Best Industrial Project: City of Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center
Consolidation, collaboration and value engineering enabled construction of one of the largest—and most eco-friendly—bolted, clear-span buildings in the Northwest to be built a month ahead of schedule. It also allowed an existing landfill to keep operating while the new $16.7-million, 83,590-sq-ft Recovery and Transfer Center was built.
The Varco Pruden metal building uses a clear-span, open-web design with a roof built in 25-ft x 135-ft sections, each weighing 56,000 lb. The sections were assembled on the ground, hoisted onto the frame lines using two cranes and assembled in place. This allowed for quality control in the factory and enhanced safety.