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Project Gallery: Ironwood Hall

Category: Institutional

Location: Chandler, Arizona

Distributor: Southwest Wall Systems

Architect: Architekton

Builder/Developer: Caliente Construction

Contractor: Structured Builders

Square Footage: 71000

This community college in the southeastern suburbs of Phoenix represents a breakthrough for the use of ICFs in the construction of an educational institution in the western United States. The building achieves several engineering feats previously thought unworkable, such as cantilevering the second story ICF walls almost ten feet beyond the ground floor. The ICF installer faced a host of unique construction challenges.  The designers of this building actually decided to remove the exterior from the first floor walls, making perfect consolidation without voids or honeycombing absolutely essential. (The designer chose ARXX because of the pattern of the interior cavity.) Electrical boxes and hydrant valves had to be placed “blind” inside the cavity, and secured so they would remain perfectly square during the pour.  ARXX ICFs were perfectly suited for this project because of their design flexibility, sustainability and energy efficiency.  LEED-Silver certification is pending.
 

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