Structural Engineering
Diversey
Diversey Diversey Inc., a global leader in cleaning and personal care products is consolidating its North American operations to Elsmere, Kentucky. The chemical company will move into a completed 840,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility and is expected to fully transition operations to this location. The already existing 780,000-square-foot building on the site is currently undergoing…
Read MoreCanaveral Port Authority Cruise Terminal 8 Expansion and Renovation
Canaveral Port Authority Cruise Terminal 8 Expansion and Renovation Port Canaveral, Florida, is home to the second-busiest cruise port in the world. Eighty percent of the Port’s revenue is generated from the cruise business, which is seeing an increased demand for larger ships with expanded luxurious amenities. In 2019, Port Canaveral Authority authorized a $40…
Read MoreM Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Expansion
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Expansion M Health Fairview’s Southdale Hospital completed a vertical expansion of the 46,000-square-foot, existing two-story concrete framed hospital in order to accommodate 52 additional single-occupancy patient rooms. GRAEF provided structural engineering as well as fabrication modeling for the structural steel during the design phase of the project. We worked closely…
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Peck Elementary School GRAEF provided site/civil engineering services for an expansion at Peck Elementary School. A major design component for the addition focused on providing a LEED for Schools Silver rating with emphasis on innovative LEED/sustainable design concepts. The school expanded with a new three-story building addition and complete redevelopment of the 3.7-acre site. Site…
Read MoreMartin Elementary
Martin Elementary School Martin Elementary School is part of the Green Bay Area Public School District. When the district wanted to add three new additions, totaling 21,000 square feet, to the existing Martin Elementary they called upon GRAEF to provide structural engineering services. The additions house a new gym, supporting spaces, classrooms, library, and restrooms.…
Read MoreFrancis Parker School
Francis Parker School Originally constructed in 1962, GRAEF has had the privilege to work with Francis W. Parker School throughout its history to provide structural design for several expansions and renovations. Located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, the school is home to grades JK through 12. Among challenges faced by engineers during projects at the…
Read MoreVassar Brothers Medical Center
Vassar Brothers Medical Center The Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) is a 365-bed facility that has been serving New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley since 1887. As the medical center looks to the future, its vision includes the revitalization into a new and sustainable facility that is a destination of world-class care, and a landmark for the…
Read MoreExact Sciences Parking Structure
Exact Sciences Parking Structure Exact Sciences is at the front lines of eradicating colon cancer, and to keep up with their rapid growth, they opened a second Cologuard processing lab to increase the company’s processing capacity to 7 million samples a year. The 113,000-square-foot clinical lab and 56,000-square-foot warehouse includes a 910-car, 322,920-square-foot parking structure…
Read MoreFroedtert Health Parking Structure 6
Froedtert Health Parking Structure 6 As Froedtert Hospital was experiencing increased admissions and outpatient visits, the demand for parking increased as well. To meet the need, Froedtert built a five-level parking structure. GRAEF led the design team as the prime consultant for the new $60 million parking structure. The 3,300-stall parking structure is on the…
Read MoreMeritus Health Center RICU
Meritus Health Center RICU Meritus Health Center submitted an emergency certificate of need to the State of Maryland’s Healthcare Commission, which one day later approved the hospital’s plan for its permanent 2 South Regional Infectious Containment Wing. While the facility originated as a response to COVID-19, it was designed and built to contain and treat…
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