Summerlin Village 15a Office Building

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Summerlin Village 15a Office Building is located at the north-west corner of Flamingo Road and Hualapai Way in the master planned community of Summerlin in Las Vegas Nevada (Clark County APN#164-13-810-003). The project will be developed on 11.88 acres (517,484 sf) and consist of two, three story buildings containing approximately 90,675 sf each for a total of 181,350 rentable square feet. The core and shell building will be designed to achieve a minimum of silver LEED certification from USGBC (United States Green Building Council) under LEED BD&C (CS) 2009. The project will be designed in accordance of local codes and ordinances having jurisdiction as outlined below:

• 2012 International Building Code (IBC) with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2012 International Fire Code (IFC) with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)
• 2012 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC)
• 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC) with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
• 2009 ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (A117.1)
• 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (comprised of the 2004 ADAAG) (ADA)
• 2010 NFPA-10, Standards for Portable Fire Extinguishers with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2013 NFPA-13, Standards for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2013 NFPA-14, Standards for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2013 NFPA-24, Standards for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and their Appurtenances with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2013 NFPA-72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code with Southern Nevada Amendments
• 2010 NFPA-80, Standards for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems with Southern Nevada Amendments
• Clark County Administrative Code (Title 22)
• Clark County Development Code (Title 29)
• Summerlin Non-Residential Design Criteria (NRES-DG)
• 2009 LEED Green Building Design and Construction (BD&C)

What was the most challenging aspect of planning for and pouring the panels? Due to smaller building foot print 50% of panels needed to be cast on waste slab casting beds. Also, with the courtyard entrance between both buildings being so close together, crane access in this area of the buildings created the to reset the crane several times for erection.

What was the hardest part about the actual tilt-up erection? Due to the height of the panels it required super 52 braces (52 foot in length braces) which were extremely heavy and required two men per brace. Also, rigging changes due to pick inserts changing from eight to sixteen slowed the panel erection times.

What were the unique design elements related to the tilt-up? The tilt panels had EIFS popouts at the second and third levels, stone veneer from finish floor to bottom of second level as well full height glass pop out curtain wall entrances with cantilevered decks at courtyard between the two buildings.