Trabajo De Sici

Structural Consideration
Juan Pablo Cardona
Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao
Humacao, Puerto Rico



Structural considerations 3
Introduction 3
Chapter 1 3
Section 1: budget considerations. 3
Going up in cost. 3
High rise vs. low rise. 3
Chapter 2 3
Section 2: environmental considerations. 3
Low impact building. 4
Chapter 3 4
Section 3:time factor. 4
Chapter 4 4
Section 4: lighting considerations. 4
Chapter 5 4
Section 5: budget considerations. 4
Going up in cost. 5
High rise vs. low rise. 5
Chapter 6 5
Section 6: environmental considerations. 5
Low impact building. 5
Protecting our natural resources. 5
Chapter 7 5
Section 7: time factor. 5
Chapter 8 6
Section 8:lighting considerations. 6
Chapter 9 6
Section 9: budget considerations. 6
Going up in cost. 6
High rise vs. low rise. 6
Chapter 10 6
Section 10: environmental considerations. 6
Low impact building. 7
Protecting our natural resources. 7
Chapter 11 7
Section 11: time factor. 7
Chapter 12 7
Section 12: lighting considerations. 7
Chapter 13 7Section 13: budget considerations. 7
Going up in cost. 8
High rise vs. low rise. 8
Chapter 14 8
Section 14: environmental considerations. 8
Low impact building. 8
Protecting our natural resources. 8
Chapter 15 8
Section 15: time factor. 8
Chapter 16 9
Section 16: lighting considerations. 9
References 9


Structural considerationsIntroduction

Ecoservices has a double-edged objective: to construct a headquarters that exemplifies environmental correctness at a reasonable cost to the company. Of equal importance is providing the employees with affable working conditions. To accomplish these tasks, we support abandoning plans to build an eight-story structure in an 85-acre research park and embracing the proposal toconvert the Green Creek paper mill into office space.



Chapter 1


Section 1: budget considerations.

Besides the obvious savings from low2er construction costs in the Green Creek plan (see table), we should not overlook one outgrowth from the Green Creek plan. As Ivan Divac stated, it is an increase in employee performance that, calculated into overall expenses,ultimately saves Ecoservices money.


Going up in cost.

Remodeling a paper mill to accommodate 2,330 employees is no small enterprise. Already we're looking at $90 a square foot. Still, that figure is roughly half the cost of constructing the eight-story complex.


High rise vs. low rise.

Organizational ecologists are citing evidencethat buildings exceeding five stories hamper employee communication and reduce office efficiency. The less vertical Green Creek mill complex would maximize employee performance, encourage employee interaction, and create a better working environment.


Chapter 2


Section 2: environmental considerations.

Our business is based on finding that one ounce of prevention willsave us from having to repair our environment later. It stands to reason that we should select the plan that best conserves on land and building materials.


Low impact building.

Ecoservices can spare 85 acres of unspoiled land by adopting the more resourceful approach of refashioning the paper mill. Except for a few minor adjustments (a 20,000-square-footaddition to the main building and an expanded parking lot), Ecoservices can transform the mill into a fully operational headquarters without heavily disrupting the mill's natural surroundings.

Protecting our natural resources.
Constructing the eight-story tower will require 60% more building materials than the Green Creek mill conversion. And unlike the remodeling...