Building Industry Magazine - April 2013 - (Page 53)

St. Francis Dedicates Ewa Center The St. Francis Intergenerational Center in Ewa Villages provides adult day care and a preschool under one roof. Photo courtesy St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii The St. Francis Intergenerational Center in Ewa Beach, which will offer both a preschool and an adult day care, was dedicated on Feb. 28. The $8 million, 15,000-squarefoot center is located across the street from another St. Francis Healthcare System project—Franciscan Vistas Ewa, a 149-unit senior independent living community. The adult day center will provide daily supervised support for up to 42 adults. The preschool is anticipated to serve up to 88 youngsters age 3 to 6 years. Bishop Larry Silva of the Diocese of Honolulu conducted a formal blessing of the center. Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Pamela Witty-Oakland, director of the department of community services in Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s cabinet, were present for the dedication ceremony. Coastal Construction was the contractor on the project, which began last March. “More families are being stretched to the limit and are stressed more than ever before because of greater demands at work and longer commute times,” said Sister William Marie Eleniki, OSF, a St. Francis Healthcare System executive who previously served as principal of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Pearl City for 10 years and St. Michael’s School in Waialua for 15 years. “The St. Francis Intergenerational Center nurtures these families, while also providing opportunities for kupuna and keiki to share mutually enriching experiences together.” Dinner for the Winner Maude Omai of Honolulu won Building Industry magazine’s March “Sweepsteaks.” Omai, the marketing manager for dck Pacific Construction, LLC, dropped by the offices of Trade Publishing, the magazine’s parent company, to claim her prize: a $100 gift card to Hy’s Steak House. The contest continues in the May issue of Building Industry. To enter your name into the monthly drawing, go to buildingindustryhawaii.com Maude Omai Bonterra Solar Powers Up Simply Storage Bonterra Solar installed solar panels at Simply Storage of Hawaii’s Iwilei location. Bonterra Solar has completed the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Simply Storage of Hawaii. The new system at the Iwilei self-storage company is powered by 298 PV panels manufactured by U.S.-based Solar World. “With Bonterra’s no-money-down financing option we were able to cut our monthly electrical cost by 40 to 50 percent which has allowed us to increase our cash flow,” said Simply Storage owner Todd Middleton, who also hired Bonterra to install a photovoltaic system on his house. “In today’s tough economic times, cash flow is vital to a business’ success.” In its first year, the new PV system is expected to save Simply Storage more than $29,000 in electrical costs. The PV system is expected to generate an average of 75 kwh each year to power the 15,000 square-foot storage facility’s 24-hour, year-round climate control system and roundthe-clock video surveillance and security alarm system. www.buildingindustryhawaii.com | 53 http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - April 2013

FINANCE, BONDING AND INSURANCE
ECONOMIC ENGINES
BUILD WITH ‘GREEN’ WOOD
SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII
Greenpath installs ground-mount PV system
Ness Turf opens in Kapolei
Bonterra Solar powers storage company
Coastal Construction completes St. Francis center
And the “Sweepsteaks” winner is …
Editor’s Corner
Datebook
Concept To Completion: Holomua
Contracts Awarded
Low Bids
Spotlight On Success: The Towers at Kuhio Park
Best Practices
New Products

Building Industry Magazine - April 2013