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Augustana College | Westerlin Hall

Posted on February 5, 2019

The Augustana College Westerlin Hall is the largest residence hall, housing 455 students in three separate, three-story wings – Jenny Lind, Immanuel, and Westerlin. Bush Construction renovated the entirety of Westerlin Hall in three separate phases over three of Augustana’s summer breaks; completing one wing per summer.

Renovations on the residence hall included window replacement, upgrades to the mechanical and electrical systems, plumbing and restroom upgrades, new interior finishes and flooring, installation of an elevator, roof replacement and masonry restoration.

St. Ambrose University | North Hall

Posted on February 4, 2019

This new, four-story student residence hall at St. Ambrose University eatures both apartment-style spaces, with four bedrooms, two baths, and shared kitchen and living areas—as well as traditional, dormitory-style rooms—with two bedrooms connected by a common Jack-and-Jill-style bathroom. It houses 204 beds.

Recycled content was used in the building products. An analysis was performed to determine the best energy-saving innovations to incorporate into the project. These innovations include energy-efficient windows, low-flow toilets, low-volume showerheads, high-efficiency boilers and chillers, motion-sensing lighting control, and high-efficiency lighting. These items had very short paybacks for the owner when calculated against the tremendous savings in energy consumption.

Bush Construction and the architect were able to team together very early in the project and worked hand-in-hand with St. Ambrose to ensure the design and the owner’s expectations always mirrored the original budget. Once the drawings were finalized, final bid packages were created and the project was competitively bid. The results of this competitive bid process, with detailed scopes and bid packages, returned over $350,000 back into the owner’s pocket in the form of returned savings. This money was placed into owner contingency until the end of the project and was later used to fund additional scope items the owner wished to add.

St. Vincent’s Sports Complex

Posted on February 4, 2019

The St. Vincent Sports Complex is a 13-acre state-of-the-art athletic facilities project that was Assumption High School and St. Ambrose University’s master plan to enhance the experience of their current and future athletes.

The softball and competition fields portion of this project kicked off in August and was completed in May. Our construction team overcame the challenge of working outside, throughout the winter, by aggressively adhering to the schedule and through creative planning. Grass was growing on the softball field by October and the team worked through welding and sewing the artificial turf during the colder months.

The installation of a new softball field and two competition fields were completed using synthetic turf. The competition fields now accommodate soccer, football, and lacrosse. A new athletic training building, locker rooms, and a concession and restroom facility were also added along with bleachers and a new parking lot.