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Our
Value Engineering Director, Alphonse Dell'Isola, PE, FSAVE
The
value engineering methodology for manufacturing was first developed by the late
Larry Miles a General Electric employee during W.W.II, and later pioneered by Mr. Alphonse Dell' Isola, PE, RICS, FSAVE for its application, and use in the
construction industry twelve years after his graduation from MIT in 1950.
Engineering News-Record cited Al Dell'Isola in 1964 for
outstanding achievement in the introduction of, Value Engineering to the
construction industry. Mr. Dell’Isola formerly served as Value Engineering
Director for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Corps of
Engineers in Washington, D.C. His services or that of, another CVS will be a
member of your value engineering study team.
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Education
BS- Civil- MIT, Cambridge, Mass. 1950
Professional Background
Since 1963, Mr. Al
Dell'Isola has been
working full time in both in value engineering and as a principal for a
Construction Management (CM) consultant providing these services to Owners.
Services involved awarding and contracting for both A/E design and
construction services.
He has conducted over
1300 contracts for various organizations and agencies on projects valued at
over 200 billion dollars that resulted in implemented savings of some $15
Billion. In addition, workshops, seminars and briefings in VE,
construction management and project cost control were conducted to over 15,000
professionals. He served as Director of Value Engineering for the Naval
Facilities Engineering Command and for the Corps of Engineers in Washington,
D.C.
He has been instrumental
in introducing VE Programs in over 40 countries, 40 government agencies and 40
large corporations. He has conducted several studies. He has studied several
refinery projects such as on offshore Drill platform, refineries in Saudi and
for Chevron in the U.S. and numerous military POL facilities in the U.S, and
abroad.
He has worked in the
Middle East for some 25 years on over 150 projects with outstanding results to
the clients. Savings to clients in life cycle costs have exceeded $100 for
every dollar spent in VE.
Engineering
News-Record cited him in 1964 for
outstanding achievement in the introduction of value engineering to the
construction industry. In 1968, he received the Distinguished Service
Award and in 1981 was elected Fellow of the International Society of American
Value Engineers (SAVE). In 1980, he received a Presidential Citation
from the Society of Japanese Value Engineers and an Exceptional Service Award
from the World Trade Center (1993) for his input in the disaster
reconstruction. In 1994 he was elected an Honorary Associate of The Royal
Institute of Chartered Surveyors (U.K), and in 1998 was awarded by SAVE
the Larry D. Miles Award (Their Highest Award for Technical Achievements).
He was a consultant to
the President’s Ford Advisory Council on Management Improvement and has given
expert testimony to several Senate and House Committees. This testimony was
instrumental in getting Congress to mandate VE requirements in U. S.
Government procurements. Publications include over 100 articles on VE, LCC and
cost control and texts Value Engineering in the Construction Industry
(Third Edition) and co-author of Life Cycle Costing for Design
Professionals(Second Edition), Life Cycle Cost Data and Project
Budgeting for Buildings. Another book was released in 1997, Value
Engineering: Practical Applications by R. S. Means Publishers of
Kingston, MA. This book covers key project experiences and contains a
disc of computer programs to aid the practitioner, The book is tied to an
accredited Online VE Theory course- See WWVECourse.com He has good
conversational skills in Spanish and French.
As for results he
directed a series of VE studies for the initial expansion of the Atlanta
Airport, this airport was constructed on budget and uses 33% less energy than
comparable airports in Dallas and Chicago. His recent experience includes VE
studies on two large NYC projects (A Wastewater Treatment Plant ( $3 Billion)
and a Transit /Terminal project) totaling $5 billion resulted in ove$1billion
initial savings with significant follow on savings in Maintenance and
operations..
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Oil & Gas
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1.
Saudi Aramco Corp. – Corporate Office Complex, Aramco Compound-Dhaharan,
SA 2.
Saudi Aramco Oil Refinery – Oil
Storage Facility, Aircraft Hangers, Dhaharan, Saudi Arabia
3.
Wastewater Treatment Plant/Friday Mosque, Municipality of Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
4.
Offshore Gas/Oil Platform,
North Sea for Kaeverner, H&G Ltd., London, England
5.
County Energy Recovery Plant from Refuse, Steel Plant & Coal
handling facility, Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.
6.
Oil Refinery & Plant Electrical Upgrade, California and Saudi
Arabia, Chevron, CA
7.
Star
Enterprise/Texaco Oil Co. VE Training Seminar, Houston, Tex. (Prime
Contractor - PD&C Inc.) |
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Transportation.
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1.
Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA
2.
Springfield Metrobus Garage Facility, WMATA, Fairfax County, VA
3.
Modernization of Times Square Subway Complex, New York, NY
4.
Electric Multiple Units, Department of Rapid Transit Systems,
Taipei, Taiwan
5.
Automatic Fare Collection System, Department of Rapid Transit
Systems, Taipei, Taiwan
6.
Central Artery (I-93)/Tunnel (I-90) Project, South Bay Interchange,
Boston, MA
7.
Rapid Transit System, Taipei, Taiwan
8.
Vehicle Maintenance Facilities, WMATA & NJ Transit, Washington, DC
and Elizabeth, New Jersey
9.
Mass Transit System, DORTS, Taipei, Taiwan
10.
Parking Decks, Newark Airport, New Jersey, City of Phoenix, Arizona |
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Health.
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1.
U.S. Soldier's and Airmen's Home, Intermediate Care Facility, Value
Engineering Study, Boylston, Massachusetts.
2.
Veterans Administration, 500-bed Hospital, Value Engineering Study,
Detroit, Michigan.
3.
City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, Value Engineering Study, Queens,
New York.
4.
Minot Air Force Base, Composity Medical Facility, Minot, North
Dakota.
5.
V.I.P. Military Hospital, 100-bed, $100 million, (each room has a
suite), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
6.
Ministry of Health, Prototype Hospital, 50-bed, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.
7.
Veterans Administration Medical Center, 200 Bed Domiciliary,
Dayton, Ohio
8.
Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
9.
Evans U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado
10.
Harper Hospital Complex, Detroit, Michigan
11.
U.S. Public Health Service Research Park, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina
12.
Veterans Administration, Hospitals and Related Facilities (10N),
Nationwide (USA) |
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Automotive.
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1.
Chrysler Corporation, Automotive Plants, Detroit, Michigan
2.
Chrysler Corporation, Mechanical Systems for Paint Shops, LCC
Study, Auburn Hills, Michigan.
3.
Ford Motor Company, Engine Test Cells, Value Engineering Study,
Livonia, Michigan.
4.
Dexter Corporation, Automotive Applications Laboratory, Programming
& Value Engineering Study, Auburn Hills, Michigan.
5.
Philips Corporation, CRT Assembly Facility, Value Engineering
Study, Saline, Michigan.
6.
Chrysler Corporation, Jefferson Avenue Assembly Plant,
Process/Assembly Value Engineering Study, Detroit, Michigan.
7.
Chrysler Corporation, Jefferson Avenue Assembly Plant, Facility
Value Study, Detroit, Michigan. |
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Commercial.
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1.
•United Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut
2.
•Digital Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts
3.
•IBM Corporation, White Plains, New York |
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Banking
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1.
•World Trade Center, World Bank Operations for the Port Authority
of NY/NJ, New York, New York
2.
•Manufacturers Bank, Branch Operations - Value Engineering.
3.
•NBD Bank N.A., Technology Center, Van Buren Township, Michigan.
4.
•Fourth Financial Corporation; Bank IV, Data/Operations Center,
Wichita, Kansas.
5.
•Comerica, Master Facility Planning Study, Detroit, Michigan.
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Environmental. -
Wastewater Treatment & Conveyance Facilities
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1.
•Struthers WWTP & Collection System Improvements VE Study,
Struthers, Ohio.
2.
•North River WWTP VE Study, New York City, New York.
3.
•Wastewater Collection & Wetlands System, City of Lakeland,
Florida.
4.
•US/EPA Test Project, 4.5 MGD activated Sludge, Mattoon,IL
5.
•Hobbs County WWTP, NM - Test Project
6.
•US/EPA I Test Project, Hartford County 4.5 MGD WWTP, New Britain,
CT
7.
•Ocean County Sewage Authority Regional WWTP, NJ
8.
•Ocean-Indianola Lift Station & Berkeley-Cedar Creek Pump Station,
Ocean County Sewage Authority WWTP,NJ
9.
•City of Plainville, CT WWTP (Studies 1&2) Three Rivers Water
Quality Management Plan, Atlanta, GA
10.
•City of Plainville, CT WWTP (Studies 1&2) Force Main; tunnel;
Outfall Sewer; & Pump Station, Atlanta, GA
11.
•Harford County WWTP, MD (Studies 1&2)
12.
•North River WPCP, New York City (Studies 1&2)
13.
•North River Odor Control, Study 1
14.
•Guayama WWTP, Puerto Rico (Studies 1&3)
15.
•Coney Island WPCP, New York City (Studies 1&2)
16.
•Ithaca WWTP, Ithaca, New York (Study 1)
17.
•City of Lancaster WWTP, Lancaster, PA (Studies 1&2)
18.
•City of Lansing WWTP No. 1, Lansing, Michigan (Studies 1&2)
19.
•City of St. Albans WWTP, & Outfall, St. Albans, VT
20.
•Manila Sewer Distribution System & Outfall, Manila, Phils.
21.
•Orlando WWTP, Orlando, FL (Studies 1,2,3,&4)
22.
•City of Lansing WWTPNo. 2, (Studies 1,2,3,&4)
23.
•Billerica WWTF, Lexington, MA (Studies 1 & 2)
24.
•City of Kissimmee Wastewater Treatment Disposal Facilities
25.
•Morristown WWTP, Town of Morristown, NJ
26.
•Dartmouth WWTF, Town of Dartmouth, MA (Studies 1 & 2)
27.
•City of Hollywood, Upgrade and Modify WWTP, Studies 1 & 2,
Hollywood, FL
28.
•City of Hollywood Water Treatment Plant, Study 1
29.
•City of Dartmouth, Upgrade and Modify WWTP, Studies 1 & 2
30.
•City of Beloit, Wisconsin, Upgrade and Modify WWTP and Collection
System
31.
•Bevard County, Florida, Upgrade and Modify WWTP and Collection
System
32.
•Morristown WWTP, Upgrade and Modify, Morristown, NJ
33.
•Kenmore Sewerage Interceptor and Pump Station, Seattle METRO,
Seattle, Washington
34.
•Boston Harbor Cleanup, Boston, MA, Study 1- WPCP, Study 2-
Distribution and Effluent
35.
•Newtown Creek WPCP, Upgrade & Modify, Studies 1 & 2, New York
City, NY
36.
•Jamaica Bay WPTP, Upgrade & Modify, New York City, NY
37.
•Boca Raton WTP and Reuse, Upgrade & Expansion, Boca Raton, FL
38.
•Combined Sewage Overflow, Paerdegat Basin and City Wide Program,
EPA, NYC, NY. |
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Institutional.
- Criminal Justice Facilities
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1.
•Pretrial Services Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
2.
•Lower Manhattan Detention Facility, Manhattan, NY
3.
•Guam Judicial Center, Agana, Guam
4.
•Courthouse/Police Facility, Arlington County, VA |
Educational Facilities
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1.
•University of Michigan, Aerospace Engineering Center, Value
Engineering Study, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2.
•University Liggett School, Middle School Consolidation, Grosse
Pointe Woods, Michigan.
3.
•North Campus, Community College of Denver, CO
4.
•Physical Education Facilities, Tennessee State University,
Nashville, TN
5.
•Elementary and High School, Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy
6.
•Western Michigan University, Recreation Complex, Design Workshops,
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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•University of Wisconsin, Master Planning Economic Studies,
Madison, Wisconsin.
8.
•Sports & Fitness Center, University of Virgin Islands, Value
Engineering Study, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
9.
•Elementary and Middle Schools, Yelm, Washington
10.
•University of Illinois, Plant & Animal Biotechnology Laboratory,
Value Engineering Study, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
11.
•University of Illinois, Computer and Systems Research Laboratory,
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
12.
•University of Cincinnati, Science & Engineering Building,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
13.
•Physical Education Facilities, Tennessee State University,
Nashville, TN
14.
•Elementary and High School, Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy
15.
•Elementary and Middle Schools, Yelm, Washington |
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Utilities.
•Pacific Telephone Computer
Records Center, San Diego, CA
•Michigan Bell Switching
Station, Detroit, Michigan
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Research.
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•Eli Lilly & Company, Biomedical Research Center, Indianapolis,
Indiana
2.
•BASF Corporation, Biomedical Labs, Detroit, Michigan
3.
•Bristol Myers Squibb, Laboratories/Research Facility, New
Brunswick, New Jersey
4.
•University of Illinois, Plant & Animal Biotechnology Laboratory,
Value Engineering Study, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
5.
•University of Illinois, Computer and Systems Research Laboratory,
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. |
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Manufacturing
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1.
•Owens Corning Fiberglass, Fiberglass Plants, Toledo, Ohio
2.
•Dravo Corporation, Refuse Handling Facilities, Steel Plant & Coal
Processing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3.
•ALCOA (Aluminum Plants), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4.
•Frito-Lay (Food Plants), Plano, Texas
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•Union Carbide (Oxygen Plants), Toronto, Canada |
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Public
Agencies
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1.
•Energy Technology Center, DOE, Pittsburgh, PA
2.
•Central Intelligence Agency, Headquarters Expansion, Langley,
Virginia
3.
•Defense Intelligence Analysis Center, Washington, D.C
4.
•General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.
5.
•Office of Management & Budget, City of New York
6.
•Parking Decks, Newark Airport, New Jersey, City of Phoenix,
Arizona
7.
•Veterans Administration, 500-bed Hospital, Value Engineering
Study, Detroit, Michigan.
8.
•Veterans Administration Medical Center, 200 Bed Domiciliary,
Dayton, Ohio
9.
•Evans U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado
10.
•U.S. Public Health Service Research Park, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina
11.
•Veterans Administration, Hospitals and Related Facilities (10N),
Nationwide (USA)
12.
•City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, Value Engineering Study, Queens,
New York.
13.
•Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office Complex, Market
Survey/Estimating/Value Engineering, West Virginia.
14.
•Vehicle Maintenance Facilities, WMATA & NJ Transit, Washington, DC
and Elizabeth, New Jersey |
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Military
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1.
•COE/Large Rocket Test Facility, Tullahoma, Tennessee
2.
•Continuous Automated Multi-Base Line Propellant Facilities,
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, VA
3.
•Air Force Base, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
4.
•U.S. Soldier's and Airmen's Home, Intermediate Care Facility,
Value Engineering Study, Boylston, Massachusetts.
5.
•Minot Air Force Base, Composity Medical Facility, Minot, North
Dakota
6.
•V.I.P. Military Hospital, 100-bed, $100 million, (each room has a
suite), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
7.
•Evans U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado
8.
•Continuous Cellulose Nitrating Facility, Badger Army Ammunition
Plant, Baraboo, WI
9.
•Ground Support Equipment Shop, US Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain
10.
•UOPH, US Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy
11.
•Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Torrejon Air Force Base, Spain
12.
•Satellite Communications Ground Terminal, SanVito, Italy
13.
•Defense Satellite Stations, OICC Mediterranean
14.
•Blade Repair Facility, Tinker AFB, OK
15.
•Communications Command & Control Center, Naples, Italy
16.
•Supply Facilities, US Naval Air Station, Naples, Italy
17.
•Large Rocket Test Facility, Arnold Engineering Development Center,
TN |
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International
Experience - Miscellaneous
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1.
•Various Military Facilities (15N), Directorate of Military Works,
Saudi Arabia
2.
•MacQuarie Shopping Center, Sidney, Australia
3.
•Montedison Sodium Phosphate Plant, Crotone, Italy
4.
•Ministry of Defense and Aviation, Value Engineering Program:
Organized and Directed for 2 Years, Saudi Arabia.
5.
•Leighton, Contractors/Holdings, Value Management Program:
Organized and Directed for three months, Sydney, Australia.
6.
•Armored Brigade, Land Forces, Value Engineering Study, Khamis
Mushayt, Saudi Arabia.
7.
•Master Plan and Feasibility Study, New Town of Yarmouk, Northern
Jordan.
8.
•Corrections Facility, Value Engineering Study, Los Angeles,
California.
9.
•Air Force Base (Housing, Runways, Buildings) Value Engineering
Study, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
10.
•Air Defense Headquarters Complex, MODA, Value Engineering Study,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
11.
•Construction/O&M Housing, MODA, Value Engineering Study/Post
Occupancy Evaluation, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
12.
•Ministry of Defense, Value Engineering Study, Bahrain Airfield,
Bahrain.
13.
•Sawari Ship & Helicopter Repair Facilities, Value Engineering
Study RSNF, Ministry of Defense & Aviation, Jeddah and Jubail, Saudi
Arabia.
14.
•Savola Dairy Product Facility, Process & Facility Value
Engineering Study, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
15.
•Sydney Casino & Hotel Complex, Value Engineering Study, Sydney,
Australia.
16.
•Montedison Dyestuff Plant, Milan, Italy
17.
•Montedison Melamine Resin Plant, Rotterdam, Netherlands
18.
•Montedison Paint Pigment Plant, Bussi, Italy
19.
•Ground Support Equipment Shop, US Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain
20.
•UOPH US Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy
21.
•Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Torrejon Air Force Base, Spain
22.
•Satellite Communication Ground Terminal, San Vito, Italy
23.
•Communications Command & Control Center, Naples, Italy
24.
•Supplies Facilities, US Naval Air Station, Naples, Italy
25.
•Guayama WWTP, Guayama, Puerto Rico
26.
•Pacific Telesis Telefonica Laboratory, Madrid, Spain (Studies 1
and 2)
27.
•Amiri Diwan and The Council of Ministers, Safat, Kuwait
28.
•National Bank of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait
29.
•Electric Multiple Units, Department of Rapid Transit Systems,
Taipei, Taiwan
30.
•Automatic Fare Collection System, Department of Rapid Transit
Systems, Taipei, Taiwan
31.
•Mass Transit System, DORTS, Taipei, Taiwan
32.
•Mu Dan Dam, Water Conservancy Bureau, Taiwan |
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Miscellaneous
Facilities
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•IBM Office Building Renovations, White Plains, NY
2.
•New Gardens of the Orient, Queens Botanical Gardens, Flushing, NY
3.
•Solid Waste Unloading Facility, Fresh Kills, Staten Island, New
York
4.
•Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, NY
5.
•Satellite Communications Ground Terminal, SanVito, Italy
6.
CSO, Flushing Bay, Queens, New York City VE Study.
7.
•United Technologies Corporation, Value Management Review, $500
Million in Microelectronics, Manufacturing, Offices, Warehouses and
Laboratories.
8.
•BASF Corporation, Coatings and Inks Division, R&D Center
Expansion, Value Engineering Study, Southfield, Michigan.
9.
•FMS Chemical Systems Division, Value Engineering Study and Post
Occupancy Evaluation, San Jose, California.
10.
•Akzo Coatings America, Inc., New Research Laboratory, Troy,
Michigan.
11.
•BASF Bioresearch Corporation, Biomedical Research Center,
Worcester, Massachusetts.
12.
•National Institute of Standards and Technology, Capital
Improvements Facility and Planning, Gaithersburg, Maryland and Boulder,
Colorado.
13.
•CIESIN, Global Environmental Research Center, Cost Management and
Value Enhancement Workshops, Saginaw, Michigan.
14.
•Sandia Labs, Cost Management and Value Enhancement Workshops,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
15.
•Chrysler Corporation, Headquarters Office, Auburn Hills, Michigan.
16.
•Pratt & Whitney Modular Offices, Post Occupancy Evaluation, West
Palm Beach, Florida.
17.
•Digital Equipment Corp., Corporate Education Center, Value
Engineering Study, Boylston, Massachusetts.
18.
•Digital Equipment Corp., Regional Headquarters, Value Engineering
Study, Livonia, Michigan.
19.
•Belmor Landco, Office Building, Royal Oak, Michigan.
20.
•Norden Systems Space, Expansion, UTC Feasibility Study, Trumbull,
Connecticut.
21.
•TRW, Vehicle Safety System, Inc., Integrated Inflator
Manufacturing Facility, Value Engineering & Estimating, Mesa, Arizona.
22.
•Savola Sugar Refinery, Jeddah Islamic Port, Value Planning Study,
Saudi Arabia.
23.
•Savola Oilseeds Crushing Facility, Jeddah Islamic Port, Value
Planning Study, Saudi Arabia.
24.
•Bronx Criminal Courts Facility, Programming and Master planning,
New York, New York.
25.
•International Arrirdo Building, JFK Airport, Value Engineering
Study, New York, New York.
26.
•Bellingham High School, Value Engineering Study, Bellingham,
Washington.
27.
•Ballard High School, Value Engineering Study, Seattle, Washington.
28.
•Cape Hatteras Replacement Housing, National Park Service, Value
Engineering Study, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.
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