{"id":33920,"date":"2012-11-15T17:29:43","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T17:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/article\/bethlehem-visitors-center_o"},"modified":"2012-11-15T17:29:43","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T17:29:43","slug":"bethlehem-visitors-center_o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/projects\/bethlehem-visitors-center_o\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Visitors Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\r<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Category<\/strong>: Historic Restoration <br><strong>Location<\/strong>: Bethlehem PA <br><strong>Size<\/strong>: 3,000 sq. ft. <br><strong>Masonry Used<\/strong>:Historic Masonry restoration. <br><strong>Submitted by<\/strong>: USA Architects<\/p>\r <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Description<\/h3>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built in the 1860s as part of the Bethlehem Steel complex, the Stock House was in disrepair for many years after the steel furnaces went cold in the 1990s. In 2009, the City undertook an effort to restore it for use as a visitor center as part of the SteelStacks complex. The building was a rubble masonry structure with a steel sheet roof on metal trusses. The rubble masonry was in unsound condition, in need of significant repairs, including some structural ones. Many windows and doors had been infilled with concrete blocks, and the structural steel had packed rust. The windows that remained would later provide guidance, along with historical drawings, for replicating them for all the openings. The rubble masonry walls also had some portions missing which had to be reconstructed. The gradual painstaking restoration included structural repairs, reconstruction of some portions of the masonry, and complete re-pointing. The age and material of the construction demanded the use of compatible mortar using hydraulic lime, a natural material that has to be of a particular composition and balance plasticity with hardness and adhesive properties. The Repointing stone rubble masonry hydraulic lime has specific weather and time considerations as well. USA Architects designed the restoration of the Stock House after painstaking documentation of the building and customized specification of materials and recommendations for re-pointing methods. The restoration mason chosen for the job has extensive experience in projects such as the one on hand. The before-and-after photographs indicate the incredible success of this expert masonry restoration project. The success is on a technical level with high levels of experience and knowledge on the parts of the architect and the mason. On an execution level, the project exemplifies a high level of cooperation between the architect and mason.<\/p>\r <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Participants<\/h3>\r <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Owner <br> Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority <br> 10 East Church Street <br> Bethlehem, PA 18017 <br> Tony Hanna, Director <br> 610.997.7628 <br> thanna@bethlehem-pa.gov<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Construction Manager <br> Boyle Construction Inc. <br> 1209 Hausman Road, Suite B <br> Allentown, PA 18104 <br> Ken Duerholz, Project Manager <br> 610.972.2942 <br> kduerholz@boyleconstruction.com<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historical Architectural Consultant <br> Historic Architecture, LLC <br> 227 Park Avenue <br> Swarthmore, PA 19081 <br> Douglas Harnsberger, Senior Associate <br> 804.339.0814 <br> dharnsberger@gmail.com<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restoration Mason <br> Caretti, Inc. <br> 4590 Industrial Park Road <br> PO Box 331 <br> Camp Hill, PA 17001 <br> Dave Moreland <br> PA Superintendent of Construction <br> 717.737.6759 x110 <br> dmoreland@carettimasonry.com<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Structural Engineer <br> MPP Engineers <br> 79 Mill Pond Road <br> Jackson, NJ 08527 <br> Del Paletchev, PE, Principal <br> 908.770.3483 <br> dpalechev@mppengineers.com<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MEP Consultant <br> Brinjac Engineering <br> 7248 Tilghman Street, Suite 130 <br> Allentown, PA 18104 <br> Edward Boscola, PE, Project Manager <br> 610.417.2112 <br> eboscola@brinjac.com<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Contractor <br> Lobar, Inc. <br> One Old Mill Road <br> PO Box 50 <br> Dillsburg PA 17019 <br> Steve Johnson, General Superintendent <br> 717.432.9728 x4238 <br> stevej@lobar.com<\/p>\r <\/div>\r<\/div> \r","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Category: Historic Restoration Location: Bethlehem PA Size: 3,000 sq. ft. Masonry Used:Historic Masonry restoration. Submitted by: USA Architects Project Description Built in the 1860s as part of the Bethlehem Steel complex, the Stock House was in disrepair for many years after the steel furnaces went cold in the 1990s. 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