The Amalgamated Warbasse Houses is one of New York’s largest union-sponsored housing cooperatives, located in Brooklyn’s Brighton-Coney Island community. It resides on 26 acres, and includes 5 high rise towers, over 2500 units and 8,000+ residents. In 2012, the electrical distribution equipment in each building was badly damaged by saltwater flooding related to Superstorm Sandy.…
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The Parkway Pipeline is a 16” diameter underground petroleum pipeline that was finalized in September 2013 as part of joint venture between Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMEP) and Valero Energy. This massive, 141-mile-long pipeline was designed to transport refined liquid petroleum products such as gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel and turbine fuel with an initial…
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A world-class academic medical center based in Boston, Massachusetts, partnered with a major electrical equipment manufacturer to upgrade existing electrical equipment. The major driver for the upgrade was due to the rapid expansion of state-of-the-art treatment and technologies needed for families and in-patient care. In 2019, the hospital assembled a construction team to partner with…
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At the #1 hospital in New York, they have more than three hundred beds available for in-patient care. There are over sixty state-of-the-art operating rooms, an advanced critical care unit, and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for the tiniest patients. It is home to a comprehensive stroke center and offers advanced emergency services for…
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The Tappan Zee Bridge, a twin cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tappan Zee section of the Hudson River between Tarrytown and Nyack in New York, was decaying and in desperate need of replacement. The bridge’s 8 lanes carry heavy automobile traffic as part of the New York State Thruway, Interstate 87 and I-287. The bridge also carries a shared use path for bicycles and pedestrians. Replacement of the bridge meant…
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A major switchgear manufacturer approached Trachte to collaborate on a hyperscale data center solution for a popular social media company after Trachte exceeded expectations on two previous projects for the same client. The social media company wanted to assemble an exclusive design team to collaborate on a standard for manufacturing drawings and specifications for their…
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