McClone Construction has been involved in the construction of numerous educational facilities over the years. These types of structures are often designed with exposed architectural concrete. This is done to extend the structure expected life span while lowering the cost of maintenance and up keep. These requirements along with additional structural requirements have to be considered in the construction methods utilized to build these types of structures. Most Educational Facilities are additions to existing campuses and therefore come with inherent logistic and schedule considerations.
College Laboratory, Engineering, Science & Library Buildings typically require the structural slabs to facilitate increased vertical loads and often times need to accommodate a reduction in vibration. These requirements promote structures to be designed with thicker two-way mild steel slabs and additional vertical elements. Sometimes Dome/Waffle Slabs or Pan Slabs are utilized to fulfill the needed design requirements. These increased parameters add cost and time to the forming operation and to the overall structural frame. If the structural frame of the building is designed as architecturally exposed concrete, the structural concrete formwork and related trades will see additional increases in structural forming cost.
College Office & Administration Buildings, do not typically require increased design parameters. However, if the structural frame of the building is designed as architecturally exposed concrete, the structural concrete formwork and related trades will see additional increases in cost similar to the other higher education facilities.
High Schools and Early Education Buildings are typically designed to be Wood Frame or structural steel, but occasionally a school will be designed using a structural concrete frame or a combination of the two types of construction. However, in all cases these buildings will require foundations and someone to perform the Concrete Packages
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