City of Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center, Tacoma, Wash. One of the largest bolted, clear span buildings in Washington, the Recovery and Transfer Center is lo- cated at the Tacoma Landfi ll. The 83,590-square-foot structure serves as a space to receive, sort and trans- fer municipal solid waste with an area to separate and recover recyclable materials from the waste stream. In developing the center, project goals included
improving operational effi ciency, minimizing operating and maintenance costs, improving safety, meeting current design standards and regulations, provid- ing operational fl exibility to meet future needs, and increasing facility capacity to meet future waste and traffi c projections. The facility is comprised of a pre-engineered
metal building from Varco Pruden Buildings. Prior to erection, North Pacifi c Industrial Coatings coated the steel with a high-performance coating system. The open web design of the truss beam frames
allowed for HVAC ducts, wiring, sprinkler systems and lighting to be incorporated through the trusses. The open web provides enhanced light dispersal for better visibility. The building also features prismatic strip skylights for daylighting and energy savings. The roof was built in 25- by 135-foot sections weighing 56,000 pounds each that were assembled on the ground. The sections were hoisted onto the frame lines using two cranes and assembled in place saving time and increasing safety. There were no time loss incidents in the 19,805 man hours of construction.
The project was completed on-time and under the owners’ original budgets. “CHG Building Systems had the experience to
assemble the building within budget and on time,” says Lewis Griffi th, PE, with the City of Tacoma Environmental Services Science and Engineering.
General contractor: JE Dunn Construction Co., Seattle Architect: JR Miller & Associates, Brea, Calif. Engineer: HDR, Omaha, Neb. Erector: CHG Building Systems Inc., Renton, Wash. Pre-engineered metal building: Varco Pruden Buildings, Memphis, Tenn., www.vp.com, Circle #63 Steel coating: North Pacifi c Industrial Coatings, Renton, www.northpacifi c.us, Circle #64
Plainfi eld Fire Territory, Hendricks County, Ind. The Plainfi eld Fire Territory utilizes 6,500 square feet of Metl-Span CF-16, CF-24 and CF-32 Archi- tectural Flat insulated wall panels. The horizontally installed panels were fi nished in Atlantic Sunrise and feature false reveals. The building also incorpo- rates Metl-Span’s Metl-Vision window system as a key part of the design. Installed by ProCLAD Inc., Brad Hitzfi eld,
ProCLAD’s president notes: “For a relatively small project, this was a medium- to high-complexity job from our standpoint. The project had custom reveals as well as false reveals and utilized several different panel modules. The challenge, of course, was maintaining the horizontal lines and integrat- ing the different systems in making the transition around corners.” The Plainfi eld Fire Territory responds to more
than 4,400 calls annually. The new Fire Station 123 was constructed to provide better response throughout the Territory’s 45 square mile service area. The 23,000-square-foot facility includes four truck bays and room to house 16 fi refi ghters and EMTs, plus training and administrative space.
Installer: ProCLAD, Noblesville, Ind. Metal wall panels and windows: Metl-Span, Lewisville, Texas, www.metl-span.com, Circle #65