cost. “We were able to get some extremely straight lines,” Fulop said. “We saw only very minor variability in terms of the line, which I think anyone who works with concrete knows that the less grinding you have to do the better and the more optimally that’s going to help with the steel and avoiding all the unnecessary shimming and what have you. That was a really great innovation that our demo trade took care of.” “We were able to achieve all that while we had a large platform over the opening so we didn’t have to worry about accessing it after the steel stair was installed,” Fulop said. “Because once the steel stair was installed, we would have needed two-story scaffolding. We would have been working around finished surfaces. It would have been a lot more complicated and timeconsuming. “We felt that we really thought through the overall execution plan. We were able to keep the space completely safe for those working around it. We completely removed any sort of fall hazard associated with the floor opening. We created the conditions we needed to be able to productively do the install. “That stair could have had such a trickle-down effect in terms of potential implications. But we felt like we did a really good job in terms of addressing those potential implications every step of the way.” Fulop credited that successful approach to the cohesiveness of Turner’s team as well as the rest of the project team, including the architect, the JANUARY 2024
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