Building Industry Magazine - November 2012 - (Page 17)

SpotlightOnSuccess MARIANIST CENTER OF HAWAII A Much-Needed Facility If you have visited the shared campuses of Chaminade University and Saint Louis School in recent years, you will have noticed cars— lots of them, parked in the limited parking lot spaces, along the drive up to the schools and on the street fronting and adjacent to the schools. It’s a problem common to most schools and universities in Hawaii. But at the Chaminade and Saint Louis School location, something has been done to improve the situation. The Marianist Center of Hawaii’s new parking structure recently completed by Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc., offers an efficiently planned facility that is aesthetically in tune with the Waialae Avenue campus—an important factor, given the natural beauty of the hilltop location. The 19,879-square-foot, four-level structure accommodating 228 vehicles will be used by students, faculty and staff of both schools and for special events on weekends. The Benefits of Innovation The $10 million contract value project, which began construction in September 2011, was finished in September 2012. “It was an entirely pre-cast construction system project, including walls, beams, everything,” says Ryde Azama, project engineer. This saved both time and money. “The project progressed more smoothly, moved faster.” This type of all entirely pre-cast structure is unusual, says Azama, and the first one he has seen here. There were a few challenges on the project. For example, the mountainside location meant part of that mountain had to be removed in order to get to the proper elevation. “And we had to carefully coordinate the flatbed trucks bringing in 50-footlong pieces of pre-cast components, especially with it being a school site.” Azama gives special mention to GPRM Prestress for its pre-cast construction work; site contractor www.buildingindustryhawaii.com | 17 Top: The entirely pre-cast structure saved both time and money. Bottom: The mountainside location presented a few challenges. Royal Contracting for “removing part of the mountain;” Group Builders, framing and finishing; Alakai Mechanical and Commercial Plumbing and Paul’s Electrical Contracting, among other team members. “And project manager Brian Niitani did a really good job.” BI http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - November 2012

CONTENTS
MAUI What Is the mood on Maui ?
EQUIPMENT UPDATE
ROOFING From vegetative roof systems to reflective metal
NEWS BEAT
Best in Design Honored by ASLA Hawaii
Hilton Unveils Updated Coral Ballroom
Weikert Takes Command at NAVFAC Pacific
Lalamilo Phase 2 on Big Island Breaks Ground
Nawahine wins SBA national award
Work Under Way at Iolani School’s Sullivan Center
Hilton Waikoloa Wraps Up $15M Revamp
NAWIC Installs New Officers
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Corner
Datebook
Best Practices - Does Every Project Achieve Your Planned Profit?
Contracts Awarded
Low Bids
Spotlight on Success: Marianist Center of Hawaii
Newsmakers
New Products

Building Industry Magazine - November 2012