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Midwest Helicopter

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Willowbrook, IL
10,000 SF

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Midwest Helicopter

Helicopter Hangar/Office Facility

Demolish existing helicopter hangar and office facility and construct a new 13,500 square foot helicopter hangar and office building on same property. New Facility is consisted of a 7,000 SF Hangar, 1,500 SF Mechanic overhaul room, storage mezzanine, five (5ea) private offices, one (1) shared office, one (1) conference room, one (1) break room, and men’s & women’s restrooms.

Project Highlights

  • 54’ Wide Hangar Door (3 – 18’ panels)
  • Radiant heat inside hangar and outside hangar door
  • 2nd Floor is constructed with Precast Floor Planks
  • Facility has a hydraulic elevator
  • EIFS Wall section above Hangar doors matches Precast
  • Coordination with Midwest Helicopter for lifting their new Rooftop Unit onto the roof.
  • Excavate area with poor soils such as peat and haul off spoils and back fill with 8’ of 3” stone and 8’ of clay compacted in 12” lifts. The area remediated was approximately 120’ long  x  40’ wide  x  16’ deep .
  • The Hangar Door has (3) exterior radiant heaters at the top of door. The purpose is to melt any snow and or ice. The reason this is unique is because it has sensors that sense moisture, temperature, etc that tell it when to automatically quick on and off.

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