Remodeling of commercial building in Bergen city center
The Liftroller system has been chosen as the logistics solution for material handling as LAB Entreprenør AS renovates the commercial building Baneveien 16 in Bergen city center.
Remodeling project "Baneveien 16"
- Project: “Baneveien 16”
- Project type: Commercial building – total rehabilitation of commercial buildings
- Size: 5250 m2
- Contractor: LAB Entreprenør AS
- Location: Bergen city center, Norway
- Liftroller system: Liftroller® Wall and Liftroller® Wagon
Inbound and outbound transport
When LAB began the remodeling of Baneveien, it quickly became clear that Liftroller was a good alternative due to limited rigging space and difficult access to and from the elevator. In the early stages, Liftroller® Wall and Stacker were used to transport building waste in large bags approved for lifting by crane, as well as concrete blocks strapped onto Euro pallets before transport. This is a space-saving solution as the waste is sorted on the floor directly into the bags and transported out of the floor via Liftroller® Wall, sorted correctly by fraction straight to the truck.
Four Liftroller Wall and four Liftroller Wagon were strategically distributed over 4 floors, and one Liftroller Stacker was moved up and down the elevator as needed. After all floors were cleared of what needed to be removed, Liftroller was used to transport items such as gypsum packages. When they started doing this, Liftroller was there to provide training. A crane truck with 8 gypsum packages at 1101 kg per package was to be rolled into the third floor. They took their time on the first 2 packages to find the best technique. Finding a good technique and using the same workers for subsequent inbound transport provides good flow, saving a lot of time when rolling in 70 packages of gypsum. In a large project like this, there are significant savings in minimizing the time spent on material handling. The last 6 packages were rolled in and placed on gypsum stands inside the third floor in less than half an hour. In other words, more than 220 kg per minute. As they get the hang of it, it goes even faster.
Strategic placement of Liftroller Wall on the facade
On this project, tower cranes were mainly used to transport building materials from ground level to the floors. Entire collars with material were lifted and placed on the landing ramp of Liftroller Wall before being rolled in through the window.
As tower cranes were used, LAB chose to place the Liftroller systems diagonally above each other on the facade. This allowed the crane operator to place material packages on each Wall without conflicting with the other landing ramps.
Inbound transport of Liftroller products
Site conditions on each construction project, as well as the type of crane available, are crucial for how Liftroller products can be transported to the various floors. The products are designed so that they can be carried if necessary, but not having to carry them is preferred where possible. In this LAB project, the conditions were such that Liftroller Wall and Liftroller Wagon could be craned in through the windows of the building with the help of a crane truck. A time-saving method that can be used where possible. Risk assessment and necessary securing must be done in each individual case on site by those involved.
"Baneveien 16"
Baneveien 16 was started at the end of the 1950s and completed in 1963. At that time, it was a modern office building. The block, which has been empty for almost two years, is now getting a new lease on life, 60 years later. It will be transformed into apartments, offices, and outward-facing activities.
There will be offices reestablished in 7 floors, and three floors will be added with a total area of 1,000 square meters. The office area is being transformed into modern, exclusive offices tailored to the main tenant, the reputable lawyers at Wikborg Rein. The top three floors will be relatively large high-end apartments. The apartments have a west-facing location with a fantastic view of the entrance to Bergen.
We at Liftroller are proud to be a small but important part of this project.
