Geo-Hydro provided geotechnical engineering, and materials testing and special inspections services for a $67MM expansion to an existing assisted living facility in Greensboro, NC. The project consists of three main portions:
Wellness Center and Bistro Renovation – Proposed construction includes an expansion of the existing dining room, a 2-story expansion of the existing wellness center and bistro, expansion of the parking lot at the north end of the facility and to the west of the bistro, underground stormwater detention and sand filters adjacent to the dining area, and construction of a new garbage dumpster and compactor. A mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) type retaining wall measuring up to 8 feet tall will be required to grade the site to install the new parking lots at the north end of the site.
Guilford Campus – Proposed construction includes ten new single-story independent living duplex type housing units, two new bio-retention ponds, a new dry stormwater detention pond, and a new parking lot located east of the planned development, adjacent to the existing facility. The independent living buildings will consist of wood frame construction with shallow foundations and a slab-on-grade floor system.
Farm Campus – Proposed construction includes 11 single-story independent living housing units, 4 single-story townhome style units, and 3 three-story villa apartment style independent living buildings with underbuilding parking, as well as an expansion of the existing stormwater pond, and associated access roads and parking. As part of the construction, a new bridge is planned to connect the Friends Guilford and West campuses.
The proposed single-story independent living units and townhome units will consist of wood roof and framing with concrete shallow foundations and a concrete slab on grade floor. The 3-story villas will have a post-tensioned podium slab over the underbuilding parking with wood frame construction above the podium slab. The new bridge will consist of timber framing supported by 60 timber butt piles measuring between 10 and 14 inches in diameter with MSE type retaining walls required to grade the site at each bridge abutment. A total of 4 MSE type retaining walls measuring up to 15 feet tall are planned for the Farm Campus to assist with site grading. Relatively shallow rock was encountered across the farm campus during the geotechnical evaluation and rock removal and quantification will be required as part of the scope of services.
Scope of materials testing and special inspections services includes all earthwork and fill testing, utility trench backfill testing, MSE wall installation testing, shallow foundations, timber pile installation observations, concrete reinforcing, post-tensioned concrete inspection, concrete placement and compressive strength testing, reinforced masonry construction, structural steel testing, spray applied fire resistive material testing, fire resistant coatings testing, wall penetrations firestop testing, exterior insulation finish system (EIFS) inspection, and pavement testing.
