2011 Issue

53 I n mARCh 2009,FLSmIDTh undertook a project to build a new home for the Minerals Processing Technology Center. Two structures were planned, an office building and a state-of-the-art laboratory facility for metallurgical and mineralogical testing. This was a fast-track project to be completed in just 16 months. The shortened schedule was accomplished by executing various functions concurrently. During conceptual design of the Technology Center, possible sites were negotiated and a final location chosen which would provide easy access by bus, automobile, or train. As detailed design was begun, final conditions were negotiated with the developer and contractors started their work. Ground was broken for the site on 4 August 2009 and design was ongoing during con- struction. Move-in was one year later in Au- gust 2010, the last operationsbeing relocated on 27 August. TheTechnologyCenterspaceisdelineatedas: Office / Public Space 100,000 ft 2 9,600 m 2 Storage / Warehouse 28,000 ft 2 2,600 m 2 Pilot Test Laboratory 17,000 ft 2 1,600 m 2 Bench-Scale Laboratories 16,000 ft 2 1,500 m 2 The core and shell of the buildings are LEED certified (Office - Gold and Labs - Silver). LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. Some of the green initiatives included were: 1. Choosing a brown-field site 2. Alternative transportation parking 3. Car pool parking 4. Bicycle parking / storage 5. White exterior roof to minimize heat island pollution 6. Water efficient landscaping reducing water usage by 30% 7. 75% of construction waste was sent to recycle rather than landfill 8. Use of certified rapidly renewable woods (Lyptus®) 9. Outdoor air delivery monitoring 10. Increased indoor ventilation 11. Indoor air qualitymonitoring during and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design A Case Study Mick McCaslin FLSmidth is a global supplier of equipment and services for the cement and mining industries. Our Minerals Processing Technology Center is located in the Salt Lake Valley. Local legacy companies include Dawson metallurgical Laboratories, Cardwell geochemical Laboratories, CEntry Engineering, Dorr-oliver Eimco Process Equipment, and Summit valley Equipment and Engineering. These were in eight Utah locations and separated by as much as 25 miles (40 km). after construction 12. Low emitting materials (i.e. adhesives, paints, coatings and carpets) 13. Three-stage AC (ambient, evaporative cooling, and refrigerated air) 14. Motion sensing lights 15. Sky lights in the pilot lab and warehouse Thephysical plant for the laboratories includes vacuum system, compressed air, de-ionized water, and dust/fume control systems. The labs alsohave a fit-for-purposedrain arrange- ment which permits FLSmidth personnel to readily intercept any spilledmaterial, prevent- ing it from reaching the sewer system. During construction and since completion, a number of new and existing FLSmidth em- ployees have relocated to Utah from other places in the United States and around the world. Combining these employees with the capabilityof the legacycompaniesmeans that FLSmidth Salt Lake City, Inc. has the ability to test, select, size, design, and construct a wide range of minerals processing equipment and systems.Capabilities includecrushing,milling, classification, flotation, sedimentation, and fil- tration; aswell as combining thisequipment in islands or plants, as customer’s needs dictate. Many industries are supported including fer- rousmetals, fertilizers, fossil fuels, non-ferrous metals, and precious metals. Mick McCaslin is Director of Metallurgical Services for FLSmidth Salt Lake City, Inc. He holds Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, has over 30 years experience in mining and process equipment, and is a registered professional engineer. McCaslin