Parking Garage

2011 Design Award Winner

Location
Hackensack, NJ

Structural Engineer
Innovative Engineering, Inc.

Architect
Innovative Engineering, Inc.

Steel Joist Manufacturer
Canam

Steel Fabricator
Structural Steel Fabricators, Inc.

This project utilizes steel joists and joist girders to create a roof structure to support solar panels over the top level of a parking garage. A system of joists and joist girders were erected, light gauge support angles were attached across the joists and the solar panels were attached to the light gauge support angles. Because the system is exposed to the weather, all of the joists and joist girders had to have a galvanized finish.

The joist and joist girder system provides an efficient means of supporting the solar panels while limiting the required number of supports and the overall steel tonnage required and minimizing the number of columns required to maintain an open space below.

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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Tom Kelley Automotive – Volvo

Transportation

The design of this 21,000 sq ft Tom Kelley Volvo dealership harkens back to its Scandinavian roots in both material and style with a focus on utilizing the spacious showroom.

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Airplane Assembly Plant

Transportation

Boeing’s new factory in North Charleston, SC is 697,000sf with a 1,037′ x 640′ column free factory floor. The 640′ clear span roof supports four 40 ton under-hung crane carriers with twelve different crane bridges.

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