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Problem: To contain all
construction dust to avoid contamination or interrupting
critical production time in the clean room area.
Solution: All construction
was planned to be completed within the sealed fabric
building allowing both containment and evacuation of all dust
and debris.
Boeing is the world’s
leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of
commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. In terms
of sales, Boeing is the largest U.S. exporter. The company,
with a 70-year heritage of leadership in commercial aviation,
has nearly 12,000 commercial jetliners in service worldwide,
which is roughly 75 percent of the world fleet. In the fall of
2005, Boeing needed to install a new piece of equipment inside
one of their production buildings. Like many companies, Boeing
has a need to control air flow and air quality since dust is a
critical factor when working with composite material.
Working with Milestones, Boeing developed an excellent solution,
using a 72' wide x 72' long (21.9m x 21.9m)arch building.
“We chose a fabric building because of the clear-span space
that is available while optimizing the overall floor space,”
says Jon Larscheid, P.E., Major Projects & Construction
Management, Boeing. The timelines for this project were very
tight. Once the building was ordered, it was delivered in 43
days and installed during the one week shutdown over Christmas
holidays, to eliminate any lost work hours in production. “The
construction was very smooth, methodical and well constructed
in a very short time period,” says Larscheid. “The building
performed extremely well for its intended function.”
"The overall process from ordering to removal of the
building was extremely timely. The Milestones team was very
thorough and professional."
– Jon
Larscheid, P.E., Major Projects & Construction Management,
Boeing
The building was required
to be removed over one weekend in June. All materials needed
to be transported outside the building so that manufacturing
could begin on Monday morning, without missing a day of
production. In addition to this, all of the equipment used to
install and take down the building, needed to be propane or
electric powered or else vented to the outside of the main
building. “Both the installation and removal crews performed
exceptionally,” says Larscheid. “They went well out of their
way to ensure our aggressive schedule was maintained. They
were very professional and worked beyond ‘normal’ work hours
to ensure the installation and removal was complete and to our
satisfaction.”
Boeing is very happy with
how Milestones met their needs. “The overall process from
ordering to removal of the building was extremely timely,”
says Larscheid. “The Milestones team was very thorough and
professional.” In fact, Boeing is considering using fabric building in future projects. “The
fabric building portion
of the project turned out to be the least of our worries in a
very tight, schedule driven project. We wish we could rely on
all our products and vendors to work this well.”
Working together,
Milestones
and Boeing were able to identify an effective
solution which allowed production in their manufacturing plant
to be uninterrupted. Milestones met the tight timelines for the
project and is proud to be one of two suppliers to Boeing to
receive an endorsement. Milestones can work with any
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“Both the installation
and removal crews
performed exceptionally,
they went well beyond
their way to ensure
our
aggressive schedule was
maintained,” says
Larscheid
The clear-span space and ease of installation were the
main
reasons for choosing a fabric covered building.
The
fabric building was installed under very tight
timelines and was put up in less than one week and taken down
over the weekend.
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Foster City
Fire Department
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Location:
Foster City, CA
Building Size: 80' W x 73' L
Application: Temporary Fire Hall - Apparatus Bay
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When Foster City officials
needed a temporary building for two years during the
construction of the new fire hall, project architect DES
Architects & Engineers of Redwood City, CA recommended a 80
wide x 73 long fabric covered rounded peak building as the ideal
solution.
Located along the San
Francisco Bay in northern California, structural calculations
for the rounded peak fabric building had to take into consideration the high winds
common to the area. A custom building with a
heavier galvanized steel frame was designed. The steel tubing used is 5” in
diameter, a heavier gauge than what is commonly used for a
building this size.
“The building is classified
as an Essential Facility by the state of California with an
Importance Factor of 1.5 which requires the building to be
engineered to meet 110 mph 3-second wind gusts in a seismic
zone four area,” says Gary Barnett, project manager, DES
Architects & Engineers.
"The building is classified as an Essential Facility by
the
State of California with an Importance Factor of 1.5
which requires the building to be engineered
to meet 110
mph 3-second wind gusts in a
seismic zone four area."
-- Gary
Barnett
The mechanical components
in the rounded peak fabric building include radiant heating and an extensive
ventilation system to exhaust engine fumes. There are four bay
entrances in the fabric building that are each 14' x 20' foot. Three of
the electric bay doors are positioned at one end of the
building to provide ample clearance for emergency vehicles.
The fourth overhead door is at the 80 foot wide end of the
building so the ladder fire engine can drive-through.
Installation of the fabric covered rounded peak building was completed in just
seven days.
Foster City Fire Department
stores three front-line fire engines, two reserve units and a
Battalion Chief command vehicle. A weight room and a storeroom
were
constructed inside the fabric structure as well.
When the construction of
the new fire department is complete and the temporary
structure is no longer needed, Foster City plans to sell the
fabric building and relocate it to a new site.
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The Foster City Fire Hall
80' W x 73' L fabric building.
The 14' x 20' electric bay doors provide an
ample passage way for emergency exits.
Mechanical components include radiant heating, electrical and
extensive ventilation.
Extensive ventilation was installed
to exhaust engine fumes.
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