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Dayton Superior ond the Collavino 6roup speak at the Panoma Canal Congress 2072

Reshaping the New York City Skyline

Meeting The Challenges of Concrete Super Structures

PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA (April 19th,20X2|

From April 18 to 20tn, engineering

experts and infrastructure leaders from the most iconic construction projects around the

world have gathered in Panama for the "lnternational Engineering and lnfrastructure Congress - Panama Canal 2OL2,'sharing best practices for project delivery, risk
management and construction financing.
Don Van Gerve, PE, National Sales Manager of Engineered Products, Dayton Superior,

www.davtonsuperior.com. with invited guests, Renzo Collavino, President, and Joe Bechberger, P.Eng., Regional Construction Manager from the Collavino Group, www.pcrcontractors.com, participated as speakers at this important event about "Reshaping the New York City Skyline - Meeting the Challenges of f.oncrete Super
Structures".
This fascinating discourse presented the constructon best practices in use at the One World

Trade Center project site in New York City, the lead building of the new World Trade Center complex, currently under construction in Lower Manhattan. Ttris landmark building represents an investment of SE.g billon dollars. Upon its completion in 2AL3, One World Trade Center with L05 stories, will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere by pinnacle height and the 3rd-tallest building in the

world. lts spire will reach a symbolic t,776 feet (541.3 m) in reference to the year of American independence. However, its roof height, at 1,368 feet (417.0 m), will still be 82 feet (25.0 m) shorter than the roof of Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower).
One World Trade Center is located at the northwest corner of the L6-acre World Trade Center site, occupying the location where the original 8-story 6 World Trade Center once

stood. The construction is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild after the original World Trade Center complex in New York City was destroyed during the attacks of September L1.,zOOt. "Dayton Superior and the Collavino Group's ongoing, close collaboration at One World Trade Center in New York has resulted in truly outstanding, innovative best practices and results," stated Mr. Van Gerve, who added that Dayton Superior is delighted to have brought the Collavino Group representatives to Panama to participate with them to share their unique case study and experiences in building concrete super structures with international colleagues at the Panama Canal Congress 2012.
He added that Dayton Superior's reputation as the industry leader for more than a L00 years

in North America is based on their ability to transfer technology and collaborate with their construction colleagues to meet their unique challenges at their project sites.
Dayton Superior, www.davtonsuperior.com, is the leading North American provider of specialized products consumed in nonresidential, concrete construction and the largest

concrete forming and shoring rental company serving the domestic, nonresidential construction market. Last July L't, Dayton Superior inaugurated in Panama a 1,000 square meter Distribution Center in Parque Sur, near the Tocumen lnternational Airport, their first
expansion outside North America. The Collavino Group, , www.pcrcontractors.com, a privately owned and managed company in North America, is ranked as one of the Top 40 General Contractors in the United States, according to REED Construction Data. The Collavino Group performs contracts as general contractors, design-builders and construction managers, as well as acting as prime

subcontractors for large cast-in-place and precast concrete works in high-rise construction, arenas & stadiums, parking structures, power generation, water & waste management treatment, industrial, transportation and commercial sectors.
The Panama Canal Congress is being organized by the Panama Canal Authority with the support of numerous well-known sponsors and the participation of speakers and

participants from around the world. More information can be obtained at: www. panca n al.com/canalcon gress/english/index. html

ABOUT DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION

Dayton Superior is the leading North American provider of specialized products consumed in nonresidential, concrete construction and the largest concrete forming and shoring rental company serving the domestic, nonresidential constructon market. Our products can be found on U.S. construction sites natonwide and used in nonresdential construction projects, inc{uding: infrastructure proje<fs, such as highways, bridges, airports, power plants and water management pojects; institutional projects, such as schools, stadiums, hospitals and government buildings; and commercial projects such as retail stores, offices and recreational, distribuon and manuiacturing facilities- For more information, visit www.davtonsuperior.com

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Speakers - lnternational Engineering and lnfrastructure Congress

- Panama Canal 2OL2

Don Van Gerve,

PE

Renzo Collavino

Joe Bechberger, P, Eng. Regional Construction Manager Collavino Group

National Sales Manager of Engineered Products Dayton Superior

President Collavino Group

Renzo Collavino has managed multi-million

Mr, Van Gerve is a structural engineer who has designed / assisted in the
construction

dollar projects throughout his

Detroit Tigers, along with
irrigation project in the

Joe

career,

Bechberger's fourteen years of construction industry experience includes

serving as project manager for many large scale projects. His areas of expertise include subcontractor and supplier management, procurement, budget analysis, contract

of

1,70O buildings, 2,000

in

including stadiums for the Detroit Lions and

large-scale Republic of Yemen.

bridges and 500

tilt up precast buildings

the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America.

Currently he is designing concrete shoring and forming for the World Trade Center

site, specifically Tower 1, 2 and 4, the

Memorial and the Vehicle Security Center.

ln the late 90's he established Collavino Construction, a general contracting company. ln 2007, he was assigned to
oversee the largest project of his career, the

Mr. Van Gerve is a member of the ACl, AISC, CRSI and PCI and holds a BSCE and
an MBA.

of the cast-in-place concrete superstructure for the Freedom Tower (Tower 1) of the World Trade Center
buitding
project.

as the regional construction manager for the reconstruction of the One World Trade Center. He holds a BESC in Civil
serving
Engineering,

negotiations and estimating. Currently, in his role with the Collavino Group he is