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Wilkes County Rest Area
May 19, 2016 In

Wilkes County Rest Area

This project consisted of construction of a new LEED Gold Certified 10,030 sf "Green" Rest Area facility and Visitor Center for NCDOT on a 22-acre site in Wilkes County, NC. A "Golden Rectangle" architecture featuring exposed beams and an FSC certified suspended wood ceiling was used for the Visitor Center portion. The construction of the building incorporated several energy saving concepts including daylighting, solar water heating, photovoltaics, a geothermal heat pump system, rainwater harvesting and real-time monitoring of all energy and water usage. In addition to the LEED Gold Certification the project also won the 2011 Federal Highway Administration Award for

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Joint Health & Education Center
May 18, 2016 In

Henderson County Health Sciences Center

The Henderson County Joint Health and Education  Center consists of a three story facility of approximately 99,000 sf. The First Floor (35,461 sf) is occupied by Pardee Health as an Outpatient Cancer Center/Infusion Center, while the Second (30,857 sf) and Third Floors (32,441 sf) are for higher education and medical simulation use by Wingate University and Blue Ridge Community College.   The facility is aimed at the betterment of Henderson County and will improve educational opportunities and medical care for County residents by strengthening ties between the hospital, higher education institutions and municipal groups.   Vannoy Construction was selected early and provided preconstruction services for the Schematic Design and Design Development Design prior to transitioning to Construction Document pricing.

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Vannoy WIlkes Community College
April 20, 2016 In

WCC Health Sciences Building

This state construction project was a complete transformation of an existing bank building converted to the college of nursing and health sciences. The three-story, 46,000 sf renovation space included new office space for professors, new class rooms, cyber class rooms, upgraded elevator and multiple nursing simulation labs. Integrated on second floor was a EMS simulation center with fully functioning ambulance for true-to-life simulations of emergency situations. A change order added an additional full dental school with live patients accessible to students featuring five rooms of an operating dental clinic. This project finished $150,000 under budget.

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Ashe County Courthouse
April 20, 2016 In

Ashe County Courthouse

The Ashe County Government building is a 61,000 ft, three-story building with an open rotunda center. The building is masonry construction, block based with brick veneer, and utilizes a metal facade roofing system. The building contains two elevators, two complete courtrooms, and office space for governmental divisions. High-end finishes include a terrazzo main entry and spiral staircase has elaborate brass railings. The north front projects from the main building and has a large portico with four columns rising to a pediment at the roofline. The green colored roof is slope. The Ashe County Courthouse houses many of the county’s judicial

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