Bowdoin College Outdoor Leadership Center, Brunswick, ME

An 8,000 SF meeting center which includes classrooms and storage facilities for the college's outdoor skills and leadership programs. The structure is primarily framed in wood with steel frames at critical areas to provide lateral force resisting systems in the context of an open floor plan. Pre-fabricated wood trusses provide attic storage space within the web configuration.

Western Maine University, University of Maine System, Paris, ME

Renovation of a 13,440 SF circa 1888 two-story timber frame built as a fair and exhibition building. The renovations transform the building to a distance learning center for the University of Maine System. Project includes introduction of two stair towers and a new elevator within the existing footprint. Work includes a new cast-in-place concrete foundation, slabs on grade, roof and floor framing upgrades, new mechanical mezzanine and introduction of wood framed shear walls.

University of Maine, Nutting Hall Renovations, Orono, ME

Design of infill timber floor framing to sustain 150 psf laboratory loads. To improve handicapped accessibility and improve circulation, existing floor levels at labs were raised 4 ft. Infill framing was designed to eliminate foundation rework at labs.

University of Maine, Scott Hall, Farmington, ME

A 21,000 SF four story steel framed residence hall linking two existing residence buildings. Engineering scope included extensive interior renovations to the existing building's bearing walls, to provide an open plan. New construction included floor transitions at lobby/elevator core to meet ADA requirements. Structural system was a braced steel frame.

University of Maine, College of Education, Farmington, ME

New 43,000 SF three-story building to include classrooms, meeting space and faculty offices. Building includes day-lighted basement, at-grade plaza level and two elevated framed levels. The building will incorporate U.S. Green Building Council LEED™ Green Building Principles to incorporate recycled, renewable and local products. The building will be a steel frame with cast-in-place concrete floors over steel deck supported on composite steel beams or open web joists. Wood framing will be featured along the main lobbies and/or corridors. This project is in design.

Waynflete School Arts Center, Portland, ME

Phased project includes approximately 19,000 SF of new classrooms, a new 4,100 SF auditorium and renovations of 13,000 of existing space into new classrooms. Phase one includes extensive renovations to historic circa 1800 residence with construction of key infill areas and lobbies which will become core of future work. This phase included complex system of shoring and underpinning of existing structures to provide platform for phase two construction of new classrooms. This project is under construction.

Hyde School Meeting Center, Bath, ME

A two-story 17,000 SF meeting center with visitor sleeping rooms, conference rooms and a meeting hall. The building is a wood- framed using bearing walls supporting engineered I-joist floor framing and prefabricated wood roof trusses. Plywood shear walls will provide lateral resistance to wind and seismic forces. The meeting room roof framing features heavy timber trusses spanning 30 feet, joined with hidden connections.

University of New England Hersey Hall, Portland, ME

Gut renovations to an existing 20,000 SF four story brick and timber circa 1869 building. The design called for the removal of interior corridor bearing walls to facilitate the adaptive re-use into administrative office space. The innovative structural solution utilized steel columns and beam framing installed prior to the demolition of the existing wall system. The new framing eliminated the need for temporary shoring and serves as the permanent support for floor loads. Introduction of two stair towers and an elevator were included in the scope.

University of New England Cafeteria Expansion, Biddeford, ME

A 6,800 SF second level cafeteria addition with meeting rooms and connector link to the existing dining facility. The project is unique in that it is constructed over circa 1940 concrete structure built as the original central heating plant. Our scope included detailed evaluation of the existing concrete structure and integration of new overbuilt second story structure. Project included design of connector foundations to avoid damage to 100-year-old oak tree, which is featured in the newly created courtyard.

Drexel Research Enterprise Building, Philadelphia, PA

5-story steel framed bio-medical research and laboratory addition to an existing building. Composite steel and concrete floors provide stiffness to limit floor vibrations and minimize structural depth to accommodate mechanical systems. Mr. Rhile served as the project structural engineer of this project while employed by another firm.