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Page 9 <br />Section D <br />Master Consulting Engineers, Inc. <br />Extreme Engineering | Incredible Results <br />Project Highlight Three (3): <br />As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment <br />Act, the George C. Young Federal Courthouse consists <br />of comprehensive interior and HVAC renovations to <br />accommodate four new Bankruptcy courtrooms, four new <br />chambers, and Clerk of Court and U.S. Attorneys spaces. <br />The renovation comprises removing all interior walls, <br />ceilings, and HVAC systems down to the concrete structure, <br />as well as removal of hazardous materials. New exterior <br />elements include the replacement of the existing windows, <br />new roof, additionally insulation, and the addition of a new <br />west entry pavilion and stair/elevator tower. <br />As part of the renovations two new courts were added on <br />the top floor. When the layout of the two new courts was <br />completed, two columns where encroaching within. MCE <br />was asked if the columns could be removed, tasks that <br />require serious consideration since the building was a post- <br />tension structure that it is impossible to change the points <br />of support. MCE developed a support system on the roof of <br />the building and designed a hanging system to support the <br />top of the column and allow for the removal of the columns <br />from the finish floor to the underside of the roof above.