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Landis Fishing Rodeo & Picnic

Julie Kirkland — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:50:27 +0000

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Landis Achieves ZERO Accidents!

Julie Kirkland — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:48:14 +0000

The owners and management of New Orleans-based Landis Construction, LLC are proud to announce that the company finished the year 2011 with no accidents occurring among its staff on any jobsites and projects. Specifically, this means no workers’ compensation claims, no time lost or delays due to accidents, and no injuries or jobsite incidents throughout the entire year. This is an exciting achievement, because a year without any construction jobsite incidents is not the easiest accomplishment in this industry.
“In any given year, only a very small percentage of general contractors nationally achieve the honor of an accident-free year,” says Landis president Jim Landis. “This distinction further illustrates our commitment to safety throughout the organization, from Project Managers to Superintendents and jobsite workers.”

Landis was involved in 12 major construction projects in 2011. These include: the Convocation Center and Annex Building at Xavier University; Xavier’s new St. Catherine Drexel Chapel; restoration and repairs to the historic 34^th District Courthouse in St. Bernard Parish; the new television studios at WYES; and construction of a new restaurant at the Royal Sonesta hotel. The company recently celebrated the “zero accidents” achievement by honoring its 40 field employees at a company luncheon.

Dillard University Student Union, Health & Wellness Center

mhoward — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:55:03 +0000

Landis recently completed the Student Union, Health and Wellness Center for Dillard University. The 57,000 square foot structure features a bookstore, fitness center, movie theater, four lane bowling alley, food court and common meeting areas.

The project will be LEED certified by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) at the GOLD level. Some of the green elements incorporated include high-efficiency HVAC and electrical systems, heavy use of locally and regionally produced materials, preservation or enhancement of existing natural features, including the lake that fronts the building.

Royal Sonesta Hotel Fleur de Lis Suite

mhoward — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:14:03 +0000

Construction is complete on the first of several updates to the Royal Sonesta Hotel located in the heart of the French Quarter. The Fleur de Lis Suite (formerly Begue’s Restaurant) is a 2,500 square foot facility that can be divided into a pre-function room plus three function rooms, or used as one large ballroom. Elegant finishes include custom millwork and doors and one-of-a kind custom carpeting and fabric wall panels designed specifically for the space. The stylish ceiling features wood veneer, crystal chandelier and sconces surrounded by a six-piece faux finish crown.

Xavier University Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion

mhoward — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:59:36 +0000

This five-story, 73,600 square foot pavilion includes classrooms, labs, faculty offices, a large auditorium, and most notably a vivarium for testing pharmaceutical products. The vivarium requires National Institute of Health (NIH) oversight, meaning strict codes concerning materials used in such a facility, and isolation from other parts of the building. The Xavier Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion was opened to students and faculty for the Fall 2011 Semester.

Xavier University Faculty Housing

mhoward — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:28:02 +0000

The Xavier University Faculty Housing project is the first of its kind in the greater New Orleans area. This unique project consisted of new construction of five different floor plans on ten lots over a six-block radius in the mid-city area near the university. The houses, designed to blend into the style of the existing neighborhood, were built to adhere to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) green building standards, and have been certified Gold.

Green elements used in the project include bamboo floors, sprayfoam insulation, bluwood for framing and decking, low-VOC paints and sealants. A new advanced framing method was used to reduce the number of studs in the houses, reducing the need for lumber and other materials.

Iberia Bank New Branch

Julie Kirkland — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:27:08 +0000

The new branch located on Manhattan Blvd. in Harvey, LA is a commericial, residential, and business banking branch. The one-story building measures approximately 5,400 square feet and is a wood structure on pile-supported concrete slab.

The branch was designed to serve as the hub for the bank should another catastrophe happen in the future. There is an emergency generator powerfule enough to supply the entire building’s operations, and the training and conference rooms are supplied with additional power and data to serve as temporary office space should the need arise.

Flooring finishes for the project include cast-in-place epoxy terraxxo on the interior and cementious terrazzo exterior. Cust rift-cut white oak stained millwork and granite countertops were designed to match the design of other branches in the area.

St. Anselm Catholic Church

Julie Kirkland — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:26:22 +0000

St. Anselm Catholic Church was designed to resemble a vessel or an ark. Each side or elevation of the building is boat-shaped with a sloped roofline and the walls wrap around and culminate at the highest roof area over the altar. The large, double-pitched standing seam metal roof resembles a large wave form over the central part of the church or nave. The church has a 35 foot tall vertical element marking the entry, which recalls a campanile or bell tower, and a large portico that contains a bronze bas-relief of St. Anselm.

A feature in the new church is the use of natural light. The ceiling is separated from the walls with a continuous halo of clerestory windows which admit natural light along the perimeter and make the roof appear to float. Centered in the nave ceiling is a cut-out recessed plaster fish, the symbol for Christ. In addition, the center aisle which measures 80 feet in length is comprised of flagstone that begins at the front steps and proceeds all the way to the altar. On the altar is an impressive eight foot tall, 600 pound crucifix comprised of solid wood positioned on a large gold altar screen or Reredos.

St. Joe Lofts

Julie Kirkland — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:03:12 +0000

Landis has recently completed a multi-unit, historic restoration project located in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, St. Joe Lofts. The relationship with the developer created a design-assist process, beginning with the feasibility study and carrying it through construction. Landis worked with a compressed construction schedule due to unavoidable delays in Owner financing, therefore an eleven-month project schedule became a nine-month schedule. The project included 61 units which equaled 36,000 square foot historic restoration and 21,000 square foot new construction.

This historic restoration phase of the project includes two buildings totaling 57,000 square feet. Elements include heavy timber & masonry building with steel components; completely new electrical, mechanical and sprinkler systems; masonry wall restoration and new roofs. The project was completed following LHFA (Louisiana Housing Finance Authority) Green Building Standards.

WYES-Channel 12 Project Begins

Julie Kirkland — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:42:56 +0000

Landis has been selected and driving piles has began on the first phase of a new station for WYES-Channel 12. The 20,000 square-foot project, known as the Technical Building is expected to be complete in early Spring, 2012 and will serve as the new studios and editing space for the station as well as the new home of the auctions.

The station is currently housed in the orginal structure that was built in the lates 1950′s and endured substantial flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.