CU-ICAR JTEKT Lab

Clemson, SC

This project was the upfit of a Clemson University lab to accommodate JTEKT, which was relocating its testing lab and 50 employees in conjunction with Clemson’s ICAR program. Mashburn used protection for roll-off dumpsters and required all lifts to be fitted with non-marking tires and have protection from leaking fluids. Mashburn coordinated all major operations, testing and shutdowns with the university and the above tenants. A gantry crane capable of lifting heavy testing materials was installed—the crane could also run the length of the lab space. The project had two major changes that impacted the schedule; first, up-sizing for the dedicated outside air unit resulted in accelerating procurement to maintain the existing equipment move schedule. Second, the existing transformer was not large enough to hold the new load. Mashburn collaborated with JTEKT, LS3P and Duke Energy to install a 750 kVA transformer in less than two weeks while still maintaining JTEKT’s original equipment-move schedule. The space was built to attenuate machinery noise up to 95 dB. Isolation dampers were installed and the sheetrock walls and ceilings in the main lab space were four layers thick. High-performance epoxy flooring required seven-day slab curing and five-day coating curing, which added 12 days to the timeline (during which the project was virtually immobile).