Campus Cornerstone
Rockmont Hall | Lakewood, Colorado
Completed as GE Johnson Construction Company
Rockmont Hall is a four-story residence hall that serves as the cornerstone of the residential quadrant for the campus. The project construction was completed in 15 months with great collaboration to overcome logistical challenges on a site busy with student, faculty, and staff activity.
About The Project
Rockmont Hall sits at the busy and highly-visible corner of Alameda Avenue and Cody Street on the campus of Colorado Christian University (CCU). The five-story, 110,000-sq.-ft. residence hall is divided into lounges, common areas, and living units – two and three-bedroom apartments and studios. Each unit features a living room, kitchen, dining area, pantry, closets, and storage space. Rockmont Hall offers a variety of amenities, including eight lounges and common social spaces, a grab-and-go café, air conditioning, and advanced technology for internet connectivity and wi-fi throughout the building.
Our project team self-performed earthwork, concrete foundations, residential windows, doors, hardware, and specialties.
Fast Facts
- Workers could submit to the hazard recognition program via QR codes posted on posters throughout the jobsite for quick and simple reporting. The submitted information was collected in a database where it was sorted to determine leading indicators.
- MEP coordination was unique, due to the truss system provided by Prescient. The use of gypcrete on metal decking was a first on a Prescient project and will be considered for future projects due to its success. Prefabricated Prescient stairs were also used, reducing time and delivering a reliable product.
- Two scaffolding towers were erected with trash chutes from each level, enabling workers to easily keep their areas clean and free of debris.
Safety Focus
The team’s safety culture on the Rockmont Hall jobsite involved an extensive set of procedures and processes designed to keep everyone – project team members, faculty and staff, students, and the nearby traveling public - safe. A team of dedicated safety specialists supported the project with bilingual site orientations, dynamic flex & stretch warmups every morning, jobsite safety meetings, and daily pre-task checklists to identify and mitigate hazards.
The intense focus on safety resulted in 100-plus workdays without a recordable incident.
Innovations in Prefabrication
The Rockmont Hall project utilized a new prefabrication system created by Prescient, a structural manufacturing company in Denver. The system standardizes every step of the construction process, resulting in a lower cost, full building system integration, a reduction of schedule, and a superior final product.
The technology includes a digitized design-build system that increases return on investment by accelerating the schedule and delivering quality. This progressive technology links standardized architectural design, automated structural engineering, precise manufacturing, and rapid-fire on-site assembly in a digital format. It generates shared MEP systems and real-time information to streamline project management.
Committed to the Design Intent
The exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) and natural stone are examples of the unique craftsmanship that went into Rockmont Hall. CCU was particular about the look they were after and this was reflected by the architectural specifications. Daily walks were performed alongside the mason to make sure that the installation process and result met CCU’s expectation for quality and had the desired appearance. Great care was taken to ensure that CCU was satisfied with the finished look.
The EIFS required countless hours of attention to detail to accomplish the design intent. Multiple mock-ups of the EIFS foam were created to provide a visual understanding of the final result prior to moving forward with a base coat and installation. This proved to be critical to the overall achievement of an excellent finished product that CCU loves, and that complements other buildings on campus.
Safety Focus
The team’s safety culture on the Rockmont Hall jobsite involved an extensive set of procedures and processes designed to keep everyone – project team members, faculty and staff, students, and the nearby traveling public - safe. A team of dedicated safety specialists supported the project with bilingual site orientations, dynamic flex & stretch warmups every morning, jobsite safety meetings, and daily pre-task checklists to identify and mitigate hazards.
The intense focus on safety resulted in 100-plus workdays without a recordable incident.
Innovations in Prefabrication
The Rockmont Hall project utilized a new prefabrication system created by Prescient, a structural manufacturing company in Denver. The system standardizes every step of the construction process, resulting in a lower cost, full building system integration, a reduction of schedule, and a superior final product.
The technology includes a digitized design-build system that increases return on investment by accelerating the schedule and delivering quality. This progressive technology links standardized architectural design, automated structural engineering, precise manufacturing, and rapid-fire on-site assembly in a digital format. It generates shared MEP systems and real-time information to streamline project management.
Committed to the Design Intent
The exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) and natural stone are examples of the unique craftsmanship that went into Rockmont Hall. CCU was particular about the look they were after and this was reflected by the architectural specifications. Daily walks were performed alongside the mason to make sure that the installation process and result met CCU’s expectation for quality and had the desired appearance. Great care was taken to ensure that CCU was satisfied with the finished look.
The EIFS required countless hours of attention to detail to accomplish the design intent. Multiple mock-ups of the EIFS foam were created to provide a visual understanding of the final result prior to moving forward with a base coat and installation. This proved to be critical to the overall achievement of an excellent finished product that CCU loves, and that complements other buildings on campus.
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