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…

St. Simon Stock R.C. Elementary School | Bronx, NY

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To see the full project profile, click the link below: Fenimore Art Museum Project Profile JOB DETAILS: 2005 Location: Bronx, NY   Job Size:  3,500 sq. ft.   Owner: Father Nelson A. Belizario, Archdiocese of New York   Roof Contractor: Tony Lado Bulado General Contractors 26-44 Borough Place Queens, NY 11377 (718) 803-6400   Most…

550 Madison Ave | Manhattan, NY

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Known to many as the Sony Tower and before that as the AT&T Building, the famed landmark skyscraper standing at 550 Madison is one of the latest to see a major renovation.   THE EARLY CONTROVERSY OF 550 MADISON Originally completed in 1984, the structure by Philip Johnson & John Burgee became a lightning rod as…

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,…

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…

Millennium Park | Chicago, IL

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Located between Chicago’s lakefront and the central business district (the loop), Millennium Park is a multi-award winning 24.5-acre public park with venues for performance, art, sculpture, architecture, and landscape architecture.   OVERVIEW   When Mayor Richard M. Daley first announced a plan to transform the plot bounded by Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive, and Randolph and…

FDIC – L. William Seidman Center Green Roof | Arlington, VA

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  In 2005, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) adopted a new objective— To evaluate & measure the operational energy conservation of its Virginia Square facility and identify opportunities to further conserve energy and reduce utility costs.         OVERVIEW   The campus at the heart of George Mason University consists of an…

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,…