Wilhelm Works
Glick Eye Institute and IUPUI Gateway Garage are ACI winners for Wilhelm
Two recent Wilhelm projects on the IUPUI campus were honored with Outstanding Achievement in Concrete awards from the American Concrete Institute (ACI).
Read more »Wilhelm Construction to build University of Indianapolis residence hall
The University of Indianapolis has announced its newest campus construction project and contractor. Wilhelm Construction Company of Indianapolis will build South Hall, a residence hall that will open for the 2012-2013 school year.
Read more »A new look for Indy: on the skyline and from the top floor
Posted : 05/20/2010
Visitors to the top of the JW Marriott Hotel enjoyed a new bird’s eye view of downtown Indianapolis in early December during a topping out tour of the 376-foot tall structure.
Mayor Greg Ballard and his wife Winnie were among the dignitaries and other guests who enjoyed the view. Just as important, the tour signaled that the 1,005-room hotel is on schedule to open in February 2011.
Wilhelm Construction superintendent Billy Hubbard guided reporters, photographers and others on a portion of the tour along with officials from White Lodging, the JW Marriott developers.
Hubbard supervised the construction of the JW Marriott’s concrete frame, the third tallest such structure in Indianapolis. It is also the largest concrete foundation of any hotel in Indianapolis' history.
Here are several more fun facts about this monumental project that is adding a new dimension to the downtown skyline:
- 18,300 tri-axle dump truck loads of dirt were excavated from the foundation
- 33,973 cubic yards of concrete are in the building
- 270 million pounds is the total weight of the concrete
- 2,200 tons of reinforcing steel in the concrete frame
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