According to the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), structural steel is the leading structural framing material for buildings in the United States. The AISC hosted 150 SteelDay events nationwide on Friday, September 19, to recognize the contribution that the structural steel industry makes to the domestic economy, promote the use of structural steel, and demonstrate first-hand the work that takes place in steel fabrication shops and during the steel erection process on an active job site.
AISC’s New England chapter held a SteelDay 2014 event in downtown Stamford that featured a presentation on the Summer House project located on lower Summer Street in Stamford. The 21-story apartment complex will incorporate 2,700 square feet of retail/restaurant space, 227 residential units and a fifth floor amenities space that includes a pool.
Presenters included representatives from the Summer House building team, including owner/developer F.D. Rich, construction manager Erland Construction, structural engineer Wexler & Associates, American Steel & Precast Erectors and Ocean Steel Corporation. Following the breakfast presentation, the more than 50 attendees walked over to the Summer House job site for a tour of the structural steel erection work in progress.
“The total project square footage of Summer House is 334,000 SF and the steel is coming in at about 14.6 pounds per square of building area,” said Eric Greene, Erland Construction’s Vice President, Western Region. “The building is being built up to the adjacent lot lines and over part of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. This creates unique logistical challenges and makes the structural steel design and erection more complicated due to the large spans over the restaurant.”
Steel and precast plank erection for Summer House began in July 2014 and is on schedule to be completed by the end of February 2015.
Erland Construction, with offices in East Windsor and Stamford, Conn. and Burlington, Mass., is the region’s leading open shop construction management and general contracting firm. The company has the specialized expertise for new construction, additions and renovations in major market sectors including multi-unit residential, office, academic, commercial and healthcare. For more information, visit Erland at www.erland.com.Â
