“Plain” does not do justice to the wall panels enclosing the ESL Federal Credit Union Ramp Garage inRochester. The panels enclosing this new structure are plant cast with a thin brick formliner. After removal from the casting bed, the panels are acid washed, and then hand stained by Nawkaw.

Likewise, “Fancy” does not do justice to thepanels enclosing the Saratoga SpringsParking Ramp. Graceful curves, extending pi-lasters, and a delicate cast in brick color off-set by the clean, plain concrete highlightingbands, change a simple functional structureinto an attractive work of art. Precast panelsare available in many textures, shapes, andsizes. Our thanks to Carl Ashley, LakelandsConcrete Products, for these photos of theirwork.

Saratoga Springs Ramp Garage

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PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, INC. April 2010 Volume 21, No. 4

Focus of This Issue: Parking Structures

ESL Federal Credit Union Parking Ramp Photos by: Lakelands Concrete Products

Spandrel Panels – Plain or Fancy

Our newest Full Producer Member is CampPrecast Concrete Products, 78 Precast Road,Milton, VT, 05468. Kevin Camp, President, and TimQueior, New York Sales Manager advise the stan-dard products they produce include retaining walls,erosion control systems, utility structures, drainagestructures, septic tanks and other sanitary struc-tures, segmental bridges, box culverts and 3-sidedculverts, bridge slabs, lighting poles, vaults, andpump stations. Call them at 802-893-2407.

And Eriksson Technologies, Inc. has joined asboth an Associate Member and a ProfessionalMember. Roy Eriksson, President, is located at P.O.Box 16396, Tampa, FL 33687. ErikssonTechnologies develops, markets, and supports en-gineering design software and renders engineeringsupport services to the precast and prestressedconcrete industries. Erikson is currently working onthe LRFD upgrade to our CULVERT DesignProgram. His e-mail is Eriksson@eriktech.com. q

Proving that precast offers speed of construction,William E Dailey Precast averaged over 15 pieces perday to build this structure in only 361/2 winter days, fin-ishing in mid-March. The detail work and finishing ma-

terials will follow this month. With the somewhat repeti-tious main structural frame in place, take a close lookat the unusual details making up the external exposedstair structures.

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Hudson Valley Community College Parking Garage Adds 500 Long-Needed Spaces

In addition to the big cranes that did the heavy piecelifting, smaller lifts are used to enable erectors on workplatforms to position and fasten the ‘lighter’ pieces –landings and stair-riser units, seen supported by brack-ets on the structural columns – tinker toy fashion. Thecolumn brackets were cast as part of the columns, inthe plant!

After the stair structural pieces are in place, it ismade useable for jobsite workers by adding temporarysafety railings (the 2x4s and brackets). The double wallseen above frames an elevator shaft adjacent to thestairs. Yet to be put in place is a bridge between the

garage and the classroom building seen on the left.The new adjacent parking with easy access will be amajor improvement for students and teachers, nowparking all over the neighborhood where ever an emptyspace can be found, and then walking, walking, walk-ing. The architect, the contractor, and the owner allwere amazed at how closely the new garage’s colormatches other existing college buildings – an originalproject requirement. Other credits: owner: DormitoryAuthority of the State of New York; general contractor:T. Moriarty and Son; architect: Polshek Partnership.Thanks to Bob Wicox at William E Dailey Precast forsupplying the information. q

Welcome to Our New Members

Hudson Valley Community College Parking Garage HVCC Photos by William E Dailey Precast

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Sustainability Parks inChicago Garage

Incorporating elements unheard of for parkinggarages, developer Friedman Properties recentlyopened an 11-story structure in the (downtown-bor-dering) River North area of Chicago designed formaximum energy efficiency, minimal waste, androughly 725 parking spaces. With a framework of pre-cast elements supplied by J.W. Peters & Sons (dou-ble tees) and Lombard Precast (architectural precastspandrel and wall panels) subcontracting for leadcontractor ATMI Precast, plus green glass and limitedstructural steel, the Greenway Self Park garagecomes courtesy of Friedman, parking magnateMyron Warshauer, and architectural firm Cubellis.The Greenway Self Park is unique to the point thatFriedman Properties has a patent pending, making itpossible to license the design in other locations. Thedesign and development team embedded into thebuilding's prominent southwest corner a series of sixvertically stacked wind turbines from Helix Wind thatwill produce electricity year-round, directly offset thefacility's energy requirements, and power exteriorlighting. The turbines' southwest location is meant tocapitalize on Chicago's northwest winter and south-west summer winds, and they are estimated to gen-erate 10,000-15,000 kWh per year, regardless of thewind direction or speed.

Designed not to look like a parking garage, thebuilding is meant to blend into its relatively upscalesurroundings. On the ground level, it has about15,000 sq. ft. of retail space; a second-level sky-bridge will connect the garage to two nearby hotels.In addition, openings between the glass planks allowair to flow naturally through the garage, eliminatingthe need for forced-air ventilation systems. Inside theGreenway will be plug-in stations for electric cars,spaces for car-sharing services, parking for bikes,and showers for cyclists. A green roof with land-scaped gardens will combat urban heat island effectsand control stormwater runoff. As is required to obtainLEED certification, all construction materials for thebuilding were produced within a 500-mile radius.

Photo and Article from Concrete Products Magazine,February 2010.

Turbines Ready to Power Windy City’s Greenway Self ParkStructure

Lunch-Box Talks Reminder Check the PCANY website for listings of the accredited one-hour lunch-box talks that you can

arrange to be presented in your own office – and PCANY supplies the lunch! q

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SUSTAINABILITYINNOVATE + INTEGRATE + DESIGN

DISCOVER THE FREEDOM OF PRECAST

915 WALNUT PARKING STRUCTURE Project Type: Parking Structure Location: Kansas City, MO Owner: Simbol Commercial, Kansas City, MO Architect: Stott & Associates Architects, PC, Ames, IA Engineer: FDG, Inc., Arvada, CO Contractor: The Weitz Company, Overland Park, KS Precaster: IPC, Inc., Des Moines, IA

OVERVIEW

The 915 Walnut Street Parking Structure is sandwiched between two older buildings in downtown Kansas City. The 106,000 ft2 structure provides 325 parking spaces for the adjacent condominiums. The owner’s goal was to create a highly sustainable design and a green presence that would attract attention to the project. To that end, the parking structure features a dramatic rooftop garden. The garden serves as a key selling point for the condominiums. It provides residents with a safe, fun and beautiful area to have picnics, walk their pets, or just enjoy the outdoors. The 16,000 ft2 green rooftop area has also created a great deal of interest within the community, being used for public tours, weddings, receptions, and other special events.

The all-precast concrete structure was originally designed as a cast-in-place, but none of the design variations being considered could meet the budget or schedule requirements. “This project is an excellent example of the benefits a total precast concrete solution can provide,” explains Michael Stott, principal of Stott & Associates Architects, PC. “By switching to an all-precast solution, the cost was reduced by approximately 25%, and the challenging schedule met.”

Site conditions were also a challenge. The site was sandwiched between two existing older buildings in a congested downtown area. The structure was built within 2 in. to 3 in. of the existing buildings, which were not square. Precast concrete components produced off site in a controlled environment assured precise tolerances would be met. Finished components delivered to the site reduced site impact and construction time.

PRECAST CONCRETE & SUSTAINABILITY

16,000area of rooftop garden

F T 2 100of the parking spaces were covered

P E R C E N T 25cost reduction

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The Dormitory Authority of the State of New Yorkhas turned to precast parking structures to solve park-ing problems for several years. Working withConstruction Manager Jacobs Facilities, GeneralContractor T. Moriarty and Son, Architect Polshek

Partnership, and Precaster Dailey Precast, this 540parking space structure, exceeding 187,000 sq. ft. forparking was built and opened in record time.

Notice the two different designs of screens (appliedto the east and west elevations only). The long-term

This project illustrates another method of providingprefabricated, easily-installed stair/elevator towers.Unlike the previous project photo (Hudson ValleyCommunity College Parking Garage), this system hasa continuous center bearing wall with transverse sup-porting beams attached. The landing units and the riserunits are simply supported, and typically are includedas part of the structures lateral restraint. As seen on theright above, from outside, the glass enclosure masksthe stair structural details, whatever they are.Nevertheless, look carefully at the photo, and the stair

pieces can be seen through the glass. Located next tothe simple but efficient garage entrance, the stair/ele-vator addition works well and looks good.

Repeating from the November ’09 Newsletter, thisgarage was designed by Desman Associates, Boston,MA, Tom Basile, lead architect. The three supportedlevels were made using 88 double tees, 13 columns, 2stair and 1 elevator towers – 262 pieces in total.Thanks again to Bob Wilcox, Dailey Precast, precasterof this structure, and supplier of this article. q

Dailey Dutifully Doing Desmond Details, Producing PleasingParking Structures … continued

Additional Details from Sawtooth Parking Garage, previously highlighted in November 2009

Staten Island Parking Garage

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Stair Framing In Place Stair Units Enclosed in Glass at Garage Entrance

Rustication reveal adds texture and variety Open spaces, easy parking, excellent visibility

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0334Camp Precast Concrete Products, Milton, VT, 802-893-2407J.P. Carrara & Sons, Middlebury, VT, 802-388-6361Coastal Pipeline Products Corp., Calverton, NY, 631-369-4000Dailey Precast, Shaftsbury, VT, 802-442-4418The Fort Miller Co., Inc., Schuylerville, NY, 518-695-5000Jefferson Concrete Corp., Watertown, NY, 315-788-4171Kistner Concrete Products, East Pembroke, NY, 585-762-

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Co., Center Valley, PA, 814-224-2121Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC, Cressona, PA,

570-385-2352Oldcastle Precast, South Bethlehem, NY, 518-767-2116Oldcastle Precast Inc., Middle Island, NY, 631-924-7400Oldcastle Precast Inc., DBA Rotondo Precast, Avon, CT,

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0334Concrete Building Supply, Champlain, NY, 518-563-0700R. Deso, Inc., Champlain, NY, 518-298-8411The Fort Miller Co., Inc., Schuylerville, NY, 518-695-5000Grimm Building Materials Co., Troy, NY, 518-272-1100Guardian Concrete Products, Schenectady, NY, 518-372-0080Jefferson Concrete Corp., Watertown, NY, 315-788-4171Keeler Vault Co., Inc., Hudson, NY, 518-851-6281Kistner Concrete Products, East Pembroke, NY, 585-762-

8216Oneonta Block, Oneonta, NY, 607-432-6641Sunnycrest Inc., Auburn, NY, 315-252-7214United Concrete Products, Inc., Yalesville, CTWoodard’s Concrete Products, Inc., Bullville, NY, 845-361-3471

Zeiser Wilbert Vault, Elmira, NY, 607-733-0568ASSOCIATE MEMBERSA-Lok Products, Inc., Tullytown, PA, 800-822-2565Amcrete Products, Newburgh, NY, 845-562-0010American Spacer Technologies, Inc., Hudson, NY, 800-424-

8557BASF Admixtures, Cleveland, OH, 518-232-1187Buzzi Unicem USA, Stockertown, PA, 610-746-6224Cemex, Inc., Wampum, PA, 724-535-4311Chase Specialty Coatings, Pittsburgh, PA, 412-828-1500Concrete Sealants, Inc., Royersford, PA, 610-948-7867Cresset Chemical Co., Weston, OH, 419-669-2041East Jordan Iron Works, Newark, NJ 973-350-0600Eastern States Steel Corp., Upper Saddle River, NJ,

800-327-8335Engineered Wire Products, Waynesville, OH, 937-433-9753Eriksson Technologies, Inc, Tampa, FL, 813-989-3317 Essex Cement Company, Port Newark, NJ, 973-344-5903Essroc Cement, Nazareth, PA, 610-746-3109The Euclid Chemical Co., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-376-0871Federal White Cement Inc., Emmaus, PA, 610-966-9481Forta Corporation, Grove City, PA, 800-245-0306Grace Construction Products, Wynantskill, NY, 518-361-4335Helser Industries, Tualatin, OR, 503-692-6909Holcim (US) Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-376-0871Jepco Sales, Royersford, PA, 610-948-7867JVI, Inc., Pittsfield, MA, 413-442-4147Keystone Cement Company, Exton, PA, 610-837-2100 Lafarge North America, Concord, Ontario, 888-523-2743 x 5034Lehigh Cement Company, Glens Falls, NY, 518-792-1137 x 303Meadow Burke, Billerica, MAMixer Systems, Pewaukee, WI, 860-798-7248Northeast Solite Corp., Saugerties, NY, 845-246-2646A L Patterson, Fairless Hills, PA, 800-332-7090Polylok, Inc/Zabel, Wallingford, CT, 800-765-9565Quinn Consulting, Bladensburg, MDRiefler Construction Products, Blasdell, NY, 716-332-6283St. Mary’s Cement Company, Cleveland, OH, 216-579-1911Sika Corporation, Lyndhurst, NJ, 302-218-4987Spillman Co., Columbus OH, 614-444-2184Splice Sleeve North America, Irvine, CA, 949-861-8393Superior Precast Consulting, Inc., Ardmore, PA, 610-715-1969Syracuse Casting Sales Co., Cicero, NY, 315-699-2601Trelleborg Pipe Seals Milford, Inc., Milford, NH, 800-626-2180Tuf-Tite, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL, 847-550-1011PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSAbate Associates Engineers & Surveyors, Buffalo, NY,

716-632-2300Advance Testing, Campbell Hall, NY, 845-496-1600AECOM, Latham, NY, 518-951-2200Atlantic Testing Laboratories, Clifton Park, NY, 518-383-9144Barton & Loguidice, PC, Syracuse, NY, 315-457-5200A.S. Bell Engineering, PC, Slingerlands, NY, 518-357-0313Bergmann Associates, Inc., Rochester, NY, 585-232-5135

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plan for the “shingled or layered screens” is to populatethem with some type of plant or vine, producing a living“green screen”.

The strong façade lines are constructed by alternat-ing spandrel panels and structural support shear walls,all cast with the same concrete mix. Plain sections arefinished with a light sandblast, while the intermediatesections are made with a 11/4” deep rustication reveal.Integral with the vertical sections is a corbel to supportthe transverse inverted tee beams, which in turn sup-port the double tees. Double tees are typically “pre-

topped” by using a thick flange, lightly roughened in theplant. Shear connections are completed between dou-ble tee flanges, and the joints caulked. (comments onthis, guys?) The easy access ramps and wide, columnfree bays, allow safe entry and exit for each driver.Sometimes the signage is confusing, but these open,firesafe, easily-maintained parking structures are al-ways a welcome end to every trip. Thanks again toRobin Outwater and Bob Wilcox, William E DaileyPrecast, Shaftsbury, VT for these photos and the proj-ect description. q

Staten Island Parking Garage (continued from page 4)

There are several free parking related resources on the PCI website. These include:• Maintenance Manual for Precast Parking Structures• “Parking Structure: Snow Removal” (excerpt from Maintenance Manual)• “Joints in Precast Parking Structures” (report from PCI Journal)• “Precast Concrete Parking Structure Lighting Study” (from the PCI Journal)

The Parking Resources section of the website was last located under the Publications menu. You can contactBrian Miller at bmiller@pci.org for more information.

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