Renovations to the 60-ft-long, 40-ft-wide, 125-ft-high Methocel Flaker Tower entailed construction of elaborate scaffolding to blast and paint the structure while ensuring every inch of it could be accessed by hand.
To minimize the expense of building a new apron and associated taxiways, Duluth International Airport elected to locate its $62-million passenger terminal immediately south of the structure it was intended to replace, challenging project team members to promote safe operations throughout construction.
Despite a firm completion deadline, tough site conditions and damage caused by vandals, the 403-bed Redstone Lofts apartment complex on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington was delivered on time and under budget in July 2012—in time for the start of the fall semester.
Meeting tolerance limits of one thousandth of an inch would pose a challenge on any construction project. But when the job is in an active shipping channel, where crews often work from barges, the task is particularly daunting.
The city of East Providence, R.I., needed to bring its 10.4-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant and 115-mile, 25 pump station and collection system into regulatory compliance.
Thomas Baillie oversees operations of BOND's civil and utility division, which includes a range of complex and high-risk gas and electrical projects as well as campus infrastructure projects.
With crews working in an active shipping channel, safety—both for the team and the environment—was a crucial focus of the Brightman Street Bridge replacement in Fall River, Mass.
The iconic Great Dome of Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus was closed off for more than 70 years from the Barker Engineering Library reading room, which is located directly below.
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