You are here

Green Building

Chatham University, Eden Hall Campus, Phase 1B

Architect:

Owner:

Categories:

[Sota's] efforts have transformed a symbol of inner city blight into a remarkable development for unique near-downtown housing.

— Jerome Dettore, P.E.
Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation

Contract Amount: $20.6m
Size: 45,500 s.f.
Type: New Construction

Situated on 388 acres in Richland Township, the Eden Hall Campus is the home of Chatham University's new Falk School of Sustainability and the Environment. This new campus is the first academic community in the world built from the ground up for sustainable development, living, and learning, and its unique design sets a precedent for the future of sustainable academic design. The Eden Hall Campus as a whole is targeting LEED Platinum certification as well as net-zero energy consumption.

WYEP Community Broadcast Center

Architect:

Owner:

Categories:

Sota Construction Services has always been a valuable partner on the many building projects that we have worked on together.

— Jeffrey Davis, AIA, LEED AP
FortyEighty Architecture

WYEP is a non-profit radio station that chose Sota Construction Services early in the design process. This was done to ensure that this fast track project would be built as green as possible and to meet the tight schedule and budget. The challenges of the site required deconstruction of existing buildings, 75' deep piles, and close coordination on this dense urban site. Sota worked with dggp Architects (now FortyEighty Architecture) and Steven Winter Associates to evolve a thermal envelope that was highly efficient yet met the budget.

Reserve Lodging Facility

Architect:

Owner:

Categories:

Sota staff were outstanding team players working with our staff in a unified and cohesive manner to project and eliminate many numerous on-site obstacles.

— Robert Moeslein
Department of the Air Force

Contract Amount: $8.1m
Size: 28,300 s.f.
Type: New Construction

The Reserve Lodging Facility, located in Coraopolis, PA, on the 911th Airlift Wing, is a one-of-a-kind project constructed to rigorous quality assurance/quality control protocol closely monitored by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It houses a total of fifty rooms and suites that accommodate military members as well as Department of Defense civilians and contractors. 

Plum Retirement Residence

Architect:

Owner:

Categories:

Perhaps the best reference I can give is that we would hire Sota Construction Services, Inc. again if a need would arise in the future.

— Sister Mary Alexander Klawinski
Felician Sisters of North America

Contract Amount: $8m
Size: 62,800 s.f.
Type: New Construction

In order to begin construction on this 58 unit, four-story seniors independent living facility, extensive sitework of the existing hillside had to be completed, including regrading tons of earth, creating retention ponds, and designing rain gardens. With the hillside successfully managed, construction on the wood-framed building was completed on a fast schedule, all while maintaining careful attention to the many sustainable systems and features that make Plum a one-of-a-kind retirement residence.

Blackbird Lofts and Artist Studios

Architect:

Owner:

Categories:

…we have experienced a first-class client relationship with Sota Construction.

— Sister Mary Christopher Moore
Felician Sisters of North America

Contract Amount: $3.5m
Size: 47,000 s.f.
Type: New Construction

This mixed-use project required close co-ordination on a tight urban site in order to create a building in keeping with the historic character of the Butler Street neighborhood in Lawrenceville. The scope of work included brownfield remediation, shoring, deep foundations, steel frame and concrete structure, and all necessary work to create the 15 condominium residences, three commercial condominiums, and a 28-car parking garage at the ground level on a sloping site.

Sota Construction Corporate Offices

Architect:

Owner:

Categories:

Sota coordinated with all members of the project team, providing their expertise while at the same time establishing an open forum to encourage cooperative discussion…

— Walt Folwer
Chatham University

Sota Construction Services, Inc.'s 7,500 s.f. home office building is a registered LEED NC project, earning a level of Platinum. It is Western Pennsylvania's first LEED Platinum NC project and, at the time of certification, was the greenest building in state of Pennsylvania. It also holds the the unique distinction of winning two AIA Pittsburgh Design Awards: one for sustainability and one for design excellence.

Felician Sisters Convent and Sacred Heart High School

Architect:

Owner:

Categories:

The construction managers impressed us with their knowledge of the building codes, the safety measures employed, and their concern for the environment.

— Sister Mary Alexander Klawinski
Felician Sisters of North America

This 160,000 square foot, 19.5 M, substantial renovation project was a collaborative effort from the start, with the areas of work including the high school, convent, chapel, nursing care, and courtyards. Sota Construction was chosen as the general contractor early in the design process, with the Sisters included in every step of the decision-making process.

Pages