Horizontal Shoring Formwork | Adjust To Varying Floor Heights | Charlotte, North Carolina
About the Customer
Company: United Forming, Inc.
Project Location:
Formwork Specialist-Atlanta
Scott Norvell, EFCO Territory Manager
Mark Stewart, EFCO Territory Manager
Jim Ostrander, EFCO Field Supervisor
Melvin Marcos, EFCO Engineer
Project Requirements
Horizontal Shoring Formwork
- 17-level building
- 298,600 ft² (27,740 m²) of office space atop its 8-level, 304,500 ft² (28,290 m²) parking garage with a total of 710 spaces.
Formwork Used
Project Overview
United Forming, Inc. chose EFCO to provide the horizontal shoring formwork for the 2151 Hawkins Street project. Located in the heart of Charlotte’s developing South End neighborhood, this 17-level building includes 298,600 ft² (27,740 m²) of office space atop its 8-level, 304,500 ft² (28,290 m²) parking garage with a total of 710 spaces. It is located directly on the Charlotte Rail Trail and Light Rail, making it easily accessible. An existing next-door brewery will be moved into a portion of the ground level’s 24,400 ft² (2,265 m²) of retail space.
Customer Benefits
Optimized Construction Process Led To Shoring System Decision
The cycling sequence of the hybrid E-Z DECK® beam towers and CUNNINGHAM® deck panels placed EFCO’s shoring solution at the top of the list for formwork suppliers, making EFCO an easy choice.
Varying Floor Heights
EFCO’s E-Z DECK system was an efficient solution for the varying floor heights, given its ability to be assembled and disassembled quickly because of the minimal components it uses.
Slab Cantilevered
100′ (30.5 m) tall E-Z DECK shoring towers on both sides of phase one to handle the 12′ (3.6 m) slab cantilevers.
Wet Deck To Span Tower To Tower
EFCO’s SUPER STUDS® with moment connections were used to span several areas with a maximum span of 23′ (7.0 m) from tower to tower.
