THS Constructors selected Pruitt Eberly Stone, Inc. (PES) to provide structural design services for Arborgen, a biotechnology company focused on improving the productivity and sustainability of wood forests.  THS tasked PES with creating a complicated structure that resolved high lateral forces without interior bracing.  PES created the structural design in BIM (Revit) format for the 63,500 sq. ft. (including mezzanine), one-story research and production facility. The building structure consists of a steel frame with steel bar joists, and roof framing with metal deck roof sheathing.  The shallow foundation system supports load bearing, concrete precast panels and the structure features reinforced slab-on-grade and a concrete slab on bar joists for its 6,950 sq. ft. mezzanine.

This project required exceptional communication and teamwork from PES as many members of the original project team left after the project was placed on a temporary hold.   PES satisfied client expectations and managed outstanding relationships between its existing collaborators and a newly appointed architect, located outside of the metro-Atlanta based project team.