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Show NEWS Jur 23. 1991 Hlrop 9 Times Facility will ease unit's climate woes St process," said Gary Wood, civil en-- " 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron gineering project engineer. The solution the design team arrived A new facility currently being con- at was a facility built from precast structed near the Army's Locomotive sections. Each section is on west the side of the manufactured off base and then asRepair Facility will base sembled on the construction site. The provide protection for the workers at the facility and pieces fit together almost like building improved protection for the en- blocks. Then they are attached vironment. together and anchored. The whole It is one of several projects under process goes much faster than normal construction and is relatively inexway to improve the Army's locomotive repair facilities area. The new pensive. The concrete block construction furbuilding will cover a bridge crane and chemical cleaning pad that will be used nishes an addition advantage in that to clean and degrease locomotive some of the chemicals used in the locomotive cleaning process are causengines. At present, the crane and cleaning tic and would corrode a normal steel pad are out in the open and must be structure. The precast concrete strucclosed any time the weather turns bad. ture doesn't have that problem. Using The new building will allow an this construction method, the design comand increase team was able to provide a 5,800 operation fort for workers. square foot facility 33 feet high for . ton by Capt. Robert Nowtin con-cre- (Hi I te j I all-weath- er Environmental protection The 2849th Civil Y- only $191,000. A number of environmental issues had to be addressed by the design team due to the use of chemicals during the cleaning process. "The presence of those chemicals means that the pad is classified as a hazardous waste site and, therefore, specific rules must be followed to meet strict environmental standards," said Capt. Ed Heyse, Hill's chief of environmental restoration. The environmental management team and the design team worked closely to ensure that the facility was designed in strict compliance to environmental rules. The ventilation systems for worker safety and specifications to notify the contractor of the potential for exposure to hazardous Volunteer for the American Red Cross Veterans Administration Voluntary Services. mm American Red Cross QKffiQim gineering Squadron builds a facility in the Army's locomotive repair area. The building will protect workers from the weather and the environment from harsh chemicals. - US. Air fore Photo all-weath- er The new building posed some unique design challenges since it was to be constructed around an existing facility. "Designing the facility was a delicate balance between considering cost, speed of construction and meeting environmental considerations due to the chemicals they use during the cleaning En- chemicals and to identify requirements for soil sampling, handling and disposal were all carefully studied. EM and CE are now working together to make these requirements standard in all construction contracts where hazardous materials may be present. Their primary goal is to provide facilities which protect both workers and the environment. 1 yjk LAVA Zf$ I i I J ti - Pioneer Insulated STEEL Garage Doors Woodsy Owt says No Noise Pollution Here! I Don't Pollute. Forest W'VV Service-US- D 1 II 0H33 BEIhspr t jri'i'i'rm rAMPr T '. 4 feci L-- r ! P Won't warp, crack or rot Durable 24- - gauge steel Year after year of trouble-fre- o Virtually maintenance free Backed by 10 and 20 year e Q)(& . I 1 . ..,,, S5i met Iffy I warranty operation Hurry, Sale Ends On June 29th Model 2150 do r mm d LiVI GGDEN 731-062- 1 & 2200 row mmo 23S0 S, 1900 W. OPEN M-- F B$, SAT LAYTOfJ 91 AU LAYTON MILLS OPEN M-- F 10-- 9, SAT. 07 iinw.i.w I Tn 0 fc I j |
