Maintaining and Restoring your Parking Structures and Plaza Systems

There is more to parking structures and plaza systems than meet the eye as we learned from Russ Thurston, P.E., National Expert in Horizontal Restoration during his presentation – “Best Practices for Maintaining and Restoring you Parking Structures and Plaza Systems.” The functionality and appearance of facilities are highly impacted by these systems and the upkeep is crucial for the structure’s stability and the safety of patrons.

During the presentation, Mr. Thurston described each system, gave a brief technical overview and highlighted best practices for maintaining and restoring these structures to ensure functional serviceability and structural integrity.

Many were in attendance nationwide for this live webinar presentation on August 20, 2014. Key discussion points and audience questions were:

• Common concerns of each system
• Identifying a post tension parking structure
• Rule of thumb for yearly maintenance costs
• Guidelines for inspection

Click here to request a link to the recording of the live webinar presentation. Mr. Thurston will also be presenting this topic at the Building Envelope Forum in North Canton, Ohio on September 10^th, 2014. This forum is brought to you by Building Construction Technology Educational Center, A division of StructureTec. Click here for more information about the forum.

 

Mr. Thurston is the Manager of The Restoration Group_SM, a division of StructureTec and primarily focuses on walls, plazas, below-grade waterproofing, and parking garage restoration. He is a registered professional engineer; with over 30 years’ experience focusing on the building envelope and structural concrete restoration. He has investigated building envelope failures and deterioration, designed repairs, and managed all phases of remedial projects.