Post by Jason Stone

Excited to share that Princeton University’s ES + SEAS project is featured in this month’s wood focused issue of STRUCTURE Magazine. Link to the article: https://lnkd.in/e9U3CK5x Michael Hopper, P.E. William Dawson, PE Rachel Marek, PE I had the privilege of serving as Project Director for this extraordinary project over the past seven years. As the largest project in Princeton’s history, it brought together an incredible team to deliver a highly ambitious vision for engineering, sustainability, and architecture. The project truly had a bit of everything from a structural perspective: • Hybrid timber-steel diagrid floor system creating a column-free nearly 60'x130' public gathering space • Innovative shallow long-span concrete-filled steel channel framing system for vibration-sensitive labs • Extensive use of exposed mass timber throughout the project • Large transfer structures creating an interconnected public realm across the campus • Complex post-tensioned concrete structures supporting landscaped plazas and gathering spaces One of my favorite moments was seeing the completed timber diagrid framing come together in the Commons building exactly as envisioned by the design team and erected by StructureCraft. Very proud of what this team accomplished together and grateful to everyone involved in bringing these buildings to life. A special thank you to our incredible internal LERA team. Projects of this scale and complexity only happen through the creativity, technical rigor, and persistence of a truly dedicated group of engineers. I’m extremely proud of what we accomplished together Daniel Sesil, Michael Hopper, P.E., William Dawson, PE, Rachel Marek, PE, Donghun Lee, Kyle McKelvey. PE, Juhua Yang, Irwin Lamontagne, Kin Hei Lam, Renuka Ranwadkar & Harshil Vikmani. LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, Ennead Architects, Princeton University, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, StructureCraft, HASSLACHER NORICA TIMBER, Atelier Ten and the many others who contributed to the project’s success.