Analysis #1: Underground Parking Garage Extension

Since the original underground parking garage occupies only a portion of the building footprint, the proposed analysis involves the extension of this underground parking area into the entirety of the building footprint, demanding a larger but shallower area of excavation. With adjacent buildings and geotechnical constraints in mind, the impact of this extension on the schedule and budget shall be investigated.

Breadth #1: Foundation Redesign (Structural)

To compliment the first analysis, a structural breadth shall be performed in an effort to redesign the building foundation in order to best accommodate the parking garage exteension. It shall be designed in a way that allows the entirety of the building foundation to function as a single system and mitigate the risk of differential settlement.

Analysis #2: Critical Industry Issue- Prevention Through Design In Excavations

This analysis wil include research exploring methods of incorporating prevention through design during the excavation phases of a construction project, which is where a majority of jobsite accidents occur. The research will aim to find ways of changing design documents, specifications, and means and methods of excavation to allow for safer work environments.

Analysis #3: Site Specific Safety Plan

This analysis proposes a site-specific safety plan for the excavation phase of the redesign in Analysis #1 in which the prevention through design research will be implemented in the plan as well as the design of the new building foundation.  OSHA regulations pertaining to excavation operations will be a focus as well as public safety, since the project site is very confined and exposed to the public.

Analysis #4: Geothermal Well Installation

This shall involve the installation of a geothermal well system to serve the mechanical needs of the ground-level retail spaces, which will create scheduling and budget impacts to be analyszed. A constructability study in coordination with the current AGM pile foundation will be conducted, as well. 

Breadth #2: Design Geothermal Well (Mechanical)

A mechanical breadth shall be performed in order to efficiently size the geothermal loops and sufficiently serve the mechanical needs of the ground-level retail spaces.

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