Wilmington Transit Center

The WTC is more than just a transit hub – it is a piece of the welcome that visitors to Wilmington receive when coming in via train. As such, the P3 development team wanted to find ways to make the WTC a part of the community, versus just a means of servicing it. To that end, an art contest was held among Delaware College of Art and Design (DCAD) students to design a series of banners that would adorn the building façade along Walnut Street. DCAD student Nathanial Rambo’s design was chosen as the winner. There are 26 banners in total, all of which have their own unique design.

EDiS Building Systems (EBS) Solutions was called in to work with the design and construction team on a potential cost-saving solution for several areas of the WTC roof. After careful consideration of all factors, EBS provided a Butler VSRII mechanical seam roof system for the canopy roofing on Walnut Street and the roofing on the two towers, as well as a Butler BRII roofing system over the wash bay area. The EBS team was on-site to monitor the installation and provide resources and guidance as the roofing was completed. The solution saved the project both time and money!

EDiS BIM Services assisted the WTC team in a very non-conventional way. As the site had soil contamination issues due to previous uses, all soils dug out of the site needed to be properly accounted for, and the amounts of new soils coming in needed to be as exact as possible. These were not easy measurements to make. To assist, the EDiS BIM team set their drone to the sky to survey the site, bringing back data that was used to make a virtual model of the surface contours using AutoCAD Civil 3D and REVIT. This digital model was then used to run the soil cut and fill calculations, allowing the measurements to be tested virtually before being deployed in the field. Testing before deployment cut down the uncertainty, ensuring the work could be completed successfully.