Title:
Bingham Office Center Complex
Wins the Race to Capture Their Share of Office
space demand
Author(s):
Scott S. Pickard
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
2
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
37-40
Keywords:
concrete construction; framing systems;
office buildings; precast concrete.
DOI:
Date:
6/1/1980
Abstract:
In the fall of 1978, Etkin and Company of Southfield, Mich., committed itself to the construction and occupation of 540,000 sq ft (50,166 sq m) of office space in the suburban Detroit area by the fall of 1980. A totally precast concrete framing system was found to be the most cost-effective. A Cleveland precaster was to fabricate, deliver, and erect 4500 precast framing elements for a contract price of $3.2 million. The