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Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL
Signatory Contractor: Waubonsee Development Co.
Architect/Designer: VOA Associates Incorporated
Precast structures in the Chicago area are now reaching new heights, thanks to the members of Locals 20, 21, 27, 56, and 74 of the Illinois District Council #1. Employed by Waubonsee Development Co., 11 members spent over 10,000 hours performing $8 million in precast work on the $87 million Westin Lombard Yorktown Center.
Members installed approximately 4,000 pieces of load bearing precast walls, as well as hollow core plank on the project. As the structure grew in height, members took greater safety precautions to address the hazards created by wind, rain, and other elements. As a result of their training, and the contractors’ commitment to safety, the project was completed with a perfect safety record.
The 19-story Center is the tallest precast structure in the North
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Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln, RI
Signatory Contractor: Spino Bros., Inc.
Architect/Designer: Architecture Involution
Lincoln Middle School in Lincoln, Rhode Island is considered a model 21st century educational facility. The school’s exterior façade of brick and soft-tone CMU provides a solid home for this cutting-edge, technologically advanced school.
Twenty BAC members, working for Spino Bros., Inc., used 10,300 multi-colored and multi-sized split face CMU on the building’s exterior to simulate an ashlar stonewall. In addition, 89,000 split face block in three separate colors were used on the exterior to create a random pattern.
In the building’s interior, 124,000 ground face CMU block in three colors provide aesthetically pleasing, fire-protected, and maintenance-free corridors. The same ground face CMU is used in the cafeteria, while durable, painted CMU block is used throughout the gymnasium.
The skill of Local 1 members, Spino Bros., Inc.’s management, and an architect who appreciates the versatility of masonry contributed to the success of this project.
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Private Residence
Reno, NV
Signatory Contractor: Desert Mountain Tile, Inc.
Architect/Designer: Cheryl Morgan Designs
In a private residence in Reno, Nevada, Local 13 members Ryan Zakoor and Eric Lindstrom, employed by Desert Mountain Tile, Inc., spent four and a half months installing tile with exceptional attention to detail throughout the home.
The project’s most extensive work was in the master bathroom. The 6’x14.5’x12’ shower is divided into three sections including a steam room separated by a glass door from the main shower and drying areas.
Approximately 750 square feet of 18x18 Golden Sienna honed and filled travertine tile was used with a 6x12 Tumbled Laconnia marble listel for the accent stripe. The stripe was 87 linear feet with a 2-inch x 30-inch strip of marble on the top and bottom taken from the tub deck and vanity slabs. Floor accent dots and shower floor tile called for 116 square feet of 1¼ x 1¼ Palisade Tumbled marble.
When the heavy 18x18 tile required for the shower’s lid proved too difficult to hang without falling and lippage, members installed the main field tile first and then removed mortar for the accent stripe to create a flush finish. This step also ensured that the waterproofing behind the mortar was not damaged. |
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Midway Airport Parking Garage
Chicago, IL
Signatory Contractor: John Caretti & Co.
Architect/Designer: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Nestled in the residential southwest side of Chicago, Midway International Airport is home to the country’s largest precast parking structure. Winner of the 2005 BAC Craft Award for Best Precast Project, this structure also houses an expansive, patriotically-inspired 15,000 square-foot terrazzo masterpiece.
Nineteen members of Local 67, employed by John Caretti & Co., used 14 separate colors of 3/8-inch epoxy terrazzo and 18 different types of marble chips to depict various symbols of U.S. history on each floor of the seven-story building.
As visitors exit the elevator, they are met with Old Glory, the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, a bald eagle and other American symbols. Epoxy terrazzo was chosen for the project due to its elasticity and ability to hold up to Chicago’s extreme temperatures and heavy traffic. Over an inch of the terrazzo fill was used to achieve the proper height for floor installation. Local 67 members completed the $350,000 project in just three short months.
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St. Paul Cathedral/Mariani & Richards, Inc. |
St. Paul Cathedral
Pittsburgh, PA
Signatory Contractor: Mariani & Richards, Inc.
Architect/Designer: Orbital Engineering, Inc.
Constructed in 1906 as an example of 14th century Gothic-style architecture, St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was in dire need of an extensive restoration. Rust-packed steel anchors were causing severe stone displacement and spalling of the limestone, with some pop-outs weighing 75 pounds.
Commissioned in 2004, 29 members of Local 9, employed by Mariani & Richards, Inc., participated in the project. Members worked roughly 32,000 hours cleaning 140,000 square feet of limestone, cutting and repointing all mortar joints, and patching 1,500 pieces of limestone and replacing 700 full-size pieces throughout the structure.
Using approximately 500 tons of stone, members removed and rebuilt the tops of the Cathedral’s four smaller 140-foot spires and fabricated three sets of carbon steel radial tie supports. They also restored the two highest 247-foot spires, which involved cutting, cleaning, patching and pointing all of the stone and mortar joints, as well as replacing the top three radial ties on the spires’ interior with new stainless steel. |
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Scott McDaniel |
Private Residence
Winnetka, IL
Signatory Contractor: J.P. Phillips, Inc.
Architect/Designer: Landry Design Group, Inc.
A 25,000 square-foot private residence in Winnetka, Illinois is the envy of the neighborhood due to the efforts of 14 members of Illinois District Council #1 Locals. Employed by J.P. Phillips, Inc., members accumulated roughly 10,000 work-hours to complete the project’s $1.2 million plaster component.
Styled after a classic villa, much of this home’s aesthetic appeal is due to the plaster detailing. Although walls and ceilings were installed with both conventional and veneer plaster systems, the extensive ornamental plastering sets this project apart. Thousands of linear feet of cornice and other moldings in dozens of profiles, as well as thousands of pieces of cast ornament, were meticulously installed in the home’s 30-plus rooms.
One challenging aspect of the project was the owner’s desire to include an elliptical dome in the residence’s main foyer. To overcome the obstacles presented by the dome’s original millwork design, members substituted ornamental plaster for the wood – a testament to the members’ skill and ingenuity, as well as to the versatility of plaster.
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Jim Faroh/Aker Kvaerner |
D-2 Hot Blast Stove Rebuild
Burns Harbor, IN
Signatory Contractor: Aker Kvaerner Songer
In three short months, 79 Local 4 members, employed by Aker Kvaerner Songer, completed the D-2 Hot Blast Stove Rebuild at the Mittal Steel plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana. The job, which entailed more than 97,000 work-hours, required the installation of 2,000 pallets of checker brick in 100 different shapes in order to insulate the 125-foot tall, 30-foot wide cylindrical structure.
Since the project’s central blast furnace and additional hot blast stoves remained in operation during the rebuild, careful planning and coordination by Local 4 members and Aker Kvaerner Songer were required to ensure safe working conditions. As a result of that planning and a commitment to “safety-first,” the project’s safety performance was outstanding with no time lost due to jobsite accidents.
Working in such a safe and efficient manner has earned Local 4 members a national reputation for quality craftsmanship.
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