NJ - 1 Data Center

Description
NJ-1 is the newest of the Data Centers that Shockey Precast has provided to Holder Construction’s customer Dupont Fabros. The job is 1,502 pieces of structural precast, which was chosen for its durability and expedient erection to meet the aggressive schedule. The exterior frame was constructed using insulated wall panels, while the roofing system made use of double tees.

Location
Piscataway, NJ

Type
Total Precast Building

Owner
Dupont Fabros

Contractor
Holder Construction Group

Architect
Donnally Vujcic Associates

Engineer
Rathgeber Goss Associates

Highmark Data Center

Description

Highlights:

• 81,854 SF Elevated Precast Superstructure
• 150 PSF Live Load +70 PSF Roof Load
• Designed for 3-second bursts of 110 MPH wind speed
• Originally designed as a structural steel frame
• 5-week delivery/erection duration
• Exterior insulated walls (R=16) were buff mix with a light sandblast
• SPG provided MBE hauler and material supplier

Products Used:

Precast double tees supported by precast inverted Tee beams supported by precast columns with partial exterior precast wall panels.

Location
Harrisburg, PA

Type
Total Precast Buildings

Owner
Highmark, Inc.

Contractor
Holder Construction Company, Reston, VA

Architect
RTKL Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD

Engineer

 

 

Highmark's goal was to build a modern facility to meet the needs of the expanding business for the next ten years, and to maintain a fiscal responsibility to members and stockholders. Originally designed as a structural steel frame, construction of the building was suspended while the feasibility of a total precast option was explored. Shockey Precast Group was selected as the precast manufacturer. An aggressive construction timetable, significant cost savings and alternative material price volatility were major factors in Highmark's decision to use precast. Not only was the initial cost of precast attractive, but the use of precast also saved money on other aspects of construction.

The precast sandwich panels came with insulation already in place, which saved thousands of dollars in material and labor. Highmark also saved money on fireproofing, which would have been needed to protect the structure had precast not been chosen. Ground was broken in April 2004. Shockey fabricated the precast components in just five weeks and completed the erection work in only 30 days. Completed in the summer of 2005, the new 87,000 SF facility is home to fifty Highmark employees and is one of the most secure data centers in the area, with 100 ft. perimeter stand-off and extensive surveillance services. Highmark's customers can rest assured that their vital information is secure in one of the best and most cost effective data centers anywhere - thanks to precast!

Frederick County Public Safety Building

Description

Highlights:

• Two-level structure with 57,144 elevated SF of precast structure
• Curved load-bearing exterior precast wall panels
• Total precast superstructure with architectural trim units
• 5 month total scheduled duration from design-assist start to precast erection
• 269 pieces of structural precast
• Precast wall panels used at an ancillary building and screen wall

Products Used:

• 10DT32 with 2" flange
• 8" Interior wall panels
• 8 " exterior load-bearing wall panels with architectural features and mixes
• Precast stair units
• 18" x 18" precast columns
• 18" x 36" ITB
• Architectural trim units (copings and cornices)

Location
Winchester, VA

Type
Total Precast Buildings

Owner
Frederick County, VA

Contractor
Howard Shockey & Sons

Architect
HSMM, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA

Engineer
HSMM, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA

Stoneleigh at Westfields Office Buildings I & II

Description

Highlights:

• Two Class-A 5-story office buildings consisting of 221,000 SF
• 80 PSF + 20 PSF (partitions) live loads in office areas
• Designed for 3-second bursts of 90 MPH wind speed
• Free-standing single elevated level parking structure (precast) adjacent buildings
• 36' x 54' framing module, 14' floor-to-floor height
• Exterior load-bearing spandrels cast with buff mix with a light and medium sandblast

Products Used:

• 12DT28 with 2" flange
  
• 12DT30 with 4" flange
• 8" & 10" walls with architectural finish
• 24" x 24" Columns
• 24' x 36" ITB at
• 24' x 42" ITB at
• 10" & 18" pocketed load-bearing spandrels with architectural finish
• Precast stair units

Location
Chantilly, VA

Type
Total Precast Buildings

Owner
Starco Properties VI, LLC

Contractor
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Baltimore, MD

Architect
Boggs & Partners Architects, Annapolis, MD

Engineer
Cagley & Associates, Rockville, MD