Hawaii

Honolulu PD HQ

2023-01-25T17:07:49-08:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by City and County of Honolulu to provide Schematic Design and Assessment Services to address reported leaks at the Honolulu Police Department Headquarters located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Honolulu Police Department Headquarters was built in 1989 and consists of a four-story cast-in-place and CMU structure with

Mott Smith Laniloa

2020-05-19T20:01:58-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the Mott-Smith Laniloa Association of Apartment Owners (the AOAO) to provide Architectural Engineering services for the Recreation Deck Improvement Project at the Mott-Smith Laniloa Condominium, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Built in 1976, Mott-Smith Laniloa is 34-story condominium tower consisting of 428 residential units constructed over a

Honolulu Airport

2023-06-15T18:11:12-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was hired by the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division to provide services for re-roofing selected buildings at the Honolulu International Airport. ABB worked with Honolulu International Airport on the following projects: reroofing for the Central Concourse Buildings, the Overseas Terminal Canopy, and the constructing the

University of Hawaii – West O’ahu Campus

2020-05-22T14:01:36-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the John Hara & Associates ( John Hara) and AC Kobayashi to provide Building Envelope Consulting Services to six (6) buildings on the University of Hawaii (UH) - West O’ahu Campus. The newly constructed two story UH Buildings, which host over 1,500 students a day were

Hale Kehau AOAO

2023-06-15T20:08:06-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained to provide forensic investigation and remedial design alternatives for leaks related to condominium roofs and a concrete parking structure, which served as a roof top tennis court at a residential apartment complex located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. ABB provided roof investigation for multi-structure condominium buildings, common pool

Hawaii Convention Center

2020-04-20T12:15:51-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the State of Hawaii and Architects Hawaii, Ltd. to provide design assistance and waterproofing consulting services to the Hawaii Tourism Authority/SMG Hawaii convention center located in Honolulu. Constructed in 1997, the 1.1 million SF convention center is a partially open-air facility consisting of extensive outdoor planters,

Kapi´olani Medical Center at Pali Momi

2020-04-20T12:33:00-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained to provide investigation, remedial design and construction services for building repair. The Kapi’olani Medical Center at Pali Momi was completed in 1989 to serve West Oahu. The two-tower complex contains a 116-bed hospital facility with an adjacent medical office building (MOB). The hospital is a four-story concrete

Hawaii Public Housing Authority

2020-04-20T13:05:29-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was asked by the State of Hawaii’s Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) to provide consulting engineering services for three separate properties on Hawai’i island. Pomaika’i Homes, Hale Aloha o Puna Housing, and Pahala Elderly Housing comprise of approximately seventy-five rental units.  ABBAE provided design of structural, architectural, civil, mechanical,

1350 Ala Moana AOAO

2020-05-21T11:19:50-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained as engineer and construction manager for the replacement of existing waste lines for the 1350 Ala Moana condominium building located in Honolulu. Built in 1968, 1350 Ala Moana is one of the premier residential addresses on the Honolulu waterfront. The structure is a 150,000 SF, 34-story building

Sugar Beach Resort AOAO

2020-04-20T14:07:31-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the Sugar Beach Resort Apartment Owners Association (AOAO) to provide various mechanical engineering and energy optimization services. Located on Maui, Sugar Beach is a large condominium resort property. ABBAE’s scope included investigation, energy analysis, lifecycle cost analysis, design, and construction management services for rooftop mechanical equipment,

Kapi’olani Tower AOAO

2020-04-20T14:01:17-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the Kapi’olani Tower AOAO to provide waterproofing consulting services and construction details for Kapi’olani Tower in Honolulu. The 23 story concrete building has 189 residential units, street-level retail and five levels of above-grade parking. Other features include a separate ground-level residential lobby, a rooftop plaza deck

Hokua AOAO

2020-04-20T14:01:06-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the AOAO to provide remedial design, engineering and construction phase services of the domestic hot water PEX system replacement for the 272-unit Hokua building. The 272-unit building was experiencing water intrusion from the domestic hot water heaters and distribution piping (PEX) and valves in multiple units

Hale Pohaku AOAO

2020-04-20T14:00:55-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained to perform forensic investigation and provide remedial design alternatives for leaks related to a concrete parking structure with a rooftop tennis court in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. ABBAE met with building maintenance staff, reviewed as-built drawings and maintenance reports and performed limited destructive testing on a single level parking

Nordstrom Store – Ala Moana

2020-04-20T14:17:21-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc (ABBAE) provided full-time construction monitoring for a large retail store. ABBAE provided construction monitoring services for the installation of a new built-up roofing system at the Nordstrom store at Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The roof is approximately 70,000 SF covering 200,000 SF of retail space. Monitoring service

NOAA Pacific Regional Center

2020-04-20T14:27:24-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained to provided third-party inspection and reporting services for the roof insulation for the NOAA Pacific Regional Center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu Hawaii. The installation included the three-ply mechanically attached heat-welded modified bitumen mineral surfaced roofing system over an insulation layer by the roofing contractor, Alcal

University of Hawaii – Watanabe and Gilmore Hall ReRoof

2020-04-20T14:28:50-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the University of Hawai’i (UH) to provide investigation and remedial design services for two roof replacements on the main campus. ABBAE was retained by UH to perform investigative services for two buildings; Watanabe Hall and Gilmore Hall. Watanabe Hall contains the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park

2020-04-20T14:28:00-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc (ABBAE) developed and constructed a 178kW solar PV system on Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station for the USS Bowfin Submarine museum. ABBAE’s turnkey scope included permitting, design, engineering, construction management and financing of the installation of the 178kW roof mounted system. ABBAE used energy analysis and life cycle cost analysis

University of Hawaii – Kapi’olani Community College

2020-04-20T14:28:44-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (UH) to provide investigation and replacement solutions for the existing roof systems on two campus buildings at Kapiolani Community College. ABBAE provided investigation, remedial design and construction phase services for the Koki’o and Kopiko Buildings, totaling approximately 9,000 SF of

University of Hawaii – Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

2020-04-20T14:31:11-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the Architect of Record, Shimokawa Nakamura, Inc. (SN) to provide peer review services for the new construction of a cancer research center for the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (UH). The Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (CRCH) will be a 140,000 SF building on the campus

2230 Kalakaua

2020-05-21T11:12:57-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by MGA Architecture to provide waterproofing peer review services for a new mixed-use building in Honolulu.  2230 Kalakaua is a five-story steel-frame building with glass and granite curtain walls and a garden roof.  The retail/office building is included in the Waikiki Special Design District. ABBAE provided peer

Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa

2020-04-20T14:34:21-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was selected by Architects Hawaii to provide building envelope consulting services for new construction of a resort for the Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries, Disney Vacation Development, Inc. and Disney Vacation Club Management Corporation. Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa is in the Ko Olina Resort development of

Royal Kahana AOAO

2020-04-20T14:36:01-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the AOAO to provide design and construction administration services on a condominium resort in Maui. ABBAE was retained by the AOAO to provide investigation, assessment and remedial design services for the condominium resort in Maui. The 12-story Royal Kahana is on Maui’s west shore and was

Palms at Waikiki

2020-04-20T14:32:51-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) provided consulting services for the conversion of a 15-story residential condominium to a hotel in Waikiki. ABBAE performed investigation of the building envelope, building interiors and chilled water line insulation to determine the extent and location of the water intrusion. Mold was discovered in wall cavities and termites were

Pioneer Plaza

2020-04-20T14:38:55-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained to perform an evaluation of exterior building envelope components for the Pioneer Plaza office tower in Honolulu, Hawaii. The assessment included preparing a budget forecast and design options for repairs. Built in 1977, Pioneer Plaza is a 21-story commercial office building that was experiencing spalling of the

Ocean View Center

2020-04-20T14:39:18-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the building owner to provide forensic investigation and remedial repair solutions for water leaks related to the exterior of an eight story commercial office building. The building was experiencing water intrusion in multiple units on nearly all floors of the concrete mid-rise. Previous remedial repairs by

The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua

2020-04-20T14:39:49-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) provided waterproofing design and details, construction administration and construction monitoring for the development and construction of 107 new one- and two-bedroom luxury residences and the new 14,000 square foot spa. ABBAE worked with both the Architect and the Owner to design waterproofing details and specifications for this project and