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January 05, 2012 

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Atkins’ UCI Humanities Gateway building design-build achieves LEED Platinum
 

Tampa, FL – As a member of the Hensel Phelps design-build team, Atkins provided civil engineering for the University of California-Irvine Humanities Gateway building, which has now achieved the highest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating—Platinum. Fentress Architects served as the project’s architect.

This $29-million project is the fifth building in the Humanities quad. The 76,207-square-foot facility includes a 110-seat auditorium, film studio, art and art history classrooms and offices, open laboratories, and the International Center for Languages and Translation. The project provides instructional and support space to accommodate existing and projected programs and student enrollment for the School of Humanities.

The project was completed on time and under budget, and has won two awards for the year 2010: the Gold Medal Award issued by Building of America, and the National Design-Build Award from the Design-Build Institute of America. 

“Atkins was proud to be part of the team that worked on this highly successful project,” says Kevin McDonald, PE, Atkins senior project manager. “The result is an iconic, and now award-winning, new addition to the UCI campus.”

Atkins provided civil engineering services including grading and storm drain design, permitting, as-built plans, demolition plan, site plan, hydrology and hydraulic study, erosion control plan, ADA accessibility plan, and construction administration support.

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Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies*, employing some 17,700 people across the UK, North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Europe. It has the breadth and depth of expertise to plan, design, and enable some of the world's most technically challenging and time critical infrastructure projects.

*It is the largest engineering consultancy in the UK (New Civil Engineer Consultants File 2011) and the 13th largest international design firm (Engineering News-Record 2011).

Recent projects include:

  • Critical program management of storm protection works in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Southern Louisiana, providing expertise in coastal restoration, engineering, environmental and GIS support to rebuild defenses and protect habitats.

  • Architectural and construction phase services for the new Tyndall Air Force Base Fitness Center, meeting LEED Platinum standards without impact to project cost.

  • Equal partner in a joint venture that is providing full-service program/project management support for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a $7.8-billion project encompassing ecological restoration, water storage, flood control, and recreation.

  • Key transit projects – member of joint venture providing general engineering consultant team for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and project management oversight contractor for the Federal Transit Administration for major transit projects throughout the US.

  • Lead firm on the Ascend, Joint Venture, LLC team, which is designing the $1.2-billion Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal roadway system at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

  • Meeting stringent nutrient removal requirements for wastewater treatment plants in the Chesapeake Bay area through design of upgrades to Howard County, Maryland’s Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant, and design and construction of enhanced nutrient removal facilities at Anne Arundel County’s Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant.

  • Multi-year architecture-engineering construction management services for the National Park Service in the USA, including projects such as rehabilitation of the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and Administrative Complex at California’s Death Valley to meet the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification standards.