American Society of Civil Engineers


Unconventional Expansion


by Steven C. Ball, P.E., (Senior Vice President and Director of Structural Engineering, A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc., in Chicago, and the structural project director, lead structural designer, and structural engineer of record for the McCormick West Hall expansion project.)

Civil Engineering—ASCE
, Vol. 78, No. 4, April 2008, pp. 42-53,78-81

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Document type: Feature Article
Abstract: Thanks to an inventive collaborative approach that assigned key personnel to a centralized project center and a concerted effort to reduce materials costs, Chicago’s new McCormick Place West Hall expansion was delivered under budget and ahead of schedule.


ASCE Subject Headings:
Bridges
Chicago
Costs
Facility expansion
Illinois