Salas O'Brien Engineering for Nonbuilding Structures

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Integrated, Customized Solutions

Engineered for Impact TM

From initial consultation through construction and closeout, we offer a full range of engineering design services for nonbuilding structures (NBS).

Our deep-dive approach to understand all facets of the project conditions ensures integrated, tailored solutions.

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Acoustic clouds and panels

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Artwork and sculptures

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Auditorium seating

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Cooling towers, large RTUs

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Equipment and crane foundations

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Equipment skids

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Fire suppression support

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Loading docks

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“Our expertise with nonbuilding structures and components spans more than two decades.

We design customized NBS solutions, and our supportive, responsive team always puts your needs first.”

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Maintenance and equipment platforms

Russ Leffler, PE, SE, MLSE Senior Principal, Salas O’Brien

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MEP hanger design / wind and seismic anchorage Modular data center units Operating room lighting and X-Ray, Cathlab, MRI, and CT equipment mounts and anchorage Specialty equipment bracing and anchorage design for seismic/ wind Steel connections, stairs, and miscellaneous metals Storage rack design and analysis

15 Miles of hydronic pipe supports Gaylord Rockies Convention Center and CUP Aurora, CO

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NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

NBS engineering is a complex discipline that often requires the expertise of consulting engineers who understand the specific structural characteristics and performance objectives along with additional considerations such as specialized equipment loads, vibration, and thermal expansion. Salas O’Brien, with over 20 years of experience in NBS consulting engineering, is among the few firms that excel in this field. Our impressive track record includes a diverse range of project types, such as airports, hospitals and medical office buildings, venues, hotels, manufacturing facilities, and water treatment facilities.

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Fully Integrated Services We provide fully integrated services, ranging from mechanical supports and anchorage, seismic restraint, and equipment and crane foundations, actively coordinating with other disciplines to avoid problems in the field. We have the ability to perform existing building scans that can be integrated with BIM to provide coordinated designs with complicated and/or busy existing conditions.

Adding Value and Developing Relationships We take means and methods seriously and assist the team in implementing stakeholder input, detailing, and VE items. We develop cost-effective alternates, to meet the project needs and budget, particularly for MEP design.

During construction, we ensure that the design intent is carried through to the end of the project. All with the goal of continually adding value and reducing risk while developing effective, long-term relationships with our clients.

The right expertise to deliver optimum results

NBS projects completed

20+ Years of NBS design experience

How can we help with your next NBS project?

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OUR EXPERIENCE

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Hybrid steel pedestrian bridge features unique cold-formed steel design Park Union Bridge CFS Engineering COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, USA

SERVICES

CONSTRUCTION COST

Structural Engineering, Cold-Formed Steel Engineering

$20 million

COMPLETION YEAR

2021 PROJECT PARTNERS

Called “the bridge of the future”, the Park Union Bridge is a 250-foot-long $20M pedestrian bridge that connects the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum with America the Beautiful Park. The Salas O’Brien team was tasked with designing the cold-formed steel (CFS) framing that supports the canted wall panels wrapping the inside of the twisting oculus. The CFS framing gradually curves and varies in height on each end, above and below the oculus.

The primary challenge presented by the CFS design was the threedimensional and rotational movement of the steel structure as it induced thermal, wind, seismic, and live loads. Each element required an allowable tolerance of movement so that the panels could achieve their smooth, flawless appearance. It took careful coordination with the structural engineer of record, the CFS contractor, and the panel manufacturer to secure the final design.

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Spacecon Specialty Contractors, Arup North America, MG McGrath Inc.

RECOGNITION

2023 First Place Design Excellence Award, NonBuilding Applications, CFSEI CONTACT

Russ Leffler, russ.leffler@ salasobrien.com

“The hybrid steel structure system functions as an arch and a truss, elegantly preserving views from Downtown to the majestic mountain ranges of Pikes Peak.”

Benjamin Gilmartin, Partner-in-Charge Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Architect of Record

Swift mobilization meets deadline and certification challenges

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PROJECT PARTNERS

Structural Engineering, Nonbuilding Structures Engineering

RK Mechanical

Hydronic Pipe Supports, Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center

COMPLETION YEAR

AURORA, CO, USA

2018

Salas O’Brien was tasked with the design of hydronic pipe supports for the central utility plant and 520,000 square-foot three-story convention hall for this ground-up project. Our team swiftly conducted field verifications, designed enhanced hanger solutions, and created custom solutions to accommodate existing piping supported by temporary shoring. We also improved hanger capacities by providing strengthening solutions for increased loads.

Our coordination with on-site teams and suppliers enabled faster solution implementation, ensuring our client met deadlines and conducted the already-scheduled hydronic pipe load testing. Additionally, we collaborated with a local third-party testing facility and our client to establish an on-site testing protocol for the post-installed anchors, which expedited the field certification of the overhead anchors.

CONTACT

Russ Leffler, russ.leffler@ salasobrien.com

15 miles approximate length of the hydronic piping in the CUP and convention hall

85 acres size of the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, making it the largest non-casino hospitality project under construction in the United States at the time of its construction

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Custom stair tower design meets the challenges of elevated electric commuter line North Metro Rail Line Skyway Bridge Stair Towers, Regional Transportation District (RTD) Denver DENVER, CO, USA

Salas O’Brien was tasked with the design of five emergency egress stair towers for elevated portion of the North Metro Rail Line known as the Skyway Bridge. Each of the stair towers required a custom design due to the complex conditions associated with the 1.8-mile curvilinear structure.

The project necessitated extensive coordination with RTD and the rail system’s design team. The allowable egress space was limited, as each location had a small footprint for the structure. We provided integrated support for rail signal houses at two locations, rail security, an integrated handicapped evacuation chair at the top of the stair towers.

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PROJECT PARTNERS

Structural Engineering, Nonbuilding Structures Engineering

RK Specialties, TreanorHL, Stantec

COMPLETION YEAR

Russ Leffler, russ.leffler@ salasobrien.com

2018

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10-foot to 60-foot tall bolt up custom evacuation towers Salas O’Brien was prime on the project

Cold Storage Racking Assessments and Certification AMERICOLD, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, USA: CALIFORNIA, MINNESOTA, GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA

Salas O’Brien provided assessment and certification for existing older and/or non-proprietary racking for Americold, a leading provider of cold storage solutions SERVICES

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Structural Engineering, Building Information Modeling

Americold

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Ongoing

Jurassic Leaves Stairwell Canopy DENVER, CO, USA

Salas O’Brien provided structural engineering for this canopy at the Louisiana-Pearl Light Rail Station Plaza. Large steel leaves with copper sheathing over stainless steel work together to provide a solid, artistic canopy over the stairwell.

The project won a Denver Mayor’s Design Award, and the canopy’s iconic shape has become a landmark along I-25.

SERVICES

CONSTRUCTION COST

Structural Engineering, Nonbuilding Structures Engineering

$2.5 million

PROJECT PARTNERS

Mark Leese Jump Design Company

Operating Room 4 & 6 Stryker Integration Upgrade SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER ENGLEWOOD, CO, USA

Salas O’Brien’s most recent project at Swedish Medical Center consists of the renovation of Operating Rooms 4 and 6 to incorporate a Stryker Integration upgrade, including the replacement of the existing booms with two monitor/lighting booms and one equipment boom. The new booms were not located in the current location of the existing booms, which required the ceiling to be removed and the existing ceiling elements to be replaced and/or relocated.

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COMPLETION YEAR

Structural Engineering, Nonbuilding Structures Engineering

2023 PROJECT PARTNERS

Hord Copland Macht SalasOBrien.com

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First place 2023 Design Excellence Award Non-Building Applications Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) Park Union Pedestrian Bridge Colorado Springs, CO

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Passion & Expertise We are an engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. We help clients achieve critical goals, advance team members through growth and opportunity, and operate at the center of important global issues, including sustainability and decarbonization.

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85+ Offices throughout North America

600+ Registered professionals

3,350+ Passionate team members

Applying technical mastery and market vision We have the objectivity to question assumptions, the versatility to embrace every problem’s unique nature, and the experience to challenge the status quo. We approach every project with a comprehensive view, focused on achieving high quality, lasting relationships, and a sustainable future.

Helping clients adapt to a changing world We provide a full range of engineering and technical consulting services.

From quick-turn projects to the most complex systems, our team is dedicated to providing quality solutions that deliver long-term value.

S E RV I C E S

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Acoustics

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Architecture & interiors

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Asset management

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Building envelope & building science

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Civil

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Commissioning

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Digital & automation

RECOGNITION Our consistent recognition among top-performing organizations in our industry reflects our commitment to excellence and solid year-over-year performance.

Engineering News Record 2024 #39 on the Top 500 Design Firms List

MEP Giants 2023 #11 top 100 MEP firms in North America

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Energy & resiliency

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Geothermal & renewables

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Litigation support

11x honoree

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection

BD+C Giants 400 2023

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Technology

#8 on the Top 35 Engineering/

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Structural

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Sustainability

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Resource efficiency management

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Inc. 5000 2023

Architecture Firms list

Zweig Group Hot Firms 2023 #3 fastest-growing AEC firms in North America

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Engineered for Impact See more projects at salasobrien.com/services/built-environment/structural

Contact Russ Leffler, PE, SE, MLSE Senior Principal

720.890.4095 russ.leffler@salasobrien.com