ISI-Projects: Laboratories

	Human Genome Laboratory, University of California Lawrence Berkeley Laboriatories. This building is a new structure on a hillside supported by drilled piers. It is a four-level steel framed structure with seismic welded moment connections. Two (2) full-time structural steel field inspectors were assigned for quality assurance inspections, which included visual, UT, and MT inspections. Shop welding inspections were performed out-of-state.
	PSSBR, University of California Medical Center,San Francisco. The Parnasus Services Seismic Replacement Building (PSSRB) is a new 5 story, 85,000 gsf structure on drilled piers to house animal rooms (mouse housing), procedures rooms and support functions. Photo at left is of ISI inspector, Robert Evans, inspecting the reinforcing bar placement for the foundations.$50 Million. 2003-2004
	Developmental Biology and Genetics Building (19B) UCSF Mission Bay Campus. This building is 171,650 sf of laboratory and bioengineering space. This is a structural steel framed building on top of precast piles and concrete foundations. The building incorporated a special unbonded brace frame design fabricated in Japan to absorb seismic activity. 95% of full penetration welds were performed during shop fabrication so that field erection was a simple ;bolt-up operation. The shop fabrication at Herrick Corporation in Stockton, CA required 5 shop inspectors to keep up with the shop activity. $89 Million completed 2003 In addition to the structure, ISI also provided compaction testing and concrete placement inspection on the adjacent infrastructure and landscaping projects. 2002 - 2003
	Genentech Hall, University of California, San Franciso, Mission Bay Campus. Genentech Hall is a new, 434,000 sf structural steel framed building supported on concrete piles, the first structure of many to be built at Mission Bay. The governing code is CBC. The structural engineer is Rutherford & Chekene. This structure has six levels with metal deck concrete filled floors. Moment connections are seismic critical welded/bolted connections. Structural steel was fabricated by Gayle Mfg. Co. both Woodland, CA and Boise ID shops. The erector is Cal Erectors. Inspection requirements for concrete and structural steel were intense to comply with the strict requirements of the specifications. Up to five (5) welding inspectors were onsite to provide the QA inspections for visual UT, MT, decking, bolting and stairways. $223 Million completed 2003