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High-Precision Work On A Large Scale

Roche Tower Building 2The tallest building in Switzerland

Duke’s Pratt SchoolQuick solution with pre-built tables

Large Civil WorksCabin Creek WWTP

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Site photos show situations which do not always depict the final as-sembly of formwork with regard to safety regulations. Imprint: Edition I/2019. Circulation: 1000 copies. Publisher: MEVA SchalungsSysteme GmbH, Industriestr. 5, D72221 Haiterbach. Layout: MEVA. Print: C. Maurer Druck + Verlag, D-73312 Geislingen/Steige. Reprint and re-use of any editorial content only by copyright permission. We accept no liability for the content of external internet sites, nor for a violation of privacy or any other law arising from these.

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Florian F. Dingler, Owner and Managing Director of MEVA Schalungs-Systeme GmbH

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Dear Reader,

Everyday people around the world accomplish great things. If one wants to set a new record in a sporting event, for example, years of practise and dedication are required. We try to continually improve in all areas and, proverbially speaking, strive to reach new heights. It is the same in the construction industry: Complex buildings regularly set higher standards and challenge us to surpass ourselves.

Higher is the catchword here; as there are no upper limits. People around the world strive to live in increasingly high skyscrapers. Besides the goal of creating space for people, these buildings also make a vital contribution to the urban landscape. First and foremost, however, it is necessary to master the challenge that a project of this type poses together with all participants, from the owner to the general contractor.

In Switzerland, architects, formwork engineers and civil engineers have taken on the challenge posed by such a large project: An edifice that has been designed to tower above all other buildings in the country. Upon completion, the Roche Tower Building 2 will be the highest building in the alpine republic. Planned in 3D and built using modern formwork systems from MEVA, the high-rise building climbs upwards automatically.

The use of state-of-the-art technology in planning and execution makes this possible, and at the same time results in further development and progress. By taking on new challenges, we are able to excel and create new possibilities.

On that note, I would like to wish you an interesting read.

Best regards,

Challenges enable us to grow,

learn and be more innovative.

Information About MEVALatest news about formwork construction . . . 3

Duke’s Pratt School of EngineeringQuick solution with pre-built tables . . . . . . . . 4

High-Precision Work On A Large ScalePlanning and preparation of Roche 2 . . . . . . . 6

Large Civil WorksCabin Creek WWTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

MEVA Original Used FormworkInspected and reconditioning formwork . . . . 12

Rebuilding Mobile WaterfrontFirst multi-family housing in 50 years . . . . . . 14

OutlookFeatured in the next issue of FormworkPress . 15

Cover photo: Roche Tower (Building 2) construction project, Basel, Switzerland (P. 6)

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The latest innovation in guided climbing: MGC-F

After its launch in the U.S., the MEVA Guided Climbing system’s latest innova-tion is now available for rent or purchase. The MGC platforms come as a pre-built unit that arrives at the job site ready for the contractor to fly onto the wall as a complete unit with the platform already included. Once the system is firmly attached to the wall and extended, all that is left is for the guardrails and posts to be secured – a job that can be done with as few as two workers. This does away with the need for space to build the platforms on the jobsite – ideal for the urban settings where high-rise construction often takes place. It also saves labor since there is no need for the contractor to build or disassemble the platforms.

The system was used successfully at the site of a new boutique hotel in down-town Columbus, Ohio, and is currently being utilized on a luxury 5-tower residential high-rise project in Naples, Florida. Stay tuned for more news on this project and MGC-F in an upcoming issue of FormworkPress, as well as on Facebook and LinkedIn!

MEVA FormSet available for North America

Formwork. Simple. Smart. This is a motto that we live by at MEVA, and the cor-rect safety equipment and formwork accessories play a major role in achieving this standard in concrete construction. The overall ease, effectiveness, and well-being of workers on a jobsite is impacted by the products that supplement our formwork panels and shoring. This is why MEVA has developed MEVA FormSet, a wide-range of formwork accessories to enhance our customers‘ safety and convenience.

From fast and simple box-out solutions for window and door openings and a great selection of anchoring products to meet all your single-sided forming needs to stop-end systems for slab edges and cantilevering and the most impor-tant accessories - safety items such as slab-edge protection and safety mesh: MEVA FormSet provides the contractor with the best answers to all their most common accessory needs for concrete forming - and these products can now be purchased in North America.

Keeping up with developments in the industry

The waiting will soon be over: bauma 2019 will take place in Munich from 8-14 April. The largest event in the construction industry will once again attract countless visitors from all over the world to Germany. As the trendsetter and pioneer for safe and efficient formwork solutions, MEVA will, of course, be there as well.

Discover our new innovations in wall and slab formwork, climbing and safety systems as well as working scaffolds and much more besides. Due to the expan-sion of the exhibition grounds, you will now find us in the middle of the formwork hall B3 at booth 236. Here you will learn how your next project can benefit from simple and clever formwork. We are looking forward to your visit!

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MEVA is taking part in the con-struction of a new learning facility for one of the top-ranked engi-neering programs in the world. Duke University is building a new facility for the Pratt School of Engineering.

The 5-storey building will include two floors focused on active student learn-ing, with classrooms, teaching and design laboratories. According to the University, there will also be special-ized educational centers focused on Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Energy, Engineering & Environment; and a 200-seat auditorium. There will also be three floors housing Duke’s Research Neighborhoods with focuses on Health Innovation, Computing & Intelligent Systems, and Environmental Health. Those floors will include 35 research lab, 50 offices and over 170 graduate student workstations. This

Formwork solutions for Duke’s Pratt Pre-built tables adapt to challenging geometries and offer a quick solution

is intended to increase opportunities for research partnerships and expand engineering student programming space by nearly 50 percent.

Challenging geometriesThe design and layout for the new facilities meant that there were sev-eral areas of unusual wall and slab geometries. With five floors that are 28,000 square feet each, Lithko Con-tracting needed simple, effective, and efficient solutions for concrete form-ing. The best choice for their needs was a combination of MevaLite for the shear walls and columns, and MEP for the slabs and beams. The building also called for an unusually high amount of concrete beam construction; making efficient shoring more difficult than usual. For this element, Lithko and MEVA worked together to come up with a custom solution.

MevaLite for the wallsMevaLite was the ideal solution for the varied geometries that needed to be achieved throughout the build-ing. MevaLite panels come in sizes ranging from 9’x3’ to 3’x5’ and can be connected horizontally or vertically, making the panels easier and quicker to configure as needed on the jobsite. And while the panels can be handled by as little as one worker, the 1,350 pour rating still allowed Lithko the ability to pour the robust shear walls in reasonable time. MevaLite was also ideal for construction of the columns. MevaLite’s multi-function allows quick, easy attachment of all accessories. All required accessories for the columns can be attached with a standard flange screw to the welded-in DW threads of the panels’ multi-function profiles. This made the process fast and easy for the workers on the jobsite.

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MEP + custom solutions for slabs and beams MEP shoring was used alongside MevaLite for the slab areas and was also used for the beams. MEP is ideal for complex building designs because it is easily adaptable to varied wall thickness and shapes. MEP carries a 10.1-kip per post load capacity, and has few pieces and parts, saving time on assembly and movement. Height-adjustment is easily achieved with the use of a G-hook and punched inner-tube holes, and adjustments can be fine-tuned with the nut on the outer tube. The SAS quick-lowering lowers the post shore by ½ inch with a single hammer blow. After stripping, the post shore automatically resets to the original locked position, allowing for easy cycling.

Saving timeBecause of the irregularities of the building design, Lithko felt that in order to maintain efficiency while cycling the shoring, they would need to have several tables prefabricated that they could move from floor to floor. Working closely together, MEVA was able to provide a solution to Lithko. Several sizes of custom tables were made for the job. “Everything has worked well,” says Lithko Superin-tendent Kevin Smith. “MEVA has been very responsive and easy to work with, and we were able to pick the pre-built tables off the truck and put them into place, which saved us a lot of time.”

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ProjectDuke University Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, North Carolina/US

ContractorLithko Contracting, LLC - Concrete Subcontractor

MEVA systemsn MevaLite wall formworkn MEP shoring tower system

Engineeringand supportMEVA FormworkSystems, Springfield, Ohio

MEVA was able to design and build custom tables for Lithko, which were used with MEP shoring on the jobsite.

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Every now and then the young-sters outgrow their older siblings. At present the Roche Tower Build-ing 1 is the tallest office build-ing in Switzerland. Its “younger brother”, the Roche Tower Building 2, is currently under construction and, when complete, will tower above its predecessor.

With 50 overground stories, the new building will reach a height of about 672 ft and will be the first high-rise building in Switzerland above 656 ft (200 m). With 19,374 sq ft, the floor area is significantly smaller than that of Building 1, but the new construction will be about 10 stories higher. There-fore, the new skyscraper will have a more slender appearance.

Planning and preparations for Switzerland’s tallest building in Switzerland

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Convincing expertiseMEVA and Marti AG are trusted partners and have jointly taken on the task of planning and erecting the building shell together with the climbing formwork. The prestigious Swiss construction company already relied on high-quality formwork sys-tems and professional expertise from MEVA during the construction work on Building 1. Thanks to the experience gained during this project, the MEVA engineers understood immediately which factors were important for the construction of Building 2 and were once again able to convince our long-standing partner with well-thought-out concepts and detailed planning.

New challengesDue to the logistical challenge of operating a large construction site in a central location, MEVA’s automatic climbing formwork was used for the construction of both buildings. Having successfully worked on two cores at the same time during the construction of Building 1, the decision was also made to erect the core of Building 2 using a similar method. “The core was split into two by the lobby, allowing us to work with two climbing systems concurrently,” explained MEVA engi-neer Volker Götz, who is responsible for the project. “We thus gain an important time-saving benefit.” Of course, it was already necessary to plan the use of the entire formwork system in detail during the construction of Building 1 in order to meet the speci-


fied schedule for that large project. The fact that MEVA was again commis-sioned to do the job reflects that this was done successfully and that all par-ticipants were satisfied with the execu-tion of the construction work. The formwork experts now had to exploit the experience gained and use it to master new and different construction challenges.

Under the towerFirst of all, three basement levels were built in a 66-feet-deep construction pit. After the first excavation phase, a floor slab with a ring-shaped opening was poured at the height of the second basement level. This so-called bracing slab subsequently served to reinforce the construction pit. The third base-ment level was then constructed using the cut-and-cover method. The excava-tion of the underlying third level was prepared by installing a number of steel supports via bored piles. During the work in the third basement level

the ring-shaped bracing slab was sup-ported by these steel supports.

Preparations in the third basement levelTo prepare the building cores, first an elevator pit was integrated into the 8.2 ft thick floor slab in the third basement level. The integration of the shafts means that the slab is 14 ft thick in this area. In order to create the space required to subsequently install the lifts, the geometry of the cores had to be precisely taken into considera-tion. At the same time the delivery of the support frames as well as the Mam-mut 350 (Imperial in North America) wall formwork began.

Maneuvering in the cramped con-struction pitThe construction of the 26 ft high walls was planned using the STB 450 support frame. In conjunction with the large-format Mammut 350 wall formwork it was possible to achieve the desired height with just two height extensions. Since outer walls were located below the bracing slab and it was not pos-sible to move the formwork by crane, mobile support frames were used. However, the above-mentioned steel supports meant that there was limited room to move. The STB 450 support frame stands out due to its low depth of only 8 ft and thus saves a lot of space on the construction site. The construction becomes slightly wider due to the use of trolleys. To make optimum manoeuvring possible in the restricted space of the construction pit, MEVA used new trolleys here which are located closer to the formwork.

“That really was high-precision work on a large scale,” said foreman Armin Looser. “The MEVA engineers have taken all factors into account and also considered the implementation so that we were able to work here without any problems.” It was therefore pos-sible to pour cycles with a length of about 33 ft below the bracing slab. To do this, four filling nozzles were used per cycle. The team at the construction site then compacted the concrete using external vibrators powered by com-pressed air.

External anchoringUpon completion of the outer walls of the third basement level, the steel supports had to be encased. The reinforced-concrete composite columns with a floor area of up to 11 sq ft were also formed using the Mammut 350 wall formwork. In view of the internal steel supports, the decision was made to connect the formwork over the outer edges with alignment rails and column brackets.

New dimensionsIt was, however, possible to form the two building cores up to a height of 12.5 ft conventionally using Mam-mut 350 formwork. Here the complex geometry of the numerous shafts had to be taken into account, as besides three stairwells and a total of 16 eleva-tors, the building cores also harbor various supply shafts. With new plan-ning instruments, the MEVA formwork engineers used a simple

3D planning simplifies the preparations by allowing sectional views and bill of materials to be created, and, of course, also enables familiar 2D views to be created if required.

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and precise solution to create detailed formwork plans. These were mainly drawn in three dimensions in order to improve the understanding of all the participants. This enables complex factors in the formwork planning to be better depicted spatially. The construction phases can be depicted realistically and viewed from different perspectives. For example, when form-ing a pilaster in the wall formwork, it

is not possible to use the top tie posi-tion, making it necessary to stabilize the formwork with alignment rails. The use of comparatively small system parts such as tie rods and alignment rails is therefore exactly planned to prevent deflection. The advantage of a 3D model is that it is possible to create 2D plans and bills of material at the push of a button. “Especially for cores with 23,680 sq ft of form-work, this makes things a lot easier for our engineers,” Volker Götz was

happy to say. “We work very precisely and efficiently. Our customers profit directly from this since the plans can be created quickly, and changes are also easier to implement.” Thanks to 3D views, the staff at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG were able to get an exact picture of the construction work on their building without needing expert knowledge of formwork engineer-ing. Hence, the comprehensive plan-ning work not only helps to ensure smooth construction progress, but also improves the communication between the parties involved.

Custom climbing systemFinally, the automatic MAC climbing system has to be precisely installed on the conventionally formed layout of the cores. As the system including the hydraulics is planned individually for each application, the MEVA staff already prepared the MAC for the major application in the factory. About 100 platforms were specifically tailored to meet the requirements of Roche Tower Building 2. It was necessary to produce the beams and cylinders to

In order to ensure just-in-time delivery to the large construction site in the heart of the city, numerous trucks delivered the individually prepared platforms and components of the automatic MAC climbing system.

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The installation of the MAC went smoothly thanks to the experienced team from Marti and the sup-port provided by the formwork experts from MEVA.


PROJECT DATAProjectRoche New Office Building 2, Basel (CHE)

ArchitectsHerzog & de Meuron

PrincipalF. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

ContractorARGE Marti Roche Bau 2 (Marti AG Basel and Marti AG Bauunternehmung Zürich)

MEVA systemsn Mammut 350 wall formworkn MevaDec slab formworkn Support frame STB 450n MEP shoring tower systemn Automatic MAC climbing systemn MGS guided screen system

Engineering and supportMEVA Schalungs-Systeme AG, Seon, Switzerland

the desired dimensions so that they could be assembled on-site without a hitch. MEVA offers this service in order to make use of the complex climb-ing formwork as easy and efficient as possible for the customers. The instal-lation of the MAC climbing system at the construction site was completed in only four weeks.

Smart logisticsOn average, almost two trucks a day left the MEVA headquarters in Haiterbach to deliver the automatic climbing system. Thanks to the exact preparation, it was possible to fly the pre-assembled platforms directly from the truck beds upon arrival in Basel. This enabled the MAC to be installed directly without taking up valuable storage space on the jobsite. “The team on the construction site was already familiar with the MEVA systems,” said foreman Armin Looser. “A large proportion of the team had already been involved in the construc-tion of Building 1 and is familiar with the assembly processes. This means that we have no idle times and also

that the set-up and the use of the MAC was no trouble at all thanks to the sup-port provided by MEVA.”

Flexible slab formworkThe climbing system was already used in the third basement level and passed through the opening in the brac-ing slab. This then had to be closed quickly. Due to the height of around 28 ft Marti AG relied on the modular MEP shoring tower system to support the slab formwork. With its diagonal cross-braces the system (including the flexible MevaDec slab formwork) was adapted to fit the required surfaces. In those areas where the prop spac-ing does not match the dimensions of the MEP frame due to the changing orientation of the main beams, the diagonal cross-brace provides the nec-essary rigidity. The plug-in drop head enabled the MevaDec slab formwork to be used quickly and simply, whether from above with corresponding fall protection equipment or from below from the working platform of the MEP shoring tower. At the same time, the MevaDec drop head allowed for early

stripping by lowering the primary and secondary beams of the standard slab formwork by 19 cm. Being able to reuse the slab formwork earlier enables the material stock to be opti-mized.

Climbing out of the groundIn the second basement level it was possible to move the support frames by crane as the slab above had not yet been poured. The outer walls in the first basement level were formed using double-sided formwork before the construction pit was subsequently filled in. The new high-rise building starts to slowly grow out of the ground in January 2019. The MGS guided screen system and the MAC with closed working platforms ensure the high-est level of safety. You will be able to read more about the progress of the construction work in the next issue of FormworkPress!

In the third basement level the outer walls under the bracing slab were formed using the mobile STB 450 support frames.

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Originally constructed in 1936, the Cabin Creek Waste Water Treat-ment Plant services northern Spalding county and the city of Griffin in Georgia and can treat as many as 1.5 million gallons of water per day. As part of a larger plan to update and expand the county’s water infrastructure to meet population and environ-mental demands – including the construction of a new headworks, aeration basins, secondary clari-fiers, a return activated sludge pump station, tertiary filters, an ultraviolet disinfection system, and a post aeration system – the updates to Cabin Creek includes over 70,000 square feet of concrete and the construction of a Biologi-cal Nutrient Removal (BNR) basin and three clarifiers.

MEVA Systems for Large Civil WorksMAR and Imperial offer a strong solution for Cabin Creek WWTP

The contractor for the Waste Water Treatment Plant, P.F. Moon, chose MEVA’s Adjustable Radius system (MAR), Imperial vertical formwork, and MEP shoring as the solutions for their concrete forming needs.

Adjustable Radius for clarifiersMEVA Adjustable Radius (MAR) was chosen because of the great advan-tages that the system can offer in the construction of round concrete structures. Built with articulated adjustable walers and the contractor’s choice of plywood, MAR gangs are assembled in widths from 4 to 8 feet and can be built to heights of up to 40’. The system can form a wide array of radiuses. In this case, the system was used to build 16.5’, 25’, and 26.5’ radius clarifiers. MAR is available as pre-built units that are ready to be flown into place from the truck. In this case however, the gangs were

built on the jobsite. “The gangs build up easy,” advised Steve Dolin, jobsite Superintendent with P.F. Moon. “We built 14 sections; 7 inner and 7 outer, in three days, and it was our first time doing it.”

Easy adjustment on jobsiteAnother advantage of the system is the ability of the radii of MAR gangs to be adjusted by the contractor on the jobsite. Using templates pro-vided by MEVA, the system can easily adjust to meet the varied needs of water infrastructure construction. “It took about a day to adjust the radiuses up and down as needed,” said Mr. Dolin. “We had no problems with that.” MAR is engineered for pour pressures of 1,000 to 1,500 psf, depending on the radius and other factors. “Our pours went well and the system held up very well.”, Mr. Dolin advised. P.F. Moon was able to

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ProjectCabin Creek Wastewater Treat-ment Plant Expansion/Improve-ments, Griffin, Georgia/US

ContractorP.F. Moon

MEVA systemsn MAR – MEVA Adjustable Radius

wall formworkn Imperial wall formworkn MEP shoring tower system

Engineeringand supportMEVA Formwork SystemsSpringfield, Ohio

keep the plywood and just send back the disassembled parts after use; saving freight costs.

Imperial for large BNR wallsImperial vertical formwork was used for construction of the BNR Basin. The contractor wanted to be able to pour up to 50’ of wall length at a time for the structure. Imperial’s large panel sizes and best-in-class concrete pres-sure capacity of 2,025 psf make it ideal for these requirements. The contractor is able to build large sections of wall and pour concrete efficiently. Imperi-al’s versatility and ease-of-use was also a benefit: All accessories are attached with a standard flange screw to the welded-in DW threads of the panels’ multi-function profiles; making attach-ment of accessories simple for workers. “I have 35 years in concrete construc-tion, and it is one of the easiest sys-tems to work with,” Mr. Dolin said.

MEP: Easy to use and lighterThe MEP shoring system was used for elevated slabs on the clarifiers. MEP is versatile and easy-to-use system. MEP features a patented SAS quick-low-ering system that will lower the post shore by ½ inch with a single hammer blow. After stripping, the post shore automatically resets to the original locked position. An added benefit, according to Steve Dolin was the weight of the system: “The guys on the jobsite say it is a lot lighter than other shoring they have worked with. They really like that.”

MEVA for new projects The overall experience with MEVA was a good one for P.F. Moon. “MEVA’s formwork and people were very easy to work with,” Steve Dolin confirmed. “The guys in the office liked it too.” They are planning to use MEVA on additional waste water treatment projects in the future.

MEVA formwork systems offer smart and safe solutions for large civil works. On this jobsite, the MAR system easily accommodates different required radius.

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When MEVA rigorously inspects, cleans and reconditions selected, used formwork, the results become part of the MEVA Original Used Formwork brand. The used formwork panels are inspected and treated individually according to the official quality criteria.

“We provide a double warranty on MEVA Original Used Formwork for functionality and the alkus all-plastic facing,” says Tarc Fröhlich, Region Director Americas. “We are able to do this because as the manufacturer we have absolute faith in our products and because, after all, we built them in the first place. Simply the Original!”

Tried-and-tested qualityHaving proven their worth in a great many applications, MEVA formwork systems, like all formwork, start to show signs of wear. That is why our used formwork is precisely inspected and then reconditioned if necessary. The robust frame is cleaned of con-crete residue and other contamina-

to remove all residual coatings and dirt. The frame is then coated with a white or red coating depending on what formwork system it is.

Reconditioned facingBefore it is installed, the MEVA form-work experts completely recondition the alkus all-plastic facing. First the fac-ing is cleaned using a rotation cleaner. Scratches, nailing holes, and other damage are permanently repaired. The repairs are made using the same material and allow the facing to be brought back to a state that would not be possible with plywood or other plastic facings. The alkus all-plastic fac-ing retains its technical characteristics, is smooth, and is stable over the entire surface. Therefore, it can be easily cleaned on the construction site using a high-pressure cleaner.

Numerous construction projectsMEVA’s used formwork delivers excel-lent concrete finishes for many years. This has been confirmed by numer-ous construction projects on a daily

Inspected and regenerated formwork for excellent concrete finishes

tion using a 1,000-bar high-pressure cleaner. Thanks to the closed frame profile, no concrete can adhere on the inside, making cleaning on the con-struction site much easier. At the same time, the frame profile ensures that MEVA formwork systems have a high level of stability and torsional stiffness.

Economy without losing qualityWith MEVA used formwork, every single panel is industrially cleaned and is subject to an additional inspection to ensure that all MEVA quality stand-ards are met. With its double warranty, MEVA also guarantees the full func-tionality of the frame as well as key characteristics of the alkus all-plastic facing. This includes that the facing is UV resistant and rigid, does not rot, and that no rippling occurs.

Premium class: reconditionedIn the premium class the same dou-ble warranty is valid for a period of five years. After undergoing the same reconditioning as standard used frames, the frame is also shot-blasted

MEVA Original Used Formwork


It was possible to use the reconditioned panels of the AluStar and StarTec wall formwork with reconditioned alkus all-plastic facings immedi-ately on the construction site.

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basis. One of these is located in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria in Germany. A new residential housing is being built here by Baugeschäft Lukas GmbH using formwork systems from MEVA. Two separate buildings with several residential units, two cellars and an underground garage offer suf-ficient space for up to 14 families.

Getting to know each other at baumaA year earlier the construction com-pany bought the formwork systems utilized, AluStar and StarTec, from MEVA as used formwork. “We were already aware of the flexible fields of applications offered by these systems while visiting the MEVA booth at the bauma in 2016,” reported Siegfried Lukas, managing director at Baug-eschäft Lukas GmbH. “We then bought the formwork in 2017 and have been using it non-stop in our building pro-jects ever since.”

Flexible in useThe latest construction project consists of a residential development project of two individual buildings with separate cellars and a total of 14 residential units. Harald Lukas explains that the cellars were formed using AluStar and

StarTec “because the height of 9 ft was a perfect match.” The large-area StarTec panels with a width of 4.45 ft enabled rapid construction progress to be made. Smaller AluStar panels are used especially in the corner areas. “This makes us more flexible, as we do not require a crane to move the light-weight aluminum panels.”

Positive conclusionAnd the conclusion after two years using MEVA Original Used Formwork? “Absolutely no complaints,” Siegfried Lukas is happy to say. “Right from the start everything went without a hitch.” The quality of the used MEVA form-work is, as promised, excellent,” adds Harald Lukas.

Harald Lukas is really pleased with the new formwork, and on purchas-ing the premium class, he received a certificate to confirm the quality in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001.

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ProjectApartment building, Neumarkt, Germany

PrincipalDonhauser GmbH

ContractorBaugeschäft Lukas GmbH

MEVA systemsn AluStar wall formworkn StarTec wall formwork

Engineering and supportMEVA Schalungs-Systeme GmbH, Munich officeGermany

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MEP shoring has played a major role in the construction of a large multi-family apartment complex on the waterfront in downtown Mobile, Alabama. The first new large-scale housing development to be constructed in over five dec-ades, this five-story, 267-unit com-plex will feature a mix of luxury studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, a saltwater pool, a dog park, roof top lounge, and more.

The complex is expected to be com-pleted by 2019 and will house as many as 700 new residents. This residential development is part of an ongoing effort to revitalize the downtown area and is helping to fill a housing void for the area’s increasing workforce.

Ideal for construction elementsThe apartments feature raised ceil-ings, four stories of living space over a 90,000 square foot podium-level park-ing garage with an elevated court-yard, and in-ground pool built atop; an undertaking that required 4,800 cubic yards of poured concrete. These building elements were complex, and a simple, effective, and efficient solu-tion was needed for all of the required concrete slabs. This made MEP the ideal answer to these challenging ele-ments for general contractor Empire Construction. Over 30,000 square feet of MEP was on the jobsite to form the slabs, pool bottom, pool deck, and podium level of the 180,000 square foot structure.

Fewer parts = labor savingsMEP has only two standard compo-nents: the post shore and gate, making

it simple to erect and use. It is highly versatile and can be used as a single post shore, shoring tower, or formwork table. These benefits were key for Empire Construction. “There are half the pieces and parts of other scaffold-ing or shoring systems, and I can leave the pieces together. This cuts my labor by half,” says Levi Harding of Empire. “I don’t have to worry about as much material, or about the material getting lost”.

MEP on the moveIn different areas of the structure the elevations ranged from 12 to 24 feet. For other systems this would be a complicated and time-consuming challenge. MEP was able to save time and effort for these design elements. The system features a patented SAS quick-lowering system that lowers the post shore by ½ inch with a single

Rebuilding Mobile WaterfrontMEP used to build the first multi-family housing in 50 years

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hammer blow. After stripping, the post shore automatically resets to the original locked position. This also allows the system to be moved easily to the next pour area. “I can build a table one time, and keep moving with it,” Levi Harding points out. This fea-ture was essential for a project with 7,000 square feet of 24-foot elevations. “Because we were able to move the system while it was still built up, we were much better off and saved a lot of time and labor.”

More with MEVAEmpire Construction was happy with the labor and time savings that they were able to achieve on this complex project using MEVA’s MEP shoring system. “People are sold on it,” reports Levi Harding. “All they needed was to get it in their hands and use it.” MEVA’s services also received high marks. “Your people have been great to work with,” Levi Harding adds. “These days you receive less and less information and instruction on your drawings, but MEVA did great.”

PROJECT DATA

ProjectMeridian at the Port, Mobile, Alabama/US

OwnerLeaf River Development Group and Bristol Development Group

ContractorEmpire Construction LLC

MEVA systemsn MEP shoring tower system

Engineering and supportMEVA Formwork Systems Springfield, Ohio

MEP is easily adapted around columns and other structure irregularities.

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The next issue of our FormworkPress will once again include interesting and informative reports about form-work projects. With bauma 2019 just around the corner, these refer-ences provide you an overview of the simple and clever formwork solutions from MEVA.

Besides numerous references from formwork projects all over the world, you can also read about the progress being made on the Roche Tower (Building 2). Having taken a close look at the work in the base-ment levels and the preparation of the automatic MAC climbing system in this issue, next time round we will be looking at the use of the climbing formwork together with the MGS guided screen system. When the construction work is complete, the new high-rise office building will be the tallest in Switzerland at 672 ft. The demands on the construction company and the formwork systems being used during the next stage of the project are also correspondingly high.

MEVA is relying on 3D planning during this and many other construc-tion projects. However, for the new project for Basler & Hofmann AG the formwork planning is reaching new dimensions. This project, which has won AEC Excellence Award, is relying on a 100% digitalised planning and construction process and thus exploits the current potential of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to the fullest. Read about the challenges this presents and, above all, the ben-efits this brings in the next issue of FormworkPress.

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Excellent PlanningThe building extension carried out by the engineering, planning and consulting company Basler & Hofmann AG in Esslin-gen in the Swiss Canton of Zurich is the winner of this year’s AEC Excellence Award in the category “Small Projects”. The award is presented to projects all over the world in the categories Infrastructure, Building and Construction that represent pioneering achievements in the field of digital planning and construction using Connected BIM. With this project, Basler & Hofmann tested a comprehensive digitalized planning and construction process on the extension of its own office building. The engineering company planned every individual task in a single BIM model and thus created a digital twin of the actual building before the ground was broken on the construction site.

For the formwork engineers the challenge was to integrate the formwork into this digital planning process as a temporary construction aid for the erection of the building. The formwork model was imported into the paperless construction site via the cloud. It was possible to call up up-to-date views in real time on the construction site in accordance with the cycles being performed.

This type of integral approach is presently still uncharted territory and allows us to look to the future with bated breath. MEVA would like to congratulate Basler & Hofmann as well as everyone involved for this excellent achievement! The next issue of FormworkPress will include a comprehensive report on the challenges posed by this project.

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