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Laramie County Community College - School of Business Exterior Renovation
Construction was recently completed for the exterior renovation at the LCCC School of Business that Tobin & Associates designed.
Hulett Clinic Ground Breaking
Tobin and Associates, along with members of the Crook County Medical Foundation, participated in a Ground Breaking Ceremony on June 13th in Hulett Wyoming. The ceremony took place after a parade which was part of the 73rd Annual Hulett, Wyoming Rodeo events scheduled for the weekend. William Wedemeyer joined the Crook County Medical Foundation carriage in the parade through downtown Hulett.
The Ground Breaking Ceremony was attended by many local leaders, business owners, and families, and the plans and renderings presented were all well received and viewed as a great addition to the community in terms of services provided and design aesthetic.
University of Wyoming Design Day 2020
As in years past, Tobin & Associates was again invited by the University of Wyoming’s College of Engineering to participate in Design Day 2020. However, this years Design Day was forced to go Virtual due to the Campus closure brought on by Covid-19. Mr. Ken Tobin, President of Tobin & Associates, P.C., was afforded the opportunity to jury the final designs of four students. Two of the students were from the ARE 2600 class and two were from the ARE 4600. Aside from a few technical issues with the Zoom presentations, the students and Mr. Tobin engaged in lively, one on one in discussions of their design solutions. The resilience of these UW Students shown forth as they were homebound, off campus and had missed several weeks of face to face engagement with their professors, Mr. Denzer and Mr. Gardzelewski.
On behalf of Tobin & Associates, Ken wishes these four students the very best as they pursue their goals and dreams through much hard work in the coming years. Finally, we are looking forward to again being a part of Design Day 2021 when we can all meet on Campus, because a Zoom virtual Happy Hour is just not the same as in person.
New Co-working space and Technology School in Historic Downtown Grier Building
Tobin & Associates, P.C. was fortunate in getting the opportunity to design a new headquarters for Array School of Design and Technology, complete with classrooms, conference space, co-working spaces and offices in a state of the art facility located in the historic Grier building downtown Cheyenne. We are excited to be part of such an awesome project and look forward to seeing it completed soon.
Tobin & Associates, P.C. opens a branch office in Stillwater Oklahoma
Tobin & Associates, P.C., Architecture and Planning, a Cheyenne architectural firm, with deep roots in Wyoming, announced this week the opening of their third office location. Mr. Ken Tobin, senior principal with the firm will be managing the firm’s newest office located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Following 35 years of successful business practice in Cheyenne, Mr. Tobin stated that it was now time for a regional presence to be established by the firm. Following the success of their Colorado office, it was a natural progression of growth that the firm look outside Wyoming and Colorado for their next opportunity. Mr. Tobin said that an office in Oklahoma is seen by the firm’s management team as a strategic move that will further solidify and position their organization for future growth through additional depth and exposure to opportunities in a broader geographical region. Their home office management staff in Cheyenne will remain unchanged. The firm will soon be breaking ground on their design of a new Exposition Center in Alva, Oklahoma valued in excess of $19 million.
Alva Arena Authority - Alva, Oklahoma
Tobin & Associates, P.C. along with Priefert Complex Designs, Betsch Associates, Norris Designs, MEP Associates and Holtzen Engineering Group recently completed the design for a multi-purpose Facility in Alva, Oklahoma. The venue includes an exhibition hall, exposition building, a 1,500-seat arena, a stall barn, and a warm-up arena. The new facility will be the home of the Wood County Fair and the Northwest Oklahoma State University Rodeo Team. When completed, the project will encompass over 250,000 square feet of event space and will allow Northwestern Oklahoma to attract a multitude of events and bring economic growth to the region. The project is expected to break ground in the near future.
Laramie County Fairgrounds - Archer Events Center - Cheyenne, Wyoming
Tobin & Associates, P.C. teamed with Priefert Complex Designs in designing the new Archer Event Center for Laramie County. The facility is approximately 110,000 SF and was opened in late July of 2019, just in time for the Laramie County Fair.
Local Girl's "Illusion" traveling basketball team
Tobin & Associates is excited to help sponsor the local “Illusion” Girl’s basketball team. “GO ILLUSION!”
Thanking Lane Crozier for his service.
Martin Crozer’s son Lane is currently serving oversees in the United States Navy and Tobin & Associates would like to thank him for his service. Lane is a Petty Officer 2nd Class and serves as a Electronics Technician aboard the U.S.S. John Stennis, an aircraft carrier. Below is an article that was published in the local newspaper about Lane.
William Wedemeyer completes Advanced Academy for Designing Learning Spaces.
Tobin & Associates would like to congratulate William Wedemeyer on completing a ten month long Advanced Academy for Designing Learning Spaces through San Diego State University and the Association for Learning Environments. By completing the program, William has earned his Certification as an Accredited Learning Environment Planner.
The Staff of Tobin & Associates welcomed in the Holiday Season with some entertainment provided by a choir group from Laramie County Community College. Under the Direction of Mrs. Beth Kean, the singers sang a selection of Christmas songs for our staff. The vocalists included, from left to right, Mrs. Beth Kean, Cameron Norby, Mareikel Blake, Zamboni Brown, Ingrid Taylor, and Kamryn Bailey. We would encourage you to check the LCCC web-site for upcoming events; you will not be disappointed by these talented young singers. On behalf of our Staff, we are wishing Mrs. Kean and her students a very Merry Christmas and a successful New Year.
Munger Mountain ES - Jackson, Wyoming
Tobin & Associates, P.C. partnered with Dubbe Moulder Architects, Teton County School District No.1, Y2 Consultants, EDA Engineering and the State of Wyoming to design a new 77,000 SF elementary school in Jackson, Wyoming. The school when complete will have a capacity of 584 students. Some of the design goals for the project were as follows:
To create an environment that works well with the educational philosophies the district is utilizing and will be utilizing into the future. Collaborative space was an important part of this goal and throughout the school there are opportunities for collaborative or group learning to take place.
Connection to the outdoors - the design provides many opportunities for natural lighting, views to the surrounding landscape and direct connection to outdoor space.
Sustainability - the design team worked closely with the District in incorprating sustainable strategies into the design.
The project is currently under construction and is scheduled to be complete August 2018.
Ground Breaking Ceremony for Archer Events Center Facility
WYANG Bldg. 16 – LEED Certification Press Notice – 26 February 2018
On February 26th, Tobin & Associates, P.C., presented the Wyoming Air National Guard, 153 Airlift Wing with their LEED Silver Certification for Building 16. Ken Tobin, architect, and Terrell Hasting Project Manager; presented the LEED Certificate to Col. Justin Walrath and his staff
Mr. Tobin stated that their design work for Building 16 started 2008. The project was officially completed in 2017. It proved to be a long process, but well worth the efforts of all involved.
As a LEED Silver Building, the facility has met stringent review by the U.S. Green Building Counsel, and it is a facility which takes seriously the conservation of energy and protection of the environment.
Building 16 is currently the second largest SRM project completed by the National Guard Bureau to date.
Building 16 was a unique project, in that it was considered a remodel rather than new construction because of the available funding. The Administration component of the building required the removed of all the interior walls, which left just the concrete structure of columns, beams and floors and roof. As part of the LEED certification this project earned points for Building Reuse, as well as Construction Waste Management by keeping the structure and recycling 84% of the materials removed from the original building during demolition.
This project also earned LEED points for Water Use Reduction using low water use plumbing fixtures and Storm Water Management because this base directs all storm water run-off into a retaining pond.
In addition, the Building has advance features, such as the underfloor heating and air conditioning delivery system, which provides controlled comfort for the building occupants. The conditioned air flow from bottom to top, means that contaminants will be pulled from the space while eliminating air stratification within the spaces.
The building construction utilized new building materials certified as containing very low volatile organic compounds, or VOC’s. Upon completion of the building there was minimal off-gassing of the interior finishes, therefor the occupants of the building did not experience the “new car smell”, however staff and visitors are not breathing harmful VOC throughout the work day.
Natural lighting within most work areas have been provided. This allows staff contact with the outside world. Natural daylighting deep into the work spaces reduces reliance on artificial lighting. This not only saves energy but improves overall wellbeing for 153rd. staff and visitors.
The above are but a few of the LEED credits which were incorporated into the building. A total of 36 LEED credits or points were documented to attain the LEED Silver Certification.
The LEED Silver Certificate is a public acknowledgement that the 153D Command takes seriously the well being and workplace welfare of their personnel.
Mr. Tobin said that it was a great honor to serve the 153D Airlift Wing and the entire Air Guard during the renovation of this building.
Munger Mountain Elementary School
Tobin & Associates in collaboration with Dubbe – Moulder Architects of Jackson, Wyoming were selected by the Teton County School District #1 to design a new Elementary School to be located south of Jackson, Wyoming. The Team is currently completing the programming, educational specifications and conceptual planning for the District’s newest school. The new 77,000+ square foot building will provide much needed space for an expected 584 students.
The site selected for the school will is south of Jackson on Highway 89 opposite Swinging Bridge Road. The approximately 20 acre site will provide student and staff spectacular views of the Teton Mountain Range and the Snake River Valley.
Occupancy of the school is planned for the fall of 2018.
Post 6 Baseball Sponsorship
Tobin & Associates has again sponsored Cheyenne's American Legion Post 6 baseball program. These young athletes representthe community well in their participation in this worthwhile program for our young community members. Many of the athletes have gone on to play in baseball programs in their colleges years. Tobin & Associates wish all of them well in their endeavor
Skills USA Wyoming Sponsorship
SkillsUSA Wyoming is a part of a national Career-Technical Student Organization serving students in Secondary and Post-Secondary technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. SkillsUSA prepares America’s high performance workers and provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development.
The Wyoming Conference for 2016, is in Casper (April 11, 12, and 13), with a theme of “Champions at Work, Connecting You to Career Success”. The National Conference will be in June, in Louisville, Kentucky. Thousands of students across the country compete.
Tobin & Associates made a donation to the Cheyenne Central High School Team of Cody Vincent, Bradley Bunz, and Ben Monger, for their project of totally rebuilding an old pinball machine and setting it up to in a SkillsUSA format to function and operate to play a SkillsUSA game of career seeking.
Best of luck to the Central Team in their endeavors!
LCCC Rodeo Team Sponsorship
Tobin & Associates is active in sponsoring the Laramie County Community College Rodeo Team, and contributing to the Shawn Dubie Memorial Rodeo. We will again be contributing to the Rodeo Team this year, made up of 30 to 40 student athletes. The donation goes toward the College’s rodeo activities and the scholarships of the students.
The Shawn Dubie Memorial Rodeo is annually in October. This year it is on October 7 – 9, 2016.
Children's Museum of Cheyenne
The Cheyenne Children Museum recently went public with their intentions and design of the New Cheyenne Children’s Museum located in downtown Cheyenne. Tobin & Associates is proud to be a part of the process that has taken place as the Architect of Record and are excited to see this important project come to fruition for the City of Cheyenne.
Children's Museum of Cheyenne South Elevation
Children's Museum Introduction Video
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