The University of Idaho, Parma Plant and Soil Health Lab is complete. In this modern, state-of-the-art facility, Agriculture students can accurately test and study the soil used for farming in Idaho. The 12,500 square-foot laboratory includes an open web steel joist roof system supported by a series of steel moment frames. The stepped roof conceals a large mechanical well. AHJ Engineers provided structural engineering for Anderson Mason Dale Architects with Castellaw Kom Architects. It was a great project constructed by Layton Construction!

At our annual Groundhog Day event, the staff started the day by getting breakfast at Moe Joe’s Breakfast Eatery in Meridian. After breakfast, we visited a few of our larger projects under construction. We first visited the University of Idaho Soil Research Center in Parma, Idaho, where we looked at the steel framing and the finished concrete slab mechanical well. We then visited Grace Assisted Living in Fruitland, Idaho, where we looked at the framing of the first of four wings of the building. To end out the day, we played a game at the new Top Golf facility in Meridian. Brandon Elizondo, our resident golfer, won the round with our Principal Dave Haugland at a close second. 

At our annual Groundhog Day event, the staff started the day by getting breakfast at Moe Joe’s Breakfast Eatery in Meridian. After breakfast, we visited a few of our larger projects under construction. We first visited the University of Idaho Soil Research Center in Parma, Idaho, where we looked at the steel framing and the finished concrete slab mechanical well. We then visited Grace Assisted Living in Fruitland, Idaho, where we looked at the framing of the first of four wings of the building. To end out the day, we played a game at the new Top Golf facility in Meridian. Brandon Elizondo, our resident golfer, won the round with our Principal Dave Haugland at a close second.