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Spring 2012A Quarterly Publicationfrom Layton Construction Companywww.laytonconstruction.com

2 | Nuts & BoltsLayton in the News

10 | Subcontractor ProfileSteel Encounters

A USTARis bornJames L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building — A USTAR Innovation Center | Page 4

12 | The Last WordInnovation Inundation

David S. Layton

2 | FOUNDATION | Layton Construction Company

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Rush ServiceLayton shares efficient approach with Arizona hospital client The Florence (Ariz.) Hospital at Anthem is open with “Door to Doc in 31 minutes™” service. Florence is approximately 25 miles southeast of the Phoenix metro area. Layton’s relationship with the private hospital devel-opment group began with work at a hospital in Gilbert, Ariz.,

and construction is underway on a similar facility in Peoria, Ariz. The Florence hospital is 86,000 square feet with 20 emergency department examina-tion rooms, two major incident medical treatment rooms, and 32 acute care inpatient rooms. Administrative support is

located on the hospital’s second level, and an air evacuation helicopter is stationed and dispatched from the third floor rooftop heliport. Early site preparation work was followed by a rigorous 14-month construction schedule completed in January 2012.

RED Letter DayArizona office earns 2 of magazine’s 12 top honors

The Outlets at Traverse Mountain will enhance quality of life ameni-ties on the I-15 corridor between Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah. Retail center developer Craig Realty Group of Newport Beach, Calif., owns, operates and manages 4.3 million square feet of retail space in six states. The company is a leader in the development of upscale factory outlet centers, offering quality branded merchan-dise in an architecturally themed environment that offers shoppers ease of accessibility and convenient amenities. The first phase of the complex is a 35-acre site with 225,000 square feet of retail space. Latyon’s crews moved a hillside of earth in four months to level the sloped site. The fast-tracked project will open in October to serve early-holiday-season shoppers.

Featured Project

The RED (Real Estate and Develop-ment) Awards are presented by Arizona Commercial Real Estate magazine to recognize the state’s biggest and best commercial real estate projects of 2011. Layton captured two of the 12 awards, with Dunn-Edwards Paints’ manufactur-ing plant noted as the Best Industrial Project. Limelight Networks is a global

Internet platform and services company with headquarters in Phoenix. Construc-tion of Limelight’s corporate offices earned the Best Tenant Improvement Project designation. In the expansive Phoenix market, Layton has proven itself as a recognized builder of award-winning projects for industry-leading companies.

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The Outlets at Traverse Mountain add to a growing residential and retail community.

Layton partnered with a private hospital de-velopment group to complete the Florence Hospital at Anthem in Florence, Ariz.

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Utah-based tech company moves into new digs Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) regu-larly appears on technology and business publication “companies to watch” lists, and is an interna-tional pioneer of a storage and memory platform that significant-ly improves processing capabili-ties and data center efficiencies.

Its products are sold by IBM, Dell and Hewlett-Packard, and companies including Facebook (and its 845 million active monthly users) use Fusion-io’s technology to provide data-deliv-ery at speeds thought impos-sible in recent years.

Fusion-io recently counted on Layton’s Interior Construc-tion Specialists to acceler-ate the build-out of its new 140,000-square-foot corporate headquarters facility in Salt Lake City to keep up with company growth.

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Utah veterans will have two new homes Two new veterans’ homes in Utah — one in Payson and one in Ivins — will bring well-deserved life care to Utah’s veterans from Washington and Utah counties. The construction of these 108-bed facilities is possible through State of Utah legislative appro-priations, federal Veteran’s Administration grants and locally donated real estate. The homes offer independent living with private rooms and baths in a residential setting, with skilled nursing care avail-able to resident veterans. The rooms are grouped in 12-unit pods, allowing for easier social interaction. Each home has a construction cost of nearly $17 million. Layton’s construction teams will complete the facilities in the spring of 2013.

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Layton VP earns magazine mention

Brian Hobbs, executive vice president of Layton Con-struction’s Irvine, Calif., office has been recognized as one of ENR

California magazine’s “20 Under 40” architecture, engineering and construction young industry leaders. Brian is a graduate of Brigham Young University and has been with Layton for 14 years, playing a key role in the growth of the company’s health care work in California. The list of projects he has overseen includes construc-tion of Moran Eye Center, Palm-dale Regional Medical Center, and Loma Linda University Medi-cal Center Murrieta.

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Layton’s Interior Construction Specialists built out the corporate headquarters of technology company Fusion-io.

Modern Healthcare Magazine recently released its 2012 Construction and Design Survey, and Layton Construction is ranked as the 5th largest company on the survey of Top General Contracting Companies, having completed nearly $370 million in healthcare projects in 2011. Layton’s healthcare work spans the nation, including projects in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Or-egon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

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James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building —A USTAR Innovation Center, Salt Lake City

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BY GREG BENNETT

uring the 2012 Sundance Film Festi-

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of Utah’s USTAR Initiative — played

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selectors. These professionals research locations

around the country and help large companies

decide where to locate or expand operations.

The highlight of the trip for these profession-

als wasn’t the festival. It wasn’t the ski slopes or

even historic downtown Salt Lake City. Those

areas were all great, but the visitors were most

impressed with the James L. Sorenson Molecular

Biotechnology Building on the campus of the

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The new facility is evidence of a legislative commitment to bring advanced research jobs to a state that already boasts a well-educated work-force, low cost of doing business and a great place to raise families. The University of Utah’s reputa-tion as the No. 1 university for creating research-based start-ups also receives an extremely special-ized and long-term boost from the state of Utah’s USTAR Initiative. USTAR — or the Utah Science Technology and Research initiative — was created by state law in 2006


The DetailsStart DateApril 2009

ConstructionCompletion Date

December 2011

Commissioning &Full Occupancy

March 2012

Total Square Footage208,000

ArchitectsLord, Aeck & Sargent (Atlanta)Prescott Muir (Salt Lake City)

> > > “Because this was a state project and the people’s money, we were very conscious of controlling the costs.”

Dr. Dinesh PatelChairman of the Board, USTAR

to invest in research and techno-logical development that could be commercialized. According to USTAR, it is meant to “keep the state vibrant and competitive in the Knowledge Age.” In other words, it’s a major, well-planned investment in the state’s long-term economic future.

A place to call home Part of the success of the USTAR program comes from its ability to recruit and house world-renowned researchers. Layton Construction joined a construction and ownership team that included representa-tives from the University of

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Utah’s colleges of engineering and health sciences, as well as the vice president of research. Other team members included architects, subcontractors and USTAR administrators. “This is a multidisciplinary un-dertaking,” says Dr. Dinesh Patel, chairman of the board of USTAR and a donor to the program. “We had to make sure the needs of all parties were met. Because of the nature of the project — a cooperative program — a lot of the major players were involved in deciding what would go into this building.”

Symbolic location Located strategically between the university’s engineering department and its medical school and hospital, the Sorenson Building will draw high-tech jobs to Utah — especially in areas the university already excels like nanotechnology and biomedical technology. The building’s location — on the former site of an on-campus golf course — required infrastruc-ture be constructed to allow for the university’s planned future growth. Layton coordinated the completion of a mile of sewer


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The building, located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, is part of a $161 million state allot-ted building fund that helped build two state-of-the-art facilities. The other USTAR building is on the campus of Utah State University in Logan.

Photo by Dan Hixson/University of Utah

The Sorenson Legacy Foundation’s gift of $15 million resulted in the naming of the building

in honor of James LeVoy Sorenson, one of the nation’s foremost biomedical innovators.

Numerous disciplines gave input with regard to equipment and design.

line, constructed 3,500 lineal feet of utility tunnel, built a water line from the Huntsman Cancer In-stitute, and extended power lines from the Red Butte substation, two miles away. “This was a new part of the uni-versity’s master plan,” says Kevin

Charves, senior construction manager for Layton Construction. “USTAR was the first project to be built under the new plan, so a lot of ground work had to be done.” And that, in and of itself, led to communication challenges and interdisciplinary cooperation.

“You talk about problem solv-ing, USTAR was willing to pay for our share of those improvements, but not for the entire cost of the new quad,” says Ted McAleer, executive director of USTAR. Layton worked with all parties to make sure things went smooth-

ly and that everyone’s needs were met efficiently.

Benefitting the public Because the funds came from tax payer money, the ownership group wanted to make the most of each dollar spent.

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state of Utah to have the building certified LEED. Part of this effort is evidenced by the

large glue-laminated wood beams that act as support structures for the building.

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“It was great to have David Layton’s personal inter-est in getting this project done on time and on bud-get. To get that commitment from the executive level of the company makes all the difference.”

Ted McAleerExecutive Director, USTAR

“Because this was a state project and the people’s money, we were very conscious of controlling the costs,” Dinesh says. In addition to the efficient use of funds, the building still had to be able to function as needed. In order to recruit leading innova-tors, researchers and inventors to the state, a state-of-the-art facility is more than a luxury — it’s a necessity.

Cooperation brings success The building is designed to en-courage cooperation. Cooperation between researchers, fabricators and others involved with getting

something from the whiteboard to the end-user. That same approach was important with the construc-tion process. Some of the details involved in construction — for the nanofabrication facility, for example — were uniquely specialized and had to be handled with care. Plus, by owner’s mandate, the building needed to achieve LEED-Gold certification. “Kevin Charves and (project manager) Jake Greenland had to run a tight ship,” Ted says. “They understood the requirements we were under and responded well.”

Sorenson MolecularBiotechnology

Building

By the Numbers

• 33,000 cubic yards of concrete

• 6.8 million pounds of reinforc-ing steel

• 23,000-square-foot nanofabri-cation and imaging center

• 25 to 40 senior researcher suites

• $130 million construction contract

• Donations included: + Sorenson Legacy Foundation ($15 million) + Micron Technology ($1.25 million) + Other significant donations: Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. Dr. Dinesh and Kalpana Patel

View from the top “It was great to have David Lay-ton’s personal interest in getting this project done on time and on budget. To get that commitment from the executive level of the company makes all the differ-ence,” Ted says. And Dinesh is happy the construction selection committee hired locally. “We’re very happy that the money stayed in Utah with a Utah firm,” he says. “We hope this project will bring many such projects to Layton in the future. It’s a fabulous building. Out-standing.”

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As part of the research and nanofabrication capabilities of the building, construction processes had to be put into place to make sure the sophis-

ticated equipment would be protected and be able to function properly. For example, massive amounts of concrete were used to dampen vibra-

tion in the building, allowing for more accurate measurements.

In 1985, Dennis Peterson and Billy Moore were co-workers at a company that special-

ized in steel joists and decks. The company’s future seemed to be at a crossroads and the visionary pair knew it was time for a change. The two friends started a venture near downtown Salt Lake City — Steel Encounters, Inc. A year later, the pair added Fred Tannenbaum and the company took off. Then in 1993, Ira Field — current president and CEO — joined the company and was instrumental in building the archi-tectural division. “We’ve had some key people come on board at pivotal times and that has really driven the growth of the business,” says Derek Losee, sales manager of the company’s

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architectural division. Steel Encounters now has two divisions to the company: architec-tural and structural. The architectural group provides design-assist solutions for exterior cladding systems in a variety of materials. The structural division is a wholesale supplier of joist and deck. The company provides detailing services and material drop shipments. In all areas, the company uses its wealth of knowledge and skill to find the best solutions for builders and owners. “We are a resource for architects and builders,” says Tom Jackson, vice president and architectural di-vision manager. “We like being part of a team to get the best results.”

But Steel Encounters does more than find solutions in straight-forward projects. The company becomes more valuable on compli-cated projects — like the USTAR facility at the University of Utah. “We worked months with the architects in Georgia to help USTAR get a building they could build,” Derek says. “It’s hard to find someone else who even has the staff to invest that much time on the design-assist side like we can.” Financially, Steel Encounters has taken a reserved approach, which has enabled the company to expand over the last few years as opportunities have risen. Now, the company has a regional office in Seattle and a detailing company in Arkansas. Just more solutions the company can offer.

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Looks Good, Works BetterSteel encounters brings stability to building

L to R: Tom Jackson, vice president & architectural division manager; Pam Foote, vice president & structural division manager; Derek Losee,

architectural division sales manager; Dan Tibbitts, chief financial officer. Not pictured: Peter Hatton, Northwest division manager.

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Drew Olsen epitomizes the Layton spirit. He took a job in 1987 as a carpenter’s helper — despite working as a full carpenter for his previous employer — so he could join the impressive Layton team working on the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. “I believed in myself and knew that I could prove I wasn’t just a carpenter’s helper,” he says. “Within

a few months, I was already being given additional responsibility.” In fact, one change he made within eight months of starting with the company was to move to the newly opened Arizona office. He’s also worked on projects from Mon-tana to Texas and from California to Pennsylvania. One he particularly remembers is working on the Mesa (Ariz.)

Arts Center. It was a complicated concrete project that let him find solutions to tough challenges. “I enjoy the problem-solving side of things,” he says. Now, Drew is a senior superin-tendent and uses his experience to build The Layton Way. “Layton is a healthy company that has built a strong reputation over years,” he says. “I really like that.”

Drew Olsen | 25 years


Employee Focus

Flattening the FloorScience, technology and technique lead to smoother flooring pours

Layton Construction has received numerous Ameri-can Concrete Institute

(ACI) best-of-class awards over many years for concrete projects across the country, attesting the company’s expertise in the art and science of concrete. In recent years, flat-floor technol-ogy has evolved from primary use in warehouse and distribution centers to other large floor applica-tions, including office buildings, re-tail centers and recreation facilities. Layton’s customers expect cutting-edge construction technology, which drives building designers and constructors to discover new and innovative construction methods. The ACI has adopted two standards for flat floors: FL, which measures the level, tilt or pitch of the floor side to side; and FF, which measures flatness or bumpi-ness of the floor. Water puddles on a residential concrete driveway following a rainstorm offer an example of a floor that’s not flat. Average industrial floors measure FF 20. Super-flat distribution cen-ter floor specifications are usually FF 40. The higher the FF measure-ment, the flatter is the floor. VCBO, architect of the Provo (Utah) Recreation Center, specified a minimum of FF 35, to which Layton planned the construction project. Layton’s concrete team con-

ducted detailed pre-construction reviews with the flooring subcon-tractors who would eventually place hardwood floors, tile, rubber flooring and sheet vinyl through-out the finished recreation center, and recognized benefits of increas-ing the floor flatness specification. A flatter floor will greatly aid floor installers later in the job when finish flooring is placed because manual leveling and patching will be virtually eliminated. Layton used mechanical laser screeds to place the floors. Layton’s expert concrete site foremen and craft workers finished the concrete using 12-foot-wide magnesium

“highway rods” which were manu-ally run out (pushed) and screeded back (pulled) across the surface of the concrete, increasing the FF (flatness) measurement. The floor-ing subcontractors were hoping to achieve an FF 50. Some of the Provo Recreation Center floors measure FF 70. In addition to placing an ex-ceptionally flat-floor, the concrete team received high marks from the concrete supplier. “Your boys at the (Provo) Rec Center deserve to be commended,” says Eric Isaacson, Geneva Rock Products project manager. “They had a 350-(cubic)-yard pour that

went perfectly. It took about three hours to lay down, they had people to take (delivery driver) tickets, wash the mud off tires and made it so we could round-trip that job with only nine trucks and still get it done that fast. Without a doubt, the most organized and efficient pour I’ve seen in quite a while. It’s nice to work with the good guys.” Concrete. Place it fast. Place it flat. Exceed FF specifications. Main-tain budget. Improve subcontractor efficiencies. Increase project quality. Layton’s concrete crews have performed beyond expectation to set up the Provo Recreation Center project for success.

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Layton’s concrete site foreman Matt Tuttle with a highway rod that

was used to improve the flatness of the floor at the Provo (Utah)

Recreation Center.

Innovation Inundationlayton proud to facilitate economic potential of USTAr

LaytonConstructionCompanyArea Offices

Salt lake City9090 S. Sandy ParkwaySandy, UT 84070(801) 568-9090

Phoenix4686 E. Van BurenSuite 100Phoenix, AZ 85008(602) 840-8655

Irvine8001 Irvine Center Drive 4th FloorIrvine, CA 92618(949) 453-8300

Orlando5401 S. Kirkman RoadSuite 310Orlando, FL 32819(407) 681-0185

Hawaii4370 Kukui Grove StreetSuite 202Lihue, HI 96756(808) 245-6504

Boise1444 S. Entertainment Ave.Suite 300Boise, ID 83709(208) 429-6740

nashville5409 Maryland Way Suite 100Brentwood, TN 37027(615) 376-6217

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The Uni-versity of Utah’s

move to the PAC-12 promises exciting times ahead from an athletic perspec-tive. Although

less publicized, joining the ranks of some of the world’s most presti-gious research universities ushers in even more exciting times for the university and academic excellence. Through the leadership of USTAR — the Utah Science Tech-nology and Research initiative — the University of Utah has firmly established itself as a national leader in the commercialization of nanotechnology research. The James L. Sorenson Molecu-lar Biotechnology Building — A USTAR Innovation Center further positions the school for success in the sciences.

Nanotechnology is all about little details. Construction of the USTAR facility also required significant and detailed decision-making. Stakeholders include state of Utah executive and legislative leaders, state Division of Facilities and Construction Management, USTAR executives and board members, University of Utah administration and its many inter-disciplinary research teams. Our design-assist team joined stakeholders early in design in finding optimal building solutions. Deliberately positioned on campus between medical and engineering schools, the facility’s location will bring researchers together in col-laboration, working with state-of-the-art equipment in an integrated clean room environment to solve some of the toughest challenges fac-ing the medical and scientific world. Collaboration in the detailed construction decision-making

process also meant negotiation, compromises, sacrifices and syner-gies to erect a building that must be adaptable to unforeseen changes in innovation and technology that will surely come. Costs of this building have been shared — literally and figuratively — by its stakeholders to create a facility that has the poten-tial to impact economic vitality and job creation like no other building ever built in the state of Utah. Similar to our involvement with this USTAR project, we work with each of our customers, as stakeholders, to enhance the value and productivity of facilities, and to increase return on the weighty investments of time and capital. Layton Construction is pleased to have been part of this monumen-tal USTAR building, from which research, innovation, inventions and products in science and technology have the potential to affect all of us for good throughout our lifetimes.

David S. Layton

When constructing the clean rooms of the James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building, Layton workers had to work closely with specialists to ensure clean room specifi-cations when the rooms were complete.

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