ARC International, Inc. in Rapid City, South Dakota

Terra Sancta Re-Dedication Celebration

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:33:20 +0000

Here is a nice story about Terra Sancta in the local press:

http://www.newscenter1.tv/stories/11613.aspx

The Retreat Center at Terra Sancta & St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary School Open House on May 10, 2012

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:25:05 +0000

There was a great article in the Rapid City Journal about St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary School moving into their newly renovated building at the former St. Martin’s Academy campus. The article contains information about the dedication ceremony and other activities taking place on Thursday, May 10th, many which are open to the public.

Public tours of the Terra Sancta retreat center and St. Elizabeth Elementary School at Terra Sancta will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. At noon, a midday prayer and proclamation ceremony will be held in Holy Cross Chapel, followed by more tours from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

We want to give special thanks to ARC International’s Project Manager and talented Director of Interiors, Kelli Trebil for the incredible job she accomplished on this project. She has dedicated a great deal of her time to Terra Sancta since 2008 and has done an extraordinary job of making the school and the retreat center into a pleasant, functional and environmentally friendly campus that will serve the needs the school and diocese for at least the next 50 years.

You will definitely want to take a trip to visit the campus during the May 10th celebration. It is stunningly beautiful transformation.

ARC International Design achieves LEED GOLD Certification

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:37:00 +0000

Exterior of the Outdoor Campus, overlooking the fishing pond.

ARC International Design achieves LEED GOLD Certification

(March 2012) The South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus in Rapid City was recently awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the nationally recognized standard for the design, construction, and operation of environmentally efficient and sustainable buildings. The LEED rating promotes design and construction practices that reduce the negative environmental impacts of buildings, improve occupant health and increase energy efficiencies and reductions, thus resulting in increased profitability.

Design and construction of the project was led by ARC International of Rapid City. Both the Owner and Design Team focused on conservation tie-ins with material recycling, use of regional materials and land conservation as a starting point for the LEED strategy. Geothermal systems, high efficiency fixtures and lighting formed the second tier that allowed the project to continue towards working to reach LEED Gold certification.

The efforts of the entire team helped the Outdoor Campus achieve 44 LEED credits – well over the minimum of 39 required to be awarded LEED Gold – through site planning, material use, indoor environment quality and water management.

”It’s not often there is such a perfect fit between the mission of a project owner and LEED, but in this case the Outdoor Campus and LEED meshed together almost flawlessly. It was exciting to be able to develop all of these sustainable concepts that just seamlessly integrated with everything the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks does on a day to day basis,” commented Kelli Trebil, LEED Accredited Professional at ARC International.

Through the use of various energy saving building and system strategies, the Outdoor Campus is approximately 40% more energy efficient and 30% more water efficient than a traditionally designed building.

The Outdoor Campus is one of only four facilities inRapid Cityand one of eight inSouth Dakotato have achieved LEED Gold certification.

Congratulations to the 2012 CIC master craftsman award winners!

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:59:40 +0000

We are proud to announce that the following individuals were honored as master craftsman award winners at the Construction Industry Center’s Annual meeting on Feb. 25, 2012.The awards were given for work done on two of ARC International’s recent projects; the Game Fish and Park Outdoor Campus West and Terra Sancta at the old St. Martin Monastery. Both projects are in Rapid City,South Dakota.

Robert Johnson, Jim Turner, Chad Bingaman and Bruce Nickels of J. Scull Construction Service, Inc., Rapid City, were awarded for timber framing at the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus West, Rapid City.

Jeff Jonas, Brad Rehling, Brad Flesner, Jeff Komes, Rob Christol, Jason Hagen, Larry Mantei, Jesse Whitehead, Brad West, Chris Wright, Barry Schock, Dion Tennyson, Butch Rick, Rob Wiedeman, Jared Hagen and Eric Nix of Hagen Glass, Windows & Siding, Rapid City were awarded for for glazing, curtain wall and resin panels at the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus West, Rapid City.

Robert Johnson and Julian Postelnicu of J. Scull Construction Service, Inc. were awarded for ceramic & quarry tile at the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus West.

Mitch Brown of Brownstone, Inc., Rapid City was awarded for granite outcropping replica and concrete floor topping at the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus West.

Patrick Hudalla, Rocky Thompson and Randy Ables of Rapid Fire Protection, Inc, Rapid City were awarded for fire protection system, Terra Sancta, Rapid City.

We extend our congratulations for a job well done! What a great honor. As always, all of our partners were incredible to work with. Thank you to all of you!

Box Elder City Hall Building On Schedule

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:14:40 +0000

The New Box Elder City Administration building is a multi-use structure that will house the town hall, administrative offices, police department and a community center.

Currently under construction, the project was designed around owner provided concepts and materials which added programming flexibility and economy to the overall project.

Box Elder Planning Director, Mike McMahon, said the idea is to create a downtown atmosphere similar to Rapid City’s Main Street Square. Potential future plans include a park with a water feature, room for outdoor entertainment and space for retail spaces. The hope is to provide an attractive environment for retailers into the new downtown area.

Box Elder Mayor Al Dial said “Everyone’s pretty excited for the project. It’s something that’s been in the works for many years.”

The tornado resistant building will also function as a point of safety for area residents in the surrounding community during emergencies.

The facility is slated to be completed by the Summer of 2012.

Kelli Trebil Attends “Plain Green” Conference in Sioux Falls, SD

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:35:38 +0000

ARC International’s Director of Interiors, Kelli Trebil, attended the “Plain Green Conference & Marketplace” on October 15, 2011 in Sioux Falls, SD. The event was focused on advancing sustainable building with the goal of improving the health and well-being of individuals in the community.

Trebil attended presentations by keynote speakers Alex Steffen and Sarah Susanka, who presented new strategies and insight into sustainable design as a building block for improving communities. Additional lectures focused on elements of green design, such as sustainable products, improved strategies for health care design and using design as an outreach tool in the community. The event also included workshops, a local food luncheon, a green exhibitors market and a community project.

According to the “Plain Green” website: “Plain Green” is where innovators and change-makers gather to learn and connect around green design, healthcare, education, business and ideas.

See: http://plaingreen.org/ for more information on this annual event.

Terra Sancta Donor Wall & Chapel Entrance re-design in Progress

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:36:07 +0000

The desire to continue to improve the Terra Sancta Campus and to recognize those who have invested in the long term vision of the Terra Sancta facility has resulted in the recently re-designed Main Chapel Entrance & Donor Wall.

Renovating this signature architectural element of the former monastery has led to a newly reconfigured vestibule that captures the scale and history of the Wailing Wall at Jerusalem, while providing a strong element to display the history of the West River Diocese and the names of those who have supported the initial phase of renovation.

The new entrance will be a welcoming centerpiece at the Terra Sancta Chapel. The attached 3-D rendering by Ryan Turnquist, ARC International Designer give a preview of the design of the refurbished area.

Gigantic Crane on Site at Pennington County Garage

admin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:30:27 +0000

If you have driven in downtown Rapid City lately, you can’t miss this enormous crane working on the Pennington County garage extension project. Here are some photos of the impressive crane in action.

Heavy Constructors is using a Manitwok 1600 (440 Crawler) to construct the new addition to Pennington County Parking Structure. The Mainitowok 1660 has 98′ of main boom and 196′ of luffing jib for a total of 294′ of boom.

The project will be adding two more stories to the existing parking structure. The crane will install over 280 precast panels in the next couple of months with the heaviest lift being 53,000 lbs.

Chris Olney, ARC International, Inc. is the Project Leader for the project. Albertson Engineering, Inc. is the Structural Engineer and Skyline Engineering, LLC is the Mechanical & Electrical Engineer. All are local Rapid City companies.

SDGF&P Interpretive Pods Being Built

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:08:04 +0000

Check out this new rendering of one of interpretive pods being built at the SDGF&P Outdoor Campus West. Soon these will be a reality! Rendering by Ryan Turnquist, Designer, ARC International. Inc.

Kellie Trebil Promoted to Director of Interiors

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:55:10 +0000

ARC International is proud to announce the promotion of Kelli Trebil to Director of Interiors. Kelli joined ARC in 2003 as Interior Designer after graduating from SDSU with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. Her design capabilities and experience extend to project management and direction, client presentations, design, product and finish specifications, and construction administration. As a professional member of South Dakota Interior Designers, certified by the National Council of Interior Design Qualifications and LEED Accredited Professional with the US Green Building Council, Kelli has lent her talent and unique perspective to a number of commercial and residential design projects, including the Terra Sancta Spiritual life Center and Elementary School now under construction at St. Martin’s Monastery in Rapid City.