{"id":2969,"date":"2024-12-30T16:37:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prairieprod.vcnastaging.com\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2024-12-30T16:37:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:37:16","slug":"inner-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/inner-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Inner Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

Innovation drives health care forward \u2013 and the same holds true for the design and construction of new health care facilities across the Midwest.<\/p>\n

In Hoffman Estates, Illinois, substantial cost and labor savings will be achieved by adding fibers to the mixes used to build\u00a0Alexian Brothers Children\u2019s Hospital<\/strong>, says Project Manager\u00a0Mike Michalek<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Cerami Construction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

More than half the 8,000 yards provided for this $117-million project will incorporate fibers, Michalek reports. Prairie Yards 8 and 19 will deliver all mixes for the new structure, an expansion of St. Alexius Medical Center set to open in 2013.<\/p>\n

A fresh look at the specs<\/h2>\n

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\u201cAt first, standard wire reinforcement was specified for the roof and 6 stories of metal decks,\u201d Michalek says. \u201cWe took a second look after the bid was approved, showing how macrofibers could benefit the project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michalek and his team worked with general contractor\u00a0Power Construction<\/strong>\u00a0and engineers at\u00a0Lindsay & Associates\u00a0<\/strong>to finalize specs.<\/p>\n

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Faster placement in all weather<\/h2>\n

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Like most projects of its kind, this is a year-round job with aggressive deadlines. Eliminating metal reinforcement made every step of the work go more smoothly.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot having to store, hoist, lay out or tie mesh reduces hazards for our workers and cuts days from the process,\u201d Michalek explains. \u201cWe started the decks in October and completed them by the first week of January. Going forward, we expect fibers to be part of what we recommend for all similar projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wisconsin builders see success<\/h2>\n

Leading contractors in the Dairy State have used fiber-enriched mixes in the construction of two major hospital expansions with a third now on the horizon, says\u00a0Mike Fiorita<\/strong>\u00a0of Prairie Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Rogers Memorial Hospital<\/strong>\u00a0in Oconomowoc, a nationally recognized center for mental health, will soon celebrate the opening of a new experiential center and inpatient facility built by\u00a0VJS Construction Services<\/strong>, Fiorita reports.<\/p>\n

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\u200bAt\u00a0St. Francis Hospital<\/strong>\u00a0in Milwaukee,\u00a0Riley Construction<\/strong>\u00a0is overseeing construction of an 80,000-square-foot neurology center scheduled to open this fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth projects are using fiber-enhanced concrete for foundations and other major elements,\u201d Fiorita says. \u201cContractors are telling us these advanced mixes are easy to pump and place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on these successes, Prairie recommended fiber-enriched mixes for a new health care project that will soon break ground \u2013 where cost savings may reach as high as $25,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to helping more architects, engineers and contractors leverage the benefits of fiber additives,\u201d says Fiorita.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Innovation drives health care forward \u2013 and the same holds true for the design and construction of new health care facilities across the Midwest. In Hoffman Estates, Illinois, substantial cost and labor savings will be achieved by adding fibers to the mixes used to build\u00a0Alexian Brothers Children\u2019s Hospital, says Project Manager\u00a0Mike Michalek\u00a0of\u00a0Cerami Construction. More than […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairie.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}