Airport Ballroom Expansion

Location
Newark, NJ

Structural Engineer
The Harmon Group

Architect
BLT Architects

Steel Joist Manufacturer
Canam

Steel Fabricator
Weir Welding Company

This project included the addition of a ballroom and improved food service preparation areas to be completed for the 2014 Super Bowl. 60DLH joists up to 70 ft long created the roof for the structure and also supported a complex system of loads below.

The 60DLH joists allowed for a large open area for the ballroom. Folding partitions were utilized to make the space flexible in terms of breaking it up for different events. The joists were able to carry these loads with minimal deflection to allow the flexibility of the space – a large open ballroom or several smaller spaces.

Gerald Ford Int’l. Airport Parking Deck Roof

Transportation

Since the original construction in 2011, this airport has never used the top parking deck during the winter. With the growth of air travel, the airport wanted to cover the top level without entirely closing the sides. For long-term protection, along with the structural steel, the final design required all the steel joists & bridging to be galvanized.

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Airport Hangar

Transportation

Key Aviation at Anoka, MN, airport was the name of the project. The Owner requested a 76,000sf hangar for private jets. By changing the system from metal fab building to structural long span and precast, we where able to save over $500,000 in cost and reduce delivery time by 2 months.

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Car Wash

Transportation

In an effort to create a more organic feel, open-web bowstring joists were utilized to keep an open feeling beneath canopies, while creating architectural interest. Bowstring trusses were also used on the interior roof structure, in order minimize construction costs while matching the profile of the more costly tube steel trusses, on the exterior of the structure.

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