Big-D Construction has declared that two of its projects have received the 2010 AIA Utah Design Awards.
Tracy Aviary Visitor Education Center and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies are the two awarded projects among the five. The Tracy Aviary project is the only project that is yet to be built completely to receive the award. The AIA Design Awards brings in recognition from professionals as well as the public for the projects that offer brilliant design solutions meeting the client goals.
The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) located in Idaho Falls, ID, is a LEED Gold awarded two storeyed research facility occupying an area of 58,000 sq ft. The facility includes office space, instrument shop and repair facility, CAVE, visualization/power wall, systems modeling, chemistry labs, analytical instrumentation labs, radio chemistry labs, imaging suites, advanced material labs, hydrogen labs and an office space featuring under-floor air delivery facility. GSBS Architects and Big-D’s design-build team were involved in the construction of the facility to make it a world class center offering nuclear research and education for the University of Idaho, Boise State University, Idaho State University and Idaho National Laboratory.
The Tracy Aviary Visitor Education Center is being completed by Big-D in association with ajc architects. The design and build type of project includes spaces for guests and new education, plaza construction and other amenities and broad range of site work. Completion of the projects will enable the Education Center to fulfill its vision of creating a north entrance, which has a pelican pond at the main entrance. The construction boasts ample level of parking facility and links flawlessly with Liberty Park. The project is being constructed with the aim of achieving LEED silver certification.
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