Pit Renovation

$60 Million Arena Renovation

http://www.golobos.com/PitRenovations.html
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/UNM-pit-renovations-taking-shape

Project Overview:

• 60,000 square feet of new space
• Doubled the concessions point of sale
• Doubled total number of restrooms
• Expanded concourse to enhance pedestrian traffic flow
• Extensive glasswork and increased ceiling height to allow patrons to take advantage of Sandia Mountain and Downtown Albuquerque views
• New state-of-the-art locker room facilities for both the men's and women's basketball teams
• Addition of new weight room and training room dedicated to men's and women's basketball
• Addition of Lettermen's Lounge to provide access to Alumni Lettermen from all UNM sports
• Increased technology to enhance the fan experience including video boards, ribbon boards and digital signage throughout the arena
• Extensive signage and graphics package to highlight the history of Lobo Athletics
• Addition of 38 suites and 244 club seats
• New commissary to support improved concessions as well as the club and suites
• Lobo Store expanded to 2500 sq. ft., nearly doubling the previous size
• Ticket office expanded and re-located
• Building features a distinct architectural look that will be the envy of basketball arenas nationally

Albuquerque Sunport Solar Project

http://abqdwell.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunport-going-solar.html

http://nm.greenfiretimes.com/2010/06/albuquerque-sunport-solar-system-installed

Project Overview:

The city of Albuquerque recently contracted Consolidated Solar Technologies, LLC and Mosher Enterprises, Inc. to design, engineer and integrate a large solar photovoltaic (PV) array for the Albuquerque International Sunport. It was the city’s intent to utilize an existing structure that would be the most efficient and cost effective site to produce renewable energy.

The solar system creates potential savings for Albuquerque including renewable energy credits of $65,037 per year. It is also a hedge against rising energy costs of the Sunport’s traditional utility-generated energy needs.

Project Overview:

• The new solar system incorporates 480 SunPower 305w mono-crystalline PV modules attached to the existing carport shade structures atop the sunport’s parking facility.
• The system will produce an estimated 235,170 kWh of energy annually. This is projected to prevent roughly 141 tons of carbon emissions each year, which is equivalent to the consumption of 14,547 gallons of gasoline.
• The SunPower technology, touted as one of the highest efficiency modules currently available, kept the system compact and streamlined, reduced installation costs, and minimized the array’s required footprint while boosting energy production per square meter.
• A custom mounting solution primarily comprised of racking components was produced locally in downtown Albuquerque.
• The low profile solar array, which aesthetically mimics the existing rooftop, is virtually invisible to patrons of the airport from the top level.
• The site’s excellent solar access with no shade obstructions allows the system to come online early in the morning and produce energy late into the evening.
• Two Satcon “Powergate Plus” 75 kW inverters operate independently of one another allowing the system to produce energy even if one of the inverters is under scheduled maintenance.
• The inverters have been integrated with a sophisticated, real-time monitoring system displaying the array’s performance characteristics and othe environmental attributes on a kiosk in the Great hall of the Terminal building.

Albuquerque Academy $5 Million Solar Array

Project Overview:

• The Albuquerque Academy Solar Array is the culmination of a $5 million dollar 90-day project consisting of over 5,000 panels
• The project consists of over 5,000 panels.
• It will provide over 2 million kilowatt hours of electricity to the school annually, about 25% of the schools energy use.

Financing
• As a non-profit organization, Albuquerque Academy isn't eligible for many of the renewable energy tax credits. Instead they are acting as a "solar host" for the array, which is actually financed and owned by third parties who are eligible for these credits.
• The school provides the land for the array and promises to purchase the low cost energy for 20 years while the other companies put up the $5 million necessary to pay for the system.
• This mutually beneficial collaboration will result in a dramatic reduction in the school's energy costs and carbon footprint, all without cutting into the school's operating budget.
• What's even better is that, as the price of traditional energy rises, the school's annual savings will increase.
• After 20 years, Albuquerque Academy will assume ownership of the array.

Albuquerque Uptown 225,000 Sq. Ft Retail Project

http://www.abquptown.com/article/20


Project Overview:

• Named “Project of the Year” (2006) by the New Mexico Chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Members, a national organization.
• Classic mixed-use city neighborhood that developed on a vacant 20-acre brownfield site between two retail malls in the city’s Uptown area.
• Upscale outdoor mall with 50+ retailer shops and restaurants
• Impetus for the development was a sector plan adopted by the city of Albuquerque that required construction on the site to be high density.
• The development presented some unique challenges such as sitework, retail coordination, infrastructure, zoning, mixed construction types and parking.
• Street landscaping, plazas, fountains, outdoor dining areas, residential courtyards and portals were used to reinforce the urban fabric.
• Today, the highly visible blue, yellow and red lighted “Q” at the intersection of Uptown Blvd. and Q St. invites all to shop and enjoy the Uptown experience.