Project Review

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Project Review

• University of North Florida Student Union
• Jim Lewis
• Gate Precast

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Project Name
AltusGroup Member Name Gate Precast Year
Completed Late 2008
Photo or Rendering
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Project Details

• Building Type
• University Student Union
• Location
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Stories
• Three
• Square Feet of Space
• 45,000 sf
• CarbonCast Product (AP, IWP, TT)
• IWP

• Owner
• University of North Florida
• Architect Firm
• Rink Design Partnership
• Jacksonville, Florida
• General Contractor
• Elkins Construction
• Engineering Firm
• Atlantic Engineering Services
• Erector
• Summit Erectors

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Sales Process

• How were you made aware of the project?
• Competition???? Hand laid masonry
• Describe the early meetings
• integrated design
• How were decisions made?
• Toward integrated design

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Situation Analysis

• Owner Needs/Requirements
• Insulated sandwich wall panels
• Why precast was preferable?
• Thermal performance and accelerated occupancy
• What special needs did CarbonCast products
  fulfill? Weight? Cost? Corrosion? Other?
• 4 inches of EPS CC panel is lighter then
  competitive system

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Sales Process Continued

• How were you able to influence decisions?
• We had just completed LEED certified social
  science building with HP system
• What challenges were encountered?
• Credibility of CC system vs. competitive system
  previously used
• How were challenges dealt with?
• Similar projects with like systems and tests
  reports

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Technical Challenges

• Challenges
• Convince all parties on new system
• Solutions
• Gate credibility and like projects

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Lessons Learned

• What could have been done to make the process
  more effective?
• How could the process be improved?

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Questions?