Granby Tower
Norfolk, VA

Justin Pennycoff
Construction Management Option

 
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Thesis Research

RS Means Building Construction Cost Data was used for cost and schedule information.

Waier, Phillip R., ed. RSMeans Building Construction Cost Data 2008. 66th ed. R.S. Means Company, 2007.

The United Steel Deck Design Manual was used to determine beam spacing for my structural breadth. A copy of the manual can be found at the following website.

http://www.njb-united.com/usd/deckcat.htm

The People-Profit Connection by Brent Darnell was a good source of information for my critical industry research.

Darnell, Brent G., The People-Profit Connectionn: How Emotional Intelligence Can Maximize People Skills & Maximize Your Profits Sweet Tea Publishers. Atlanta. 2007.

The Steel Design Manual was used to determine information so a proper takeoff could be completed for my structural breadth.

Steel Construction Manual. 13th ed. American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005.


The ASHRAE Handbook was used to determine information for my mechanical breadth.

2004 ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC Systems and Equipment. American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta. 2004.

User Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are soley the interpretation of Justin Pennycoff. Changes and discrepencies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project: therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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