Project

Description

Owner

Date

Estimated Construction Cost

2003

Note: Martin & Chock were structural engineers for the design of the original facility as well the recent renovations

- Telecommunications areas, Electronic communications maintenance areas, private dining and food preparation, raised floors - UPS systems - 3-story facility - Facility meets seismic U.B.C. Zone 3 criteria - Reinforced concrete construction - Addition/Renovations performed without any disruption of operations

AT&T Corporation Morristown, New Jersey

1985 original construction

1995 (renovation/expansion)

$2 M (not including equipment)

$0. 4 M

Sprint Communications PCS Switching Center; Honolulu, Hawaii

- PCS Switching center facility - Administrative areas, telecommunications support areas, electronic/ communication maintenance areas - UPS systems - Precast prestressed and cast-in-place concrete construction

Sprint Communications

1998

$4 M

Operations Support Facility Field Station Kunia; Kunia, Hawaii

- Operations Control Center - Communications Center - SCIF Facility - Classified material spaces - Tempest shielding - UPS for various systems - 3-story facility; 51,000 sq. ft. - Cast-in-place and precast prestressed concrete construction

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division Fort Shafter, Hawaii

1988

$11M

Nasa Infrared Telescope Facility Modernization; Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Hawaii

- Renovations to enhance temperature control - Facility restoration for thermal insulation and dome ventilation and maintenance, wind reinforcing, and new underground exhaust ventilation tunnel - Dome shutter drive repair performance specification - No interruption of operations or viewing schedule

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D.C.

1994

$1.5 M

W.M. Keck Observatory I; Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Hawaii

- World's largest optical telescope - Design of 26,500 sq. ft. observatory building and telescope support pedestal - Incorporates scientific instrumentation vibration criteria - Underground exhaust ventilation tunnel - Performance specification of 56' radius dome including wind, seismic, and icing effects for operational and survival conditions

California Association of Research in Astronomy Pasadena, California

1992

$6.5 M

United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) Renovations; Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Hawaii

- Renovations to enhance temperature control - Thermal Upgrade Preliminary Engineering Report - Facility work renovations for exhaust ventilation and HVAC upgrades - Dome ventilation design-build - No interruption of operations or viewing schedule

Joint Astronomy Centre University Park Hilo, Hawaii

1996

$ 0.5 M (Building only)

Electronic Communications Maintenance Shop MCBH; Kaneohe, Hawaii

- Electronics communications repair and support facility - Administrative, electronic maintenance areas - UPS for various systems

Dept. of the Navy Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

1990

$2.9 M

UCLA Knudsen Hall Seismic Evaluation and Renovation University of California; Los Angeles, California

Located in the central UCLA campus, the 152,476 sq. ft. Kudsen Hall is comprised of a 6-story main structure with two basement levels and a 1-story classroom wing with basement. The building house laboratories, laboratory support space, and offices for the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, as well as classroom space.

University of California Los Angeles, California

1998

$10 M

NOAA Laboratory Facility GSA Federal Building; Boulder, Colorado

Structural and civil engineering design services for a 331,000 sq. ft., 2-3 story building to accommodate laboratories and office space.

General Services Administration Denver, Colorado

1994

$43 M

UC Berkeley Genetics & Plant Biology Building University of California; Berkeley, California

This facility consists of two buildings linked by a walkway. One is a 5-story building with 38 laboratories for genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry; the other is a 2-story classroom building with teaching labs, classrooms, lecture hall, and a cafeteria with indoor and outdoor seating. The structural design consists of reinforced concrete with special vibration design. This facility received R&D Magazine's "Laboratory of the Year" award in its 25th year competition.

University of California at Berkeley

1989

$39 M

Climatological/ Atmospheric Research Center; Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Structural engineering design services for an 8,500 sq. ft. research facility on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa

Department of Commerce Boulder, Colorado

1994

$1.7 M

MCD Biology Life Sciences Laboratory Complex Addition University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado

Structural engineers services for a 120,700 sq. ft. laboratory / classroom facility. 40% of the building is underground. 250-seat lecture hall and animal holding facilities.

University of Colorado Dept. of Facilities Management

1994

$26 M

Satellite Ground Station

Review of a low-cost proprietary system by Apogee Solutions, Ltd.

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