Roof Replacement at Carroll Middle Wins 2002 Honors Award
Jan. 15, 2002--The American Council of Engineering Companies
of North Carolina (ACEC) presented Law Engineering & Environmental
Services, Inc. (LAW) a 2002 Honors Award for the roof replacement
project at Carroll Middle School in Raleigh. The award represented
engineering excellence in the building/technology systems
field.
The Wake County Public School System chose LAW to provide the design and construction for roof replacement for Carroll Middle. During the inital field investigation for the replacement roof design, LAW discovered significant deterioration of the existing concrete fill and metal form deck. The capability of the existing deck to perform adequately over the service life of a new conventional roof system was questionable and costly deck repair would likely have been required.
In response to this concern, a unique design was developed to replace the existing roof with a retrofit standing seam metal roof system. The system avoided placing additional roof loads on the deteriorated deck, and used the existing structural framing to support the retrofit metal roof. This design accommodated the roof replacement without deck modifications, strenghening or replacement, and resulted in a project completed under the planned budget, on schedule, and with a minimum of disruption to school activities.