The first packaging brewery in Mississippi since prohibition, Lazy Magnolia, has seen steady growth since opening the brewery in 2005. With distribution in 16 states, a 15,000-square-foot expansion was needed to keep up with the growing demand. GSE provided surveying along with the expanded facility’s structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical design, including plumbing, survey, topographic survey, shallow foundations, panel boards, HVAC systems, load-bearing metal stud, lighting controls and switchboard.
Service: Structural Engineering
Mellow Mushroom
Founded in Atlanta, GA, this growing pizza chain has over 120 locations in 16 states. GSE provided complete engineering services for constructing and renovating numerous Mellow Mushroom restaurants across the Southeast region, including HVAC systems, ventilation systems, plumbing, low voltage, shallow foundations, active system, bid assistance, lighting controls, panel boards, steel framing, grounding, lightning protection, site selection, fire protection, construction inspections, load-bearing masonry, switchboards and photometric calculations.
North American Stainless
GSE contracted directly with SMS/Drever to provide the structural engineering and design certification for installing Drever’s Bright Annealing Line support structure at North American Stainless in Ghent, KY. The 123-foot tall structure consists of 10 equipment support and maintenance levels. The work was part of the company’s $150 million capital investment to meet customer specifications requiring increased surface quality and flatness tolerances.
Outokumpu (Formerly ThyssenKrupp)
GSE was responsible for designing the Stainless Steel Hot Annealing and Pickle Line (HAPL), Cold Annealing and Pickle Line (CAPL), and all associated infrastructure, including medium voltage distribution, fire protection system design for the entire site, and lightning protection and grounding design for the Carbon Steel Complex. The HAPL and CAPL processes involve heating and acid etching the steel using a series of ovens and acid baths. The procedures require extensive process piping and systems, including various acid storage and distribution systems, steam, cooling water, natural gas, and electrical systems.
PRO-TEC Steel Nickel Flash Line
German equipment giant SMS Siemag contracted GSE to provide the structural engineering for the design and installation of the steel structures supporting their process equipment, including the vertical entry looper, exit loopers, cleaning section, nickel flash section, continuous annealing, inspection and recoiling equipment. The line produces almost 500,000 tons per year of steel strips for ultra-high-strength structural automotive components, improving vehicles’ safety while reducing their weight. The annealing process and special cooling strategies with exceptionally high cooling rates reduce strain hardening from the rolling process, enabling the sophisticated mechanical properties of the material to be set precisely as required.
Hampton Inn & Suites
GSE provided structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for a four-story hotel in Saraland, AL. The first floor has a center-loaded lobby, multiple meeting spaces and an open breakfast area. The additional floors house 101 private guest rooms. The structural design consists of prestressed, precast hollow core slabs bearing on masonry walls with steel moment frames. GSE designed a VRF system that uses a dedicated outside air unit to maximize energy efficiency. Along with engineering design, GSE also provided construction services.
Bancroft
GSE performed a topographic survey and provided structural, civil, mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for an architectural design for a three-story mixed-used property. The three-story building has approximately 14,000 square feet of total finished space and is constructed with metal stud infill. The first floor was converted to retail space and a parking area. The second and third floors each have four residences.
O’Gwyn Building
This historic property was transformed into a multi-family condominium complex. GSE provided plans and specifications to execute the construction of converting it to a 10-unit complex. GSE’s scope of work included an initial site survey and measurement of existing conditions, layout of the units, HVAC design, structural design, plumbing design, electrical and lighting design, egress and passive fire protection design, and fire detection and suppression design.
Mustique
GSE provided structural remediation for Mustique Condominium after discovering that the building lacked adequate steel reinforcement to meet the building code’s strength requirements. GSE designed a remediation using carbon fiber-reinforced polymer strips (CFRP). C-Sharpe completed the remediation while the popular condo remained in operation. By performing the work from the exterior of the building, they avoided removing or demolishing any structural elements. This application allowed the work to be completed at a fraction of the cost of conventional methods.
DaikyoNishikawa
GSE teamed with Kajima Building and Design Group to provide all civil, structural, fire protection, and life safety design for DaikyoNishikawa’s new 295,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Huntsville, AL. The facility supplies plastic automotive parts to support the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing assembly plant in North Alabama.
