Project Name: Career Technical Education Center

Company Name: Stantec

Project Location: Hobbs, New Mexico

Project Information/Details: Hobbs Municipal Schools (HMS) has selected Stantec to design a new Career Technical Education (CTE) Center in Hobbs, New Mexico. As a regional facility, the Center will potentially serve students from surrounding school districts in Lea County and provide the full spectrum of CTE Clusters and Pathways. The project features facilities to support a new Energy Cluster program that will provide students with the training to serve the local Gas and Oil Industry, as well as wind, solar and other energy technologies. Additionally, the new CTE facility will provide educational emphasis on architecture and construction, manufacturing, information technology, transportation and logistics, and STEM. HMS initially asked Stantec to engage the Hobbs community, including educators, potential business partners and community leaders to help them understand and vision such a center, and how it would benefit their community. “After several engagement meetings and sessions, it became clear to everyone how important this new project would be for their students, businesses, and community for generations to come,” said Theo Pappas, senior educational planner/CTE Specialist at Stantec. HMS is working with several partners in the development of the project, including City of Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico Junior College, the Permian Strategic Partnership and the JF Maddox Foundation. “Career Technical Education Projects often require strong partnerships to ensure success,” said Pappas. “With such commitments already in place, we are so excited to have the opportunity to help Hobbs realize this wonderful goal for their community as a whole.” Stantec is currently developing a facility program for the CTE center with HMS staff and administration and community partners. Stantec is also analyzing specific site options for locating the project near the existing Hobbs high school, which is currently anticipating a 40% growth in student enrollment in the next five years. “The Career Technical Education facility is not about a building, it is about a change in our culture,” said TJ Parks, HMS Superintendent. “HMS, along with its partners, wants to provide opportunities for our students that will enable them to be successful in their choice of careers or higher education. CTE is an enhancement to quality of life.” “We look forward to developing a conceptual design for the project that will serve as a landmark for the community going forward,” said Christian Owens, Stantec’s Principal Designer for the project. “The proposed program, concept design, site plan, and budget will be the basis for the anticipated bond election for the project in November of this year.” Stantec has been selected as the prime consultant on the CTE project, responsible for planning, programming, architecture, interior design, and structural engineering. Stantec’s key local partners are Wilson & Company Inc., Engineers & Architects and Pettigrew and Associates, Civil Engineers. The JF Maddox Foundation engages in innovative initiatives in support of community development throughout Lea County, New Mexico. The Permian Strategic Partnership is a consortium of energy and gas and oil-service companies positioned in Texas and New Mexico and who actively support education and training for the communities that they serve. The new CTE Project is anticipated to cost approximately $40 million and will house over 600 students when completed in 2021

Project Name: Schallenkamp Hall

Company Name: KWK Architects

Project Location: Emporia, Kansas United States

Project Information/Details: Emporia State University in Kansas held a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 26 to officially open its brand-new Schallenkamp Hall. The modern living/learning community was designed by St. Louis, MO-based KWK Architects, with HTK Architects of Topeka, Kansas serving as the architect-of-record. The 91,000-square-foot building, which will house 324 students, is named after Kay Schallenkamp, Emporia State University’s 14th president and the first woman to lead a Kansas Board of Regents university. Students have begun moving into the new $19.4 million Schallenkamp Hall for the fall semester, which begins in mid-August. “The process of designing the new residence hall was very inclusive, with a close-knit client group that included representatives from a wide variety of stakeholders, including students, faculty, residential life, student affairs, building services, information technology and others,” said KWK Architects Principal Javier Esteban. “Schallenkamp Hall is a true reflection of the students’ wants and needs.” The hall’s design features four stories and three residential wings, each with a variety of bedroom configurations (doubles, accessible doubles, singles and singles + bathroom). The residential wings are also designed with lounge areas, corridors with natural light and community bathrooms that afford privacy. A learning commons in the hall features two music practice rooms, art studio, team study room, mid-sized classroom, flexible collaboration space and two-story lounges with community kitchens. About KWK Architects Founded in 2013 by five architects with a combined 120 years of higher education knowledge and experience, KWK Architects partners with colleges and universities across the United States to create innovative and inspiring places that enhance campus life. Areas of expertise include student housing and dining, and academic and science/technology spaces. KWK Architects has completed more than $1 billion in construction-valued projects since its founding and currently employs a growing staff of 15 at its headquarters in St. Louis, MO. For more information about KWK Architects, visit www.kwkarchitects.com or contact Director of Marketing Cindy Hausler at [email protected]

Project Name: Lake Tahoe Shared-Use Path

Company Name: Composite Advantage

Project Location: Lake Tahoe, Nevada United States

Project Information/Details: Every year more than 1 million visitors travel Nevada State Route 28—a two-lane, mountainside road that borders 11 miles of Lake Tahoe’s undeveloped shoreline. With usage expected to double in the next 20 years, limited parking and lack of safe access spurred the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to initiate a design/build project that would support growing traffic yet protect the area’s fragile ecosystem. The agency chose Composite Advantage’s fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) FiberSPAN system to help it meet the unique demands of constructing a shared-use path on the region’s rocky uneven slopes. “The scope of the project meant FRP had to take on a larger role in terms of performance,” says Composite Advantage President Scott Reeve. Each bridge span section was delivered as a prefabricated unit of steel beams, FRP deck and railing. “In most FRP bridge applications,” he explains, “the steel support beams or trusses provide the primary load carrying structure. But in this case we had to design FRP sections to act as the shear diaphragm for the stringers. We bonded the connection between the deck and steel beams with structural methyl methacrylate adhesive to permit complete shear transfer between the steel and FRP.” Composite Advantage began prefabricating panels in 2017. The ability to prefabricate and assemble the superstructure at the supplier’s manufacturing facility allowed technicians to bond and mechanically bolt FRP panels to the steel for higher quality and reduced costs and minimize construction activities at the job site. Thirty-two 40-foot bridge span sections were installed on an 11-mile section of the path. The spans were grouped to create five distinct bridges. “Our FRP pedestrian bridge deck system was used in areas where the slope was too steep to provide flat walking surfaces,” says Reeve. FRP decks were 134 in. wide and have a 5-in. structural thickness at the thinnest section with a 1 percent cross slope. Panels are coated with a 1/8-in. non-slip polymer aggregate surface. FRP panels weigh just 8.8 psf. Deck weight with wear surface, curbs and railing is 12 psf. Specification requirements called for a uniform live load of 90 psf pedestrian loading. Mid-span deflection of the deck was limited to L/500 and the mid-span deflection of the superstructure was limited to L/360. Vehicle maximum loading was rated at H-5 for a rear axle load of 8,000 lbs. Mid-span FRP deflection was limited to L/300. Uplift load was rated at 30 psf. FRP’s ability to accommodate a range of design variations, its’ 100-year life cycle and its capacity for use in difficult terrain make it an attractive option for projects like SR 28. “The response has been so positive that there are prospective plans to extend the path created by FRP pedestrian decking,” Reeve says. The NDOT and the Tahoe Transportation District opened the new Tahoe East Shore Trail in June. Composite Advantage supplies innovative fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) products for major infrastructure markets. To create its engineered solutions, CA pairs progressive designs with its capability to mold large parts, perform on-site assembly, and support customer installations. The supplier has been developing lightweight, high-strength, cost-effective FRP goods for structurally demanding applications and corrosive environments since 2005. Many of these products have paved the way for first-time use of FRP composites in infrastructure, rail and water applications because of their performance attributes. The supplier’s comprehensive lineup includes bridge decks, trail bridges, cantilever sidewalks and rail platforms to fender protection systems, pilings, naval ship separators and other waterfront structures. CA is member of the Creative Composites Group, a subsidiary of Hill and Smith Holdings PLC