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The Folsom-Cordova Unified School District was in dire need of a new consolidated, centralized district office.  The new administrative headquarters, with LEED Gold certification pending, eliminates the use of the current old and outdated buildings while physically and financially increasing the District’s efficiency.  Serving as a beautiful, centralized landmark for the city of Folsom and the School District, the Education Services Center building unifies six spread out sites that extends over two cities.

Structurally, the 74,000 square feet tilt-up building posed as a unique challenge for Barrish, Pelham and Associates.  Local site conditions, building height and mandated DSA structural compliance disallowed the use of a traditional Intermediate Precast Shear Wall lateral force resisting system.  It was however deemed desirable to utilize a tilt-up system to achieve architectural aims for finish, durability and serviceability.  The Special Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame panels were 16” thick, 52 feet tall and, in some cases, weighed over 160 kips.  Accommodating architectural proportions required casting slots into the panel to allow ductile yielding of beams and to maintain strong-column weak-beam relationships.    Slab dowels also had to allow for beam rotation yet provide required out-of-plane anchorage.  Special detailing was required at infill panels to allow for drifting.   Steel moment frames were added transverse to the building’s long axis to control drift.  A Rammed Aggregate Pier (RAP®) foundation system was utilized which included uplift resisting piers.

These challenges and many others made for a structurally unique and architecturally beautiful structure that will serve the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District for years to come.

Project Description:  Sacramento International Airport celebrated the opening and first departure flight out of the new Central Terminal B on October 6, 2011. The $1.04 billion terminal modernization project, called the “Big Build,” stands as the largest public construction capital improvement project undertaken by Sacramento County to date. The new Central Terminal B is comprised of two individual buildings, a new central terminal and a new 19-gate airside concourse that is connected by an automated people mover system. The two structures, housing passenger processing, international arrivals, passenger security checkpoint, in-line baggage screening, and more than 42,000-square-feet of passenger amenity space, were both designed by the same team but constructed by separate contractors.  Buehler & Buehler Structural Engineers, Inc. was the lead Structural Consultant for the Airside building and provided the seismic analysis of the signature Landside building as well. 

To fully realize the project goals, innovative solutions were developed to support the architectural design while also reducing costs.  B&B worked directly with the steel fabricator to develop project specific detailing that resulted in approximately $1 million in savings from the Airside structural steel budget.  Simultaneously, B&B went beyond traditional code based approaches to develop an innovative analytical approach for the singularly unique Landside structure.  The collaborative approach to this facility resulted in a project the Sacramento region can be proud of, an innovative gateway to Sacramento.

Project Description: The Haiti Ministry of Public Works (MTPTC), with support from UNOPS and PADF under Miyamoto International’s technical management, implemented an earthquake damage assessment program on an unprecedented 400,000 buildings after the January 12, 2010, earthquake.  The main objectives of the project were to provide rapid safety assessments of damaged structures, develop a strategic reconstruction plan based on the assessments, and build Haitian capacity in engineering and management.

Project Description: San Joaquin Delta College decided it was time to bring their 1970’s library into the 21st century.  The 59,000 square foot, paper-based Irving Goleman Library needed to be converted to a modern technology-based learning resource center.  A complete re-design of the programming and building systems then took place, resulting in a $12.5 million renovation project.  All structural alterations had to be designed so that they were imperceptible after finished construction – a challenge that was clearly met when one experiences the beautifully renovated Goleman Library.    

Project Description: The $116.0 million California Independent System Operators (CA ISO) new headquarters facility in Folsom, California includes structures totaling 270,000 square feet.  CA ISO manages the electrical grid and wholesale electrical market in California.  With a target goal of LEED Platinum, design of the structure needed to accommodate various design enhancements and system requirements for the maximum number of points possible.  Collaboration, multiple packages, use of BIM, and integrated steel design were key to keeping the project on schedule and meeting the project goal of LEED Platinum.

Project Description: Three Stages at Folsom Lake College is the new Visual and Performing Arts Center for the Los Rios Community College District, located at the Folsom Lake College campus.  The 90,000 square foot, $50 million facility consists of three distinct theaters: an 800 seat main theater, the 200 seat City Studio, and a 100 seat recital hall.

Project Description: Following the 400,000 Damage Assessment of Haiti’s 7.0 M earthquake, Miyamoto International began a repair program as Engineer of Record for the Haitian Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (MTPTC) to repair 2,000 yellow tagged “Restricted” damaged structures in Port Au Prince.  Under the repair program, a group of community masons and small contractors were trained and certified for performing the repairs.  Experienced masons from the US were brought in to teach the local masons the proper way of mixing the material and constructing reinforced walls.