Sep 8 2010
Suffolk Construction Company was recently awarded construction of a sustainable environmental services laboratory for the South Florida Water Management District.
The project is valued at approximately $8 million and will be located at the District’s West Palm Beach Field Operations Center Complex in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The new two-story, 36,000 square-foot environmental services laboratory will be critical to the South Florida region because it will consolidate five ecological and water quality groups, all of which are associated with the management and protection of South Florida’s water resources.
The environmental services laboratory will be designed and constructed to be sustainable—the District is aiming to achieve LEED Silver certification for the facility, but could potentially achieve LEED Gold. The facility will be designed to incorporate photovoltaic and solar hot water technologies; rainwater collection to supplement irrigation and sanitary systems; high efficiency mechanical, electrical and lighting systems; and other sustainable building features. The facility will also be equipped to sustain high velocity winds and will consist of emergency backup systems capable of maintaining full operations for seven days in the event of a major power outage.
Completion of the environmental services laboratory project is scheduled for the end of 2011.
Founded in 1982, Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., is one of the leading privately held construction management firms in the country, with main offices in the northeast, mid-Atlantic, southeast and west coast regions of the country. Suffolk provides preconstruction, construction management, design/build and general contracting services, and has a strong reputation for delivering challenging building construction projects in the healthcare, education, science/technology, government and commercial sectors.
Suffolk’s approach, capabilities and offerings are transforming the way clients achieve success in the construction industry. Suffolk has a commitment and passion for environmentally-friendly business practices and sustainable building, a focus on state-of-the-art technologies to support key processes, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a creative and intensive approach to preconstruction planning which has resulted in higher quality and lower overall costs for clients.
Suffolk employees are experienced construction professionals and are committed to client service and relationship building. They are influencers in the construction industry and in their local communities, and consistently lead by example while striving to exceed expectations with clients, partners and the people and businesses in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Source: http://www.suffolkconstruction.com/