Ecoplex Parking Garage
2008 Tilt-Up Achievement Award Winner :: Institutional Division
Submitted by Woodland Construction Company of Jupiter, Florida
Time and money proved to be the major factors when deciding to convert a precast parking garage design into Tilt-Up: Not only would keeping the design precast further delay construction (of an office building and hotel) by 18 months, but also the use of Tilt-Up would save the owner more than $1 million.
During the design phase, Woodland Construction relied on its considerable experience with Tilt-Up to conceive a design that included double-tee decks and ramps with a 2-inch concrete topping applied after erection for a smoother finish than traditional “pretopped” tees. However, the use of double tees required Woodland to carefully coordinate the erection of the Tilt-Up walls, creating an exterior bracing structure that wouldn’t disturb erection of the double tees.
To help achieve the owner’s green-building goals, Woodland worked with the ready-mix supplier to ensure the concrete mix contained recycled materials, and also verified that all reinforcing steel used was recycled. The five-story structure features an earth-toned palette to blend in with the surrounding landscape and is crowned at the entrance by a massive spandrel panel.
With a Silver LEED rating, the Ecoplex parking garage is the first green parking structure, as well as the first Tilt-Up parking structure, in the city of West Palm Beach.
Project Notes
- Tallest Panel
- 65'-11"
- Largest Panel
- 1,980 sq ft
- Heaviest Panel
- 192,000 lbs
Participating TCA Members
- Woodland Construction Company
- Role: Tilt-Up Contractor
- Burton Braswell Middlebrooks
- Role: Project Engineer
- Robert L. Hume, P.E.
- Role: Consultant
- Meadow Burke Products
- Products: Lifting Hardware, Braces
- Nox-Crete Products Group
- Products: Bond Breaker
- Textured Coatings of America, Inc.
- Products: Paint
The purpose of the TCA Awards Program is to recognize outstanding site cast Tilt-Up structures and advances in technology, products and methods used in the Tilt-Up industry. For more information on the program, submittal requirements and deadline dates, please refer to the awards submittal information page.
If you have further questions, please contact Jim Baty by email or by phone at (319) 895-6911.
Ecoplex Parking Garage
West Palm Beach, Florida
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