Building Dialogue

JUNE 2015 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \

\ Boulder County: Inspired by Service \

PROJECT TEAM

OWNER:

Boulder County

ARCHITECT:

OZ Architecture

GENERAL CONTRACTOR:

Adolfson & Peterson

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

Structural Consultants

CIVIL ENGINEER:

JVA

MECHANICAL ENGINEER:

RMH Group Inc.

LANDSCAPE:

PCS Group Inc.

COMMISSIONING AGENT:

Energy Service Associates

ACOUSTICAL/AV:

K2 Audio

“You really have to incorporate a wide range of

sustainable strategies to achieve Platinum,” said

Jade Mercer, project manager for Adolfson & Peter-

son Construction. “Sustainability isn’t just a buzz-

word; it’s the way we like to build and I personally

am extremely proud to work on a LEED Platinum

building that is going to be such a valuable re-

source to people in need.” The building will in-

tegrate an array of cost-effective features, such as

a high-performance envelope, hydronic heating/

evaporative cooling, daylighting and interior glaz-

ing to increase light penetrations. Platinum, the

highest of four certification levels, requires proj-

ects to earn 80 of the possible 110 points in the U.S.

Green Building Council’s measurement of sus-

tainable performance for a new office building.

Though the full building isn’t scheduled to be

completely open until September, A&P was re-

cently challenged by the county to accommodate

unforeseen conditions.

“As a construction manager, our primary re-

sponsibility is to work with the owner and the de-

signer to solve problems, whatever they may be,”

observed Mercer. Currently, A&P and the coun-

ty are looking at possible schedule acceleration

strategies, including weekend work and enhanced

trade overlap coordination. This would allow the

A&P team to provide early access to floors one and

two in June to facilitate a smooth transition be-

tween old and new. After all, everyone needs a lit-

tle help sometimes.