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Engineering Structural Steel to Accommodate future rooftop loads

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM In design-build, the rooftop HVAC units and equipment are typically not final-sized at the time the structural steel framing is completed. Typically the engineer up-sizes the joists or trusses at the unit locations but sometimes they do not increase the size sufficiently to accommodate the fl…

Roof Maintenance Access

Project Phase: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: During the design phase of the BP-06 architectural build out, the height of the mezzanine in relation of the roof steel and height of the low roof did not allow for the chain hoist/rail within the high ba…

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