b'FEATUREPROJECT PARTICIPANTS WERE: RECIPIENT:BEHLEN INDUSTRIESOWNER:CITYLooking back at the project, I know everyone OF CALGARYARCHITECT:STANTECSTRUCTURALontheteamfeelsthesameway.Itwasa ENGINEER:STANTEC GENERAL CONTRACTOR:MAPLE/ challenging and unusual project for us, but NASON CHINOOK DBJVSTEEL ERECTOR:TRU-STEEL INC. were all glad we did it.Pat Versavel, Behlen Industriesultimately satisfying when it all came together.Uncertainties in the building were less concrete. Versavel says, The structural framing on this project was very long and not very tall, which are both unusual conditions. And because of the buildings overall size and width, you have a higher number of structural members. That becomes a fabrication challenge, because your tolerances have to be more precise, obviously. As you add up all the pieces to form the assembly, you cant be out with your measurements as you progress down the line.The effect of creep was also a challenge. The curingbuildingwaslargeinsquarefootagebut short in height. So, if tolerances werent as precise as they need to be, a millimetre at the front would show up as a metre at the back end. A taller structure, for example, allows for more wiggle room, and that meant the team at Behlens fabrication plant had to maintain tighter tolerances. Versavelsays,Remember,werenotexactly building a Swiss watch with our structuresthey are steel buildings. But with the compost facility, everything had to be seal-welded and the steel was hot-dip galvanized. Those were all extra layers of complexity. What was also different about this job was to introduce a concept as a solution. Thats not typical for us. The GC may have had other solutions, but they liked ours and made some changes to itasweprogressed,buttheydidnthavemuch developed on their side. So, the two things were going on in tandem.InApril2019,BehlenIndustriesreceivedthe award in the Pre-Fabrication category at the CISC Manitoba/NW Ontario Steel Design Awards Gala in Winnipeg. Versavel concludes, Looking back at the project, I know everyone on the team feels the same way. It was a challenging and unusual project for us, but were all glad we did it. This kind of a build only broadens your horizons as a company, and you learn from it. Ultimately it was very satisfying, and the award was just the icing on the cake.ASADVANTAGE STEEL SUMMER 2020|35'