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Maria Elena Sifuentes Apartments
The Only Noncombustible Structural Panels Helped a Chicago Apartment Complex Save Time and Money
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year Built: 2022
Maria Elena Sifuentes Apartments
The Only Noncombustible Structural Panels Helped a Chicago Apartment Complex Save Time and Money
The Maria Elena Sifuentes apartment complex project in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood was originally slated to be a poured concrete design over a metal deck. Since the project was situated in the middle of a busy neighborhood with limited space, achieving a poured concrete solution would have required precise scheduling of additional trades, concrete, and pump trucks – making it a more expensive task. After initial delays, the project team turned to USG STRUCTO-CRETE® Brand Structural Panels, which not only allowed the general contractor to catch up on their schedule but also lowered overall costs compared to the poured concrete solution.
One of the accessible features of STRUCTO-CRETE® Panels is their ease of installation; anyone who can hold a screw gun can install these panels. STRUCTO-CRETE® Panels are cured in the factory, which means electrical contractors and plumbers were able to come in right after the panels were installed. These panels can even make all-weather construction less of a hassle. Thanks to its homogeneous composition, even when the panels get wet, there will be absolutely no damage to the panel.
“This product really checks all the boxes for this project,” said Ryan Miller, Manufacturers’ Representative for Architectural Building Solutions. “It's faster, all-weather construction, single trade, and [considering] the space in which we are confined, [USG STRUCTO-CRETE® Panels] allow for a much easier building process.”