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St. Andrew Lutheran Church

Orion was honored to be chosen as a team member for Phase I of St. Andrew Lutheran Church’s master plan.  The church has been a part of the Franklin community since 1974 and has been at its present location since 1982.  The congregations needs for worship and ministry space continues to grow.  Phase I of their master plan includes a new nave, new narthex, a columbarium, and preparation for the installation of an historic pipe organ.

The project is in the “drying in” stage.  Roofing on the sanctuary has begun and is on schedule to be complete in the next three weeks.  Work at the bell tower and vestibule area has been hampered by late delivery and some imperfections in the precast material.  Quality being a top priority, some of the precast stone has been rejected.  The manufacturer is working with the mason to expedite remaking the stone.  The delay of the precast will not postpone work proceeding in the interior of the sanctuary.

The underground electrical rough-ins are almost complete, which will allow the interior floor slab to be placed around the first of June.  Once the floor is in place, cured, and protection installed, the interior will be available for finish trades work to begin.  The fire protection work in the existing building is almost complete.  Once the bell tower stonework is complete, the remaining structural steel will be placed.

Orion is please to be working with Street Dixon Rick Architecture, PLC, in providing the members of St. Andrew Lutheran with a worship and ministry space to meet their needs.

 

Orion Celebrates Earth Day with Trees

For the third consecutive year Orion celebrated Earth Day by sending live trees to many of our friends.  Recognizing the importance of reforestation, pine trees were purchased directly from the Arbor Day Foundation.  The trees are always chosen based on what is native to the recipient’s community. 

This event symbolizes Orion’s commitment to the environment and our willingness to do our part in ensuring a green future for all.  Over 300 trees were sent out and the response has been great.

 

ACE Mentoring Program

The ACE mentoring program was established to enlighten and increase the awareness of high school students to career opportunities in architecture, construction and engineering and related areas of the design and construction industry through mentoring; and to provide scholarship opportunities for students in an inclusive manner reflective of the diverse school population

ACE is a unique partnership among industry professionals — architects, interior designers, engineers, construction managers, college and university representatives, and other professionals from related corporations and professional organizations — who work together to attract young people to their professions. Industry professionals volunteer to become mentors to high school students in order to introduce them to the professions and encourage them to pursue studies and careers in these fields.

Orion has been a long time supporter of ACE and has served as a team mentor since 2003. In January of 2009, Orion held its annual “One Hour to Bid” program for students and mentors at its Brentwood offices. Students and mentors were divided into bid teams and given the task of preparing a submitting a Bid Proposal for a project. The program is intended to make the students aware of what it is like to be in a contractor’s office on Bid Day. Both students and non-contractor mentors alike experienced the chaos of last minute subcontractor bids, telephone addenda, and the anticipation of the Bid Opening.  For more information on the ACE program visit (http://www.acementor.org/673).

 

 

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