Excellence in Constructability

The team behind a 1-million-sq.-ft commercial building chose the composite SpeedCore system for cost-effectiveness, speed, and the ability to reduce wall thicknesses by up to 18 inches (around 30%, on average)--benefits that were compounded by new research that allowed them to omit most spray-on fireproofing. Close collaboration paid off at the jobsite, where not a single penetration required modification.

Owner: Jay Paul Company, San Francisco
General contractor: Level 10 Construction, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Architect: Gensler, San Francisco
Structural engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA), Seattle
Steel team:
Fabricator/erector: Schuff Steel Company, Phoenix *AISC full member; AISC-certified fabricator and erector*
Detailer: DBM Vircon, Tempe, Ariz. *AISC associate member*
Erection and construction engineers: Simpson Gumpertz and Heger (SGH), San Francisco
Connections consultant: Steel Structures Technology Center, Inc., Howell, Mich.