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LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION BEQ FACILITY AT NAVAL BASE GUAM Guest speakers at the November meeting of SAME Guam Post were Brian Fischer, Project Manager and Josh Kling, Project Engineer, for Hensel Phelps Construction Co. in Guam. Hensel Phelps completed the BEQ Facility at Naval Base Guam. The RFP for the project required LEED silver
certification. However, Hensel Phelps achieved Gold certification, thereby exceeding the requirement. Hensel Phelps provided an inside look at achieving this LEED Gold certification. Key points from their presentation are outlined below.
PROJECT OVERVIEW • Design-Build Contract Awarded on 4/30/09 • 140-Unit Bachelor Enlisted Quarters • Three-Story Precast Concrete Structure • BBQ Pavilion, Bicycle Canopy, and Volleyball Court • Stand-Alone Precast Utility Building • Photovoltaic and Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems • Completed on 5/12/11 • RFP required LEED Silver to be achieved - LEED Gold was proposed and achieved by the Contractor PROJECT “DESIGN-BUILD” TEAM Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Design: Jacobs (LEED Accredited Professional) Baldridge & Associate Structural Engineers Pacific Test and Balance (Mech. D-B Sub) Pacific Soils Engineering & Testing, Inc. Belt Collins Rocky Mountain Precast
LEED VERSION 2.2 CHECKLIST
LEED RESPONSIBILITIES • Entire “Design” Team • LEED Professional (Part of Design Team) – Registration – LEED Plan/Checklist Development – Design Coordination/ Communication – “Specifications” – Verification/Documentation – Submission • Construction Staff – Material Purchasing per Specifications – IAQ Plan Implementation – Recycling Plan To join SAME Guam Post, logon to SAME.org and proceed to New Membership. 8 | DEC EMBER2011
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