Building Industry Magazine - July 2012 - (Page 98)

NewsBeat NAIOP Awards Honors Commercial Development The local chapter of the nation’s only commercial real estate development association, NAIOP (National Association of Industrial & Office Properties) Hawaii presented its 15th annual Kukulu Hale Awards on May 18 at The Royal Hawaiian. The program recognizes those who have made significant contributions to Hawaii’s commercial real estate industry. Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, was presented with the association’s highest honor, its Ku Hookela Award, naming the resort developer of the year. David T. Pietsch, Jr., chairman of Title Guaranty of Hawaii, Inc., was honored with the Holo Pono Award for lifetime achievement; and the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011 Hawaii Host Committee earned the outstanding service award. Additionally, the following nine projects received awards of excellence: category: nonprofit • Ronald T.Y. Moon Judiciary Complex — contractor: Unlimited Construction; architect: Architects Hawaii Ltd.; category: public/ government RENOVATION AWARDS • Chun Wah Kam Noodle Factory, Kakaako — contractor: Allied Builders System; architect: Peter Vincent Architects; category: commercial/other, 40,000 square feet or less • Diagnostic Laboratory Services — contractor: Allied Builders System; architect: Architects Hawaii; category: commercial/other, more than 40,000 square feet • Sheraton Waikiki — contractor: Swinerton Builders; architect: WCIT Architecture; category: commercial/ other more than 40,000 square feet GREEN BUILDING AWARD • North Kohala Public Library — contractor: Isemoto Contracting Co., Ltd.; architect: CDS International Jurors’ comments about the submissions state, “This year’s entries showed that more projects are incorporating green technologies and strategies as a standard design practice. The scale of some of these projects was well thought out in addressing their project program and requirements.” Individuals who also were honored include: Jackson Nakasone, president of Grubb & Ellis/CBI, Inc., named commercial broker of the year; and Mitchell Imanaka, managing principal of Imanaka Kudo & Fujimoto, was selected as NAIOP Hawaii’s member of the year. Bank of Hawaii was selected as member company of the year. an award, the Kauai Community Federal Credit Union is a two-story, 21,000-squarefoot office building that recently received LEED-gold certification. 6. A dilapidated 1940s building was refreshed and modernized for a Chun Wah Kam Noodle Factory restaurant in Kakaako. The project was one of three projects to earn an award in the renovation category. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Elliot Mills, vice president and general manager of Aulani, with the resort’s developer of the year award 2. Recognized for outstanding service was the APEC 2011 Hawaii Host Committee; shown here are committee members (from left): Mike McCartney, Hawaii Tourism Authority; Dr. Charles Morrison, East-West Center; Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz; and Peter Ho, Bank of Hawaii. NEW PROJECT AWARDS • Kauai Community Federal Credit Union — contractor: Layton Construction Co., Inc.; architect: Group 70 International, Inc.; category: commercial/other, 40,000 square feet or less • The Shops at Kukuiula — contractor: Unlimited Construction Services, Inc.; architect: Architects Hawaii Ltd.; category: commercial/other, more than 40,000 square feet • Omidyar Kindergarten-First Grade Neighborhood — contractor: Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., Inc.; architect: Urban Works Inc.; category: commercial/other, more than 40,000 square feet • The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaii — contractor: Hawaiian Dredging; architect: Group 70; 3. David Pietsch earned NAIOP’s lifetime achievement award. 4. North Kohala Public Library has the capacity to harvest rain water, uses daylighting and natural ventilation, and harnesses sun and wind to produce 75 percent of its energy use, earning it the green building award. 5. One of five new construction projects to earn 98 | BUILDING INDUSTRY | JULY 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - July 2012

Contents July 2012
Hawaii’s Top 25 Contractors
Educating for the Industry
Surviving a Tough Economy
Top Eats
News Beat
Forest City Completes $312M Neighborhood
2012 CAK Home Show Streams Live
Keokea Beach Park Renovation Completed
La Tour Bakehouse Partners with RevoluSun
Pier 29 Construction Complete
NAIOP Awards Honor Commercial Development
NAVFAC Awards $46.6M Contract
Departments
Datebook
Best Practices
Contracts Awarded
Concept to Completion: Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club, Phase 5
Low Bids
Spotlight on Success: BEQ, MCBH
News Makers
New Products
July's Features

Building Industry Magazine - July 2012