Primary columns, beams and bracing
Structural steel detailing covered approximately 423 tons of primary and miscellaneous steel for the new educational facility.
LocationLaurel, Montana
Client / FabricatorTrueNorth Steel
Structural and miscellaneous steel tonnage423 tons
Delivery methodDesign-assist
Project overview
423 tons coordinated across structural and miscellaneous steel scopes.
The Mogan Elementary School project – now known as Laurel Intermediate School – involved design-assist detailing for approximately 423 tons of structural and miscellaneous steel.
Working with TrueNorth Steel, our team detailed the building’s primary steel framing together with elevator framing, stairs, ladders, railings, and other miscellaneous metal components.
The structural steel package included wide-flange beams and columns, bracing, and steel framing associated with the building’s elevator systems.
The miscellaneous metals scope covered several additional building components requiring coordination with the primary structure and architectural requirements.
Project team and technical details
- Engineer of Record
- A&E
- Connection Designer
- A&E
- Structural steel detailing
- 568 hours
- Stairs and miscellaneous metals detailing
- 289 hours
- Total detailing effort
- 857 hours
- Market
- Education
- Structural steel detailing
- 568 hours
- Stairs and miscellaneous metals detailing
- 289 hours
Detailing scope
Structural steel columns and beams
Elevator support framing
Steel associated with the elevator systems was coordinated with the primary structure and developing engineering information.
Stairs, ladders and railings
Miscellaneous metals included stairs, ladders, guardrails, handrails and additional secondary components.
Design-assist model reviews
Updated models were submitted regularly to the Engineer of Record to verify framing and detailing decisions as the design progressed.
Coordinated detailing packages
Structural steel and miscellaneous metals remained within one project environment while being organized as separate detailing packages.
Technical complexity
Coordination and detailing challenges.
Developing design under EOR review
The iterative design-assist process required current framing conditions and detailing decisions to stay aligned with structural engineering review.
Primary and secondary steel interfaces
Elevator framing, stairs, ladders and railings had to remain coordinated with the main frame and architectural requirements.
Separate scopes within one project
The work comprised 568 structural detailing hours and 289 hours for stairs and miscellaneous metals, requiring consistent information between both packages.
Our approach
Design-assist coordination throughout the detailing process.
The project was delivered using a design-assist workflow. Updated models were regularly submitted to the Engineer of Record for review, allowing the developing steel package to be coordinated with the structural design.
This iterative process supported continued verification of framing conditions and detailing decisions as the design progressed. The structural and miscellaneous steel scopes were developed within the same coordinated project environment while remaining organized as separate detailing packages.
Project result
One coordinated package from building frame to secondary steel.
By combining structural steel, elevator framing, stairs, ladders, railings, and miscellaneous metals within a design-assist process, the project required coordination across both primary and secondary steel components.
Regular model reviews with the Engineer of Record helped maintain alignment between the developing design and the fabrication information prepared for TrueNorth Steel.