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Projects

Muhlenberg College has selected Alvin H. Butz, Inc. to manage the renovations and expansion to the 64,000 SF Seegers Union building.  Facility improvements will include a new kitchen and 600-seat main dining hall, improvements to the loading dock area, modernizing the existing dining space and expanding and improving existing areas in the current facility.

Expansion and modernization of the Allentown Art Museum is scheduled to begin in May 2010 and will add 9,000 SF to the existing facility.  Included in the addition will be an expanded storefront and relocated main entrance on 5th Street, a new main lobby, museum store and cafe.  The rear addition will provide two new galleries and a new loading/service entrance.

The Peak Center, Inc. has selected Alvin H. Butz, Inc. to manage the construction of its new Community Center project in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.  Phase 1 of the project will include a new one-story 17,300 SF facility containing an aerobic dance room, fitness center with changing room and showers, auditorium, kitchen, reception center, arts studio, health screening and community service room, members services room and administrative offices.  Construction management services also include partial design of an 8,400 SF future second story (Phase 2).

Construction is 70% complete for Lehigh University’s New Science, Technology, Environment, Policy and Society (STEPS) building. The 135,000 SF facility will provide offices for 80 faculty members, staff and graduate students.  It will feature 50 research and state-of-the-art teaching labs, as well as 10 classrooms, computer labs, seminar rooms, and a 75-seat auditorium.  Completion of the building is scheduled for June 2010.  The building is constructed with the goal of obtaining LEED certification and is currently tracking LEED-Gold.

Alvin H. Butz, Inc. was selected by ArtsQuest to manage the construction of its new center for performing arts at Steelstacks.  The new facility will include two cinemas, a Musikfest Café, a 400 seat entertainment and dining venue and the “Blast Furnace Room,” a 4,000 SF multipurpose gathering space.  Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2010.

Phase I facilities improvements are currently underway for the Allentown School District.  This phase consists of renovations, additions and improvements to six schools in the district.  Construction is complete on South Mountain Middle School (119,700 SF), Trexler Middle School (117,227 SF) and Roosevelt Elementary School (57,700 SF).  Construction continues on the remaining three schools including William Allen High School (447,147 SF), Dieruff High School (237,500 SF), and Jackson Elementary School (85,000 SF).  The new Jackson Elementary School will be LEED certified.  (Click here for project info.) 

Sustainable Construction - LEED

Alvin H. Butz, Inc. recently completed a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver-Certified building in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for Geisinger Health Systems.  The building is a five-story, 178,000 SF Critical Care building featuring an expanded 32-bed emergency department, Level 2 trauma program, rooftop helipad, 12 high-tech surgical suites with robotics, 24-bed intensive care unit and shelled space on the top floor for future growth.  The facility received LEED certification in September 2009.  (Click here for a full press release.)

Butz has embraced the U.S. Green Building Council's quest to transform the way buildings are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environment that improves quality of life.  Butz has taken a proactive position in the pursuit of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) training, development and implementation.  Butz currently has 20 LEED Accredited Professionals on its staff with additional staff currently in training and accreditation programs.  Butz is currently managing 10 construction projects valued at $260 million using sustainable design, construction and operations methods, many of which will be submitted for LEED certification.

Achievements

Engineering News Record (ENR) ranked Butz among the top 400 contractors in 2009, at number 250.  The top 400 list includes construction management and general contracting firms.

 Marketing

Alvin H. Butz, Inc. has decided to produce a new series of marketing pieces with its affiliated companies, Shoemaker Construction Co. and Alexander Building Construction Co.  The fourth in the series showcases our combined experience in sustainable construction.  To view our new green building construction management flyer click here.  Past flyers include parking structures, higher education and healthcare facility flyers.

We are currently in the process of developing a new brochure for the Butz family of companies.  It should be complete and mailed to customers in early 2010.