November 17, 2011

Metromont Corporation awarded contract for Newton County High School

 

Metromont Corporation was recently awarded a contract for a 388,000 sq. ft. high school for Newton County. The project will be located on Crowell Road, a mile south of Interstate I-20 and five miles west of Covington, Georgia. The new high school will utilize a total precast building system and will be the largest school in the area. This will be a state-of-the-art school for the Newton County Board of Education. The precast walls, floors and roof system will be produced at Metromont’s Atlanta manufacturing facility.
 
Newton County School Board elected to use the total precast school design for several reasons. First, it has proven to be cost competitive with other delivery systems in other schools built in the Atlanta region. It was determined the building shell could be closed in faster using precast, which would facility the tight construction schedule. And studies show that a total precast school is less expensive to heat and cool and less expensive to maintain, compared to traditional construction systems.
 
Cunningham, Forehand, Matthews & Moore Architects is heading up the design team along with the structural engineer of record Pruitt, Eberly & Stone Structural Engineers, both of Atlanta. McKnight Construction Company, Inc. of Augusta, Georgia is the general contractor.
 
The grade work had been completed at the time of award of the contract and the school will be open for students in August 2013. The new high school is designed for 1,800 students.

July 20, 2011

Tucker High School wins 2011 PCI Design Award

Tucker High School

Tucker High School was recently awarded a 2011 PCI Design Award for Best School (K-12). The design team utilized a total precast concrete building solution on this 1,800 student multi-level high school. The school boasts precast floor and roof systems, as well as thermal efficient walls with integral architectural finishes. Located on a tight site with a limited staging area, the 210,00 sq. ft. precast shell was erected in 52 days.

July 19, 2011

Riverfront Professsionals Medical Office Building is awarded LEED Gold status

Riverfront Professionals Medical Office Building

The Riverfront Professionals Medical Office Building, located near the Tennesse River, was recently awarded LEED Gold status. The three-story 32,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility utilizes an all precast concrete building frame, including thermal efficient precast walls, columns, beams and a double tee floor and roof system. In addition to the precast wall system, the building envelope incorporates insulated metal panels and curtainwall glazing. With the construction of 140 solar panels on the precast concrete roof, the office building boasts once of the largest solar energy systems within Tennessee. In addition, sun shades were used to deflect sunlight during hot months. A white reflective roof that collects rainwater provides irrigation of other areas also contributing to the sustainable nature of this office building.


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