Smith-Midland® Receives Prestigious Award for SLENDERWALL® ProjectMIDLAND, Va. – Officials at Smith-Midland® Corporation were the recipients of a prestigious award for a building project recently completed in Washington, D.C. The company’s submission, for a SLENDERWALL® project at the 10-story, 292-unit Jefferson at Logan Circle, located at 1301 M Street, N.W., garnered a Judges’ Award in the American Concrete Institute National Capital Chapter’s 2006 Concrete Construction Awards Program. The project design team was honored at a gala dinner May 25 in Tysons Corner, Va. Architect Maurice Walters and owner Aaron liebert, JPI, created a strong, functional and cost-effective mid-rise luxury condominium complex in downtown Washington made entirely of precast concrete using the SLENDERWALL® Architectural Precast Concrete Panel System. The use of SLENDERWALL® reduced the cost and duration of the construction project while allowing the new structure to blend in with existing residential buildings nearby. SLENDERWALL® was largely chosen for the project because of the ability to combine the aesthetic qualities of a Class-A brick finish with the advantages of a panel system. The panels used in this project were made of precast concrete, featured a custom, high-end brick finish and incorporated design features, such as cornices and window sills, which looked like the traditional limestone accents found on nearby structures. Due to SLENDERWALL’s® exclusive “lift-and-release” panel landing system, installation time and costs are reduced compared to traditional construction. For this particular project, the construction schedule was accelerated by 45 days. SLENDERWALL® also reduces heating and cooling costs for the completed structure because of the system’s low thermal transfer rate. The precast concrete architectural panels feature 2” of precast concrete secured to a heavy gauge galvanized steel frame by epoxy-coated stainless steel Nelson® anchors. The integrated steel wall studs allow for maximum usable space within the building. SLENDERWALL® is the only panel system that offers the latest DURAFLEX 360º™ technology. This technology allows isolation, of the building frame, from the exterior precast concrete skin and the structural stresses associated with wind loading, structural steel movement, expansion & contraction, and seismic shock. DURAFLEX 360º™ is the only 2” wall connection that meets AAMA 501.4-2000, the Interstory Differential Movement vertical and horizontal displacement test. Smith-Midland® Corporation is a publicly traded company (OTC BB: SMID, SMIWC; Boston Stock Exchange: SMM, SMM/W). Smith-Midland® develops, manufactures and sells a broad array of precast concrete products for use primarily in the construction, transportation and utilities industries. Smith- Midland® has two manufacturing facilities located in Midland, Va., and Reidsville , N.C. Easi-Set® Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Smith-Midland® Corporation, licenses the production of Smith-Midland® developed products around the world. For more information please call (540) 439-3266 or visit www.SmithMidland.com, www.SlenderWall.com.
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