that allows HVAC and lighting to be controlled remotely via the Internet; sky lighting in hallways to eliminate use of lights; and ground and polished concrete floors in hallways and bathrooms, which is easier and less expensive to maintain.

The school is being named after longtime educators John and Carol Carlson, who have held various roles within the district since 1974. Carol has taught K-2^nd grade and in the early childhood education program, and John is currently the athletic director for the district and plans to retire at the end of the year.

The school will offer both the Chandler Traditional Academies (CTA) education model as well as “classic” education, so parents will have a choice on the type of instruction their child will receive.

“We are working hard to establish a neighborhood school that delivers strong instruction aligned to the Arizona standards and offers a wide variety of extra-curricular opportunities for our students,” said Leo Schleuter, who will serve as principal of the new school next year. “Carlson Elementary will provide options for parents with respect to students’ instructional needs and foster parent and community involvement through partnerships with all school stakeholders.”

The Chandler Unified School District used Qualified School Construction Bonds to fund the construction of Carlson Elementary School. These bonds, which include a federal interest cost subsidy, were issued as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This federal program, which was designed to aid school districts and provide economic stimulus during the recession, enabled the District to save an estimated $7.25 million in interest cost over traditional bond financing. These interest cost savings accrue to District taxpayers over the life of the program.

The school will be completed in May 2012 in time for the new school year to start in July.

HDA Architects Inc. is the architect on the project and major subcontractors include Midstate Mechanical, Suntec Concrete Inc. and Hawkeye Electric.

About McCarthy
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been building in the education market for more than 50 years. Committed to the construction of high-performance buildings, the company has managed construction or built hundreds of schools in virtually every K–12 school district in Arizona as well as 200 higher-education projects on more than 50 college campuses. The McCarthy Southwest Division is based in Tempe, Ariz. McCarthy also has offices in Newport Beach, San Diego, Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif.; Las Vegas; Albuquerque; Dallas and Houston; St. Louis and Atlanta. McCarthy is 100 percent employee-owned. More information about the company is available at http://www.mccarthy.com/.

“McCarthy is honored to do our part to serve the soldiers who serve our country both at home and abroad,” said Tim York, project director for McCarthy. “Right now, soldiers and their families must go to more than 20 buildings located throughout the base for medical care. This new facility will provide a more efficient, effective way for them to receive medical care at a single location.”

The contract and construction is being overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.

Services offered at the new Winn Army Community Hospital will include physical and occupational therapies, orthopedics, podiatry, social services and behavioral health.  Soldiers stationed at Fort Stewart include the Third Infantry Division, which is continually training for and deploying for combat.

“At the time this hospital opened, it was state of the art,” said Col. Ronald Place, commander of Winn Army Community Hospital. “As we’ve grown and technology has advanced, a new solution was necessary. This expansion and renovation will enable our soldiers and their families to continue to receive a quality healthcare experience for years to come.”

The project architect is Leo A Daly. Completion of the expansion and renovation is scheduled for September 2013.

About McCarthy 
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (http://www.mccarthy.com/) is one of the nation’s leading federal builders. Committed to the construction of high performance buildings, McCarthy provides general contracting, construction management, program management and design/build services for healthcare, educational, parking structure, entertainment, retail, laboratory, biotechnical, microelectronic, and industrial facilities; office buildings; tenant interiors; ports; bridges and highways. In addition to Atlanta, McCarthy has offices in Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Houston, Dallas and St. Louis. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned.

“One of Soka University’s guiding principals is to foster leaders for the creative coexistence of nature and humanity, and the Soka Performing Arts Center project demonstrates this socially responsible ideal to our students,” said Arch Asawa, Soka University’s Vice President for Finance and Administration and CFO. “We deeply appreciate the project team for helping us meet our objective to create a world-class LEED Gold Certified facility.”

McCarthy served as general contractor and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca was the architect for the $73 million project, which included construction of a three-level, 47,836-square-foot Soka Performing Arts Center housing a reception lobby, various support spaces and a 1,000-seat auditorium. McCarthy also built a 48,974-square-footAcademicBuildingwhich is located next to and provides support for the Soka Performing Arts Center. The new four-level academic building houses 11 classrooms, 29 faculty offices, a 150-seat black box theater, four dressing rooms, a rehearsal/dance studio, musician warm-up spaces and other support areas.

To successfully address the LEED aspects of the project, the design and construction team employed 15 LEED accredited professionals, and McCarthy used sustainable construction methods throughout the project. These included: recycling approximately 75 percent of construction waste; maintaining proper indoor air quality; utilizing local labor and ensuring that the subcontractors install the specified “green” materials.

Likewise, the design of these structures incorporates numerous sustainable and energy efficiency solutions. TheSokaPerformingArtsCenterand theAcademicBuildingboth have a green roof and solar panels. The green roof holds three to four inches of soil filled with succulent plants providing sound insulation as well as insulation for heating and cooling. It also absorbs rain water to filter it before it goes into theWoodCanyonwatershed, and it converts carbon dioxide to oxygen. Additionally, a bioswale was built to help manage storm water runoff. 

In order to create a space large enough for the green roof with a combination of vegetation and photovoltaic panels arrays as part of the sunshades, the project’s electrical contractor utilized design/build delivery to meet the project’s complex electrical needs. BIM 3D modeling was implemented to successfully coordinate paths and spacing requirements and to improved collaboration with all of the MEP trades. Furthermore, energy modeling simulations were performed, which showed an overall energy cost savings of about 25% over the baseline. To that end, the 140 kW photovoltaic system generates an estimated 15% of the energy needed.

Further energy efficiency solutions included operable windows for climate control in the academic building as well as sensor-controlled lights that turn themselves off in unused rooms. Automatic daylight responsive dimmable lighting controls were installed in all classrooms and both black-box and the Center’s lobbies. A displacement ventilation system was utilized to supply cooler air near the floor, pushing warmer air away from occupants in academic and performance hall spaces.

The Soka Performing Arts Center’s exterior features a glass sunshade structure with 570 panes of laminated safety glass to permit visibility, yet diffuse light and reduce solar heat-gain in the large, all glass lobby. The performance hall also features adjustable floor diffusers below most seats, allowing audience members to adjust airflow. Water-saving features employed include low-flow water fixtures and high-efficiency instantaneous gas water heaters.

Other project team members included Program Manager R.W. Buck and Associates of Rancho Santa Margarita; JAMA of Los Angeles, structural engineer; RBF of Irvine, civil engineer; Syska of Los Angeles, electrical and mechanical engineer; and SWA of Laguna Beach, landscape architect.

“TheSokaUniversityproject team was focused on sustainability from day one and worked hard to make this goal a reality,” explained McCarthy Executive Vice President Mark Mardock. “McCarthy continues to position ourselves as a leader in green construction, and this project is an outstanding example. With this latest certification, McCarthy now has 10 LEED Gold projects on our resume, with more than 20 in the works. In total, McCarthy has completed or underway more than $7 billion in sustainable projects overall.”

About McCarthy
McCarthy is one of America’s oldest and largest privately held commercial construction companies. More than a decade ago, McCarthy formalized a national in-house green knowledge network to capture and build upon the best green practices across the country. Today, the McCarthy Green Team is comprised of approximately 400 USGBC LEED Accredited Professionals (ranking the company in the top 10 for LEED AP’s by Building Design and Construction and among the nation’s Top 20 Green Construction Companies in America by Engineering News-Record). McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information is available online at http://www.mccarthy.com/.

“MAXLAB is the next step in our commitment to building energy efficiency research,” said Jimmy Stone, ORNL’s director of facilities and operations. “Updated facilities will enable us to stay in the forefront of our field, and we have the team in place to do this effectively.”

Construction of the new MAXLAB facility is supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and is scheduled for a November 2012 completion. McCarthy is serving as construction manager-at-risk for the project along with a separate utilities upgrade project to provide mechanical and electrical services for the new lab.

“We are extremely pleased to be continuing our relationship with ORNL on the MAXLAB project and the concurrent 3000 Area Utilities project, which supports the new lab,” said McCarthy Project Director Larry VanHouten. “The purpose of this particular project certainly resonates with our builders as we are continually searching for ways to improve our processes and materials to produce better results for our clients. The research conducted in this facility will be very important to our company and the entire building industry moving forward, and we are excited to be a part of it.”

MAXLAB will be located at the corner of Bethel Valley Road and 5^th Street, east of the Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC) whose staff will utilize the new facilities. The lab will house high bay facilities with an overhead crane for envelope system research, low bay facilities for HVAC system research, a data center and offices. The project is targeting a LEED^® Gold certification through the United States Green Building Council.

VanHouten continued, “We recently completed the Chemical and Materials Sciences Building on the ORNL campus. Since the MAXLAB is located only a block away from this previous project, we have been able to leverage this successful experience and local knowledge to streamline and enhance communication and collaboration, improving efficiencies for the whole team. Our continued focus on schedule, quality and safety on the MAXLAB project will allow McCarthy and ORNL to achieve the mutual goal of producing an exceptional research facility.”

Included with the lab facility will be two light commercial building “flexible research platforms.” These platforms allow for a fairly simple means to change just about anything about the “test buildings” to facilitate the study of building energy efficiency concepts. One research platform will be a 1,600-square-foot footprint, 3,200-square-foot, two-story facility with a low-sloped roof. The second research platform will be a 2,400-square-foot, one-story building with a sloped roof. The two research platforms will have data connections back to the data center within the main MAXLAB research building and sit on insulated concrete foundations that include in-slab heating/cooling loops, which will enable research equipment to control the temperature of the working fluid circulating in the loops in order to eliminate heat transfer between the ground and the test buildings during experiments.

Finalization of concept design, design and construction documents and construction administration are provided by Cannon Design of St. Louis. Other contributors to the project design include civil engineer Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates, Inc. and landscape architect Hedstrom Design, both of Knoxville, Tenn. McCarthy is utilizing local tradespeople for construction and is self-performing the concrete foundation and general works scope.

About Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) (www.ornl.gov) is the Department of Energy’s (DOE) (www.energy.gov) largest science and energy laboratory. Managed since April 2000 by a partnership of the University of Tennessee and Battelle, ORNL has a staff of more than 4,400 and annual funding exceeds $1.4 billion. The laboratory is home to the Spallation Neutron Source, the world’s most powerful neutron source for materials research; and Jaguar, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. ORNL supports the DOE’s mission with expertise in six major scientific areas: neutron science, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology, materials science at the nanoscale, and national security. 

About McCarthy
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com) is one of the nation’s oldest and largest commercial construction companies. Founded in 1864, the firm has been building in the science and technology market for more than 50 years. The company is working on government projects totaling $2.4 billion nationwide. Headquartered in St. Louis, McCarthy also has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, San Diego, Newport Beach, San Francisco and Sacramento. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned.

 FEATURE ARTICLES in this edition include:

Preconstruction in Today’s Collaborative Environment
by Paul Kinsley, McCarthy Vice President, Estimating

Today, a new era of collaboration among owners, designers and builders is creating higher quality structures within budget and schedule constraints. Learn about how new advancements in technology have evolved preconstruction planning and are making a real impact on today’s projects.

Safety First: Are you overlooking the most important part of the builder selection process?
by Gary Amsinger, McCarthy Vice President, Safety

When you begin looking for a construction company for your next project, there’s a crucial qualification that can be overlooked: the company’s safety record. Here’s how it affects nearly every other aspect of a construction job and why you can’t afford to take safety for granted.

Does Your Facility Have a Boiler? Then the EPA’s New Industrial Boiler MACT Rule May Impact You
by Ryan G. Miner, Director of Business Development, MC Industrial and Don Wolf, PE, Principal, Burns & McDonnell

Owners of institutional or industrial boilers will soon be required to comply with new, stricter U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air emissions requirements. To determine if these requirements apply to your facility and what steps you need to take to ensure compliance, read on.

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San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) officials, Miramar College faculty, and project team members celebrated the completion of the project today with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by guided tours of the new facilities. Program speakers included Charlie Hogquist, police chief, San Diego Community College District; Patricia Hsieh, Ed.D., president, San Diego Miramar College; Rich Grosch, president, SDCCD Board of Trustees; and Michael Bulander, LEED AP.

The police substation portion of the project is on track to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It will be the first higher education institution in San Diego County to achieve such LEED status. The police substation is one of 10 LEED certified projects built or planned at Miramar College and among 30 across the SDCCD.

The $17.9 million project is part of the District’s $1.555 billion Propositions S and N construction program, which is providing for new instructional and career training facilities, major renovations, campus-wide infrastructure projects, and parking and public safety enhancements at City, Mesa and Miramar colleges, plus six Continuing Education campuses.

“The McCarthy team succeeded in completing this cost-effective, aesthetically pleasing, highly efficient parking structure ahead of schedule, while incorporating innovative design elements to pursue LEED Platinum Certification of the adjacent police substation,” said David Umstot, vice chancellor of facilities management for the District. “Both serve to set new standards for performance and sustainability of educational facilities in southern California.”

The San Diego Community College District had previously tapped McCarthy to build its new $28.9 million, 50,000-square-foot Allied Health Education and Training Facility at San Diego Mesa College in the Clairemont area of San Diego. Also funded by the Propositions S and N construction bond program, the Allied Health building successfully achieved LEED Gold Certification last year.

The four-story, above-grade Miramar College parking structure is constructed with poured-in-place, reinforced concrete. The scope of work for McCarthy included all related site work, including installation of drought-tolerant landscaping and high-efficiency irrigation systems that use reclaimed water.

The adjacent single-story police substation will provide a central hub for campus safety and security, wayfinding and parking permitting. The facility encompasses a reception area, conference room, office areas, and a secure suspect processing area. These spaces are organized along the building’s perimeter to provide a welcoming, well-lit area that maximizes natural daylight. The terra cotta façade helps tie the new facility to the look and feel of the existing buildings on campus.

Key to its sustainable design is a green roof grid system, which covers the majority of the roof deck. The grid system uses modular panels for ease of installation, roof access and maintenance. A green screen, designed to achieve the look of a vertical garden, covers the west elevation of the parking structure. The vegetation used will contribute to a microclimate that is central to the facility’s passive thermal and natural ventilation design.

The xeriscape plants incorporated into the roof system significantly reduced the need for stormwater infrastructure conveyance and retention systems. They also will help remove impurities from storm-water runoff, while reducing maintenance costs for filtration systems.

Additionally, the green roof and wall systems will help reduce the heat island effect and complement the benefits of the pervious pavement used in the parking area. The green screen on the west elevation of the parking structure will further contribute to lower ambient heat gain, both within the police substation and the new parking structure.

The tower element serves as a solar chimney – a passive solar strategy used to create a flow of natural ventilation. The top of the tower will heat up, and louvers will provide for air exhaust at the high point. Inside the building, exposed concrete walls and ceiling will create a thermal mass that can store heat during the day, and release it during the night to keep the building comfortable during operating hours. 

An array of other sustainable design features factor into the building’s LEED Platinum level of sustainable design, including the terra cotta rain screens that create a vented facade and increase building envelope energy efficiency; curtain walls that have horizontal exterior siding on the south, vertical fins on the east, and a large glazed area facing north; operable windows that provide natural ventilation; Solatube skylights that capture natural light and enhance occupants’ work conditions; use of reclaimed water for flushing toilets; and suspended ceiling “clouds” that enhance acoustical performance while serving as reflectors for daylight.

Still more green features include “cradle to cradle” certified finish materials, renewable and recycled flooring, and low-emitting casework materials.  The reception area of the police substation showcases a recessed, interactive flat screen panel that informs visitors of the building’s sustainable features, and reinforces Miramar College’s sustainability goals.

Working collaboratively with the District and the Campus Police Department was paramount to the success of the project, explained McCarthy Project Director Bob Betz.

“Numerous coordination meetings were held throughout the design phase of the project to ensure that the requirements of the District and the users were integrated into the design, all while retaining the sustainable features needed to achieve LEED Platinum Certification,” said Betz. “The McCarthy team is very proud to have completed the parking structure and the police station ahead of schedule, and to have played a role in the design and construction of one of the most sustainable projects on any of SDCCD’s campuses.”

One of the District’s early design-build projects, Harley Ellis Devereaux, served as the architect for the police substation, and International Parking Design provided architectural services on the parking structure component. Jessen Wright Structural Engineers was the structural engineer; Randall Lamb Associates, electrical engineer; SC Engineers, mechanical engineer; and Burkett & Wong Engineers, civil engineer.  Schmidt Design Group served as the landscape architect. 

Gafcon, Inc. serves as the program manager for the Propositions S and N construction bond program.

About McCarthy

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest commercial construction companies and the largest educational facilities builder in California. The firm has been building in the education market for the last 50 years. In addition to San Diego, McCarthy has offices in Newport Beach, Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; St. Louis; Dallas; Houston; and Atlanta. McCarthy is 100 percent employee-owned. More information about the company is available online at http://www.mccarthy.com/.

McCarthy’s portion of the project includes construction of the performance stage, Thomas Phifer-designed restaurant, Great Lawn area, dog park, children’s park, botanical gardens, Red Oak allees, Olive Plaza, water features and multiple green areas with open space for visitors.

A leading sustainable builder, McCarthy is dedicated to setting new standards in sustainable construction and will continue its focus on building responsibly throughout the duration of The Park project. The Park will incorporate green technology including a high-efficiency, below-surface water irrigation system that will save nearly 400,000 gallons of water each year, a geothermal heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the park’s restaurant and many solar-powered lights and trash compactors along pathways.

“The Park is an exciting opportunity to connect Uptown, Downtown and the Dallas Arts District, providing a central gathering space for Dallas,” said McCarthy Texas Division President Mike McWay. “McCarthy is proud to have a role in constructing The Park as Dallas continues to evolve, adapting to the way its residents and visitors are using urban spaces.”

“With less than a year until the Park opens, Dallasites will be eager to watch the McCarthy team add trees, landscaping and amenities to the deck structure,” said Linda Owen, president and CEO of the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. “As we watch the transformation of a freeway into beautiful green space, we can all begin to imagine how we will spend time in The Park in 2012.”

McCarthy has worked on numerous other projects in the Arts District area, including the award-winning AT&T Performing Arts Center (AT&T PAC) Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre that was completed in 2009 and the Dallas City Performance Hall that is scheduled for completion in 2012.

The Park, expected to complete in late 2012, is funded through a public, private partnership, including more than $37 million in private donations, $20 million in bond funds from the City of Dallas, $20 million in highway funds from the state and federal government through the Texas Department of Transportation and $16.7 million in federal stimulus funds. The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation will continue its capital campaign and privately manage, operate and program the park.

About McCarthy
McCarthy is the one of the nation’s oldest and largest commercial building companies.  An employee-owned firm, McCarthy offers general contracting, construction management and design-build services for the following project types: healthcare, education, entertainment, parking structures, office buildings, bridges and highways, laboratory, biotechnology, retail, microelectronic, and industrial facilities, tenant interiors and mixed-use. In addition to Dallas, McCarthy has offices in Houston; Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego and Newport Beach, Calif.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; St. Louis and Atlanta.  For more information please visit www.mccarthy.com.

The expansion, which began construction only 18 months ago, adds 215 new luxury hotel rooms, along with a conference center that can accommodate up to 2,000 people. The addition also brings a new fine-dining steakhouse that can accommodate up to 100, an international buffet with seating up to 250, an elaborate lobby lounge and bar, a full spa and outdoor pool with sundeck, exercise facilities, a warehouse and a four-level covered parking structure for 1,100 vehicles.

The design and construction team, comprised of McCarthy, international architecture and engineering firm LEO A DALY, and owner’s representative Innovation Project Development (IPD), partnered with the casino’s executive management team and Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council members to create an amenity-rich, Four-Diamond property that creates a destination center for tourists, corporate meetings and conventions, and Tucson-area residents.

“McCarthy and LEO A DALY were selected as our builder and architect because of their long-time partnership with the tribe, their high quality of work while sticking to a budget, and their dedication toward tribal employment,” said Sol Casinos CEO Wendell Long. “We already have the most beautiful casino in Arizona, and with this expansion, our design and construction team have helped us to further enhance our property and bring a new level of service to our guests.”

“The tribe has gone to the next level to create an elegant resort and memorable experiences for visitors,” said Ronn Lansky, associate and executive director for LEO A DALY’s Phoenix office.

The resort’s most prominent design feature, an illuminated copper dome topping the 10-story hotel, serves as a beacon for guests and exemplifies the Tuscan theme found throughout the casino and the resort addition. The dome, built out of perforated copper and housing color-changing LED lights, measures 26 feet in diameter and 26 feet tall and weighs 11,000 pounds. A major construction milestone was celebrated on Feb. 9, 2011, when McCarthy hoisted the massive dome into place atop the hotel, marking the topping-off of the project. 

“The design bar has been raised beyond the existing casino, providing new amenities including fine dining, upscale bar and lounge areas, and refined meeting, convention and events spaces,” said Patricia Miller, vice president, managing principal of the Dallas office and corporate director of hospitality for LEO A DALY.

During the 18-month construction schedule, McCarthy worked quickly and efficiently to meet all major deadlines, ultimately delivering the completed hotel guest rooms more than one month early thanks to the firm’s innovative scheduling process. In early October, McCarthy delivered on-time the certificate of occupancy to Casino Del Sol. This expansion project added 500 construction jobs and 300 permanent jobs to the local economy.

The resort incorporated sustainability principles throughout its design and construction, earning it inclusion in the Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association’s Certified Green Lodging Program. Tribal leaders also are participating in a Sustainability Education Empowerment Development (SEED) Initiative that will implement standards to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and decrease pollution.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe hosted several grand opening events this month, including a dedication ceremony, private access for VIP players, and live musical entertainment. Highlights include:

• Nov. 4-7: Soft opening of hotel rooms, PY Steakhouse, Prema lobby bar and Hiapsi spa
• Nov. 9: Media Night
• Nov. 11: First guest check-in at 11:11 a.m.; afternoon reception at Prema bar and lounge; ribbon-cutting at 5 p.m. and fireworks display at 6 p.m. at Pool Deck; Pepe Aguilar, Alejandro Guzman and Intocable concert at 7:30 p.m. at AVA Amphitheater; Tejano All Stars free concert at 10:30 p.m. at the event center
• Nov. 12: Tim McGraw at 7:30 p.m. at AVA Amphitheater; Cheap Trick free concert at 10:30 p.m. at the event center

“We were privileged to work with the tribe and hotel management team on another Casino Del Sol expansion, and it’s a thrill to celebrate its opening with the community,” said Dennis Tucker, executive vice president for McCarthy’s Southwest business services. “The team’s clear vision for the new hotel and conference center provided great direction for us to efficiently construct this major addition, on a property that is already known as a jewel of Tucson.”

About McCarthy
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is the one of the nation oldest and largest commercial building companies and Arizona’s 3rd largest commercial builder (Phoenix Business Journal, December 2010). Committed to the construction of high-performance buildings, the company provides general contracting, construction management, program management and design/build services for healthcare, education and water/wastewater facilities, in addition to office buildings, mixed-use projects, entertainment/retail venues, government buildings and parking structures. The McCarthy Southwest Division is based in Tempe, Ariz. McCarthy also has offices in Albuquerque; Newport Beach, San Diego, Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif.; Las Vegas; Dallas and Houston; St. Louis and Atlanta.  Repeatedly named a “Best Places to Work”, McCarthy is 100 percent employee-owned. More information about the company is available at www.mccarthy.com.

 The Replacement Hospital at Camp Pendleton Project construction team has worked more than 250,000 man-hours over the past 14 months, with zero lost-time incidents. The project is currently one month ahead of schedule.

When complete in 2014, the new multi-level hospital will encompass inpatient medical facilities with 54 patient rooms accommodating up to 60 beds, ancillary departments, emergency care, primary care, specialty care clinics, and support spaces and facilities for non-ambulatory patients who require stays in excess of 24 hours.

The scope of construction work includes a central utilities plant; a 1,500-space, multi-level parking structure; surface parking; and site development. Clark/McCarthy’s contract also encompasses a planned modification to furnish and install the furniture, fixtures, and equipment necessary to support the facility’s function and enhance turnover of the hospital. The project team anticipates earning LEED Gold certification.

Through October 2011, more than $223 million in contracts (77% of all contract awards) have been awarded to small business enterprises. Service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses have been awarded more than $157 million in contracts on the project. The team is exceeding the Navy’s original small business participation goals (45%) by more than $100 million.

Navy Medicine West is the sponsor of the hospital representing the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and NAVFAC Southwest is managing the project. Since April 2009, NAVFAC Southwest has awarded 107 ARRA projects with a total value of $814 million. The Naval Hospital Replacement Project at Camp Pendleton is the largest ARRA project awarded by the Department of Navy.

HKS Architects, Inc., Los Angeles, is the project architect. Additional project partners include KPFF Consulting Engineers, San Diego, structural engineer; TMAD Taylor and Gaines, San Diego, mechanical engineer; exp., San Diego, electrical engineer; Flores Lund Consultants, San Diego, civil engineer; and The EcoLogic Studio, San Diego, sustainability consultant.

Project subcontractors include F J Willert, San Diego, earthwork; CMC Rebar, San Diego, reinforcing steel; Bomel Construction, San Diego, concrete; Comm Steel, Cleveland, steel erection; Schuff Steel Company, San Diego, structural steel; Anning-Johnson, City of Industry, metal deck; International Iron, San Diego, stairs; Monaco Mechanical, Los Angeles, mechanical; RPM, San Diego, mechanical; Bergelectric, San Diego, electrical; and G&C, Los Angeles, electrical equipment.

Clark/McCarthy is a joint venture of Clark Construction Group – California, LP, and McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

About McCarthy
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest commercial construction companies and has been ranked among the top five national healthcare builders by Modern Healthcare since the magazine began its annual ranking more than 30 years ago. In addition to San Diego, McCarthy has offices in Newport Beach, Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; Dallas; Houston; St. Louis; and Atlanta. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about the company is available online at http://www.mccarthy.com/.

An integral part of the St. Jude Medical Center’s multi-phased Master Plan, the $285.4 million project includes construction of a 200,000-square-foot, 4-story acute care building with a connecting bridge to level four of the existing hospital building and a 14,000-square-foot central utility plant. Along with architect International Parking Design of Irvine, Calif., McCarthy is also adding 215 parking spaces to an existing 455-car parking structure that the firm built in 2004.

Prior to construction of the new tower, McCarthy performed seven months of major utility work and is demolishing an existing medical records building and parking garage. New surface parking and street improvements including redevelop­ment of a cul-de-sac, addition of right-turn lane, street widening and extension of a center median are also being conducted.

According to McCarthy Project Manger Todd Foos, one of the biggest challenges on the project thus far has been relocating all of the hospital’s utility services prior to the demolition of the existing parking structure and construction of the new tower.

“We worked closely with the hospital to devise a plan that enabled us to complete this sensitive infrastructure work while mitigating disruption to the existing hospital,” explained Foos. “Additional challenges will be maintaining access to the existing hospital’s loading dock. In order to meet this requirement, we will be constructing a temporary road through the foundation of the new building which will be in place until February or March 2012.” 

Featuring sophisticated technologies and innovations in patient-centered care, the new 120-bed patient tower will house: private and semi/private rooms with flat-screen TVs and comfortable daybeds for family members; computers in every patient room permitting physicians and nurses to review and update medical records without leaving the patient’s bedside; 14 operating rooms with state-of-the-art “smart” surgical suites and the newest improvements in minimally invasive and robotic surgeries; and advanced information systems allowing immediate clinician collaboration. The tower will also include a spacious cafeteria, materials management, pharmacy and areas for support staff.

In order to meet strictCaliforniaseismic regulations in compliance with Senate Bill 1953, the tower is being built with a lateral force resisting system consisting of buckling restrained braced frames (BRBF) with moment resisting beam to column connections. Additionally a lateral foundation system is being built with continuous anchor caps in conjunction with tie-down anchors.

The story of theNorthwestToweris one of both timeless design and economic feasibility. The modern design of the tower was developed within a Project Design Charter, which was created to guide design decisions toward a simple functionality that appropriately meets future needs and provides the latest technology for staff and patient care, at a scale and sophistication befitting a major, contemporary, urban medical center.

TheNorthwestTowerdisplays design function, as well as incorporates evidence-based strategies for patient services to reduce stress, length of stay, and enhance communication between caregivers and patients. “These strategies not only provide an optimal care environment for healing, but also supportSt. Joseph’s commitment to patient dignity, the human spirit, and creating healthy communities,” saidTAYLOR’s principal-in-charge Neal Rinella.

In keeping with the social sustainability goals of the project, the new tower incorporates many environmentally sustainable features such as an energy efficient building envelope, which incorporates high performance window glazing, sunshading and well-insulated walls and roof. Mechanical systems also improve energy efficiency by utilizing a 100% outside air system with heat recovery that yields superior indoor air quality and infection control.

“Building a state-of-the-art hospital with complex mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems requires the utilization of latest advancements in design and construction technology as well as an experienced and collaborative team,” said McCarthy Project Director Patrick Peterson.

“To meet the challenges of this complex project on an operational medical campus, we are utilizing a combination of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and design/build methods to collaboratively harness the talents and insights of all team members and to optimize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication and construction,” explained Peterson.

TAYLOR, McCarthy and key subcontractor partners are using the following Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools for design and coordination: Revit Architecture, Revit Structures, Revit MEP, AutoCAD MEP 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, CADmech, CADpipe, NavisWorks and Google Sketch-up.

“Utilizing these combined BIM applications with an integrated team delivery approach not only will help to identify challenges before they become on-site problems, but it also provides a greater benefit by allowing the entire design and construction team to create and work from a seamless model throughout all stages of the project,” said McCarthy Project Manager Todd Foos. As a result of this collaborative effort, the team has lowered the original target budget by approximately $14.5 million.

“St. Joseph Health System has determined that the best way to understand, evaluate and make decisions at each critical point of the project during design, is through the use of BIM tools. This has streamlined the decision-making process and given us the opportunity to quickly evaluate and analyze “What if” scenarios. The BIM tools are a benefit to all stakeholders on the project team,” explained Jim Bostic, AVP Construction Division, at St Joseph Health System inSouthern California.

The St. Jude Northwest Tower project is scheduled to complete in Summer 2014 and open in Fall 2014.

About McCarthy
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been ranked among the top five national healthcare builders by Modern Healthcare since the magazine began its annual ranking more than 30 years ago. As the largest American-based healthcare builder in the country, the firm has offices in Newport Beach, San Diego, Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; Dallas; Houston; St. Louis and Atlanta. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about the company is available online at www.mccarthy.com.