Category: Municipal

This innovative, $11.5 million project includes 59,000 SF of space spread out over six buildings, including; admin offices; a chemical storage facility; vehicle storage and maintenance buildings; a fish rearing building; and a level-2 biosafety laboratory with dorms for visiting researchers.

Dark-stained polished concrete floors contrast nicely with white interior surfaces and carpeted areas offer colorful red accents. The employee cafeteria features wood-grained vinyl flooring and wood-grained cabinets while guest dorms offer a contemporary feel. With owner, design team and construction team committing fully to high-quality work, the Salt Lake Mosquito Abatement District now has a building deserving of the important work done there.

The building is designed to LEED standards; sustainable items include efficient systems, solar panels on the parking structure, and electric vehicle charging stations. Mechanical systems are also 25 percent more efficient than standard systems, with the administration building zoned to reduce energy use in unused portions of the building in winter.

Lehi’s new state-of-the-art fire station helps fill a need the city has as the population continues to grow. The station  offers large-vehicle storage, high-clearance garage bays, specialized-equipment storage, offices, a kitchen and lounge area, a conference and training room, sleeping rooms and a training tower, which is used to prepare firefighters fore situations they may encounter in the larger buildings being constructed in the city. The training tower is expected to be used by other fire departments in the area, to help prepare for unique and challenging situations.

The St. George first station #8 serves the southwest region of St. George, and surrounding areas. VBFA provided the electrical engineering services for this St. George fire station. The station has four drive-through lanes for trucks and ambulances. It houses an 800 square-foot police station and a training area. There are living facilities for fire fighters, including showers, restrooms, laundry facilities, kitchen, gym, and administrative offices. The facility features a special equipment room, evaporative coolers, and an automatic carbon monoxide exhaust system.

The Public Works Administration Building houses administration and staff who are responsible for planning, engineering, flood control, operational, sanitation, solid waste, stormwater and administrative services for Salt Lake County, as well as to serve public works administrators and field staff in their daily, and sometimes dirty, routine.

The Public Works Administration Building houses administration and staff who are responsible for planning, engineering, flood control, operational, sanitation, solid waste, stormwater and administrative services for Salt Lake County, as well as to serve public works administrators and field staff in their daily, and sometimes dirty, routine.