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Fall 2018A Quarterly Publicationfrom Layton Construction Companywww.laytonconstruction.com

12 | The Last WordDad Didn’t Wear a Tie

David S. Layton

2 | Nuts & BoltsLayton in the News

Innovation PointeLehi, Utah | Page 4

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New Square Chandler is a modern, sus-tainable multi-use commercial/Class A office building and retail development in historic downtown Chandler, Arizona. The office building is part of the develop-ment that also features unique shops and restaurants. Developer Spike Lawrence Ven-tures specializes in creating unique, mixed use commercial developments that energize local economies. Layton’s Arizona team is underway on the project, which will be completed in December 2019. A 112-guest-suite Hilton Garden Inn, with development and construction terms still being negotiated, will complete the develop-ment project.

The Curtain RisesBroadway is coming to Nashville Dewey Moss, award winning director, writer and actor whose work includes Broadway shows, concerts, film and television work, is writing and directing Tennessee Whiskey The Musi-cal: The Story of Dean Dillon. The musical will chronicle the life of Dillon, a native of Rocky Top, Tennessee, writer of hit songs for George Strait, George

Jones, Brooks and Dunn, Toby Keith, LeAnn Womack and oth-ers for over four decades. Moss envisions that the Ten-nessee Whiskey musical debut will not open on Broadway, but in the new Tennessee Whiskey Theatre, to be built in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville architectural firm Earl Swensson Associates

(ESa), with whom Layton has a longstanding history of great projects across the nation, was contacted by Moss to design the theater. ESa invited Layton, with its stellar resume of performing arts centers, to join forces on this new design-build theater, which will be a promi-nent addition to the entertain-ment scene in the Music City.

The 1,000-seat theater will be uniquely Nashville. Tennes-see whiskey barrel charred wood will accentuate the exterior, along with corrugated metal in a very tavern-like feel. Construction begins in early 2019, with a 14-month sched-ule that must be completed in time for the rising curtain in August 2020.

The planned Tennessee Whiskey Theatre in Nashville — to be built by Layton — will feature

whiskey barrel charred wood for a tavern-like feel.

Featuring Class A office space, retail shops and a future hotel, New Square Chandler will be completed in December 2019 and will be a showpiece for historic downtown Chandler, Arizona.

Class A multi-use development rises in Arizona

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Utah medical device firm brings new life to offices

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The Cloud. Connectivity. The world becomes more depen-dent on data every day in the evolving digital world. Volume and velocity of data is increasing, and so is Layton’s role in data center build-out. Simi-lar to healthcare construction, data centers require pristine construction sites to eliminate contaminants in the sensitive data center environment. Relying on its extensive healthcare experience, Layton’s team uses nega-tive air machines at a data center site in Las Vegas, Nevada to scrub the air of particulate matter, meeting ISO 9 cleanroom standards, even during construction. Divided into quadrants, the data center was constructed and commissioned by section, going live, as the construction crews moved to the next sector to complete more work under clean room conditions. Beginning with the end in mind, Lay-ton’s focus on cleanliness has been praised by the client/developer and its tenant. Layton’s success in Las Vegas led to the invitation to construct another project in Atlanta for the client, with a scope of work completely different from the Las Vegas project. The Atlanta project has Layton per-forming the early project development on two data center pads covering 35 acres, including site work such as clearing and grubbing, rough grading, rock removal and crushing operations.

Data centers keep up with demand

Biomerics, a leading manufacturer of car-diovascular medical devices, recently opened its new 167,000-square-foot headquarters building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Seeing the potential of a vacant electronics manufacturing facility, Biomerics and Wasatch Properties hired Layton’s Interior Construction Specialists (ICS) team to transform the dilapi-dated building to a state-of-the-art medical devices manufacturing facility. Demolition com-pletely cleared the facility of old piping, wiring and hazardous materials. Structural changes made way for a grand new building entrance. The team included a visionary owner

and dedicated subcontractors that helped transform the building. Changes include new structural steel, reinforced concrete pads to support manufacturing equipment, and new lighting. Technical design and coordination with the mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors resulted in impressive custom racking with air, water and power at work sta-tions. Three electrical service units are pulling 9,000 amps of service, fully utilized with miles of conduit. The clean room meets stringent ISO 4 standards. The construction project, with a short span of just 10 months, was completed in September.

$360 million expansion of Boise hospital trusted to Layton St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, has envisioned an expansion to their facility for many years. Layton was awarded the long-anticipated project after gaining the trust of the healthcare system that has previously “self- delivered” every construction project on its eight-campus system. The project’s scope has grown as St. Luke’s confidence in Layton has in-creased. Layton has picked up additional projects on the healthcare campuses, with

total contract value nearing $360 mil-lion. As to be expected with any complex healthcare project, obtaining city and county permitting and working through a

myriad of healthcare regulations has been challenging. Construction has commenced, with completion on all projects scheduled over the next 2 1/2 years.

St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center

Biomerics in Salt Lake City, Utah, remodeled a run-down building to house the company’s medical

device manufacturing facility and headquarters.


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Innovation is happening at Innovation Pointe in the heart of Utah’s Silicon Slopes technology hubSTORY BY GREG BENNETTPHOTOS BY AARON SHAW, ENDEAVOUR ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

n the heart of Utah — strategically located at the border of the state’s two largest counties

and halfway between its two most influential universities — lies the Point of the Mountain.

Besides offering world-class hang-gliding opportunities, the areaI

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among other dark-tinted buildings in Silicon Slopes.

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Development amenities will include lounges, a gymnasium, generous parking, coffee kiosks, secure bike parking, a food truck pull-out area adjacent to an outdoor plaza splitting Innovation One and Innovation Two, and a dog park.

is also known as the home of Silicon Slopes. Silicon Slopes is a technology hub that houses world-class firms including Adobe, Domo, Qualtrics and Micron. It has almost single-handedly been responsible for Utah County being ranked No. 2 county for job growth and No. 6 for wage increase, according to recently released information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Besides the high economic growth the area is bringing to the

The Details

Start DateJuly 20, 2017

End DateOct. 10, 2018

Total Square Footage146,211

ArchitectMHTN Architects

Salt Lake City

> > > “We wanted to be a landlord that didn’t just offer space, but offered a community. Our goal is to create an innovation community.” Bret Mackay

Principal, DLM Development

Beehive state, Silicon Slopes also has a progressive corporate feel unexpected in the high desert of the West.

JUMPING IN HEAD FIRST For Bret Mackay, principal with DLM Development, part of the Innovation Pointe Partnership, the

Innovation Oneat Innovation Pointe

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The campus will eventually include four Class A office buildings and a four-acre

park to the north of campus.

decision to jump into the Silicon Slopes Class A office space arena meant fully embracing the unique opportunities and the culture of the area. However, clients drawn to the Point of the Mountain also ap-preciate fresh ideas and new ways of looking at things. “We wanted to be different than what we saw around us,” Bret says. “We wanted it to feel different, look different and be different.” MHTN Architects developed an aesthetic that starts at the recently completed Innovation One build-ing and will be continued through Innovation Four. The floor-to-

ceiling glass, lighter exterior finish materials and LED lighting tracks stand out amidst the clutter of dark gray and wood finishes, high-lighted by blue and light-gray hued windows. “We’ve also placed the buildings slightly closer together — 40 feet instead of the more standard 60 feet — to give the development a more urban feel,” says James Jones, an architect with MHTN. “The closeness adds energy to exterior voids between the paired buildings. Glass and concrete walls enclose an urban plaza amenity where building occupants can enjoy an

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Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Layton Construction

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Electric

Excavation and Site Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunroc

Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectra Contract Flooring

Glazing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B & D Glass

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harris Mechanical

Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Painting

Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior Roofing

Structural Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lundahl Iron Works

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outdoor lunch served by visiting food trucks.” The result is an exterior fin-ish that performs well and looks fantastic.

SOMETHING TO DO For developers looking to build a shell and lease space to clients, “ex-tras” are usually hard to come by. However, the desire to offer clients something better led the developers to add amenities usually reserved

“Adding amenities is a bit of a risk upfront, but we feel like it will pay off in the long run. These ideas have stretched us and required input from everyone, but we think they’ve made the project better.” Steve Layton

Project manager, DLM Development

for owner-occupied facilities. “We spent a lot of time talking with real estate brokers in the area about what clients were looking for

in a space,” says Steve Layton, proj-ect manager with DLM Develop-ment. “Their input led us to invest in spaces that offer a better work

environment, while also creating a collaborative atmosphere from building to building.” Besides the general aesthetic

The development team received insights from numerous real estate brokers during the planning stages, making sure the needs of tenants would be met.

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“extras” Innovation One includes a common employee lounge on the main floor. Other complementary amenities and community spaces will be included in subsequent buildings, too. “We won’t duplicate the ameni-ties from one building to the next, but will offer various spaces to help our tenants attract and retain high-quality employees,” Bret says. “These Silicon Slopes businesses are experiencing a shortfall of thousands of needed employees. We want to offer a space that benefits our tenants now and for years to come.” Each building will house between three and five tenants, with the entire four-building campus eventually offering space to between 15 and 20 tenants. The campus has already become a major landmark player in the heart of the city of Lehi’s tech market.

FAMILIAR FACES This innovative approach was made easier because the develop-ment company had worked with Layton, Lake Pointe Property Man-agement and MHTN — as well as key subcontractors — numerous times before. “This was not our first rodeo, so we kept riding the stallions,” says Kent England, Senior VP of Real Estate Services with Lake Pointe Property Management — an-other part of the Innovation Pointe Partnership. “We’ve built more than two million square feet of space together. There’s trust there.” This trust enabled all parties to share ideas for making the buildings meet the highest standards. Com-bine innovative ideas and demand-ing standards of excellence with an aggressive time schedule and you can have constructability challenges. “You always have the pressure of

QuickNotes

• Each building will include a massive scale, color-chang-ing LED feature highlighting areas of the exterior facade. The lights not only add beauty, but allow tenants to celebrate various causes and occasions — like pink lights for breast cancer awareness month.

• The complicated, hillside site required 55,000 tons of dirt be moved.

• A decision was made to design buildings that didn’t look like others in the hot tech-sector “Silicon Slopes.” The exposed Steel Buckling Restrained Brace (BRBF) is an architectural feature on the fifth floor that is truly unique.

finishing on time,” says Jeff Snide-man, project manager for Layton. “We would meet weekly and work through concerns openly, which led to the best solutions.”

THE END RESULT “Innovation Pointe stands out,” James says. “The Utah market is experiencing a revival of modernist styled buildings, this project raises speculative office building stock to a new level. We collaborated closely throughout the design process down to the finest details. The end product shines.” The building already does what the ownership team hoped. “We put a lot of extras in and paid attention to small details,” Bret says. “The nice thing is that tenants are noticing specific little touches that we put in. When they notice those things, you realize the benefits of our design strategy.”

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When a job starts, it’s often the Sunroc equipment that is seen first. They

are also usually the first ones to dig into the unknown dirt and explore the site where a building will eventu-ally be. “Site work is sort of our bread-and-butter along the Wasatch Front,” says Mark Wimmer, vice president of construction for Sunroc. “We enjoy that first step and know how impor-tant it is for the rest of the project.” Setting the right foundation for the eventual concrete foundation has led Sunroc to become a trusted partner for general contractors like Layton. “We don’t want it to be a one-time deal with our contractor partners, especially good ones like Layton,” says Doug Veenker, area manager for Sunroc. “We approach problems as a member of the team and want to find solutions.”

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TYPES OF WORK• Site work construction• Sand and gravel• Ready mix concrete• Blocks, pavers and stone

EMPLOYEES• 1,000

HIGH-PROFILE LAYTON JOBS

• Innovation Pointe (Lehi, UT)• Mountain Point Medical Center (Lehi, UT)

• Provo Power Building (Provo, UT)

CONTACT INFORMATION525 W Arrowhead TrailSpanish Fork, UT 84660(801) 722-2100sunroc.com

This solutions-based approach to construction stems from the common sense goal of mutual success. “The relationship we have with the general contractor is a symbiotic one,” Mark says. “If you succeed, we succeed.” That is why Sunroc finds it most effective to become involved from the beginning. “When we get involved in the process earlier, things end up better,” Mark says. “We can work closer on the program and the schedule together. It’s hard to find success in this industry if you’re a prima donna. It just doesn’t help anyone.” Sunroc was a key contributor to the recent success of Innovation Pointe in Lehi. The company, led by project manager Dave Christofferson, com-pleted site work, built MSE retaining walls (using Sunroc-produced blocks) and prepared parking areas. They did

this all with unpredictable weather, ground conditions and terrain. “We had a vein of rock we had to work through, which was a chal-lenge,” Dave says. “However, we worked through it with Layton and it turned out great.” Sunroc not only does construction work along the Wasatch Front, but has operations in southern Utah (cov-ering Nevada), Idaho and Wyoming. Those locations not only expanded the geographic reach of Sunroc, but enabled the company to offer a range of products including pavers, blocks, sand and gravel, ready-mix concrete and expanded construction operations. “We work to have the best equip-ment, the best operators and the best relationships for our partners,” Mark says. “This approach has led to our success so far and we feel it will continue into the future.”

Digging the JobSunroc does the dirty work for contractor partners

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TOP: Sunroc is a perpetual Layton partner, including doing extensive sitework and excavation on Innovation Pointe in Lehi. BOTTOM RIGHT: Doug Veenker (area manager), Dave Christofferson (project manager) and Mark Wimmer (vice president of construction) lead Sunroc’s continuing Lehi efforts with Layton.


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Vision & Values‘The Layton Way’ has driven corporate culture for 65 years

On the pages of Foundation magazine, Layton celebrates successful

projects and partnerships with clients, subcontractors and subcontractors. What are the driving principles behind the Layton team’s commitment to deliver quality? For nearly three decades, Layton’s vision and values have been encapsulated in what has come to be known as “The Layton Way.” At the culmination of more than a year’s work by Layton’s executive committee, business unit leaders and executives, the company has re-launched two operating statements: “The Layton Way:

Delivering Predictable Outcomes” and “Our Values: Constructing With Integrity.” “The formula for Layton’s remarkable growth and ongoing success is the same as it was in 1953 — living the values of honesty, safety, unity and quality,” says David S. Layton, president and CEO. “It is from this foundation that we always have and will continue to deliver predictable and positive outcomes.” These predictable outcomes, as always, come from the responsible and professional efforts of Layton’s dedicated employees. “Our employees are our lifeblood,” says Craig Tingey,

vice president and chief human resources officer. “We want each employee to know what is expected — then using their own distinct skills and personalities — to predictably deliver results consistent with these values.” Layton’s employees have been challenged to study and internalize these bedrock operating principles, in the work they perform in providing meaningful client service and predictable outcomes. “We can’t possibly train you for every situation and circumstance you’ll encounter,” David says. “Whenever you consider how to deal with a new situation, ask yourself these questions: ‘Is it

honest?’ ‘Is it safe?’ ‘Does it build unity among my team and the company?’ ‘Does it meet Layton’s standard of quality?’” David believes these words are the very essence of the company’s founding and are demonstrated coast to coast. “This is our culture,” David says. “It is what sets us apart from our competitors. It is the way we choose to do business — The Layton Way.” We share this “insider information” gladly with the readers of Foundation, to reiterate the principles that guide Layton’s team in delivering construction projects across the nation.

Dad Didn’t Wear a TieSkilled construction workersare at the heard of America

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Recently, we remem-

bered the ninth anniversary of the passing of my father, Alan W. Layton,

founder of Layton Construction and the man who left the legacy we are now entrusted to carry. It reminded me of an article I read some years ago in ENR, the commercial construction industry’s most recognized trade publication. The writer’s words struck home with the way business is done here. Gina M. Vitiello is a construc-tion law and litigation attorney in

Atlanta. She grew up in a home where her father was a cement finisher, and uncles and cousins were also in the construction busi-ness. In the article, she “vowed that I would never have a job in the construction industry. Yet now I find myself walking in my father’s work boots after all.” She reflected that while growing up, other kids’ dads went to work in suits and ties carrying brief cases, while her dad left the house each day in a t-shirt and blue jeans, carrying a lunch pail. Family vaca-tions included stops at construc-tion sites so her father could learn more about the project and details of the work.

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From company archives, founder Alan W. Layton is shown in a 1958 photo with his concrete boots on. The newspaper photo caption noted Layton workmen, without knowing the company owner was one of them.

Ms. Vitiello acknowledged the strenuous and laborious nature of the construction work done by her father. She said, “He worked out-side, exposed to the elements, and his work usually required him to bend over or spend long periods of time on his knees…that wear and tear on his body isn’t a good thing.” Like Ms. Vitiello’s family, the Layton Construction family has been filled through the years with many generational families of construction workers. My father instilled the values of hard work, quality craftsmanship and honor and integrity upon me and my brother Alan S., as we have led the company since dad’s retirement in the early 1980s. We are grateful that our team of 1,000 workers nationwide, too, embraces these core values. Commercial construction is a demanding business. The hours are long. Cold winter days are miserable. Summer heat is not only unbearable, but dangerous, as construction crews must be alert to remain hydrated and avoid heat-re-lated injury or illness. But, through it all, we find great satisfaction in delivering a facility to an owner and its occupants, who will for coming decades, maximize the building’s use to its intended purpose. As I write this from the comfort of my office with a temperature of 72 degrees, to the men and women who are outside on the front lines of construction, setting formwork, placing concrete, hanging steel, installing electrical wiring, finishing drywall or a myriad of other tasks, I salute them for their dedication on this cold early-winter day. Ms. Vitiello said, “I realize that no matter how technologically advanced the industry becomes, we still need people — skilled trades-men like my father — to actually build. And now I’m proud to be involved in his world.” I, too, am proud to be associ-ated with these dedicated men and women — of Layton Construction and of our trusted subcontractors and suppliers — who tirelessly build America.

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