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Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal
San Diego, CA
Cruise Ship Terminal
WINNER OF THE 2011 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT AND THE 2011 ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS SAN DIEGO CHAPTER BUILD SAN DIEGO MERIT AWARD
The new 52,000 SF Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal accommodates 2,600 passengers and houses ticketing stations, a Customs Station, a Homeland Security station, as well as a passenger lounge, baggage claim area and baggage handling areas. The Cruise Ship Terminal is the Port of San Diego’s first “green” building (LEED Silver). Sustainable features include recycled content (concrete and waste materials), Low-E emitting materials, natural ventilation, photovoltaic panels, reflective roof paint, and low-flow toilets, urinals & faucets. The design features a saw tooth roofline with glass facade and glass roll-up doors, a public pavilion open to the San Diego Bay, and public access to the pier when ships are not in port. In order to accommodate the 2.5 million pounds of structural steel that supports the 2-story terminal building, the pier required major seismic improvements.
Originally constructed in 1913, the pier was extended in 1930 and 1980. Each phase presented different challenges to upgrading the underside of the pier structure to comply with current seismic codes. Concrete piles driven down 20 to 30 feet into the bay, were reinforced by adding rebar and concrete. At select pile locations, underwater installation of base isolators was required. During seismic activity, the isolators absorb seismic forces and prevent the seismic activity from being transferred to the building on the pier deck. Because of the challenges associated with working under the pier, much of this work had to be accomplished in the middle of the night during low tide hours.
Although this project was designed to meet LEED Silver requirements, it actually achieved LEED Gold.
Project Stats
Owner: Port of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
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