b'Industry NewsSafety a Top Concern for Bade Roofing on 1,200-Foot-Long, St. Louis, MO, May 2, 2017 in this relatively small area was definitely an issue. Elevated Pedestrian Connector Project Bade Roofing Company reported zero injuriesThe roof had to be installed before other trades on a challenging project that required its workerscould do their portion of work, so our two-day to scale a 1,200-foot-long, 13-foot-wide elevatedtime slot turned into one day. pedestrian skywalk through one of the busiestBade crews utilized a lifeline stanchion system, medical campuses in St. Louis, MO.installed every 30 feet along the top of the TheEast-West Connector project on the BJCskywalk. The stanchions had to be clamped to HealthCare/Washington University Medicalthe structural I-beams, which required cutting Center campus was completed in March 2017,through 18-gauge metal decking to get to them.following 8.5 months of construction. The massiveSafety on the project had to be handled much concrete, glass and steel structure reaches heightslike a road of 40 feet above street level and travels nearly abridge, said quarter of a mile to connect four parking garagesBade. It made and various buildings throughout the busyroofing very campus.slow and tedious, Bade crews installed a tapered roof system - abut safety was a Firestone induction-welded white TPO membranemajor concern with R20 insulation and a 1/2 cover board - overand the project the entire length of the pedestrian bridge. Thewas completed roofing project was broken into seven areas andwith no each area had to be installed separately and notincidents.in order, so this meant Bades workers had toThe massive mobilize and demobilize frequently and spliceconnector is newly installed roof areas to ones installedconstructed of sometimes months before. 14 concrete piers A crew of 3-4 workers took three months to(2,500 cubic yards of total concrete), more than complete the complex roofing project. In a single,500 sections of glass panels and pre-fabricated 15-hour day, two workers roofed a 120-footsteel truss sections weighing a total of 380 tons. span of the bridge. Given the logistics and safetyKAI Design & Build, in a joint venture with Paric concerns, this was an amazing feat, said BadeCorporation, served as the architect and general Roofing CEO David Bade.contractor on the project. Work was done around heavy traffic areas andAbout Bade Roofing Company, Inc.functioning parking garages. Certain work areasFounded in 1954, Bade Roofing Company, Inc. is one of had to be shut down and gated off,but otherSt. Louis, Missouris premier family-owned and operated areas could only be worked on during a shortcommercial and industrial roofing specialists. Bade Roofing timeframe when traffic was light, said Bade.uses a highly-trained and skilled union workforce to install the There was a section of the connector that crossedhighest quality roofing systems on major retail centers, grocery Taylor Ave that was particularly difficult from astores, hospitals, schools, warehouses and office buildings. coordination stand point. This strip of road is theWorking directly with facility managers and building owners, main thoroughfare on the campus, and shut downand in partnership with local architects, designers and roofing of the entire road was a nearly impossible request,consultants, Bade Roofing also provides comprehensive roof however, during one weekend the road wasinspections and survey reports, leak finding and repair services, allowed to be shut down. Due to the fact that fivegreen roof installation, and licensed asbestos roofing removal different trades all needed to complete their workand abatement. For more information about Bade Roofing, call over the road in this two-day time slot, crowding314-892-1331 or visit www.baderoofing.com.28 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'