Progressive Collapse - SteelFab of Virginia Awarded First Girder-Slab Military Housing Project

Congratulations to SteelFab of Virginia on having recently been awarded the Fort Myer Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH) development in Fort Myer, Virginia. Designed by TAT The Architectural Team, Inc. of Chelsea, Massachusetts and engineered by Odeh Engineers, Inc. of North Providence, Rhode Island, this exciting new project is the first military housing development to utilize the Girder-Slab System. In accordance with progressive collapse resistance requirements, the three-story, 80,000 square foot structure is being built by the Suffolk Construction Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and when completed will accommodate 216 soldiers in 108 units. The precast hollowcore slabs have been awarded to Mid-Atlantic Precast of King George, Virginia.

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Project Award Announcement - Rutgers University Busch Campus New Residence Hall

The latest student housing project to be awarded and utilize the Girder-Slab System will be 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 and is scheduled for completion by the fall 2011 semester. 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.

Project Award Announcement - Framingham State College New Residence Hall

Beauce Atlas, Inc. from St. Marie De Beauce, Quebec Canada has recently been awarded the New Residence Hall project at Framingham State College in Framingham, MA. The new residence hall is scheduled to open for the Fall 2011 semester and will provide beds for approximately 400 students. The 7 story, 135,000 square foot structure was designed by Pfeufer Richardson Architects PC of Cambridge, MA, Einhorn Yaffe Prescott Architecture and Engineering PC of Albany, NY and Becker Structural Engineers, Inc. of Portland, ME. The new residence hall is being built by the Consigli Construction Company of Milford, MA. Erection of structural steel including the Girder-Slab System is scheduled to begin in June 2010. The precast hollow core slabs will be supplied by Oldcastle Precast.

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University at Buffalo Webcam

Construction of Greiner Hall, formerly identified as the South Ellicott Student Housing Complex, at the University at Buffalo is underway. Construction can be viewed live by webcam or through a time lapse flash video.

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"The Advantage is Speed"

LP Ciminelli of Buffalo, N.Y. is set to begin construction on the 200,000 square foot South Ellicott Student Housing Complex at the University at Buffalo. Designed by Cannon Design of Grand Island, N.Y, the six-story, 600 bed residence hall is scheduled for completion by August 2011. In the October issue of New York Construction Joe Mannarino, executive vice president of LP Ciminell discusses a few of the advantages that the Girder-Slab System will bring to the project.

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Tall Buildings?

The question has come up more than once. "How high of a building can be built with the Girder-Slab System?" The answer lies in the function of lateral bracing and/or shear walls. The D-Beams and hollow core plank carry the gravity loads.
The Girder-Slab System is being considered for numerous tall buildings ranging from 24 to 65 stories. Some projects are in design development, others have been priced. Contact us for more information. Please refer to PS-9 & PS-10 under our Design Team Resources link for two "tall building" design examples.
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Girder-Slab recieves AISC Special Achievement Award

Managing Partner Dan Fisher Sr. and Engineering Partner Peter Naccarato P.E. accepted the prestigious AISC Special Achievement Award. This award provides special recognition to those who demonstrated notable achievements in structural steel design, construction, research, or education. The Girder-Slab System is being recognized for making a positive and substantial impact on the structural steel design and construction industry, specifically for its contribution as a steel based solution to multi-story residential structures.

A Revolutionary Structural System for Mid and High-Rise Residential Construction

The Girder-Slab® Composite Steel and Precast System breaks new ground for residential building superstructures. The Girder-Slab® System consists of precast hollow core slabs, which are set and supported on the bottom flange of a unique steel girder. This is the first system of its kind—ever.

Unlike cast-in-place concrete structures, the Girder-Slab® System, in combination with a structural steel frame, is an entirely Assembled-in-Place superstructure developed exclusively for mid and high-rise residential buildings. In addition to speed of construction, the System offers low floor-to-floor heights in order to maximize overall building heights.