HIGHER EDUCATION The ISTB7 building is the latest LEED project on ASU’s Tempe campus and by far the most ambitious. The high-performance research facility fosters an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge generation and leading-edge research, including innovative endeavors focusing on the sustainability of food, water, and energy. Owner: ASU General contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building VII
Creighton University Virginia G. Piper Health Sciences Building The Creighton University Health Sciences-Phoenix campus is the nation’s only Catholic health sciences campus west of Omaha. The 185,000-square-foot building is also Creighton’s largest expansion outside of Omaha in the University’s history. Developer: Plaza Companies General contractor: Okland Construction Architect: Butler Design Group/RDG Planning & Design Notable subcontractors: Complete Fire Protection, KONE Elevators, Kovach, Lifetime Plumbing Solutions, Sun Valley Masonry Value: $100 million
Notable subcontractors: MKB Construction, ISEC, TD Industries, Walters & Wolf, Wilson Electric Value: $192 million
Pima Community College Automative Technology and Innovation Center The Automotive Technology and Innovation Center, designed by DLR Group, features an open, high-tech space that allows student and faculty interaction across disciplines and provides flexibility to adapt to future technology requirements and meet the workforce needs now and well into the future. Developer: Pima Community College General contractor: CHASSE Building Team Architect: DLR Group Notable subcontractors: Commonwealth Electric Company, Concrete Edge, J.B. Steel, MKB Construction, Sun Mechanical Value: $11.8 million
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Architect: Architekton/Grimshaw
