ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, 
PHOENIX, AZ

VALUE DELIVERED

A 6-story 223,000 s.f. state of the art building expanding ASU’s rapidly growing Downtown Phoenix Campus.

CLIENT OBJECTIVES

To build a state of the art facility that is equipped with the latest technology.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

UMEC provided Design/Assist services, as well as complete HVAC, sheet-metal, piping, plumbing. products, more appealing water color and quality, and reduced finished water hardness.

SOLUTIONS

UMEC’s BIM Build capabilities helped to solve the coordination issues of a complex building structure prior to construction, making an aggressive schedule workable. In addition, with the KAET Studios being located in the building our team was challenged with strict noise requirements, in the buildings sound studios.

BACKGROUND

The Cronkite School is a nationally recognized professional program that prepares students for careers as reporters, editors, producers, correspondents, anchors, media managers and public relations specialists.

OPERATING COMPANY:
University Mechanical &
Engineering Contractors, Inc.

CLIENT:
Arizona State University

GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
Sundt Construction

ARCHITECT:
HDR/Howard Shugar

MECHANICAL ENGINEER:
HDR/Jim Wermes

SCHEDULE:
18 months

		Traditional Delivery (Design/Bid/) Build
		New Construction
		Retrofit/Rehabilitation
		Electrical Construction
		Mechanical Construction
		Consulting Services