Soldier Field + North Burnham Park Redevelopment | Chicago, IL

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The renovation and improvement of North Burnham Park and the rebuilding of Soldier Field, home to the Chicago Bears, is located on a 96-acre site between the Field Museum and McCormick Place.   Considered to be the most complex landscape project ever attempted in the city of Chicago, the approximately 17 acres of additional public…

Fort Knox Bullion Depository | Fort Knox, KY

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To see the full project profile, click the link below: Fort Knox Bullion Depository Project Profile  Location: Fort Knox, KY Job Size: Building Owner: United States Mint Roofing Contractor: Swift Roofing 108 South Park Circle Valley Creek Business Center Elizabethtown, KY 42701 800-844-4920 • 800-844-4921   Can you imagine the weight of about 125 semi-trucks,…

Paramount Plaza | New York, NY

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To see the full project profile, click the link below: Paramount Plaza Project Profile   1992 Location: New York, New York Roofing Contractor: C & W Roofing Architect: Der Scutt     In 1992, a major renovation program was conceived by none other than Der Scutt, the architect responsible for a number of downtown New…

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library | Washington, D.C.

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JOB DETAILS:   Location: Washington, D.C.   Job Size:  78,000 sq. ft.   Green Roof:  Furbish, Co.   Architect: OTJ Architects Mecanoo   Contractor: HRGM Corporation 2021 Shannon Place SE Washington, DC 20020 In 2011, the D.C. Public Library began plans for the modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The original vision…

Willis Tower | Chicago, IL

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To see the full project profile, click the link below: Willis Tower Project Profile   Location: Chicago, IL Job Size: 87,391 sq. ft. Architect: Gensler Architects   When you think of a big city, often what immediately jumps to mind are skyscrapers, traffic, and your favorite sports team. But many of these big cities are…

Fenimore Art Museum | Cooperstown, NY

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To see the full project profile, click the link below: Fenimore Art Museum Project Profile JOB DETAILS: 1994 Location: Cooperstown, NY   Job Size:  38,100 sq. ft.   Architect: Beth Loftus + Peter Ogman Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (Now Pfeiffer Partners)   Contractor: Charles T. Driscoll Masonry Restoration Co., Inc. 4562 Jordan Rd. Skaneateles Falls,…

LinkBelt Construction Equipment – Facilities Building Roof Restoration | Lexington, KY

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  “Restore & Repair So You Don’t Have to Replace”   After evaluating the roof of their 240,000 sq/ft facilities building, the management team at LinkBelt Construction Equipment did just that.   Thanks to Barrett’s Ram Cold Tar® Plus roof restoration & repair system & Ram Ultra-Silver® reflective aluminum finish, the result was a new,…

Ocean Plaza Condominiums | Long Branch, NJ

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  THE PROBLEM A luxury high-rise oceanfront building, Ocean Plaza, suffered half of their roof blowing off the prior year. The emergency replacement modified bitumen roof was plagued with leaks. Also, recognizing the half of the roof that did not blow off was showing wear from normal aging, accelerated by ponding water and surfacing granule…