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HONOR AWARDS A C E C 2 0 0 5 E N G I N E E R I N G E X C E L L E N C E AWA R D S W I N N E R S Kyrene Monte Vista Pedestrian Bridge, Phoenix, Ariz. Earthquake Building Instrumentation, San Francisco SVR, Inc. Consulting Engineers Tempe, Ariz. Degenkolb Engineers San Francisco The Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary School and recreation facilities in Phoenix are located on a corner identified as one of the five most San Francisco city officials hazardous pedestrian crossings in the metro area. A safe crossing for needed an advanced way to children was deemed imperative by concerned parents, school inspect buildings to deter- administrators and city officials. A special pedestrian bridge over the mine whether they were busy intersection solved the problem. The project team designed safe to be reoccupied after innovative bi-level piers modeled after the heads of two towering an earthquake. The project eagles and combined them into a single base to reduce costs. Mov- team developed and imple- ing the high point of the bridge away from adjacent residences mented a system of sensors added privacy and also created the opportunity to integrate com- that can be strategically pound skewed ramps to form an unconventional, fun promenade placed throughout a build- complementing the new structure. The result is a sleek, slender ing. The sensors continu- pedestrian bridge that merges imagination, art and engineering to ally relay information on provide a safe crossing for children. building movement to a central data-collection box that can be accessed via an Internet-based application on-site or from remote locations. The system pro- vides immediate data on the building's condition to designated users, who can assess the structure's stability during and after the event. Post-earthquake inspections can now be performed by structural engineering firms, which can maintain a familiarity with the building by monitoring the building's seismic health before and after. Bunker Maria Fareri Hillsides Children's Re-Vegetation Hospital, Project, Westchester Kellogg, Medical Idaho Center, Valhalla, N.Y. CH2M HILL Ea g l e woo d , Syska Hennessy Colo. Group New York, N.Y. Idaho's Silver Valley was once The new Maria among the most Fareri Children's productive mining areas in the world. A century of production Hospital at West- resulted in an abandoned hazardous waste site where the hillsides were chester Medical contaminated and desolate, inhospitable to plant and animal life. Center in Valhalla Steep slopes and deep gullies accelerated erosion. Lack of topsoil to was designed to help hold moisture was the critical barrier to plant growth. The project children and families better cope with the stress associated with a child's hos- team developed a re-vegetation plan that quickly stabilized portions of pitalization. To effectively meet challenges of creating a child-friendly hos- six barren and eroding watersheds within the 1,100-acre area. Grasses pital environment, the project team designed the facility's building systems to were established to retain water. And helicopters were used to apply a blend into the distinctive structural details. Lighting and HVAC systems were mixture of lime, grass seed and mulch. Today, the stunted trees are integrated into creative child-imaginative displays, including a 5,000-gallon growing again, existing vegetation is producing new seed and aquarium; an authentic locomotive; the world's largest doll house; an actual seedlings as tall as two feet are emerging. The project team also uti- fire engine cab; a sports arcade; a toy store; a food court; and an outdoor lized a variety of mapping and imagery technologies to help federal miniature golf course. The result was the New York area's first all-specialty and state officials monitor the progress of the restoration. children's health care facility. 34 E N G I N E E R I N G INC. M a y l June 2005

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