Workers Compensation
Fund Office Building

Be Careful Out There.

Harnessing Advanced Seismic Steel Systems for an Award-Winning Office Landmark

The Workers Compensation Fund Office Building was awarded the 2010 Bronze Best of Awards Outstanding Office Project by Mountain States Construction maga-zine. SME Steel Contractors fabricated and erected 1,700 tons of structural steel to create this singular six-story building and incorporated the ability to withstand high seismic activity. SideplateTM technology, patented award-winning steel frame system, is the mode of choice and was used with steel moment frames to stretch and absorb the seismic energy. SME carefully constructed moment frame columns with match marked beam stubs for perfect alignment in the field as well as creating the exterior closure plates and the glass fiber reinforced concrete connections. The front edifice has a cantilevered curved canopy supported by SideplateTM moment frame columns and stainless steel architectural braces. The structure is crowned with a curved roof over the elevator support room. This complex erection was accomplished in only 32 total crane days. To top it off, the project team was successful in achieving a LEED-Gold-certified building.

Project Details

01/10/2011

1,700 tons of steel

CLIENT

Workers Compensation Fund

CONTRACTOR

Jacobsen Construction

ARCHITECT

ASWN

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

Dunn Associates, Inc., Van Boerum & Frank Associates Inc.

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Workers Compensation Fund Office Sandy Utah
Workers Compensation Fund Office Sandy Utah
Workers Compensation Fund Office steel frame under construction
Workers Compensation Fund Office Sandy Utah

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