SALT LAKE CITY – December 18, 2009 —Mountain States Construction Magazine announced their“Best of ’09/Recognizing Excellence in Design and Construction” award winners in a breakfast and awards presentation held on Tuesday, December 8th at the Grand America Hotel.  Eight Big-D projects received awards (four top honor “Best of ‘09” Awards and four “Merit” Awards), which was a new record stated by the magazine. There were 36 awards given and 104 project entries submitted.

The following projects constructed by Big-D were recognized:
Best of ’09 Awards (top honor given)

• Swaner Eco Center – Green Building

      A LEED® Platinum, 10,000 square foot facility that features exhibits, a      contemporary theater, classrooms, a gift shop, an interactive climbing wall, a    400-foot pier, two decks and a 4-story tower that overlooks 1200 acres of land        (wetland, lowland, upland and stream habitat) owned and permanently       protected by Swaner. 

• Project Jayhawk – Industrial

      A new 220,000 square foot milk receiving and processing plant owned by Idaho Milk Products and located in Jerome, ID.  The plant processes more             than 3 million pounds of milk per day.

• University of Utah Red Butte Garden Rose Garden & Pavilion – Landscape/Urban Design

      A new concert pavilion for Red Butte Gardens, complete with supporting restrooms and a rose garden. 

• The Children’s Center – Renovation/Restoration

      A LEED® Silver (anticipated), 52,000 square foot historic renovation of the           existing building (previously the Oquirrh School) into new office space,   observation rooms, conference rooms and meeting space for the Children’s    Center, a non-profit organization providing mental healthcare for pre-school       children.

Merit Awards

• Newpark Town Center – Retail

      A Live/Work/Play community located 6 miles from Old Town Park City. This        LEED® Silver Neighborhood Development consists of four retail buildings      and two parking structures, as well as a Best Buy store.

• AIA Utah Headquarters – Interior Design TI

      A LEED® Platinum (anticipated) primary meeting and administrative space            for the Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. It also is            intended as a demonstration of AIA’s commitment to sustainability both         through its design, as well as the interactive display wall near the office       entrance.

• Center for Advanced Energy Studies – Higher Education/Research

      A 55,633 square-foot, 2-story, LEED® Gold research facility located on the           Idaho State University campus.

• Utah Botanical Center Wetland Discovery Point – Green Building

      A LEED® Platinum Certified, indoor-outdoor learning experience for visitors        of the Utah Botanical Center (UBC). The facility provides many educational   programs at the Utah Botanical Center for Utah State University.

“We are honored to receive these awards,” said Big-D Senior Vice President, Forrest McNabb. “What this means to us is that we were fortunate to work with great owners on some very special projects.  We also were afforded the opportunity to work with some of the most talented design teams, subcontractors and suppliers, along with key Big-D team members, who delivered Best-of-Class results.”
     
The annual competition recognizes construction excellence in projects from Utah,
Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The jury awarded projects based on their complexity,
innovation, quality, contribution to the community and aesthetics.

About Big-D Construction
Big-D Construction Corporation has more than 42 years of experience in providing Design-Build, General Contracting and Construction Management services to customers from a wide variety of industries. As one of the largest construction companies in the country, Big-D employs more than 680 associates throughout the western United States.  Regional offices are located in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Lindon, Utah; Pleasanton, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and Jackson, Wyoming.  For more information, please visit www.big-d.com.

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