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Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina
Rail Climbing System for Various Applications Safer and Faster Productivity
The new Ritz-Carlton is a 19 story hotel in downtown Charlotte. The tight under construction building is bordered by busy streets on two sides, another construction project on one side, and an existing parking deck on the other side and therefore had no lay-down or storage area available.
The first three levels were of a beam and slab design with ceilings heights ranging from 17' (4.5 m) to 35' (10.5 m). The typical floors are 12,240 ft² (1,137 m²) with 10' (3 m) clear story heights. The upper five floors vary from 13' (4 m) to 14'-6" (4.4 m) tall.
PERI supplied 1½ floors of SKYDECK for the slabs with the typical floors cast in one pour on a five day cycle. The drophead feature of the SKYDECK system allow for the early stripping of the panels and main beams thus minimizing the quantity of equipment required. VARIO formwork with a typical 11' (3.4 m) panel was used on the exterior walls and inside the core. TRIO aluminum formwork is used for the interior walls in order to erect the SKYDECK over it to pour the walls down from the slabs. The light-weight TRIO panels can be easily stripped and moved by hand.
The VARIO formwork in the core and at the perimeter of the building was supported by RCS C platforms. PERI also supplied one RCS outrigger platform and one RCS L Formwork Lift for lifting building material from several floors below to the current working deck saving on valuable crane time. The remainder of the building perimeter was outfitted with RCS P protection panels which enclose the upper three floors for maximum safety. All of the various RCS units were self-climbed using the portable hydraulic climbing mechanisms to also save crane time on this confined job site.
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Mary Skubisz
Project Manager
"The RCS P system reduces risk of falls. It makes our workers feel secure while working within this enclosure by not allowing them to see the actual height they are working at. It also protects those on the ground, and at the adjacent site, from falling building material and prevents from potential damage."
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