New fully conditioned integrations facility with approximately 7 acres under roof. Space includes 17,000 sf 2-story office/break room, 280,000 sf open integrations area, and concrete tilt-wall construction with 80ft x 80ft bays. The jointless slab-on-grade utilized to facilitate owner operations will require approximately 275 miles of reinforced steel. Extensive power distribution via five, 2-3MVA, transformers in support of facility operations. …
West Monroe
Sports & Events
New 112,000-sf indoor sports facility for the for the City of West Monroe. The facility will offer space configurable for eight basketball courts or sixteen volleyball/pickleball courts. Other amenities include concessions, multi-purpose rooms, and training rooms. The core gym structure is comprised of load-bearing tilt-wall concrete panels supporting long-span steel roof trusses and the spectator viewing mezzanine. This area alone …
DeSoto Parish School Board
Central Office
New two-story, 34,000 sf office in DeSoto Parish. Civil scope includes design of multiple parking lots, connection to US 84 along with grading, drainage, and utility connections. The architectural floor plan required large span composite beams and girders at the second level, and long-span joists at the roof level to free span large opening meeting rooms. The building includes several …
LSUHS Center for
Medical Education & Wellness
This 4-story, 150,00-sf building will be the new focal point for the LSU Shreveport Medical School. The building will house a dining area, fitness center, classroom and auditoriums, clinical simulation labs, along with advanced lab spaces for studying advanced viral threats. The unique floor plan and lab spaces presented several structural challenges. Auditorium space at the first and second floors …
Louisiana Tech University
Women’s Athletic Facility
A fast-track, design/build project to replace the existing, original soccer and softball facilities damaged by a tornado in spring 2019. Construction will be complete and ready for use at the start of the 2020 soccer season and 2021 softball season. Softball and soccer programs will share a new 22,000-sf, two-level field house with locker rooms, lounge, training spaces, offices, and …
Louisiana Tech University
J.C. Love Field
A fast-track, design/build project to replace the existing, original J.C. Love Field baseball facility damaged by a tornado in spring 2019. Construction will be complete and ready for use at the start of the 2021 baseball season. The new complex will be capable of hosting NCAA regional tournaments and includes a new stadium with 2,500 seat capacity, a pressbox supporting …
Schlumberger Shreveport OFS Facility
Surveying, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical design services for the renovation of an existing 250,000 s.f. warehouse into a 45,000 sf office area, 62,300 sf vehicle maintenance shop, 8,700 sf laboratory facilities, 69,800 sf storage areas and 35,640 sf artificial lift production area. Also involves the development of a new bulk storage facility, truck wash facility, fueling island, gun shop …
Pratt Industries PM 15
Shreveport, LA
270,000 sf recycled paper manufacturing plant and 30,000 sf materials recycling facility. Structural steel paper machine building with 80-ton metric crane. Elevated manufacturing train supported by massive cast-in-place concrete structure. Elevated operating floor composed of composite steel/concrete construction.
Louisiana Tech University Davison Athletic Complex
New three story facility constructed for LA Tech Football operations as well as club seating and club lounge space. Structural system composed of permanent secant pile retaining wall and structural steel framing.
City of Shreveport Streetscape
Streetscape renovation/beautification and utility upgrade on seven city blocks in downtown Shreveport. Project design elements included sidewalks, roadway overlay, stormwater drainage, curbing and gutter, landscaping, utilities, signalization, and street lighting.
Chimp Haven &
Expansion
Chimp Haven is a retirement sanctuary designed entirely for chimpanzees on 200 acres of forested land and currently houses over 200 chimps. First chimpanzee sanctuary in the U.S. for retired biomedical research chimps and is funded by a public/private partnership. Outdoor habitats include naturally forested land, concrete structures, indoor caging and outdoor corrals. The administration areas include multiple food prep/kitchens, …
Ternium
Steel coil manufacturing facility and administration building with associated roadway, dock and maintenance facilities. Complicated process equipment train supported by cast-in-place concrete pedestals included trenches and pits to accommodate manufacturing processes.
Regional Commerce Center
The Regional Commerce Center is a 33,000 sf office building, emergency operation center and multi-purpose facility which has a LEED Gold certification. The building houses the office for the Port of Shreveport-Bossier and serves as an emergency back-up facility for the Ports of New Orleans and Lake Charles.
Hexion Specialty Chemical
Resin coated sand manufacturing, storage, testing, and distribution facility consisting of a 13,050 sf warehouse and 17,160 sf multi-level manufacturing facility. Extensive BIM modeling enabled process train to fit in process tower with minimum structure height.
NWLA Forensic Sciences
New state of the art 84,000-sf multi-story facility. Several structural systems utilized based on end use – cast-in-place concrete used for the lab spaces and structural steel framing with composite floor systems used in other areas.