Anytime, anywhere, anyplace. At EFS, our multilingual and dedicated staff have completed projects on schedule, in a wide range of conditions, all over the globe.
THE YARD AT AT&T PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
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The abundance of shipping containers has created a demand for repurposing them as semi-permanent storage, housing units and commercial ventures such as retail and concession stands. If you are a S. F. Giants fan you have likely seen a great example of Groundscrews.
The Yard was built on landfill with Groundscrews right next to AT &T Park. The speed and minimal labor involved produced a project far more cost effectively than concrete could have offered. Architect: Jerry Jameson of Urban Bloc of San Leandro, Ca. Project engineer: Bruce Alexander of Cottonwood, Ca. Groundscrew Installer: Gabe Ross Construction of Cottonwood, Ca. |
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SOLAR ARRAY, ASSONET, MA
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The array in Assonet, Mass., is subjet to coastal winds, snow loads salt spray. The groundscrew allowed a small crew to install and assemble a 100kw array in a short amount of time. The unforgiving weather did not hamper the foundation installation.
Developer: Jeff Medeiros Owner of I.N.O. Electrical Service, Assonet, Mass. Groundscrew installer: Bill Grill Owner of Solar System Erectors LLC, Mont Clare, Pa. 
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TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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Located at the Desert Research Institute at the Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno Nevada, the site posed tremendous obstacles for traditional foundation designs. Fractured and loose rock would have refused driven piles, drilling and pumping concrete would have been cost prohibitive, given that the project took place towards the latter part of Winter 2014. The compound slopes combined with deep rocky substrates were only solvable with Groundscrews. Pre-drilling followed in concert, by a Groundscrew installer allowed for installation by a total of four workers. The total number of groundscrews totaled 1500 and required only 2 crew members alongside one drilling crew. The Groundscrew was virtually the only reason the project became economically feasible.
Contractor: Hamilton Solar of Reno, Nevada Drilling: California Drilling and Blasting of El Monte, Ca. Groundscrew Installer: Gabe Ross Construction of Cottonwood, Ca. |
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UN HABITAT III
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Barcelona Housing Systems was called upon to demonstrate their unique solution to fast and affordable housing design. This time the site was a component of the UN Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador.
Within of one month, BHS was able to collate materials deployed to Quito and build a four story demonstration building on bare land. Developer: Empresa Publica de Vivienda Contractor: Barcelona Housing Systems Consultant: ECO Foundation Systems |
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE DESERT
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Barcelona Housing Systems unveiled their revolutionary system for building affordable and sustainable housing in the heart of the Atacama Desert. Copiapo, Chile served as the inaugural site for 48 units of high quality residential units without the use of water and in record time. No scaffolding was utilized and no construction personnel were injured. The units were constructed with lightweight steel framing on top of 2100mm long Krinner Groundscrews. Rigorous seismic and product quality testing was a prerequisite to employing the Groundscrew as a viable building foundation. During construction, several earthquakes reaching magnitudes of 6.4 were absorbed by the structure as predicted by the engineering design.
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