Title: Banding Together to Reach Out

Author(s): Douglas P. Gonzalez, Michael W. Hopper, and Carol Hayek

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 39

Issue: 10

Appears on pages(s): 23-29

Keywords: design, tendon, concrete, construction

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Date: 10/1/2017

Abstract:
To create a perimeter band of free-flowing workspaces with maximal views of the surrounding landscape at the Novartis Oncology Research Building in East Hanover, NJ, the designers significantly set back the columns from the façade, resulting in long-span cantilevers and large, column-free expanses. The challenges with the quantity and density of a bonded post-tensioning system necessary to meet performance requirements could only be met through open, creative, and precise collaborative efforts between the owner, builders, manufacturers, installers, and designers.