Denver-based startup
Prescient has completed the first building featuring its light-gauge steel structural system.
The
B Street LoHi building, opening in the Highland neighborhood this month, was built using Prescient’s patent-pending technology, which standardizes the multi-family design and construction and provides faster, greener and more cost-competitive building.
"This first building is evidence that our standardized structural alternative allows complete design freedom while speeding up build time and reducing costs," says John Vanker, CEO and co-founder of Prescient. "We’ve already begun installation on our second building and are currently bidding on active projects across the country of over 3.5 million square feet."
Prescient’s engineering and construction process combines proprietary software, a patent-pending manufacturing system and a simplified installation process that speeds up building time and lowers overall development costs.
"Prescient has found an incredibly effective way to standardize every step of the process, from design to construction," says Paul Books, President of Palisade Partners, the project’s developer.
B Street LoHi building’s 60,000-square-foot, five-story apartment structure was installed in just six weeks -- a production rate of more than 15,000 square feet per week -- about three times faster than the average build time of a wood-frame structure.
Prescient’s next building, University Station, is a six-story affordable housing complex near the University of Denver light-rail station. Vanker expects the framing of the building will be completed in just five weeks -- faster than B Street LoHi.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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