North Charleston, South Carolina
Boeing’s high-profile expansion program for their Dreamliner program represented the largest single capital investment in South Carolina’s history. The focal point of the program is the 1.2 million sf Final Assembly Building (FAB), a LEED Gold facility. More than 18,000 tons of structural steel were used in its construction with the eleven 614-foot roof trusses. Boeing cites this facility as having the largest clear span of any building in the company’s inventory, 464 feet between support columns.
The production floor is supported by fully operational administrative, personnel support, mechanical, and shop spaces located on five mezzanine levels running the length of both sides the building. Additional facilities constructed as part of this program included a Welcome Center (LEED Gold), a Cafeteria building (LEED Gold), a truck inspection building, a Central Utilities Building expansion, an entire flight and fuel line for plane ground services, and a Delivery Center (LEED Gold) where South Carolina-built 787s are delivered to customers from around the world. Boeing South Carolina is only the third site in the world to assemble and deliver twin-aisle commercial airplanes.
Service
Design-Build
Sustainability
LEED Gold (Multiple Facilities)
Multiple Award Winning (Regional + National)
10+ years on site and 10+ million work-hours with no lost time incidents
This project has come with many challenges that we demonstrated our resiliency and ability to overcome.
Close proximity to the Indian Ocean caused highly corrosive conditions. Corrosion prevention measures were taken on all equipment, architectural features and infrastructure exposed to the exterior elements.
As part of the Design Excellence program, this project brought many architectural challenges including the high-performance concrete “fins.” Each fin is unique and was precast individually in molds.
Difficulties with the complex façade included incorporating the FE/BR windows and hardline walls into the architectural design. The interiors of the buildings include multiple types of exotic local wood only found in the country of Mozambique, which made procurement planning vital to successfully coordinate harvesting schedules and drying times to meet the project schedule.
The property originally served as storm-water drainage for the neighborhood above. Therefore, a conveyance channel system (which required a culvert system to flow the water beneath the existing public roadway and into the ocean) was constructed to direct water down the sides of the compound. Additionally, new sustainable landscape features include coastal dune restoration, native and regionally adapted plants, and water-efficient irrigation that uses treated wastewater.
* This project was completed by our affiliate company BE&K Building Group
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina