Recovery - Light Court Roof Replacement

Milwaukee Federal Building and US Courthouse

Responsibility
General Contractor

Architect
Kubala Washatko Architects

Description
During the duration of this project there were a series of tasks to be completed. The project began with the demolition of (2) 60' x 20' concrete encased steel beam doghouses on the 2nd fl oor roof of the courthouse. The complexity of this portion was that the roof was surrounded by seven stories of building and a large 350 ton crane with an extended jib lift was needed to remove the materials from the roof. As a part of this project we had to do extensive shoring and crane rigging to safely remove all components of the doghouses. To complete this project we needed to remove the doghouses while still keeping the building weatherproof. This was a daunting task and took extensive pre-planning and extreme coordination to ensure the buildings safety. This portion was completed by installing the new steel and beams and decking while keeping the doghouses in-tact. This work also included asbestos abatement of ductwork insulation and drywall joint compound as well as lead remediation of the old louvers and windows within the doghouses. Once the doghouses were removed, we installed 12" of insulation, new roof drains and a new roof membrane over the entire roof.