Proj Overview

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The seven-story, 938-space facility overseen was completed at a rapid pace to provide students and staff greater parking options as the university continues to expand. The build was completed in just one year and has had a significant positive impact on the NJIT campus community.

"The Science and Technology Park Garage provided much needed convenient and safe parking capacity for students, faculty, staff, and tenants of the Enterprise Development Centers," said Andrew Christ, vice president for real estate development and capital operations. "Partnering with THA Consulting and Claremont Construction on this precast concrete structure expedited construction and delivery for the NJIT community."

The parking facility includes a number of high-performance design features, including: electric vehicle charging stations, efficient lighting and controls, bicycle storage and flex space for future university use.

PRECAST SOLUTION

The architectural panel façade utilizes architectural thin brick to complement the existing campus and surrounding brick buildings.

A structural steel frame was used to support stairs and landings behind glass curtain walls in the stair and elevator towers. The unusual challenging site and soil conditions utilized deep foundations of 4’ to 8’-6” diameter 30’ deep caissons that were very time consuming. Precast provided shortened overall construction duration as opposed to constructing a cast in place structure.

“Precast was an ideal solution for the project because it helped decrease the budget and schedule for overall construction. We utilized a thin brick façade within the precast system to maintain the desired architectural look and fit seamlessly with the surrounding structures.” – Jordan Rappin, Production Engineer, THA Consulting

 

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Project Team

Designer & Engineer

THA Consulting

General Contractor

Claremont Construction Group

Owner

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Precaster

Nitterhouse Concrete Products

Precast Specialty Engineer

Warner Precast Detailing & Consulting

PCI Certified Erector

Precast Services, Inc.

Key Project Attributes

  • Design challenges included unusual site soil conditions requiring deep caissons, erecting during inclement weather conditions, and strict schedule coordinated with university class start dates
  • The parking structure needed to fit into the surrounding campus and the city of Newark’s architectural style and color; the team utilized multiple colors of architectural thin brick and exposed concrete areas to mesh with existing brick buildings on the campus

Project/Precast Scope

  • 7 levels; 938 space-facility
  • Products included precast, prestressed beams, columns, double tees, litewalls, spandrels, stair panels, stairs, solid slabs, shear wall panels, solid wall panels
  • The project was also located on a tight, urban site; precast concrete offsite manufacturing and just in time delivery with no laydown area fit with project schedule and budget requirements