Location: Happy Valley
Cost: Not disclosed
Completion: November 2023
Owner/Developer: Sunrise Water Authority
Architect: FFA Architecture + Interiors
Engineers: Portland Electrical Construction, KPFF, Hydro-Temp Mechanical
General Contractor: Kirby Nagelhout Construction
Submitting Company: Kirby Nagelhout Construction
Subcontractors: Acoustical Solutions, AEC, B&T Striping & Curbing, BARAA Woodworking, Bell Hardware, Boles Brothers, Building Material Specialties, Carpentry Plus, Central Service, Cherry City Electric, Classic Fences & Dock, Cojon, Convergent Pacific, Elevated Acoustics, Encore Glass, Engineered Products, Fabulous Flooring, Flag Store of Idaho, Fred Shearer & Sons, Fuel Solutions, GRI, Hydro-Temp Mechanical, Insulpro, Interface Engineering, Jakob, Jet Industries, Johnson Controls, Kodiak Pacific, Lancaster Mobley, Landis & Landis Construction, Landscape Forms, Lara’s Construction, LaRusso Concrete, LDC, Martin Sheet Metal, Mayer Reed, McCarthy Manufacturing, McDonald & Wetle, Michaels Precast Concrete, Morrison Hershfield, NW Masonry, Otis Elevator, Overhead Innovations, Pacific Landscape, Pacific Decorative Concrete, PAE, Sign Wizards, Simple Safety, Skyline Sheet Metal, Source North America, Standard TV & Appliance, Steel Encounters, Superior Interiors, WH Cress, Whitaker Ellis, Zeeland
The Sunrise Water Authority has unveiled its new, cutting-edge Administrative and Field Operations Facility, serving more than 53,000 Happy Valley residents across 22 square miles.
SWA previously operated in a much smaller facility that lacked space to accommodate its entire staff. The new office is built on a site that SWA purchased 20 years ago.
Designed by FFA Architecture & Interiors, the sustainable campus encompasses a 15,000-square-foot administrative office and a 5,700-square-foot shop and operations building to store fleet and equipment. Work included building parking lots, patio space, two driveways, a fueling site and landscaping. The landscaping includes six storm swales that act as stormwater demonstration features for the community. The buildings are constructed with a blend of cross-laminated timber, concrete and steel hybrid systems.
SWA, in collaboration with FFA, envisioned a warm, naturally lit space that would serve as a home away from home for its staff. Exposed CLT was utilized throughout both buildings, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere that contrasts with traditional industrial facilities. The administrative office includes a high-performance envelope and an expandable photovoltaic array to maximize energy savings over time. The sloped roof design allows stormwater runoff to flow into various rain gardens and surrounding wetlands. These factors contribute to the facility’s future Net-Zero achievement.
Many new materials and methods were used to lower costs on the project and improve schedule and efficiency, such as the use of shotcrete for the board form concrete walls throughout the administrative building. This type of concrete application allowed for lower costs, minimized logistics of forms, shoring and bracing. Using CLT walls in conjunction with a CLT roof for the shop made for a quick transition from foundations to an enclosed sealed structure. Heavy rainfall required crews to apply weather protection to CLT roof panels before installation to have immediate weather and moisture control.
Kirby Nagelhout Construction invited OSHA out for an early consultation on the project to ensure all parties understood the safety issues. Weekly safety meetings kept the project running smoothly. During Construction Safety Week, KNCC led daily discussions on the most common job site safety issues.
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