{"id":82338,"date":"2018-10-29T18:17:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T18:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/article\/new-engineering-building_o"},"modified":"2018-10-29T18:17:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T18:17:58","slug":"new-engineering-building_o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/projects\/new-engineering-building_o\/","title":{"rendered":"New Engineering Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"image-carousel\"\n\trole=\"region\"\n\taria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\n\taria-label=\"Image carousel\"\n\tdata-total-slides=\"5\"\n\t>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel-top\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-counter\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"current-index\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\tof\t\t\t<span class=\"total-count\">5<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel__hero-wrapper\">\n\t\t<button class=\"carousel-prev\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Previous 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The goal was to enter the construction phase knowing, not just hoping, that the project would succeed. To assist in this effort, General contractor Dimeo Construction brought in an expert in polished concrete early in preconstruction: Eric Traffie from Premier Concrete Construction out of Wilton, N.H.<\/p><div class=\"callout align-left\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"callout-title\">\n\t\t\tProject Details\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text\">\n\t\t\t<b>Project Location<\/b>: Kingston, R.I. <br \/><b>Contractor: <\/b>J.L. Marshall<br \/><b>Architect\/Designer: <\/b>Ballinger<br \/><b>General Contractor: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimeo.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dimeo Construction Co<\/a>.<br \/><b>Amount of polished concrete<\/b>: 200,000 square feet<br \/><b>Size of building\/project<\/b>: 88,000 square feet\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traffie and the design team met to review the project specifications, which were challenging given the public bid format that required 3 manufacturers be listed for each product. Subsequent meetings generated changes to mix design, admixtures, aggregate preparation, transportation, placement, finishing, curing, texture and testing parameters resulting in a specification specifically tailored to a high-end finish.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bid scopes were improved by tightening subgrade tolerance to ensure uniform hydration; specified standards for floats, grinders, sprayers &#038; sawcutting equipment; and identifying appropriate temporary heat methods to limit products of combustion. Mock-up sizes of locations and grinding depths were defined to present the university four options for appearance. To ensure accountability polishing was included within the placement contract. 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