From the Ground Up: Arvest Bank

Owner/developer: Arvest Bank
General contractor: Morelock-Ross Builders Inc.
Architect: Hight-Jackson Associates PA (Rogers, Ark.)
Engineers: Morrison-Shipley Engineers Inc. (Fort Smith, Ark.), civil; Hight-Jackson Associates, structural; HSA Engineering Consulting Services Inc. (Fort Smith, Ark.), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 4,000 square feet
Estimated Cost: $1.2 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: Feb. 10
Project Description: This is the second full-service branch Morelock-Ross has built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards for Arvest Bank. Morelock-Ross Assistant Project Manager Andy Ross said the company aims to recycle 75 percent of the waste generated during construction. He also said the building would have brick and an energy-saving exterior insulating finishing system. Arvest operates a LEED-Gold certified branch at the intersection of Chestnut Expressway and National Avenue, completed in July, as well as a LEED-Gold certified branch in Fayetteville, Ark.

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