Dylan Almeida, Assistant Superintendent, Author at PC Construction https://pcconstruction.com/news/author/dalmeida/ Building Stronger, Together Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:22:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://pcconstruction.com/app/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Site-Icon_02-32x32.jpg Dylan Almeida, Assistant Superintendent, Author at PC Construction https://pcconstruction.com/news/author/dalmeida/ 32 32 Western Carolina University Students Tour Site, Learn Lean Techniques https://pcconstruction.com/news/western-carolina-university-students-tour-site-learn-lean-techniques/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:22:33 +0000 https://pcconstruction.com/?p=12342 Last week, we hosted a site tour for a class from Western Carolina University. The students’ courses currently focus on the areas of planning, equipment and project management, which made our large wastewater construction project the perfect place to see applicable action. The highlight of the tour was a deep excavation flanked by three cranes […]

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]]> Western Carolina University visiting a PC Construction project siteLast week, we hosted a site tour for a class from Western Carolina University. The students’ courses currently focus on the areas of planning, equipment and project management, which made our large wastewater construction project the perfect place to see applicable action. The highlight of the tour was a deep excavation flanked by three cranes moving formwork, reinforcing steel and stone for backfill in addition to setting manhole sections for a vortex manhole.

We brought the group into the office trailer and conducted a Lean crash course to illustrate how the field team schedules upcoming work, inspections, and subcontractor collaboration using Nialli software and interactive smart boards. This provided a practical, hands-on application illustrating workflow navigation and effective field project management.

The students who attended the tour had great questions and positive feedback from the project visit, highlighting the importance of practical learning outside of the classroom and networking for their future construction career.

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]]> Charlotte Fire Department Tours Project Site https://pcconstruction.com/news/charlotte-fire-department-tours-project-site/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:23:04 +0000 https://pcconstruction.com/?p=10882 Normally, when the fire trucks roll on site, it’s an emergency. Fortunately that’s not the case here. The PC Construction and R.J. Leeper joint venture team recently welcomed the Charlotte Fire Department onsite at the Mallard Creek Water Reclamation Facility to tour our project and meet the team. The facility is currently undergoing an upgrade […]

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]]> Fire PersonnelNormally, when the fire trucks roll on site, it’s an emergency. Fortunately that’s not the case here. The PC Construction and R.J. Leeper joint venture team recently welcomed the Charlotte Fire Department onsite at the Mallard Creek Water Reclamation Facility to tour our project and meet the team.

The facility is currently undergoing an upgrade to increase its capacity. Primary work includes a new influent pump station, two equalization tanks, an alkalinity facility and modifications to the existing biosolids facility. The excavation process for the influent pump station is underway and is currently at a depth of 30 feet out of the total 65-foot depth. The engineer-designed support of excavation system selected for this excavation is a soil nail system.

During the excavation portion of the work, the project team wanted to connect with local emergency services to familiarize emergency personnel with the site and the work taking place. In an emergency, knowing the key personnel onsite as well as the entrance and egress points of the excavation can save immense amounts of time. The team walked the site with the fire trucks to review turnaround points, entrances, exits and personnel egress. The PC/Leeper team outlined site contacts and the entire group had an educational discussion about emergencies on construction sites.

The PC/Leeper team already has plans in place for the Charlotte Fire Department to return as the project progresses into the mass concrete phase by the end of this year. This site visit was a great opportunity to review our emergency action plan and thank our first responders who keep us safe every day.

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