Lenexa
913.385.5300
Fort Wayne
260.497.8400

EPA Science and Technology Center

Kansas City, Kansas
2004 Tilt Up Achievement Award Winner for Innovation
LEED 2.0 Gold Certified
Top Ten Heaviest Panels - TCA

Unique project requiring innovative thinking.

Collaboration with the contractor allowed Needham and Associates, Inc. to convert a 16-inch-thick demising wall from a cast in place concrete system to an innovative concrete tilt up panel system. The wall was cast with two 5-inch-thick fascia wythes sandwiching 6-inch insulation voids. This allowed the weight of the panels to be decreased significantly to fit in to the lifting constraints of the crane.

For aesthetic appeal, a 32-inch-thick panel projected past the building and would be the biggest challenge. Even with insulation voids, the panel would weigh 186,000 lbs. earning a spot in the Top Ten Heaviest Panels when constructed.

RELEVANT TASKS

Tilt Up Concrete
Concrete Design
Innovation

COMPLETION DATE

June 2004

CLIENT REFERENCES          

Lithko Contracting
Lenexa, KS

All Content © 2016 Needham DBS
15950 College Blvd, Lenexa, KS 66219
Phone: (913) 385-5300
Web Design by Chad Wagner Design
in collaboration with Igniting Business