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December
8, 2009
Hy-Grade Scores a “Home-Run” with Precast Concrete Dugouts for Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY – The Genessee Community College Cougars baseball team has four new dugouts thanks to Hy-Grade Precast Concrete Products of Byron, New York. Hy-Grade recently designed, produced, supplied and installed four custom dugouts painted in the college’s signature “national” blue and “cheerful” yellow. The dugouts are part of the college’s athletic field expansion which also included new baseball and softball diamonds, and a new artificial turf soccer/lacrosse field. These added amenities will enhance the growing Sports Management and Recreation Management programs offered.
Originally, the dugouts were specified as conventional block and wood construction. However, Hy-Grade approached the project team and suggested they consider precast as a consideration for the construction of the dugouts. While the cost remained the same, utilizing precast concrete shortened the construction time onsite significantly. Additionally, the superior durability of precast was especially attractive to the school officials since the dugouts were constantly exposed to the northern New York elements resulting in ongoing roof, wood and paint damage. Utilizing precast concrete would minimize such erosion.
The dugouts are made of Easi-Set precast,
reinforced wall panels and roof slabs. The panels range in weight
from 600 to 8,000 pounds and the roof slabs from 14,000 to 20,000
pounds. Each dugout measures 60 feet long, 8 feet wide and 10 feet high with
a storage area on each end for player’s equipment. Hy-grade provided
the school with renderings of various paint schemes and the official
chose “national” blue
for the exterior walls, gray for the interior walls and a “cheerful” yellow
strip going around the entire structure in and out just above where
the benches fall. All four dugouts were completed, start
to finish, in less than a week.
Hy-Grade was proud to partner with the engineering firm,
JMZ Architects on the project. Local contractor Thompson Dilcher
Construction of Bergen, New York, installed the panels and Terry’s
Signs of Elba created GCC’s Cougar logo that is affixed over
the players’ benches.
Since 1948, Hy-Grade Precast Concrete has proudly operated their family owned business. They have become a leader in the Precast Concrete and Construction industry while continuing to offer unwavering commitment to its customers and employees. The company has evolved to include precast concrete products such as modular building systems, stairs and landings for multi-story buildings, and retaining walls. A dedicated and highly trained staff offers service that is second to none, covering every facet of a successful project…design assistance, budgeting, quoting, engineering, procurement, production, quality, handling and shipping. Hy-Grade has offices in St. Catharines, Ontario and Byron, New York.
Hy-Grade produces Easi-Set precast concrete buildings under a licensing agreement with Easi-Set Industries. To obtain more information about Easi-Set Transportable Precast Concrete Buildings or for information on licensing opportunities, contact Easi-Set Industries at 1 (800) 547-4045 or visit www.precastbuildings.com or www.easiset.com. To contact Hy-Grade Precast Concrete Products, call 1-877-897-2730 or visit www.hygradeprecast.com.
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