Author: Tommy Barros

August was a very busy month for framing, which kicked into high gear. Broadrock building is currently framing up Level 4, while neighboring Cascara building is framing Level 2. Sitka, which has 2 post-tension (PT) decks in its design as a 4-over-2 mixed-use building with the 2^nd floor being office, is currently working on the second PT concrete deck pours, while Klipsan building just completed its slab on grade. Structural work is the intensive work happening on site right now, and will continue for several months as framing continues. There was also a lot of progress on the sitework as it relates to streets and curbs, which were poured in mid-August. With the streets and curbs in place, the site is starting to feel more finished. We have many subcontractors on site every day, keeping things busy and lively out at Hyas Point!

July was like June in that it was all about concrete, but with a move from Slab on Grade (SOG) to Post Tensioned (PT) deck work. A PT deck is a concrete deck with reinforcing steel cables that allows for the construction of longer, stronger, and more durable decks, wherein the steel cables are hydraulically pulled to stress the concrete and create compression within the slab. While the SOG crew continues across each building, the PT deck crew follows quickly behind. Over the course of the month, Building C (Broadrock) moved up a floor from the completed SOG up to a full PT deck on the second floor, which was done in 3 pour phases. Following that, framing quickly mobilized and began, with a full floor of residential unit walls up by the end of the month on that building.

As concrete passes the halfway point in their main SOW, framing is ramping up and will be the primary focus for the next 6-9 months.

June was a busy month for concrete! Conco, the concrete subcontractor, is utilizing a technique called shotcrete where concrete is pneumatically projected (or sprayed) at high velocity onto a surface, compacting the material and allowing for an efficient formation of vertical structures, which is how much of the structural columns and walls are being constructed. The biggest piece of the concrete work in each building is the slab on grade and the 2nd floor post tension deck, which are all in progress at different stages.