YEAR COMPLETED:
Currently in construction
PROJECT SUMMARY:
Emerald High School is a new comprehensive high school campus designed with a master-planned capacity of 2,500 students in grades 9-12. This is a state-of-the-art facility that will enhance the educational needs of the students and be a source of pride for the community.
ASDi worked as a structural engineering consultant with PBK Architects to provide a structural design that compliments and enhances the architecture of the buildings. Phase 1 of the campus consists of a 3-story classroom building, Gymnasium, and Locker building. The Classroom building and Gymnasium utilize structural steel framing with Buckling-restrained Braced Frames (BRBF). BRBF are a relatively new and effective seismic load resisting system, which can translate the inherent ductility of mild steel into system ductility, thereby controlling the response of the structure to a severe earthquake and presenting an attractive alternative to conventional braced frames. ASDi partnered with CoreBrace for the brace design. The Locker building is constructed of structural steel roof framing and Special Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls.
