PCI NORTHEAST SEMINARS/LECTURES/EVENTS
Resilience the Missing Link in Sustainable DesignFebruary 17, 2012PCINE Executive Director Rita Seraderian to speak Friday, February 17th at the The Capital District’s Celebration of National Engineers Week 2012, sponsored by the New York Society of Professional Engineers, Inc. Her seminar topic will be on “Resilience the Missing Link in Sustainable Design”. |
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Sustainable Design using Precast Prestressed Concrete |
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High Performance Architectural Precast Wall Systems |
ON THE BOARDS
Hospital Parking Expansion Crisis Solved with Precast!
Resolving parking issues is the first phase of the huge expansion planned for the Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT. The expansion includes adding a fourth level (207 spaces) to the existing Blue Garage, and an addition to the West End Garage (98 spaces). However the new level to the Blue Garage could not commence until the existing structure (built in the 1980’s) was brought up to current seismic code. The Design-Assist approach used for this project brings together the Engineer of Record, Desman Associates, CT; the precaster, Blakeslee Prestress, CT; the Architect, S/L/A/M Collaborative, CT; and the contractor, Gilbane Building Company, CT, early in the process
BRIDGE OPEN TO PUBLIC — 10-1/2 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULED COMPLETION. The 10 span 790 ft long Sibley Pond Bridge with integral abutments and with only one expansion joint in the middle of the bridge was opened to traffic on November 21, 2011; before winter and approximately 10-1/2 months ahead of the MaineDOT’s scheduled project completion of October 2012. The bridge was designed and completed in 15 months.
Stimulating economic growth sometimes takes a discerning eye to see potential. In this case the Wonderland Station in Revere, MA has that potential. The city of Revere and developer Eurovest recognize the potential of this ocean view community and the existing convenience of buses and trains. The Wonderland Station is the center of 8.8 acre Waterfront Square development uniting it with outlying areas and bringing with it access to homes, business, entertainment, parks and beaches.
Blakeslee Prestress, Inc. of Branford CT has already cast the 1,100 precast concrete elements and the erection process has begun. This process is expected to proceed quickly and is scheduled to be completed by September 2011. Once the garage is ready the existing parking lots can be repurposed and commuters will not suffer from lack of available parking during the redevelopment of the ocean-side community.
This summer, MassDOT is replacing fourteen deteriorated bridge superstructures along I-93 in Medford, MA. During weekends, I-93 will be reduced to four lanes (two in each direction) in Medford. All of the bridge replacements will be complete by the end of August.
MassDOT is using innovative construction methods and materials to minimize impacts and congestion. The project uses a prefabricated modular superstructure system which will eliminate years of work.
