by Bruce Stroyer | Aug 3, 2018 | Case Study, Micropiles, Stelcor Case Study, Stelcor®
By boring, we mean a soil boring plays a part in this story. What isn’t boring is how the general contractor in this story reduced the pile depth from 80’ to 30’ and in turn, saved over $500,000.00 and shaved 6 weeks off the project schedule by using...
by Bruce Stroyer | May 1, 2018 | Stelcor®
OVERVIEW: The 14-story Draper Hall, located between Metropolitan Hospital and the East River, combines new construction with substantial rehab to an existing structure. The tower footprint was expanded to allow for double loaded corridors, 201 apartments, and a...
by Bruce Stroyer | Mar 21, 2018 | Case Study, Micropiles, Stelcor Case Study, Stelcor®, Stelcor® Historic Preservation
OVERVIEW: The 100-year-old Rand Hall at Cornell University is undergoing significant changes. The top two floors of the building are set to become the home of the new Mui Ho Fine Arts Library. The new called for the column loads to be increased but...
by Bruce Stroyer | Feb 2, 2018 | Micropiles, Stelcor Case Study, Stelcor®
OVERVIEW: The Clean Rivers Project is DC Water’s ongoing program to reduce combined sewer overflows into the District’s waterways. The Project is a massive infrastructure and support program designed to capture and clean wastewater during rainfalls...
by Bruce Stroyer | Jan 17, 2018 | Stelcor Case Study
OVERVIEW: In Chicago, a 60-foot tall movie theater was sold to a Banner Real Estate Group, who are converting it into a climate-controlled storage facility. This project will add five floors to the building, as well as an addition for elevators,...