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Auburn’s $83M ACLC Project Nears Completion By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

With the first of two iconic buildings on Auburn University’s campus now reduced to rubble, construction crews are one step closer to building the Academic Classroom and Laboratory Complex (ACLC). The $83 million ACLC project calls for a 151,000 sq. ft. building with seating for 2,000 students in 20 adaptable classroom/laboratories, six engaged active student learning classrooms and five lecture halls. A new dining hall serving 800 students also will be constructed. “The ACLC is needed to update and replace an aging classroom and instructional laboratory stock that cannot address the need for active student learning in today’s educational environment,” said campus architect Brad Prater. “It will serve the entire campus, and it’s anticipated that every Auburn student in the near future will have a class in it at some point. “The ACLC will stand out because it will provide a variety of learning environments — traditional auditoria, lecture halls, biology and geology labs and active learning classrooms. It will also stand out because of its goal to continue

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Artist’s rendering of what the completed Academic Classroom and Laboratory Complex (ACLC) will look like on Auburn’s campus in spring 2022.

the educational dialogue outside the classroom by creating various rooms and areas for students to study, break out for small group discussions or talk to their instructors.” The ACLC includes a partial basement and two levels above. The architectural style is a contemporary interpretation of Auburn’s traditional Georgian architecture. Sustainability was at the forefront of the design, with the intent of achieving a LEED Silver rating. “Some specific sustainable design elements are the incorporation of rainwater cistern, as a bid alternate, and the harvesting and milling of trees that were removed from the site and will be reused in the building for decorative purposes,” Prater said. “I expect the students will be extremely excited to have class in a new, modern, light-filled building.” see ACLC page 2

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With the first of two buildings on Auburn University’s campus now reduced to rubble, construction crews are one step closer to building the $83 million Academic Classroom and Laboratory Complex.

Peak Construction Set to Begin on $1.6B Mazda Toyota Plant By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT

Peak construction will begin within the next month at the $1.6 billion Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. Inc. (MTMUS) facility in Huntsville, Ala., (Limestone County). At that time, up to 2,500 workers will be on site and 70 percent of those workers will be from the state of Alabama. According to Victor Vanov, corporate

communications, Toyota Motor North America on assignment at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, the property site covers 2,400 acres. A total of 1,600 steel beams will be used for the 3.1 million sq. ft. facility. Ground was broken on Nov. 16, 2018, and despite a heavy rain season, the project remains on schedule. The first steel beam on the project was installed on April 23, 2019, which team members celebrated with a small gathering at the plant site.

“Mazda Toyota aims to achieve at least 20 percent total diversity spend with certified minority and women-owned business enterprises (MBE/WBE) on plant construction,” Vanov said. He reported that up to 4,000 people will be hired for the start of production in 2021. The plant will have the capacity to assemble up to 300,000 Mazda and Toyota vehicles annually. “In a nod to HSV’s legacy as an innova-

tive city, we named our two production lines Apollo and Discovery,” Vanov said. Mark Brazeal, vice president of administration at MTM, spoke about “the scores of brilliant men and women who worked tirelessly to further mankind’s progress and exploration into the unknown” that gave the team motivation. Apollo was the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) program see PLANT page 8

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Rabren General Contractors Overseeing Work on ACLC ACLC from page 1

Rabren General Contractors is overseeing the project, which is still in the early stages of installing storm and domestic water lines and electrical conduit. “ACLC Phase I may appear to be a routine demolition and utility project, however, there are some challenges that make this work unique,” said Rabren project manager Lindsey Smith, EI, LEED AP. “Allison Laboratory was originally built in 1963 and is 37,000 sq. ft. spread over three floors. Allison Laboratory had to be abated and demolished before some of the major utility work could begin beneath its former footprint.” Allison Lab was connected to an operational classroom building, Parker Hall, prior to demolition. The teardown was carefully scheduled between the summer and fall semesters to reduce the impact on active classrooms and learning spaces. All utility work for the project has to be carefully phased, as well. “Over 10,000 linear feet of known existing utilities are scheduled to be removed,” Smith stated. “Close partnering between the general contractor and the university’s utility division is required to ensure that adjacent buildings do not face unscheduled outages of any key utilities. “The existing utilities that run through the site were installed in various phases over the last 50 years. The exact location, size and extent of many of these existing utilities are unknown as they were installed at a time when electronic as-builts at GPS locating practices were not available. Existing conditions are often vastly different than what was

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A Cat 336E track hoe working on the sanitary system on the site of the forthcoming ACLC.

Auburn University Facilities Management photo

Phase I of the project is located in the heart of Auburn’s campus, adjacent to the football stadium, classroom buildings and just a short distance from student dormitories.

expected, causing the entire team to meet to develop solutions.” So far, 21 existing pine trees have been harvested from the site and sent to be milled into wood products that will be reused in the final buildings. The temporary and permanent re-feeds of chilled water, gas, power and domestic water to adjacent buildings have also been completed. This allows existing utilities within the site to be demolished to make way for the new buildings and utilities. Because construction of the ACLC building could not take place until after Allison Laboratory was brought down, having everything in place for the teardown was critical. The demolition of the building took just three days to complete. A Cat 336E started the demolition by carefully peeling back the brick skin of the building to expose the main structure. A Cat 349F hydraulic excavator was used to demolish the main building structure. A Cat 336F was outfitted with a Cat H160E hydraulic hammer to strategically weaken columns and later help separate metal reinforcement from the concrete structure. Dust and silica control from the demolition was supported by two 1,000-gallon water trucks, hoses and a Buffalo Turbine mister, which were used continuously during demo and sorting activities. “Once the building was down, debris was carefully broken down and sorted on site, so that the various building components could be recycled,” Smith said. “This sorting process took just over two weeks to complete and resulted in 80 percent of the building weight being recycled and diverted from landfills. Over 300 trucks hauled the sorted building components to various sites around Auburn.” Regarding current construction, which includes the installation of storm and domestic water lines and electrical conduits, Smith explained that Storm–Parkinson’s Mill Creek, a carefully protected and monitored Auburn waterway, runs beneath the site. The new storm system consists of 72-in. diameter concrete pipe and large storm detention system to support the flow of water. The detention system consists of 228 linear ft. of 8 ft. x 6 ft. box culverts. More than 1,000 linear ft. of additional reinforced concrete pipe will be installed to control stormwater runoff throughout the project. “A new six-line electrical duct bank system with manholes and electrical vaults encircles the site,” Smith explained. “These manholes weigh over 32,000 lbs. each and come in two pieces. Depending on adjacent conditions and proximity of access for cranes, up to a 40-ton crawler will be mobilized to support the setting of these manhole structures.” In addition, more than 500 linear ft. of new domestic water lines will tie onto existing mains and be routed through the site. The sanitary sewer system consists of more than 1,200 linear ft. of ductile iron pipe that has to be carefully sequenced for installation and coordinated with existing lines to keep the active sewer system operational. Equipment required to complete the ACLC project includes Cat 349 and Cat 345 trackhoes and Cat rubber tire loaders that will be used to install the storm and sanitary system, as well as to complete the extensive grading on the project. “Due to the majority of Phase I work being outdoors and exposed to the weather, heavy and frequent summer rains have slowed the site work and utility work, at times,” Smith said. “Dewatering is performed as required to get crews back up and running as quickly as possible. June, July and August have all resulted in rain days above the average for this seasee ACLC page 4

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Auburn Officials Expect New Complex By Spring 2022 ACLC from page 2

son.” Efforts also have been taken to keep students, the public and work crews safe during construction. “The ACLC Phase I project is located in the heart of Auburn University’s campus, adjacent to the football stadium, classroom buildings and just a short distance from student dormitories,” Smith said. “In lieu of a temporary construction fence anchored with spread feet and sandbags, a permanent fencing system over 2,000 feet in length with ground driven posts was provided to create a safe and lasting separation between the public and construction activities. “A full-time flagman carefully coordinates construction access with the continuous stream of vehicle and pedestrian traffic that passes by the site’s main entrance off Duncan Drive. OSHA was invited to visit the ACLC Phase I project early on to partner with the construction team during a safety stand down. This allowed everyone performing underground utilities to discuss trenching and excavation safety, prior to starting these critical activities.” A total of 19,300 cu. yds. of earth will be moved, with 10,500 cu. yds. being removed from the project site. In some

areas, the existing grade will change by more than 14 ft. to accommodate a future basement in the academic classroom building. The adaptable classroom/laboratories will provide spaces that can operate as either a laboratory or a classroom. The new complex will increase the amount of EASL space on campus by 40 percent and offer the second largest collection of instructional space on campus. “The day this project is completed, it will contain the second-largest amount of instructional classrooms and laboratories on campus, second only to the Haley Center,” Auburn associate vice president for facilities management Dan King stated in a news release. “In planning this important facility, the thought was that it needed to be centrally located, particularly near the transit hub and the student center. Given the deteriorated state of Parker and Allison, we knew those facilities had to be replaced, so siting the ACLC on that location met all the key criteria.” Work on the new building should be finished by summer 2021. Upon completion of the new ACLC structure, Parker Hall will be torn down. Demolition is scheduled to be completed by spring 2022.  CEG

Lindsey Smith/Raben photo

A look at the ACLC project’s 72-ft. storm system structures, in the shadow of JordanHare Stadium.

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Built in the early 1960s, Allison Laboratory and Parker Hall had to be demolished before major utility work could begin beneath its former footprint.

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Despite Heavy Rains, Mazda Toyota Plant Remains on Schedule PLANT from page 1

that resulted in 12 American astronauts walking on the moon. The Space Shuttle Discovery completed 39 successful missions, surpassing the number of flights made by any other orbiters in NASA’s fleet. Discovery also launched the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit and was the first American Spacecraft piloted by a woman, Eileen Collins. Construction contracts for the project were reportedly awarded to companies including Aristeo Construction, a certified WBE general contractor and Indiana Bridge, an MBE structural steel supplier. “Every aspect of MTMUS’s business must closely reflect our customers’ diverse

backgrounds and experiences, including our team members, suppliers and business partners,” said Mark Brazeal, vice president of administration of MTMUS. “Together with our general contractors and structural steel supplier, we have set an ambitious target that will set the foundation for MTMUS’s future to compete as a world-class manufacturer of vehicles.” Toyota and Mazda announced the collaboration for MTMUS in August 2017. The joint venture of Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation was announced on March 8, 2018. “We hope to make MTMUS a plant that will hold a special place in the heart of the local community for many, many years,”

Overhead view of the construction of the three buildings that will comprise the Mazda Toyota plant in Huntsville, Ala.

said Mazda’s executive officer Masashi Aihara, who serves as president of MTMUS. “By combining the best of our technologies and corporate cultures, Mazda and Toyota will not only produce high-quality cars but also create a plant employees will be proud to work at and contribute to the further development of the local economy and the automotive industry. We hope that cars made at the new plant will enrich the lives of their owners and become much more than just a means of transportation.” In December 2018, MTMUS announced a $6 million conservation agreement to protect the spring pygmy sunfish and its unique habitat adjacent to the auto plant site. The nearby Beaverdam Spring and Creek Complex is one of two known locations in the world where the sunfish lives. The agreement is with the Center for Biological Diversity and Tennessee Riverkeeper (Conservation Groups). It is designed to protect and restore the habitat of the sunfish, protect against long-term risks to the sunfish and its habitat and provide funding for measures to be used for the benefit of the sunfish over the long-term. “We are proud to be here with Toyota, with whom we share the bond of pride in manufacturing,” said Kiyotaka Shobuda, Mazda’s senior managing executive officer at the groundbreaking. “We are proud to be breaking ground on a new ‘home’ here in Huntsville — a city that believes in the possibilities of technology and manufacturing, and has striven to realize mankind’s greatest dream.” “It is extremely special to have a partner like Mazda to team up with not only to make the highest-quality cars, but also to create a plant that team members are proud to call

Rendering of what the entire $1.6 billion Mazda Toyota complex will look like once all of the buildings are operational by start of production in 2021.

their own,” said Jim Lentz, chief executive officer, Toyota Motor North America. “As we’ve seen at our Huntsville engine plant, Alabamians are a proud, talented, hardworking group. We are excited to continue our deep investment in the U.S. and Alabama and see nothing but a bright future.” According to an MTMUS release, the 1,600 steel beams in the construction would stretch 15 mi. (80,000 ft.) into space if there were stacked upright. The 26,000 tons of total steel used will equal 52 million lbs. or the weight of 10.4 million average-sized bricks. The building size, 3.1 million sq. ft., would fit 65 football fields inside. Site preparation included the grading of 3.0 million cu. yds. of dirt, enough to fill the Empire State Building twice. A total of 150,000 cu. yds. of gravel was poured to create the plant foundation, equal to filling 46 Olympic-sized swimming pools. About Mazda Mazda Motor Corporation, based in Hiroshima, Japan, was established in 1920 and became a vehicle manufacturer in 1931, when it began producing three-wheeled trucks. Mazda began selling vehicles in North America 50 years ago this year, with the establishment of affiliate companies in Canada (Mazda Canada, Inc.) in 1968, in the United States (Mazda Motor of America, d/b/a Mazda North American Operations) in 1970 and in Mexico (Mazda Motor de Mexico) in 2006. Currently, Mazda does business in more than 130 countries around the world and produces vehicles in Japan, Mexico, China and Thailand. Building passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and crossover SUVs, with an emphasis on the driving experience and a focus on design, engineering and efficient manufacturing, the company sells more than 1.55 million vehicles annually. About Toyota Toyota has been a part of the cultural fabric in the United States and North America for 60 years and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering and assembly of more than 36 million cars and trucks in North America, where it operates 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employs more than 47,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Its 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2017 — and about 87 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 15 years are still on the road today.  CEG

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When isn’t Bill on the phone? Bill Woods of Woods Equipment, Nashville, Tenn., dials the office and gets some input on several machines of interest.

Opening up a Cat 953C crawler loader of interest are Gary Horton (L) and Erwin Horton of Horton Logging, Columbiana, Ala.

Talking about the Cat 770 off-road trucks are Scott Crowe (L) of Crowe Equipment, Jasonville, Ind., and Wally Sexton of Sexton Inc., Santa Claus, Ind.

Wrapping up their inspection of a Cat 320EL excavator are Chuck Wigington (L) and his dad, Bob Wigington, of Wigington Contractors, Jasper, Ga.

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great onsite and online presence at the recent threeday JM Wood sale on September 17 to 19 at the company’s Montgomery, Ala., headquarters facility. The lineup of construction equipment, trucks, trailers and forestry equipment was as strong as ever. Highlights of construction equipment sale day included a pair of Cat 770 rock trucks from Alabama Power Company. The pair fetched a whopping $610,000 and was sold to buyers in Washington and California. Alabama Power Company also had a nice pair of Cat 631G water wagons which stayed together and were sold to a contractor in Colorado.  CEG

JM Wood staffers Wheeler Johnson (L) and Greg Avant scan the crowd for a final bid before the gavel drops on another off-road truck sale. Checking out several really nice John Deere 650K dozers available in the equipment lineup (L-R) are Willie Jordan of Jordan Timber Co., Calvert, Ala.; Terry Rivers of TLT Timber, McIntosh, Ala.; and Rodney Jordan, also of Jordon Timber Co.

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Show stoppers here! A pair of Cat 770 off-road trucks brought in a combined final bid of $610,000 and both are headed to the West Coast.

Giving this Komatsu WA500 loader their seal of approval and a thumbs up are Efrain Rojas, Jr. (above) and Efrain Rojas, Sr. of Rojas Heavy Equipment, Alamo, Texas.

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