CECO in the NORTHWEST

Established Seattle District

in 1972

Washington, Hawaii, AK,
CECO ID, MT

Form over 4,000,000 SF
Annually

Office, Parking, Hospital,
Temporary Structures Labs, Schools
University of Washington LANIKEA @ WAIKIKI
Honolulu, HI
Thursday, February 1, 2007

Building Structures in the PNW Start

To
Building Use Percent (%) CIP Finish
Parking Garages 95%
Concrete
Office Space Is Faster
< 4 Stories 20%
4-10 Stories 65%
10-20 Stories 35%
> 20 Stories 10%

Institutional 50%

How is Division 3 Work Performed

in the PNW ?

 1) Self-Performing GC 5%

 2) Complete Division 3 25%

Specialty Contractor
 Who Self-Performs
 Who Subcontracts

 3) GC Subcontracts Part(s) 70%

of Division 3

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 Formwork may be up to 50% of frame cost Slab Shoring Systems

Concrete Frame Costs Panelized Handset

Flying Trusses Shoring Scaffold
Formwork
Column mounted Aluminum or
Shoring Steel
Concrete
Steel Beam Forms Post Shores:
Reinforcement Others Wood, Ellis,
Steel
General Ceco HV
Condiditons

PANELIZED SHORING: Flying Truss Forms

PANELIZED SYSTEMS

CECO WIDE MODULE FORMS

(Attached to Flying Truss)

Boeing Commercial Airplane HQ

(Longacres)

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 PANELIZED SHORING: Steel Beam Form System

PANELIZED SHORING:
Column Mounted System
Fixed Dimensions

PANELIZED SHORING: Steel Beam Form System PANELIZED SHORING: Steel Beam Form System

Standard Beam Depth and Width Consistent Bay Width

PANELIZED SHORING: Steel Beam Form System PANELIZED SHORING: Steel Beam Form System

Consistent Beam Length: Column Size/Orientation Consistent Beam Length

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PANELIZED SHORING: Steel Beam Form System
Panelized Shoring: Scaffold Gang System

U of W - Bothell Campus

Panelized Shoring: Scaffold Gang System

HANDSET SYSTEMS

Forming Elevated Slabs with the HANDSET SHORING: Ceco HV System

European Handset Systems
Short Learning Curve: Three Components
Standard Inventory
At least 50% of the elevated slab SF in the PNW
is formed with one of the many European
handset systems now available.
These systems allow some of the formwork to
be stripped prior to releasing the shoring.

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HANDSET SHORING: Ceco HV System HANDSET SHORING: Ceco HV System

Limited Exposure to Falls Labor Efficient

Lightweight Aluminum (EU Labor Standards) High Production Rates
Greatly Reduces Fatigue Injuries

CIVICA OFFICE TOWERS

CECO HV SYSTEM HANDSET SHORING: Ceco HV System

Rapid Equipment Cycling (Early Strip)

SLAB SHORING SYSTEM COMPARISONS

CASCADE ONE - SEATTLE
Panelized Handset
Size/Weight +
Initial Cost +
Cycle Cost +
Cycle Time +
Flexibility:

Sequencing +
Access +
Mobilization +
Clear Story Height +
Structural System +
Geometry +

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CASCADE ONE - SEATTLE LANIKEA - WAIKIKI

LANIKEA - WAIKIKI SOMEONE HAD A BAD DAY

CECO

IN CLOSING...