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Structural Steel: Erection

2009

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

100 Michigan St. NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 View Map

Summary

LEED Status:  LEED Registered
Size: 464,000 sq. ft.
Type: Children's Hospitals
Definition: New
Budget: $ 169 Million
Date Completed: 12/01/2010

Award Description

Pioneer Construction erected the steel for this 12-story children’s hospital which will house 206 private beds. Challenges of erection of the 1,400 hundred tons of steel on twelve levels was complicated by the ‘wagon wheel” framing on the east and west ends required due to the circular geometry of the building.
The project was located on an extremely limited urban site and required careful scheduling of all deliveries because of a complete lack of staging areas. Close erection tolerances required to tie into the concrete shear walls and needed to meet the requirements of the curtain wall were further complicated by the challenges of winter construction.

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