North Dallas High School
PROJECT LOCATION: Dallas, TX
The new gymnasium at North Dallas High School doubles as a storm shelter, thanks to its innovative design solution. Massive 82-inch-deep composite joists span an impressive 116 feet and are topped with a composite cellular acoustic deck. The structure is ICC-500 compliant and engineered to withstand tornado winds of up to 250 miles per hour.
Project Collaborators:
- STEEL FABRICATOR:
- Bulldog Ironworks, LLC
- ARCHITECT:
- Perkins & Will
- ENGINEER OF RECORD:
- Ponce-Fuess Engineering, LLC
- GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
- Sedalco Construction Services
PRODUCTS
- STEEL JOISTS:
- K-Series and Double-Pitch Top Chord
- COMPOSITE JOISTS:
- CJ-Series
- COMPOSITE DECK:
- 3.0 Composite Deck, 2.0 Composite Floor Deck and Cellular Acoustical
- ROOF DECK:
- B Deck
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