CSHQA, a Boise-based architecture/engineering firm has added three new staff members. Rodney Fritze, Beau Gosney and Aaron Harrigfeld have recently joined the CSHQA team.

Rodney Fritze has been hired as an Intern Architect. He earned his Bachelor of Architecture in May 1996 from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

Fritze previously worked as an Intern Architect with Gile Buck Associates, Boise, ID and has extensive training in commercial and residential design, as well as urban planning theory. Rodney will be involved with a variety of retail projects.

Beau Gosney is an Engineer-in-Training and earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, May 2004. Gosney earned his Associate of Architecture in June of 1999 from the Walla Walla Community College, where he was a member of the Honors program. Beau has joined CSHQA's civil department and will be working on a variety of commercial and retail projects.

Aaron Harrigfeld will be involved with a variety of commercial projects as an Intern Architect. He earned both his Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho, Idaho Urban Research and Design Center in 2004.

Fritze, Gosney and Harrigfeld are located at CSHQA's Boise Headquarters.

Roger Knight Construction (RKC) has added Gregory Stennetas Construction and Project Estimator. Stennet, has 11 years experience in the construction industry as both a project manager and estimator in Utah.

Roger Knight Construction is licensed to do business in Utah, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Arizona, Montana and Idaho. They have been incorporated in Utah for more than 24 years and specialize in commercial/industrial construction, including retail, office/warehouse distribution centers, laboratory facilities, hotels and numerous multi-family projects.

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Ribbon Cut On Davis County's Tallest Building

Opening of Renaissance Medical Centre Marks Completion
of Phase 2 of Mixed-Use Development in Davis County

Renaissance Towne Centre, a mixed-use development that will combine retail, entertainment, restaurants, recreation, office and medical buildings, announced the official opening of the new Renaissance Medical Centre in mid November.

The opening marks completion of the second phase of the development - the largest private construction project in Davis County - which is revitalizing the former site of Five Points Mall in Bountiful.

The five story, 110,000 square-foot Renaissance Medical Centre, which is the tallest building in Davis County, is over 85 percent leased with more than 30 physicians and medical practioners representing various practices including orthopedics, ophthalmology, plastic and cosmetic surgery, dermatology with in-suite esthetics, pediatric dentistry, and physical therapy. The Renaissance Medical Centre also houses a full service pharmacy and an imaging center.

The new facility includes the MountainWest Surgical Center which features the four operating rooms for outpatient surgical procedures. The Surgical Center is managed by Nueterra Healthcare, a leading national manager of ambulatory facilities.

The structure also includes 493 parking spots over three levels, which patrons will be able to access from the South, East and West with the recent completion of a new access road.

The Renaissance Medical Centre was designed in a similar approach to the Huntsman Cancer Hospital. The Medical Centre was designed to provide a warm and welcoming environment void of the institutional feel that is common in most Utah medical facilities. The building's interior design team, from Babcock Design, and architects, from Schiel Architects, worked with general contractor, Okland Construction, to masterfully create a welcoming atmosphere including exterior elevator lobbies that offer views of the city to the East. There also are wood-paneled walls and stylish suites uniquely designed by the tenants.

The first stage of the Renaissance Towne Centre was completed in September 2003 with the opening of the 45,000 square-foot Xcel Spa & Fitness Center. After the retail stores, entertainment facilities, office buildings and recreational space are completed, health care providers will represent approximately 17 percent of the development's total occupants.

Roger Knight Construction has just completed construction of the building shell and site for the first Hollywood Video in Chubbuck, a suburb of Pocatello, Idaho. Developer of the 6,045 square foot, free-standing building located at 4809 Yellowstone Avenue is Salt Lake City-based Chubbuck DME, LLC. Architectural firm is Dixon & Associates, also of Salt Lake City. The new Hollywood Video building was handed over for outfitting on October 11, 2004.

Boise State Begins "Green" Improvements

The blue-and-orange Bronco campus is going ³green.² Energy system improvements all over campus at Boise State University are underway to make the university a showcase of energy management and to enhance the learning environment and overall comfort.

³This project is one of the single largest steps forward in Boise State¹s energy conservation program, said Einar Norton, P.E., assistant director of Facilities, Operation and Maintenance at Boise State.

The energy conservation measures are revenue-neutral, meaning that the guaranteed cost-avoided energy savings pay for the project over a prescribed period of time. The project, referred to as an Energy Performance Contract or PC in engineering terms, is a partnership between Boise State University and Siemens Building Technologies Inc. Energy Services and Solutions.

The PC includes approximately $8 million worth of facility improvements to the lighting, heating and cooling systems, water regulation and other energy/utility systems throughout the campus. The retrofit and installation projects will span about 15 months, from September 2004 through December 2005.

Providing a boost to the local economy, Siemens will employ mainly Idaho contractors for the campus projects. ³Keeping Idaho¹s money in Idaho is one of the key benefits provided by this project, said Norton.

Covering approximately 2 million square feet of facilities and 35 buildings, a few samples of the energy conservation measures included are: