Olathe West High School
With over 2,000 students, Olathe West High School is set up in communities for each grade and then broken into neighborhoods to provide smaller networks. The school houses the Green Tech Academy and the Public Safety Academy.
The architect used tilt-up panels in this project for their durability in large, high-traffic areas such as gymnasiums and places for the performing arts. The building engineer used tilt-up panels to resist shear forces for the lateral system.
Project Location
Olathe, KS 66061
United States
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ACHIEVEMENT
2017
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Project Team (TCA Members)
- General Contractor:
- Concrete Contractor:
- Architect:
- Engineer:
- Needham DBS
- Suppliers:
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Project Specifics
- Project Category:
- Schools
- Building Types:
- Gymnasium
- High School
- Library
- Finishes:
- Brick (Thin)
- Features:
- Insulation:
- Sandwich Panel (Non-Composite)
- Environmental:
- Number of Floors:
- 2
- Number of Panels:
- 0 panels
- Tilt-Up Wall Area:
- 120,050 sq ft (11,153 sq m)
- Total Floor Area:
- 367,246 sq ft (34,117 sq m)
- Project Footprint:
- 171,838 sq ft (15,964 sq m)
- Tallest Panel:
- 67 ft 7 in (20.60 m)
- Widest Panel:
- 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
- Largest Panel:
- 1,414 sq ft (131.4 sq m)
- Heaviest Panel:
- 141,400 lbs (64,138 kg)
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402 1st Avenue SE
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
United States
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Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction - one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. Over 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.
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