Engine Company 16

TGRWA provided structural engineering services for the $10Mnew fire station located on Chicago’s South Side. The 20,000 sq. ft., 1-story building houses the Chicago Fire Department’s Engine Company 16 as well as a Hazmat Unit. The steel framed and cmu bearing wall structure features an apparatus bay with long-span trusses. The building includes living quarters, locker rooms, work rooms, a watch tower, and a 150 foot communication tower. The project achieved LEED Platinum Certification.

• Owner: Chicago Fire Department / City of Chicago
• Architect: DLR Group / Interactive Design
• Contractor: FH Paschen / SN Neilsen & Associates LLC
• Completion: 2013