DIMEO_Corp Industrial Warehouse

Bay 4 Industrial Facility // North Kingstown, RI Size: 130,000 sf // Architect: Ware Malcomb General Dynamics Electric Boat

The Bay 4 Building is approximately 150,000 sf with two freight elevators, four overhead cranes (two with a combined lift capability of 120 tons and two with a combined lift capability of 30 tons), as well as other manufacturing equipment. The building was designed for the construction of deck modules to house command and combat control computers aboard the U.S. Navy’s Virginia class nuclear submarines and housed all manner of workers for the company, including welders, pipefitters, electricians and shiplifters. Dimeo approached the improvement of the underlying soils to accept the high loads imposed by the thick slab in conjunction with the static weight from the transporter with submarine sections. The existing soils alone would allow the slab to settle more than allowed. Therefore, Rammed Aggregate Piers were used to “stiffen” the soils whereby increasing the bearing capacity and ultimately decreasing the anticipated settlement to within acceptable numbers.

Facility Consolidation // Providence, RI Size: 184,000 sf // Architect: Vision 3 Architects Providence Water Supply Board

The conversion of an old Bank of America building at 125 Dupont Drive is now the new, centrally loacated regional PWSB office and new board headquarters. It provides easy access for customers, uncongested parking and includes a lab to test customers’ water samples. It incorporates several green sustainable initiatives including: 2,000 solar panels, three fully electric vehicles, LED lighting and motion detectors. To protect the abutting Mashapaug Pond, Providence Water is installing special landscaping that includes rain gardens and a sand filter to mitigate storm water run-off. The new facility will also have a small museum of water delivery history to show off various artifacts of the city’s water system, including a segment of wooden pipe that brought water to a public fountain in the 1770s.

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Corporate | Industrial | Warehouse 11