The case studies will focus on the applications of cold-formed steel framed systems in mid-rise construction. Each case study will include photographs and background information about the features and benefits of the assemblies used.
CASE STUDY: ARCHITECTURAL FREEDOM, LESS MATERIAL, GREATER SPEED
CITY GREEN – MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
PROJECT
Use: Condominiums, apartments, commercial space
Size: 3 buildings, 135 units, 1.2 acres
Total construction cost: $45 million
Construction time: 1-2 weeks per story above the PCC
Completion date: 2007
PEOPLE
Owner: New Land Enterprises
Architect: Workshop Architects
Structural Engineer: Matsen Ford Design Associates
STEEL
Pre-fabricated cold-formed steel studs, joists and rim track
43-97 mils
Approximately 690 tons of coldformed steel (not including rebar and hot-rolled steel)
CASE STUDY: STRENGTH TAKES SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TO A NEW LEVEL
CONVENT HILL – MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
PROJECT
Use: Senior apartments, street-level retail
Size: 10 stories, 120 units
Total construction cost: $9.9 million
Start Date: June 2006
Completion date: January 2008
Recognition: 2008 Milwaukee Mayor’s Urban Design Award
PEOPLE
Developer: Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee
Architect: Zimmerman Architectural Studios
General Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
Structural Engineers: Norris & Associates, Matsen / Ford Design Associates
Cold-Formed Framing Contractor: Worthington Building Systems
STEEL
Pre-fabricated cold-formed steel studs, joists and rim track
43-68 mils (interior), 43-68 mils (exterior), 97 mils joists at longer spans
CASE STUDY: BUILT QUICKLY, BUILT SAFELY, BUILT TO LAST EXAMPLA SAINT JOSEPH REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL – DENVER, COLORADO
PROJECT
Use: Hospital
Size: 8 stories, 830,000 sf, 348 Patient Rooms, 21 Operating Rooms, 40 Emergency Rooms
Total cost: $400 million
Opening Date: December 2014
Project Budget: $623 million
PEOPLE
Owner: Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, Denver, CO
Architect: ESJH Design Team, H+L/Davis Joint Venture
General Contractor: Mortenson Construction, Denver, CO
Framing Subcontractor: South Valley Drywall, Littleton, CO
Cold-Formed Framing Contractor: South Valley Drywall, Littleton, CO
STEEL
Pre-fabricated, cold-formed steel panels
CASE STUDY: STRENGTH AND CREATIVE FREEDOM IN A HYBRID STEEL STRUCTURE
COURTHOUSE SQUARE CONDO BUILDING TWO – WHEATON, IL
PROJECT
Use: Luxury Condominiums
Size: 6 Stories over 2 Stories, 50 Residential Units
Opening: 2008
PEOPLE
Owner: Focus Development, Northfield, IL
Architect: Antunovich Associates, Chicago, IL
Structural Engineer: Matsen Ford Design Associates, Waukesha, WI
Cold-Formed Framing Contractor: RG Construction Services, Elmhurst, IL
STEEL
Load-Bearing cold-formed steel framing over 2-level precast concrete and steel parking garage
CASE STUDY: STRUCTURALLY SOUND, RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE CURVED WALLS
WOODSTOCK BAPTIST CHURCH – WOODSTOCK, GA
PROJECT
Use: Religious Structure
Size: 300-foot dome, cupola and 30-foot cross weighing more than 50 tons
Project Budget: $70 million
PEOPLE
Owner: Woodstock Baptist Church, Woodstock, GA
Architect: Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta, GA
General Contractor: Brasfield & Gorie, Atlanta, GA
Structural Engineer: Al Lagerstrom & Associates, Atlanta, GA
Cold-Formed Framing Contractor: Starzer Brady Fagan Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA
STEEL
Pre-fabricated, cold-formed steel studs, joists and rim track
CASE STUDY: A QUALITY HOTEL BUILT FOR LESS
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS – HEARNE, TX
PROJECT
Use: Hotel
Size: 37,045 square feet, 64 guest rooms, 3 stories
Completion Date: 2008
PEOPLE
Owner: Hearne Hospitality
Architect: Abacus Engineering
Steel Fabricator: Nucor Building Systems
STEEL
Pre-fabricated, cold-formed steel studs, joists and rim track