Dana Corporation
New Construction
Project Type
Industrial
Project Description
Manufacturing plant for truck axles involving:
- Reinforced concrete foundations
- Steel frame with long-span steel joists
- Climate-controlled heating and air conditioning
Unusual requirements and process:
- Extremely tight schedule, with ground breaking in November for production start-up beginning April 1
- Site preparation involved 1-1/2 months of continuous cut-and-fill, with simultaneous trenching and grading
- Erected a 300-yard long inflatable building to keep out winter while pouring concrete
- Up to 280 workers at the site at one time
- Two crews erected structural steel in a few weeks
- Completed one end of the plant for production start-up, while finishing remainder of building
Owner
Dana Corporation
Architect
H2L2 Architects
Location
Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA
Square Feet
240,000 square feet
Construction Time
Five months
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