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Cancer Research Focus of $166.7M Expansion at ‘The U’

By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT

Completion of the project is expected in May 2017.

Cutting-edge family and pediatric canResearch Center cer research is the focus of a $166.7 milWill Be a Job Creator lion, six-story, 220,000 sq. ft. (20,439 sq Crews broke ground on the cancer m) research wing of the Huntsman Cancer research center project June 2014. The Institute under construction on the campus addition is expected to create 300 new of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. high-level jobs.

Known as the Primary Children’s and Architect for the expansion is Families’ Cancer Research Center, it will Architectural Nexus of Salt Lake City. double the institute’s research space.

Contractor is Jacobsen Construction, also The new building, designed to serve as of Salt Lake City. an expansion of the Huntsman Cancer Curtis Leetham is project manager.

Institute building, will house 35 new Leetham is architect-project manager for research teams and some of the doctors large capital healthcare projects supporting involved in clinical research and trials. It the University of Utah Healthcare and will not provide cancer treatment.

Located at 2000 Circle of Hope, the building will provide space for research labs, administrative offices and expansion space. Two pedestrian bridges will provide access between the existing Huntsman Cancer Institute and the new cancer research The building will provide space for research labs, administracenter. tive offices and expansion space.

Cutting-edge family and pediatric cancer research is the focus of a $166.7 million, six-story, 220,000 sq. ft. (20,439 sq m) research wing of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Health Sciences programs.

Jacobsen Construction was contractor for the 242,000sq.-ft. (22,482.5 sq m) Huntsman Cancer Institute building that sits directly north of the new cancer

research center. It includes six stories of clinical, laboratory, vivarium and open space.

The research center is being constructed primarily of concrete and steel with numerous large windows to brighten up the intesee CANCER page 6

Utah Economy Expected to Continue to Prosper in 2017 Utah’s economic expansion is expected to continue in 2017, according to the latest Economic Report to the Governor.

The report, presented to Gov. Gary Herbert at the Salt Lake Chamber’s annual Utah Economic Review, documents Utah’s strong economic performance in 2016 and forecasts another favorable year for Utah.

“Utah’s economic performance was among the strongest in the nation in 2016. Our state added jobs at more than twice the pace of the nation, and our unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in more than eight years,” said Juliette Tennert, director of economic and public policy research at the David Eccles School of Business’ Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

and the co-chair of the Utah Economic Council, which prepared the report. “We expect that growth will moderate in 2017, but Utah’s economy will continue to be a top performer among states.”

Highlights from the report: • Employment — Utah added an estimated 49,500 jobs in 2016. Its 3.6 percent employment growth was more than double the national rate of 1.7 percent. All major sectors posted job growth.

• Population — Utah’s population surpassed the 3 million mark in 2016. Net in-migration of more than 24,000 was the most in 10 years and contributed to 40 percent of the state’s total population growth.

• Construction — The construction sector posted the highest job growth in 2016, 6.8 percent, fueled by both robust residential and commercial activity. The value of commercial construction reached a record $2.5 billion in 2016.

• Leisure and hospitality — The leisure and hospitality sector posted 6.1 percent job growth in 2016, fueled by low unemployment and rising wages for Utahns, along with growth in travel and tourism activity; Utah’s ski resorts and national parks hosted a record number of visitors in 2016.

The Utah economy is not without headwinds in 2017.

Potential changes in federal trade policies, geopolitical instability, normalization of monetary policy and supply of worksee ECONOMY page 10

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Innovative Construction Material Solves Soil Stability Issue

Located just north of Salt Lake City, Utah, the new Brigham City overpass replacement project faced soil settlement issues, which required an alternative embankment fill material to avoid long-term complications.

By Terry Meier SPECIAL TO CEG

The complexities of the built environment are many and ever changing, continually challenging the limits of civil engineering and construction. For even the most experienced professionals involved in designing, building and maintaining roads, bridges and highways there is always something new on the horizon. For Betty Purdie of Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, it is the combination of facing new challenges and improving public infrastructure that makes the work so fulfilling.

“In a 30-plus year career, I’ve seen a lot of dynamic innovations in the way engineering challenges are resolved,” said Purdie, a licensed civil engineer, who worked for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for more than 25 years before joining Ralph L. Wadsworth in 2010. Today, as a project manager of one of Utah’s largest builders of heavy highway and mass transit projects, Purdie leads a team effort to tackle challenges by using new materials and methods to solve old problems. This was the case on a recent highway overpass project her team completed on the edge of Brigham City, Utah, about an hour north of Salt Lake City.

“The biggest issue on the Brigham City Bridge project was the natural geological conditions surrounding the site,” said Purdie.

The scope of work was to widen an existing highway overpass and improve the associated interchanges where I-15 and U.S. 91 intersect to relieve traffic congestion.

Offering only a single lane in each direction, traffic was frequently backing up and the interchange was identified as a place where UDOT was not keeping Utah moving. In response, the design team began investigating adding a sister bridge adjacent to the first as a means of increasing the roadway capac-

ity; however, early analysis indicated that might cause more harm than good.

“Initially during design the plan was to put two additional lanes on a second structure adjacent to the first,” said Jeff Gilbert, a geotechnical engineer with Terracon, a national consulting firm with more than 130 offices nationwide.

“However, calculations on both settlement and global stability indicated that the weight of a traditional embankment built with soil for the second bridge would adversely impact the original bridge and we had to look for other options.” Other options included trying to improve the embankments’ foundation soil slope stability using

Once the geofoam block embankment was built, concrete form work and rebar were built above the structure for a direct concrete pour.

driven piles or other intensive methods.

Lead engineering firm, Michael Baker International, suggested using EPS geofoam as an embankment fill to reduce load settlement and decrease the driving force in the stability calculations. Lightweight and versatile, Foam-Control geofoam is made from expanded polystyrene, a strong closed-cell material known for incredible compressive strength that is being used on infrastructure projects around the world.

“Using the geofoam blocks to support the bridge embankments was certainly a first for me,” said Purdie, despite a very-long tenure of tackling similar situations all over Utah.

“When we were awarded the contract, I was

General Contractor Ralph L. Wadsworth worked with ACH Foam Technologies and EPS Geofoam Engineer Marvin Cook to develop a precise configuration plan for the geofoam blocks, which were installed by hand during construction.

excited to be working with a new material.

Discovering geofoam manufactured by ACH Foam Technologies right here in Utah opens up a lot of new possibilities in the future.”

Developing the exact configuration of the blocks to maximize strength while minimizing waste on a large, complex project like the Brigham City Bridge, benefits from careful scrutiny. Purdie worked with EPS Geofoam design and testing expert Marvin Cook of Oracle Construction in Utah to review the specification and determine how to configure the blocks to best support the weight of the roadway and live traffic loads while also being mindful of the budget.

“With the EPS geofoam, this really became a bit like a design-build project,” said Purdie.

ACH Foam did some upfront testing on the material, which Oracle validated while fine-tuning the block placement patterns.

Though the cost of an EPS geofoam fill is certainly more than a traditional soil-filled embankment, the biggest savings must be measured in time and convenience.

“When using soil as an embankment material primary settlement could take six months or more,” said Gilbert.

“Furthermore, calculations showed the possibility of 1 ½ to 2 inches of long-term settlement over a period of 10 years or more, which was deemed excessive.”

With the design established and the settlement and stability issues resolved, the geofoam portion of the project moved into construction. Working with a combination of two different grades (EPS 22 and EPS 29) Purdie and the ACH Foam Technologies’ team calculated the precise material requirements and delivery schedule to ensure product was available well-ahead of installation.

“ACH Foam was great with the logistics,” see OVERPASS page 8

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Crews Work to Complete Huntsman Cancer Expansion CANCER from page 1

rior and provide views. The new wing is an extension of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, so it is designed with similar concrete and window elements as the existing buildings.

Much of the exterior of the new wing has been completed. The buildings are totally enclosed and crews are in process of finishing out the floors.

Heavy equipment on site includes forklifts, cement trucks and materials delivery trucks. A crane that had been on site for wall construction has now been removed.

About 200 workers are at the job site each day.

The project has 40 subcontractors. Some major names include SME Steel of New Jordan, Utah; Palmer-Christianson Co. Inc. of Salt Lake City; Taylor Electric Inc. of Salt Lake City; and Standard Drywall Inc. of Salt Lake City.

Construction of the new building requires 17,000 cu. yds.

(12,997 cu m) of concrete and 1,200 tons (1,088.6 t) of steel.

The new building, designed to serve as an expansion of the Huntsman Cancer Institute building, will house 35 new research teams and some of the doctors involved in clinical research and trials.

In preparing for the work, crews removed dirt and rocks from the site.

Site preparation was slowed by grading equipment hitting bedrock.

Also, connecting with existing utilities proved to be complicated.

Construction Noise Had to Be Mitigated The developer was aware of noise that could interfere with operations in the adjacent cancer center buildings, so a plan was developed to minimize noise and build at times when fewer people would be disturbed.

The new research wing is basically an extension of the existing cancer institute building. It is connected via two bridges, a shared dock and the lower level, so noise can easily travel from one building to the next.

“All efforts were employed to minimize disruption and noise,” said Scott Lloyd, senior director of finance and administration for Huntsman Cancer Institute, who is overseeing the project.

Known as the Primary Children’s and Families’ Cancer Research Center, it will double the institute’s research space.

see CANCER page 10

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Peterson Pacific Announces New Distributor in Utah Peterson Pacific, a Eugene, Ore., based manufacturer of horizontal grinders, drum and disc chippers, blower trucks, and screens announces Goodfellow Corporation as its new distributor for its products in the states of Utah, Nevada and southern Idaho, effective Feb. 1.

“Goodfellow Corporation and Peterson have been partners on Terra Select screen products for more than three years, and because of the success of that partnership we are pleased to expand our relationship to include the entire Peterson product line. The experience they bring to the table as well as their dedication to their customers match Peterson’s culture and core values” said Brian Gray, director of sales.

Goodfellow Corporation was established in 1960, and has seen steady growth in the aggregate crushing business. Adding environmental equipment such as the products that Peterson offers is a natural progression for the company for future growth.

“Goodfellow Corporation is excited to now have access to the entire Peterson Product Line. We have represented the Terra Select trommel line for them since they became the master distributor and keep multiple sizes and units in our rental fleet. We are looking forward to getting the new grinder we have ordered in since we already have demos and rentals scheduled for it” said Doug Sites, Peterson product line manager for Goodfellow.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

Peterson Pacific, a Eugene, Ore., based manufacturer of horizontal grinders, drum and disc chippers, blower trucks, and screens announced Goodfellow Corporation as its new distributor for its products in the states of Utah, Nevada and southern Idaho, effective Feb. 1.

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Geofoam Answers Challenge of UDOT Overpass Project OVERPASS from page 4

said Purdie, who recommends that others using large volumes of geofoam for civil infrastructure consider both production time and travel time to the site for material ordering. The Foam-Control geofoam blocks used on infrastructure projects can be quite large and there was limited storage space along I15. Purdie also noted that despite their size, the blocks are very lightweight and have the potential to be blown by strong winds, which is not a safe condition next to a highway.

ACH Foam Technologies organized a justin-time delivery, supplying several truckloads of geofoam a day to get the required material to the site as it was needed without excess.

As the geofoam arrived, Purdie’s team built the embankments using manual labor and no specialized or heavy equipment over a period of just a few weeks. Though ACH Foam Technologies pre-cut most of the blocks prior to delivery, the complex nature of the diverging diamond interchange on the west end of the project required some block customization, which was done with a hand-

held hot wire cutter. Once the embankments were built, they were covered with a reinforced concrete slab and finally the roadway above.

“Working with ACH Foam’s geofoam we were able to complete two phases of bridge construction over I-15 without ever having to shut the Interstate down,” Purdie said.

Though traffic did have to be diverted around the construction site, the project kept people moving, which was a primary goal.

“The most rewarding part of any project is when the work is done. Our superintendent was standing along the bridge during the final stages of construction and a lady pulled up to thank him for the great new overpass and cool diverging diamond interchange.

She said it was so much easier and faster than before and like most people using that bridge today, I’m sure she had no idea she was driving on geofoam.”

(Terry Meier works at ACH Foam Technologies.)

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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New Cancer Research Building Has Latest Technology CANCER from page 6

New Building Will Contain Biotechnology Section The research center will feature a biotechnology section with the latest genetic sequencing and imaging equipment. It will improve the search for geneticallytargeted therapies for inherited cancers.

The Huntsman Cancer Institute’s goal for the new building is to provide opportunity for collaboration between scientists and promote interaction with clinical staff. That will help patient needs in the advancement of treatment techniques.

The institute treats patients with all forms of cancer and operates several high-risk clinics that focus on melanoma and breast, colon and pancreas cancers.

The new construction will provide space for large open laboratories.

“Open labs promote collaboration, enhanced use of shared equipment and ease of accommodating ever changing sizes of individual

Two pedestrian bridges will provide access between the existing Huntsman Cancer Institute and the new cancer research center.

labs,” Lloyd said.

The new laboratories will help research teams in addressing new and changing cancer questions that are vital to advancing cancer care.

And it will allow researchers to study the three leading causes of cancer death in children — leukemia, sarcoma and brain cancer.

Visual sight lines from adjacent clinic and research areas are maximized to allow interaction with others in all areas of the cancer campus.

Principal funding providers for the project are the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, the Jon M. Huntsman family, Intermountain

Healthcare, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the state of Utah and individual donors.

Energy Efficiency The building will be LEED certified silver or better. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building

Council, LEED includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of green buildings, homes, and neighborhoods that aims to help building owners and operators be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently.

Under LEED 2009, there are 100 possible base points distributed across six credit categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality and innovation in design. To quality for LEED silver, 42-43 points are needed.

“Energy efficiency was considered at all stages of construction and in selection of all materials, but particularly with the envelope,” Lloyd said.

The building envelope consists of its roof, sub floor, exterior doors, windows and the exterior walls.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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Outlook for Utah’s Inland Port Could Make Utah Into Economy Appears Freight Hub, Boost Local Economy Positive in 2017

By Michelle L. Price ASSOCIATED PRESS

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Almost 150 years after the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in northern Utah, some of the state’s top business leaders and officials said that building another major junction here — an inland port — could provide a major boost to the local economy as cargo is ferried from West Coast seaports to the rest of the country.

Similar “dry ports” have been built around the country in places like Kansas City and Greenville, S.C., creating shipping hubs where cargo containers are processed, stored and transferred from trucks and railcars.

Though Salt Lake City sits about 800 mi. from the sea, state leaders said it could be a natural site for an inland port because of proximity to several major interstate highways, an interna-

tional airport and a major railway freight terminal run by Union Pacific railroad.

Derek Miller of the World Trade Center Utah, who is leading a new committee studying the issue, said Salt Lake City is not set in stone as the potential location but there are not many other Utah sites that would make sense.

Business leaders contend setting up a major shipping gateway in Utah could make it easier to export goods and materials abroad and attract manufacturers to the state.

That could mean an auto manufacturing plant in Utah or an Amazon.com fulfillment center, said Paul Devine, the U.S. president of Hong Kongbased shipping carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), which has an office in South Jordan, Utah.

Miller said the Inland Port Exploratory Committee, created by Gov. Gary Herbert, plans to hire a con-

sultant in the coming months to study the issue and help make a recommendation to the governor later this year about whether to pursue the project.

The consultant’s study is expected cost about $250,000, Miller said, and would look at how big a port might be, where it should be located, how much it might cost and who would pay for it.

Miller said an inland port’s funding would likely involve a mix of private investment and government funding.

Choosing a site west of the Salt Lake City airport near the planned site of a $550 million state prison means that a port project would share some of the $100 million in additional roads, utilities and other infrastructure costs the state would need to fund, Miller said.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

ECONOMY from page 1

ers will continue to create uncertainty and reason for caution.

In addition, education warning signs and persistent air-quality challenges concern economists.

“There are things we can and cannot control that impact the economy,” said Natalie Gochnour, associate dean of the David Eccles School of Business and member of the Utah Economic Council. “Many of our greatest risks come from the outside — Federal Reserve policies, global economic conditions, energy prices and geopolitics. Education and air quality have been identified by the Utah Economic Council as two areas where we can make a difference in Utah’s future economic performance.”

Demographic advantages, an appealing business climate and increasing labor-force participation will continue to be an advantage for the Utah economy in 2017. Potential expansionary federal fiscal policy, including tax cuts and infrastructure spending, also present an upside risk. All going well, Utah’s economy will once again be one of the top-performing economies in the nation in the coming year.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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