by Bruce Stroyer | Apr 4, 2018 | Case Study, Helical Case Study, Helical Historic Preservation, Helical Piles, HELICAL SOE, Screw Piles
OVERVIEW: The Spiegel Community Center is housed in a historic building in the village of Pittsford. The community center had outgrown the existing building and after several years of research and planning, it was decided that the existing historic...
by Bruce Stroyer | Aug 3, 2017 | Case Study, Helical Case Study
OVERVIEW: Lincoln Energy Solutions is increasing their fuel capacity at their fuel dispensary in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Biodiesel is one of the most common fuels they provide and when the project is complete, their capacity will increase from 500,000 gallons per week...
by Bruce Stroyer | May 12, 2017 | Helical Case Study, Helical Historic Preservation, Helical Piles, HELICAL SOE
OVERVIEW: If you didn’t see the previous case study we published about this project, The Leaning Tower of SOHO, then allow us to bring you up to speed. It may not have been as old or iconic as that other leaning tower over in Italy, but the 118-year-old...
by Bruce Stroyer | Jul 15, 2016 | Helical Case Study, Helical Piles
OVERVIEW: A new 315-unit apartment and condo development is being built in Rochester, NY on a 26-acre parcel which borders county park land and the Irondequoit Bay. Aside from a bald eagle’s nest, the site remained vacant and undeveloped for decades and was...
by Bruce Stroyer | Oct 13, 2015 | Case Study, Helical Case Study
OVERVIEW: A 22 story multi-purpose new-build structure which included retail space on lower levels and condos and apartments on upper floors. CHALLENGE: Caissons, drilled piers and H piles were considered for this project, but due to the close proximity of the...
by Bruce Stroyer | May 12, 2015 | Helical Case Study
OVERVIEW: Driven piles were used elsewhere on this site but due to vibration concerns and the close proximity to existing structures, torque down driven pipe piles were specified for this phase of the project. IDEAL proposed large diameter Helical Pipe Piles as an...