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Homeco Insulation, Inc. Project Portfolios
Homeco is proud to have an extensive project portfolio. The breadth and depth of our knowledge is reflected in the variety of projects we have completed over the years. The following projects highlight our insulating capabilities.
Minnesota Twin’s Target Field
Project Type: Commercial, Stadium, New Construction
Scope of work: The Minnesota Twin’s Target Field seats 40,000 and is scheduled to open in spring of 2010, marking the Twins' 50th season of playing baseball in the Upper Midwest. Designed to provide fans with an outstanding baseball venue, Minnesota's new ballpark will deliver a truly unforgettable sports and entertainment experience. The ballpark will cost $412 million to build.
Homeco Insulation, Inc. was selected to install sprayed polyurethane foam in the heated concessions, restrooms, restaurant, and lounge areas as well as under the stadia seating. Fans will enjoy a comfortable experience in any weather due to our expert installation of insulation materials.
This project has required special training and coordination of crews to accommodate the frequent passage of trains adjacent to the job site. Also, crews have been required to carefully plan and use caution while working above the 394 expressway.
Webcams: http://mlb.mlb.com/min/ballpark/new_ballpark_webcam.jsp
Fun Facts: http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/ballpark/fun_facts.jsp
TCF Bank Stadium™
Project Type: Commercial, Stadium, New Construction
Scope of work: Homeco Insulation, Inc. was selected to spray polyurethane foam and Ure-K Thermal Barrier under the stadium seating and various flat deck areas for thermal purposes.
The $288.5 million TCF Bank Stadium™ will be an open-air, horseshoe bowl design with a capacity of 50,000. The stadium will have a collegiate atmosphere and allows for flexibility for a potential expansion to 72,000 to 80,000 seats. Project completion is scheduled for September of 2009.
Homeco crews installed 200,000 square feet of closed-cell sprayed polyurethane foam and Ure-K Thermal Barrier during their ten months on the project. The team contributed to a safe project by completing over 7000 hours of work without a safety incident.
Homeco’s scope of work included installing SPF in areas such as the Home Team Locker Room, Auxiliary Locker Room, and Visiting Locker Room, Kitchen, Loading Dock, Band Locker Room, and Rehearsal Hall amongst others.
This complex project involved multiple trades and required daily coordination of equipment, workforces and materials. Homeco stayed in constant communication with project managers to ensure productive, safe and efficient installation of insulation products. Also, the Homeco team proactively invested time and energy into educating other trades on the personal safety issues of working around spray polyurethane foam.Click here to view Stadium Construction Webcam
Seward Co-oP GROCERY & DELI
Project Type: Commercial Retail
Scope of Work: Fiberglass batt insulation with a sealed vapor barrier at the exterior shell and sound attenuation batts at the interior walls for sound
The new Seward Co-op, spanning 13,000 square feet of retail space, provides healthy and local food options to more than 5,000 co-op members. The design and construction of the building focused on environmentally friendly and energy efficient elements. Homeco installed fiberglass batt insulation with a sealed vapor barrier at the exterior shell to reinforce the energy efficiency of the building. The fiberglass batt insulation used in the process is one of the factors contributing to the overall score needed to obtain LEED Gold Certification of the project.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Project Type: Historical Restoration
Scope of Work: Spray polyurethane foam in the existing domed attic
Homeco Insulation is proud to have participated in the remodeling of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the oldest continuously used church in the city of Minneapolis. It was designated a U.S. historic landmark in 1934.
Homeco Insulation was selected to install closed-cell spray polyurethane foam in the existing domed attic. The domed ceiling of the church required careful planning and execution to protect the antiquated lighting system of the building and for the safety of our crew. The new insulation system will increase the energy efficiency of the facility and add to the structural integrity of the building. The closed-cell sprayed polyurethane foam insulation used in the church will reduce energy use by up to 30% in a typical installation.
St. Paul’s Monastery
Project Type: Commercial Housing and Religious Facility
Scope of Work: Thermal insulation in the exterior shell and interior sound attenuation
The Homeco team recently completed work on the St. Paul’s Monastery. The facility is home to the Sisters of St. Benedict. A new addition was completed in February of 2009. The three level, wood frame construction building was designed with many sustainable building features. Homeco installed energy efficient thermal insulation in the exterior shell and sound attenuation fiberglass batts in designated areas of the facility. The expanded and updated facility will assist the Sisters in carrying out their ministries to serve the larger community.
Children’s Hospital
Project Type: Commercial Medical Facility
Scope of Work: Sound attenuation insulation and spray-applied K-13 insulation system
Homeco was a valued woman-owned business supplier and installer on the Children’s Hospital expansion project. Homeco installed over 20,000 square feet of sound attenuation insulation at the 16 foot high, 2x4 and 2x6 interior walls in six levels of the Children's Hospital. Our scope also included the spray-applied K-13 insulation system at the new parking ramp ceiling.
Children’s Hospital is recognized as one of the nation’s best pediatric hospitals. This major expansion includes a nine-floor bed tower; a new emergency room, ambulatory care center and parking ramp; and a new hospital lobby. A skyway will link the campus across Chicago Avenue. Plans include a neonatal intensive care unit with private rooms, improved surgical suites, private inpatient rooms and a new Ronald McDonald House® location.
The Minneapolis Lifesciences Corridor is the nation’s largest entirely urban medical corridor, with 19 health and medical institutions, 61 research labs and clinics, more than 2,300 physicians, 12,000 employees and 250 researchers.
The City worked closely with Children’s Hospital to review site and building designs and to develop a Workforce Employment Plan that ensures the hiring of women and minorities and promotes the construction industry to students in the Minneapolis Public Schools. CPED and the Heritage Preservation Commission also reviewed the character and significance of buildings in the expansion area.
transformation of a 1940's Cape Cod home
Project Type: Residential, Remodeling
Scope of work: Homeco Insulation, Inc. was selected to supply and install closed-cell, sprayed polyurethane foam, dense-packed cellulose insulation, and fiberglass blown insulation for both exterior wall and green roof applications for a sustainable house project. This project consisted of a transformation of a 1940's Cape Cod home in St. Paul, Minnesota for two architects and their families.
Careful consideration was given in designing the green roof ceiling system which consisted of 2" sprayed polyurethane foam under the roof deck and filled the remaining truss space with fiberglass blown insulation. The roof was designed to carry the weight of a green vegetated roof system.
The insulation R-value of the existing house needed to be upgraded. In order to increase the R-value of the exterior walls without having to remove the sheetrock, we installed blown dense-pack cellulose insulation into each wall cavity from the exterior of the house before the siding was installed. We then installed an R-50 fiberglass blown insulation over the existing attic insulation.
Because insulation is one of the most important aspects of the house, the exterior walls and ceiling of the new addition were insulated with the closed-cell sprayed polyurethane foam. The spray polyurethane foam is expanding foam that seals gaps, cracks and joints within the cavity it's filling. This is critical in order to create an energy efficient and comfortable home.
We are proud to say that a third party energy modeler and testing agent for the Greenstar and Energy Star program gave our installation an "A"!
EcoDeep works with people, businesses, educational institutions, facilities, non-profits and local government agencies to balance environmental performance and economic concerns through careful and sensitive design. Visit their blog to learn more http://ecodeephaus.blogspot.com/.
REALIFE COOPERATIVE OF COON RAPIDS
Project Type: Residential, Senior Housing Projects, New Construction
Scope of work: A typical project might be a 240,000 sq ft building with four floors and 100 units. These are typically wood-framed construction. Multiple factors need to be addressed in a project of this size:
- We installed blanket insulation in exterior walls and blown insulation in attics to minimize heat transfer and conserve energy.
- We blowed insulation between floors and install blanket insulation in the interior walls to minimize sound transfer between floors and units.
- We installed either blanket or spray polyurethane foam at the exterior rim joist areas.
- We installed a polyethylene film vapor barrier on the warm side of exterior walls and ceilings to control moisture and air from transferring through the walls or ceiling.
- We installed vent chutes in the attics to allow for proper venting of moisture.
ROSEDALE PLAZA THEATER
Project Type: Commercial, Movie Theater, New Construction
Scope of work: This movie theater used steel-frame construction.
- We installed R-19 blanket insulation and a 6 mil. Polyethylene vapor barrier in the exterior walls.
- We installed blanket insulation in the interior walls to minimize sound transfer between theaters.
- To provide excellent acoustical performance within this theater, the drywall contractor installed two layers of sheetrock behind the movie screen. We then installed a black acoustic board over the sheetrock to absorb up to 100% of the sound striking its surface which reduces sound reverberation within spaces. In order to keep the color uniform, we painted the seams black.
SHERBURNE COUNTY COAL-BURNING POWER PLANT
Project Type: Industrial, Power Plant, Existing Construction
Scope of work: This was a coal-burning power plant. The coal is transferred onto large conveyer belts, which bring the coal into the furnace. No matter the outside temperature, the interior of a pile of coal is always warm. In cold temperatures, the warm coal on the cold conveyor belt was causing condensation to form and then freeze on the belt. We sprayed closed-cell polyurethane foam on the underside of the conveyor system to reduce the ice build-up. Because the foam is UV sensitive and can deteriorate over time, we covered the foam with a UV protectant.