CIVILIZED SOLUTIONS, INC

Executive Team Members

Seth Tibbitts: Principal In Charge
Brandon Simms: Project Manager
Ben Frison: Project Engineer
Michael Schector: Project Engineer

“Because everyone needs some stability in their lives”

Overview
Founded in 1996

An engineering design and consulting firm

3400 N. Charles St (Latrobe Hall)

Baltimore, MD 21218
410 – 516 – 1234
CIVILIZEDSOLUTIONSINC@GMAIL.COM
Proposal Outline
 Restoration
of the Historic Leigh
Street Armory

 Construction of the New Office

Building
 Armory Restoration
 Provide bracing to maintain historic façade
 Replace structural masonry system with a steel
moment frame load resisting system
 Install an open web steel joists floor system to support
the concrete floor slab
 Restore all masonry walls as non-structural elements
 Replace all doors and windows
 Install new steel roof truss system to maintain original
building aesthetics while improving structural integrity
 Comply with Current Code Requirements
Armory History
 Built in 1895

 Served as headquarters for the First

Battalion Virginia Volunteers Infantry,
Richmond’s first African American regiment

 Used as a social center, housing facility,

recreation hall, elementary school, junior
and high school
Temporary Bracing
Load Cases
Loads
• Live loads: office, residential, corridor,
storage
• Roof Live Loads: Non-pedestrian roof
• Wind Loads
• Snow Loads
• Seismic Loads
Foundation Live Loads
First Floor Live Loads
Second Floor Live Loads
Load Cases
Loads
• Live loads: office, residential, corridor,
storage
• Roof Live Loads: Non-pedestrian roof
• Wind Loads
• Snow Loads
• Seismic Loads
Load Cases
Loads
• Live loads: office, residential, corridor,
storage
• Roof Live Loads: Non-pedestrian roof
• Wind Loads
• Snow Loads
• Seismic Loads
Wind Loads
Load Cases
Loads
• Live loads: office, residential, corridor,
storage
• Roof Live Loads: Non-pedestrian roof
• Wind Loads
• Snow Loads
• Seismic Loads
Frame Design
 Steel Moment Frame
– Does not interfere with Building
Function
– Reduce member size and longer spans
– Reduction in Construction Time
 Member Placement
Member Placement
 Floor Joist System:
Open Web Steel Joist

Long Spans
Light Weight System
Lack of Large Concentrated Live
Loads
Thinner Concrete Floor Slab
Roof System
 Retained Historic Hip and Gable roof
shape
 Replaced old wood Hip members
with Steel
Picture of Roof System
Renovating the Armory
 Cleaning the façade
 Managing Efflorescence (phosphoric acid)
 Examining Joints and Sealants
 Attaching lintel sections at each floor slab for additional lateral
support
Current Code Requirements
 Structural
 Fire
Safety
 Accessibility
New Office Building
 Construct a 61’x60’ 4-story office building in
lot adjacent to Armory
 Create exterior façade to complement the
Armory
 Provide Structural Steel Moment Frame
Support System
 Install an open web steel joists floor system
to support the concrete floor slab
 Comply with Code Requirements
 Layout and Load Cases
Layout of New Building

Loads
• Live loads: office and corridor
• Roof Live Loads: Non-pedestrian roof
• Wind Loads
• Snow Loads
• Seismic Loads
First Floor
Second - Fourth Floor
Roof Loads
 Layout and Load Cases

Layout of New Building

Loads
• Live loads: office and corridor
• Roof Live Loads: Non-pedestrian roof
• Wind Loads
• Snow Loads
• Seismic Loads
Wind Loads
 Layout and Load Cases

Layout of New Building

Loads
• Live loads: office and corridor
• Roof Live Loads: Non-pedestrian roof
• Wind Loads
• Snow Loads
• Seismic Loads
Frame Design
 Steel Moment Frame
– Does not interfere with Building
Function
– Reduce member size and longer spans
– Reduction in Construction Time
 Member Placement
 Floor Joist System:
Open Web Steel Joist

Long Spans
Light Weight System
Lack of Large Concentrated Live
Loads
Thinner Concrete Floor Slab
Primary Envelope Design
Envelope: Prelim Data
 Richmond, Virginia: 43 inch rainfall, 70
percent humidity
 Architectural Issues
– Parapets
– Ornate Brickwork bands
– Wooden Windows
– Efflorescence issues
 Exterior Cavity Wall System with CMU

 Image modified and extracted from www.masonrysystems.org

Why CMU over Steel Stud System?
System at each Floor
Engineering the Barriers: All in One
 Thermal: Steel Lintel Issue
 Water: Warm-In-Winter side, Perm-A-
Barrier
 Air: Warm In Winter side
 Vapor: None.
• Temperate Climate
• 8,000 degree-days
Code Requirements
 Structural
 Fire
Safety
 Accessibility
 Project Timeline

 Investigation~ 1 week
 Schematic Design ~ 1 week
 Design Development ~ 1 week
 Construction Document ~ 3 weeks
 Construction Administration ~ 23 months
Project Budget
Estimated Total Project Cost : $ 5 million

• Armory Restoration ~ $ 2 million

• New Building ~ $ 3 million

• CS, Inc Schematic Design ~ $12,205

Conclusion
 Efficiency
– Our structure uses an intelligent moment frame
design coupled with a smart open webbed joist
floor system.
 Economical
– This will minimize material cost, saving money. The
quick erection time shall reduce capital cost.
 Elegance
– Our Armory will maintain the authenticity of its
historic fortress like appearance, and the New
Building shall complement the aesthetic mastery of
the Armory.
Thank You For Your Time

Civilized Solutions, Inc

“Because everyone needs some stability in their lives”

Specifications
 Mortar: Low Alkali Cement (3/8”) Bed & Head Joint
 Expansion Joints: ¾ inch, rubber, located every 20 ft
 Veneer Support: Pintel Tie
Rows 16” vertically, 24” spacing
zinc coated
 Bond Beams: < #8 (US)
 Steel Lintels: TBD
 Water Barrier: > 5 perms Perm-a-Barrier
Plan View of Concrete Detailing
Roofing Detailing
Foundation for Cavity Wall
Windows