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SAINT JAMES THE GREATER PARISH Charles Town, West Virginia 2006 Excellence in Structural Engineering - Outstanding Project Award

Owner Diocese of Wheling-Charleston 1300 Byron Street P.O. Box 230 Wheeling, WV 26003 Client Contact Father Brian Owens (304) 725-5558

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Size & Type of Project MCE’s design experience was recently recognized by the Structural Engineer’s Association of Metropolitan Washington, who awarded one of our recent projects – Saint James the Greater Parish in Charles Town, West Virginia – with its 2006 Excellence in Structural Engineering Outstanding Project Award. The project consisted of the design and construction of a new two-story, 51,500 SF Catholic church. The execution of the work demonstrates how modern structural design and present day construction materials can be adapted to produce a classical, Gothic-Tudor style church in the European tradition. In plan view, the sanctuary presents a traditional cruciform shape – allowing the structural engineer to provide wind bents in two directions. Primary superstructure framing consists of concrete and masonry foundation walls, structural steel columns and beams with a composite concrete deck, and structural steel roof beams with metal deck. The primary structural steel columns are two stories tall, effectively providing a cost-effective two story moment frame. These two story bents carry all vertical, wind and seismic loads while reducing deflection. Where space permitted on the lower level, a very limited amount of steel “X” bracing was employed for lateral stability. MCE Scope of Services Meyer Consulting Engineers Corporation functioned as the Structural Engineer of Record with our scope including the schematic, design development, construction document, bidding and construction administration phases. Design work began in July 2002 and was completed in September 2003. Construction was bid in October 2003 and was completed July 2006 at a cost of $12.3 Million. Key MCE personnel included Michael A. Moran, III, P.E. (Principal/Quality Assurance) and Lawrence S. Nagielski, P.E. (Principal Project Structural Engineer/Project Manager).

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