Visalia Emergency Communications Center
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The Visalia Emergency Communications Center Project (VECC) project consists of a 18,800 s.f., two-story building on a 4.2 acre site. The new emergency communications center houses the City's 911 dispatch team as well as the temporary housing of the fire department administration and traffic management team. This is one of three phases of a civic center master plan that will eventually also include a new police station, evidence storage building, and a relocation of the City Hall.
The facility design utilizes a concrete tilt-up wall system with a structural steel frame, concrete slab on grade, a concrete fill over metal deck floor system and a single plyroofing over rigid insulation over a metal deck roofing system.
Project Location
Visalia, CA
United States
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2018
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Project Team (TCA Members)
- General Contractor:
- Concrete Contractor:
- Architect:
- Engineer:
- Buehler & Buehler Structural Engineers Inc
- Suppliers:
- Photographer(s):
- Buehler & Buehler
- Darden
- Griffin Holdings
Project Specifics
- Project Category:
- Government
- Building Types:
- Administration Building
- Emergency Services Facility
- Finishes:
- Brick (Full)
- Concrete (Raw/Sealed)
- Features:
- Formliner
- Reveals
- Insulation:
- Uninsulated
- Environmental:
- Number of Floors:
- 2
- Number of Panels:
- 19 panels
- Tilt-Up Wall Area:
- 14,000 sq ft (1,301 sq m)
- Total Floor Area:
- 18,800 sq ft (1,747 sq m)
- Project Footprint:
- 9,675 sq ft (899 sq m)
- Tallest Panel:
- 38 ft 8 in (11.79 m)
- Widest Panel:
- 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
- Largest Panel:
- 960 sq ft (89.2 sq m)
- Heaviest Panel:
- 88,000 lbs (39,916 kg)
- Recycled Content:
- 30 tons (US)
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402 1st Avenue SE
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
United States
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About the Tilt-Up Concrete Association
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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