In November 2007, the FY04 Fort Lewis Whole Barracks Renewal project was awarded the Design Build Institute of America's top award for a Design-Build Public Sector Building of over $15 million value.
Hermanson provided all aspects of mechanical system design and construction for the FY04 Barracks Renewal. This project includes three barracks buildings housing 300 military personnel, a community building, company operations facilities, battalion headquarters and classrooms. The project was designed and certification documentation provided to achieve a LEED Silver Certification. Energy efficient approaches include the selection of high efficiency mechanical equipment; the use of low-flow plumbing fixtures; and recover of waste heat from electrical / mechanical rooms for pre-heat of outside air.
The project team for this award winner includes:
- Absher Construction Company - Design-Build General Contractor
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Owner
- WJA Design Collaborative - Architect / Structural Engineer
- Hermanson Company - Mechanical Design-Build Contractor
- Ault Eletric - Electrical Design-Build Contractor
- Cosco Fire Protection - Fire Protection Design-Build Contractor
Each year DBIA honors design-build projects that demonstrate successful application of design-build principles. In addition to being completed on-time and on-budget,award winning projects all have exhibited collaboration in the early stages of the project and the acceptance of single-entity risk. They are chosen for their advanced and innovative application of total integrated project delivery and finding unique solutions for project challenges
