The town of Amherst, NY, needed to enclose two 50′ X 200′ pre-existing sewage treatment tank units. Working with Velzy Associates, consulting engineers, it was possible to design/build a complete system as a single source in only a few weeks. The package included everything from the concrete foundation up – the spaceframe, aluminum deck and columns, aluminum doors, louver system, skylights and support system attachments. The structure was assembled on one side and lifted into place with no down time in the operation of the tanks.
Features and Benefits:
- Large open clear span, large design load, 112′ X 200′ with 45 pound design load
- Big lift – 100,000 pounds of spaceframe lifted into place
- 10′ X 10′ modular size – 10′ depth of truss
- All aluminum spaceframe, columns, cladding
Client: Town of Amherst, Amherst, NY
Engineer: Velzy Associates, Carle Place, NY
Contractor: Huber, Hunt and Nicols, Indianapolis, IN
