Mark Shaffer
Architect / Construction Specialist
Alvin Josephy
Project Manager from KMB Design Group
BUILDING USE:
2002 Olympic Winter Venue Site
The Challenge
Install a lightweight roof covering able to withstand the unique weight loads of a cable supported roof structure. The roof included cable attachments, suspension towers and snow retention details.
The roof installation would take place under tight schedule constraints.
Installation of the multi- colored 2002 Olympic Winter Games membrane logo after the original roofing system installation.
| Building Owner: | Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 |
| General Contractor: | Layton Construction |
| Manufacturer: | Sarnafil Roofing Systems |
| Roof Area: | 215,000 sq. ft. |
| Project Completed: | October, 2001 |
| System: | Mechanically Attahched |
| Membrane | S327 6-mil PVC |
The Solution
The Clark's Quality Roofing project team immediately brought in Sarnafil Inc., a worldwide provider of Polymer based waterproofing systems with extensive experience in unique stadium roof designs, to work with Layton Construction Company and the Architect, Gillies Stransky Brems Smith in producing details that would work on this building design.
The first challenge was the inability to attach membrane directly to the flexible cables. The solution was to attach the cables above the roof to a vertical metal plate that was fitted with a horizontal metal hood. Clark's Quality Roofing then constructed a box, which was installed below the hood. The membrane was attached to the box, while the flexible cable was attached to the metal plate.
The second challenge was how to attach the membrane to the suspension towers. The solution was to combine membrane clad sheet metal drip edge with a surface mounted counter flashing. This was then mounted to the 1/2" stud plate on the structural supports.
The third challenge was snow sliding off the roof. Clark's designed a snow retention system. They anchored snow fences to the steel deck and integrated them into the membrane roofing system.
The fourth challenge was the manufacturing and installation of the Olympic Logos. Clarks worked with Sarnafil to determine the colors needed to match the Olympic logo. Cut-out and installation needed to be precise. The membrane was delivered to a graphic design company for markings, and then installed by Clark's Quality Roofing.