Project: Rutgers University Graduate Student Housing

Location: Camden, New Jersey

Story Height: 12

Square Footage: 161,653

Project Description: Construction officially began on the southern 300 block of Cooper Street in Camden, NJ during a groundbreaking ceremony held on April 4, 2011. By August of 2012, the once vacant lot will be replaced by a 12 story, 161,653 square-foot student housing facility owned by Rutgers University. The project will be built by general contractor Joseph Jingoli & Son of Lawrenceville, NJ, and marks the first new student housing development at the Rutgers-Camden campus since 1989. Recent record enrollments in undergraduate and graduate programs from both in and out of state students has solidified the current demand for increased student housing on campus. Designed by Erdy McHenry Architecture of Philadelphia, PA and structural engineers The Harman Group of King of Prussia, PA, the new facility will provide the university with 102 units in three and four bedroom configurations. All units will include common living areas, kitchens, and bathrooms. Below the residential floors will be approximately 7,000 square feet of retail space. This is the latest Girder-Slab project designed by The Harman Group. Previous projects include North Beach at Asbury Park in Asbury Park, NJ and the Mt. Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, PA. Congratulations to The Berlin Steel Construction Company of Malvern, PA who, as the Authorized Distributor of the Girder-Slab System, will supply and install all structural steel and precast hollowcore slabs. The precast hollowcore slabs will be manufactured by Boccella Precast LLC of Berlin, NJ.

Architect: Erdy McHenry Architecture, Philadelphia, PA

Engineer: The Harman Group, King of Prussia, PA

Builder: Joseph Jingoli & Son, Lawrenceville, NJ

Distributor: The Berlin Steel Construction Company, Malvern, PA

Precast Supplier: Boccella Precast, LLC, Berlin, NJ

Project: University of Michigan North Quad

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Project Description: Completed in 2010, North Quad became the campus's first new residence hall in 42 years. North Quad consists of two L-shaped structures, a 7 story academic building consisting of standard structural steel and a 10 story residence hall also consisting of standard structural steel and the Girder-Slab System. The 360,000 SF project will combine academic facilities and residential space for 460 students. The total steel package, approximately 2,500 tons has been awarded to Art Iron, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio.

Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects, New York, NY

Engineer: Einhorn Yaffee Prescott (EYP), Albany, NY

Steel Contractor (Distributor): Art Iron, Inc., Toledo, OH

Project: 180 West Market at the University of Medicine and Dentistry

Location: Newark, New Jersey

Project Description: Built by Jingoli Construction of Lawrenceville, NJ, this student housing facility is the first project to integrate a 5 story cast-in-place concrete parking structure with 9 stories of The Girder-Slab System for the residential elevations.

Architect: Kitchen & Associates, Collingswood, NJ

Engineer: Timothy Haahs & Associates, Inc., Blue Bell, PA

Steel Contractor (Distributor): The Berlin Steel Construction Company, Malvern, PA

Owner's Testimonial: “We wanted to get the building up in less than two years, which is not easy to do. We knew we could get the project built within that two-year time-frame by using steel. We're very happy with the structural system. We would absolutely use it on another project." -Terry Pollin, Assistant Vice President of Operations UMDNJ

Project: F. Eugene Dixon Jr. Residence Hall Kutztown University

Location: Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Project Description: Construction began in late September 2006 on Kutztown University's 258,000 + S.F. multi-story residence hall for freshman and upper-class students. This project includes retail space and meeting rooms in addition to 856 beds in a variety of 1 and 2 bed configurations, and several apartment style units. Construction is expected to be completed in August 2008.

Architect: STV Architects, Douglassville, PA

Engineer: STV Inc., Douglassville, PA

Steel Contractor (Distributor): Kinsley Manufacturing, York, PA

Project: Bell Tower East Campus Student Housing, Duke University

Location: Durham, North Carolina

Project Description: Built by Centex Construction Company of Charlotte, NC, this 4 story student housing facility includes 77,400 Square Feet of the Girder-Slab System.

Architect: Architectural Resources Cambridge, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Engineer: John Born Associates, Cambridge, MA

Steel Contractor (Distributor): SteelFab, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Project: University Hall North Campus at West Chester University

Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania

Project Description: Built by J.J. Deluca Company, Inc. of Wayne, PA, this 7 story, approximately 85,000 Square Foot student housing facility was erected in approximately 33 days in winter conditions.

Architect: STV, Inc., Douglassville, PA

Engineer: O'Donnell & Naccarato, Philadelphia, PA

Steel Contractor (Distributor): The Berlin Steel Company, Malvern, PA

Project: Lawrenceville Graduate Apartments at Princeton University

Location: Princeton, New Jersey

Project Description: Built by the Henderson Corporation of Raritan, NJ, this project included three buildings. Two at 6 stories and one at 7 stories. Erection time was approximately 20 days for each of the three buildings.

Architect: The Henderson Design Group, Raritan, NJ

Engineer: O'Donnell & Naccarato, Philadelphia, PA

Steel Contractor (Distributor): The Berlin Steel Construction Company, Malvern, PA

Project: University of North Florida Osprey Fountains Student Housing

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Project Description: Construction began October 24, 2007 on Osprey Fountains, the tallest, largest-capacity, and most amenity-laden residence hall at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Osprey Fountains will open to UNF students in August 2009. The project consists of four five-story residential towers totaling 370,000-square-feet providing housing for 1,000 upper-class UNF students. Osprey Fountains will offer single and double-room suites with two bathrooms.

Architect: The Haskell Company, Jacksonville, FL

Engineer: The Haskell Company, Jacksonville, FL

Steel Contractor (Distributor): The Haskell Company, Jacksonville, FL

Project: Rutgers University B.E.S.T. Residence Hall

Location: Piscataway, New Jersey

Date Completed: Under Construction

Story Height: 4

Square Footage: 150,000

Project Description: A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on August 22, 2011 to mark the opening of B.E.S.T. (Busch Engineering Science and Technology) at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ. Designed by architectural firm Niles Bolton Associates of Atlanta, GA and structural engineers O’Donnell & Naccarato of Philadelphia, PA the new residence complex consists of three 4-story buildings totaling approximately 150,000 square feet. The project is being built by the Turner Construction Company of Somerset, NJ. Congratulations to Stewart-Amos Steel, Inc. from Harrisburg, PA on having been awarded their first Girder-Slab project. The precast hollow core slabs will be supplied by Nitterhouse Concrete Products from Chambersburg, PA.

Architect: Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta, GA

Engineer: O’Donnell & Naccarato, Philadelphia, PA

Steel Contractor (Distributor): Stewart-Amos Steel, Inc., Harrisburg, PA

Builder: Turner Construction Company, Somerset, NJ

Precast Supplier: Nitterhouse Concrete Products, Chambersburg, PA

Live Webcam: A calendar archive of construction as well as a time-lapse movie can be viewed here.