Challenge: Lehman College, located in the Bronx, NY, needed to find a logistically feasible way to hold up a suspended interior facade as part of facility upgrades happening on campus. The facade was a massive steel structure that was as high as the building itself, meaning welding the connection points together would be difficult, costly, and dangerous. The engineers at SGH Consulting responsible for constructing the facade contacted LNA for help finding a solution that would meet the needs of this specific project.
Solution: In order to affix the enormous steel structure of the facade to the on-campus facility, LNA Solutions created a custom composite design, primarily using Type BK BeamClamps. The BeamClamps didn’t just offer a durable welding-free solution to the facade installation, they also provided numerous other benefits by virtue of their unique, easy-to-install design. BeamClamps can be removed and adjusted just as easily as they were installed, meaning unparalleled flexibility that doesn’t compromise the connection’s strength and integrity. This ease of installation also meant the project could be completed on time, with little worry about falling behind schedule.
