GCMC MECHANICAL UPGRADES
E.D. Pons and Associates provided the structural engineering services for the mechanical upgrades required to support the additions to the existing building.
Client:
Geisinger System Services
Architect:
Burkavage Design Associates
Project Cost:
$8,000,000
Project Size:
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Contact:
r. William Gladish, AIA | 570-271-6938
Completion Date:
2015
Engineering and Surveying
The upgrades included the addition of three new cooling towers that were placed on the existing roof and the associated piping. An extensive analysis was performed to determine if the existing structure could support the weight of the new cooling towers and the associated piping.
Additional steel framing was designed to provide support for the cooling towers and the associated screenwall. In order to support the significant weight of the associated piping a steel frame was designed to support the pipes at the pump locations. Additional pipe supports were designed throughout the mechanical area to transfer the pipe load to the support structure without overstressing the existing structural framing. All of the pipe supports were modeled in 3-D using Revit 2014.
Working with us
Our firm is within easy driving distance of both the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan areas, allowing us to offer our experience, proficiency and ingenuity to a broad range of clientele. Our average yearly projects fall within the range of 40% institutional, 35% commercial and 25% special structure and residential clients.
Sixty percent of our staff are registered professional engineers. We guarantee the direct personal involvement of the principal in all phases of projects, including site visits and consultations.
