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Office Building - G | Eastern USA
Dominic Coassolo | Construction Management
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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 solely the interpretation of Christopher Ankeny. Changes and discrepancies 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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Thesis Proposal
The Senior Thesis Final Proposal is intended to discuss the four analyses that will be performed on the new Office Building-G project. Each is related to improving efficiency in the construction industry. The four analyses include: the use of a tieback system, implementation of photovoltaic glass in the curtain wall, schedule acceleration techniques for the blast façade, and material delivery details during peak traffic hours.
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Thesis Proposal: REVISION #1 January 10, 2011
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Thesis Proposal: REVISION #2 MARCH 14, 2011
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Analyses:
Analysis #1: Use of Tieback System The adjacent metro station calls for special considerations to be taken during the excavation phase on the new Office Building-G project. While the project team decided to use a raker system to account for the underground metro tunnel, it was suggested in the geotechnical report to use a tieback system. The goal of this analysis is to determine whether the use of the tieback system is more cost efficient as well as more suitable for the subsurface conditions of the project site and adjacent metro tunnel.
Analysis #2: Implementation of Photovoltaic Glass in Curtain Wall After attending the PACE conference in October, I became interested in the use of photovoltaic glass that was mentioned in one of the sessions I attended. The new Office Building-G is projected to attain a LEED Silver rating and I thought this would be my best opportunity to focus more on this product and learn more about it. By using this photovoltaic glass in the curtain wall system on the building, that can help provide a reduction in the building energy usage overall. I believe that through extensive research, the usage of this glass will help reduce the overall energy consumption of the building and provide the owner with life-cycle cost savings and incentives.
Analysis #3: Material Delivery Details During Peak Traffic Hours The new Office Building-G site is located between an adjacent metro station and the parking garage where the metro's users park daily. The pedestrians will walk past the site everyday during their commutes to and from work. During this time, pedestrian traffic will be high and material deliveries should be reduced to a minimum for safety of the pedestrians. This analysis will encompass an in-depth re-structuring of the material delivery schedule to limit materials from being delivered during the peak pedestrian traffic hours and limited to a time window when pedestrian traffic around the site is at a minimum.
Breadth Topics
Electrical/Renewable Energy Breadth: Contributes to Analysis #2 While implementing the photovoltaic glass into the curtain wall, that presents the option to research further into the integration of renewable energy from the glass into the existing building energy system. The energy system will be analyzed to determine the electrical equipment and connection requirements in order to tie-in the renewable energy. A tie-in location will be determined on the electrical system to account for the source of renewable energy from the photovoltaic glass. A constructability review will also be performed to make sure that the current system can be used with the photovoltaic glass. The main system currently consists of a 265/460V, 3 phase, 4 wire with a 4000A breaker service.
Structural Breadth: Contributes to Analysis #1 With the analysis of the tieback system implemented in analysis #1, the option to conduct a structural analysis of the tieback system presents itself. Each tieback system used on a project is structurally designed specifically to that project. A structural analysis will be performed to calculate loading and support requirements for the tieback system. The geotechnical report along with other resources will be used to perform this analysis. The new Office Building-G site is adjacent to a metro station with an underground tunnel a few feet below ground level. That constraint will also need to be taken into account with the structural analysis of the tieback system. Any additional support in relation to the metro station will be designed and evaluated for cost and schedule impacts as well. |
