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Tindall Completes Armed Forces Retirement Home Project In Gulfport, MS

SPARTANBURG, SC—Tindall Corporation announces the completion of a new Armed Forces
Retirement Home in Gulfport, MS, replacing one severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina and
demolished in late 2007.

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The retirement home features four pavilions rising from the main floor with a garage
located at ground level. A landscaped green area with walking paths, bicycle trail and
swimming pool surrounds the 600,000-sq-ft main building, which provides 582 units for a
full spectrum of continuing care retirement living for veterans.

Tindall Mississippi Division furnished architectural cladding for the entire complex,
consisting of 1,075 white concrete panels, with minimal color variation, featuring
architectural reveals and medium sandblast, averaging 15 ft x 8 ft x 6 in. each.

The first structure built on the Mississippi coast to withstand winds over 200 mph in a
Category 5 hurricane, no penetrations were allowed into the waterproofing barrier located
at the cavity of the building envelope. Tindallʼs engineers developed a unique system of
hanging connections to satisfy the stringent architectural requirements. Since 95 percent of
the project required erection with four tower cranes, a second engineering challenge was
presented. Panels had to be designed to keep the maximum weight of each panel under
the maximum capacity of two different crane arc charts.

Tindall Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacturing of precast,
prestressed concrete products and building systems.


Spartanburg, SC • Tel:(800) 849-4521 • Fax: (864) 587-8828 • Email: sc-sales@tindallcorp.com • www.tindallcorp.com




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