Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Breaks Ground for New GBA-Designed Administrative Building in St. Joseph

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), a global leader in the animal pharmaceutical industry, is expanding its St. Joseph campus to include a new administrative building. BIVI, the U.S. animal health division of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, broke ground on March 10 for the new four-story, 100,000-sf building. As reported by the Kansas City Business Journal, the new administrative building will house 300 employees, including some new hires. Currently, employees work at different locations in the city.

"This consolidation will help our employees become better connected," BIVI spokesman Dan Norwalk said in a release. BIVI is part of the very significant Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, which extends from Columbia, Mo., to Manhattan, Kan. 

Members of the GBA team are pleased to be part of this exciting project, providing architectural and engineering design services for the new administrative building. Special features of the design include a two-story atrium lobby, full-service dining area with outdoor patio, fitness center, and state-of-the art training/conference rooms. Among the sustainable features are a white roof membrane, under-floor air distribution, daylight harvesting sensor, and bamboo flooring.

The building was completed in the spring of 2012, and was selected for the National Award of Excellence in Commercial Design by the American Precast Association. Omega Concrete accepted the award on behalf of the project at the 2013 APA Conference in Park City, Utah.

Stream Crossings Can Pose Threat to Sanitary Sewer Systems: GBA's Gary Beck to Discuss Solution at MWEA/MO AWWA Joint Annual Meeting

Who:        GBA's Gary Beck, P.E., Senior Associate
What:       2011 Joint Annual Meeting of the Missouri Section of the American Water Works                 Association / Missouri Water Environment Association 

When:       March 27 - March 30, 2011

Where:     Tan-Tar-A, Oasage Beach, Missouri

Why:           Gary will present "A Comprehensive Stream Crossing Investigation: Johnson 

                County"

Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) is taking a proactive approach to maintaining and sustaining its sanitary sewer system. The utility, which owns and manages 2,100 miles of sewer line, has reviewed its sewer assets and assigned risk to all elements. It was determined that stream crossings are one of the most vulnerable elements of the sewer system, not surprising because crossings are prone to exposure from constant movement of streams. Because of the importance of stream crossings – JCW currently has 3,000 in its system – the utility has adopted a program to maintain them that includes a high level of surveillance and a new stream stabilization approach to improve crossings that have washed out or are in peril.

Find out more about the MO-AWWA/MWEA 2011 Joint Conference here.