Synthes Spine Company | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Building Expansion
Jessup, PA
Owner
Synthes Spine Company
Paoli, PA
Design Professional
C.E. Hough Associates
Paoli, PA
Civil Engineer:
Acker Associates
Moscow, PA
PROJECT
L.R. Costanzo integrated this distribution expansion seamlessly into MTF’s existing production and administrative facility, which centralized MTF’s on-site shipping and receiving operations. This pre-fabricated metal structure, which is supported by a slab-on-grade foundation, uses structural steel to accommodate the new mechanical mezzanine’s current load as well as future expansion to its capacity.
CHALLENGES
- Adjacent to active production areas
- Maintain access to existing operations
SOLUTIONS
- Isolation plans and engineering controls
- Continuous active communication with site engineers
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
L.R. Costanzo experts coordinated, scheduled, and constructed:
- Packaging and labeling areas
- LYO suite
- Inventory tracking systems
- Administrative and break areas
- Shipping bay
- Pre-engineered/fabricated metal structure
- Doubled the size of the existing mechanical room and boiler system
- Installed two air handlers to support expansion