Parking Garages
More Than Meets the Eye

Parking garages are very often trivialized and viewed simply as a necessity. Whiting-Turner has the experience to understand the realities. In most cases, it is the first impression of a guest, customer or visitor. More importantly, if not designed and constructed properly it can be a maintenance nightmare. Our knowledgeable professionals can help your design team analyze key considerations of precast, cast-in-place and steel garages such as:

• Security
• Lighting
• Efficiency: SF / number of spaces
• Circulation: one or two-way traffic
• Effect on existing traffic flow
• Vertical transportation
• Façade treatment
• Natural versus mechanical ventilation
• Floor-to-ceiling clearance
• Load and waterproofing
• Revenue control / operating system
• Graphics and signage
• Maintenance and durability
• Geopiers versus caissons
• Staging of precast or steel delivery
• Early shaft & opening coordination for precast