A renovation project at the University of Utah’s College of Nursing will completely renovate the five-story, 88,070-sq-ft building.

工作包括石棉减排，地震改造，取代几乎所有内墙和饰面，完全更换所有基础设施，包括HVAC，管道，电气，电信，音频/视觉，安全，照明和新内部饰面。由盐湖的GSBS建筑师设计的该项目旨在旨在利用银色认证，并超越犹他州高性能建筑评级系统的标准，同时满足大学可持续设计和能源效率的目标。建筑将于2010年7月底完成。

The renovated College of Nursing building will be organized to facilitate two primary functions – student learning and faculty research. Student learning environments, including the Simulation Learning Center and classroom space will be located on the first and second floors. The third and fourth floors will be dedicated to faculty and staff office space. The fifth floor will be dedicated entirely to research faculty.

The project is aiming for LEED Silver certification that will be achieved in several key areas including energy efficiency, water use reduction, construction waste recycling and indoor environmental quality.

建筑的能效和安慰will be achieved by a complete removal of the existing dual duct HVAC system, the installation of a more efficient and controllable VAV reheat system, the installation of a new air handler that includes a direct cooling coil, the use of the campus system of high temperature and chilled water, the removal of all outdated lighting and significant improvements to the building envelope including insulation of the exterior wall and window replacement. Energy modeling has determined that this design approach will result in a 27% savings electrical usage and 5% savings in natural gas usage over the code dictated construction.

The seismic reinforcement of the existing College of Nursing building significantly impacts the overall design. Steel cross bracing located on the perimeter of the building will reinforce the existing structural system. In these areas the existing brick wall and existing windows have been removed and will be replaced with a high-performance glass curtain wall system. This creates a significant opportunity to allow daylight to enter the building and offers opportunities to organize the floor plan around this new source of natural light. In the areas unaffected by bracing, the existing exterior wall system will remain and will be re-insulated to improve the thermal performance of the wall. All existing windows will be replaced to further improve energy performance and improve daylighting.

重新回收大量建筑碎片。在拆迁和减排阶段，工作中的94％的非危险物质被再循环。这相当于240吨木材，钢和其他金属。现场回收活动的电流需要分包商分类纸张，塑料，纸板，金属和混凝土。

Layton建设的博伊斯特办事处最近在Meridian，Idaho的新增450万美元的凤凰城大学。由拉斯维加斯的CSA建筑师设计，36,565平方英尺，2层大楼包括教室和行政空间。外部是钢结构，砖贴面，玻璃窗和复合金属板。室内装饰包括彩绘石膏板墙和地毯和石材瓷砖地板。

该项目值得注意，因为它是凤凰大学的第一个旨在LEED认证的第一个项目。

莱顿建设的Jeremy Hobbs说：“与持续要求高度质量和强烈承诺的人一起工作，这一直很棒。该项目于10月完成。