• EMT International is located on a 7 1/2 acre site in Hobart.   The building includes 9,568 square feet of office space and 59,634 square feet of production / manufacturing area with two 10 ton cranes, one 5 ton crane, one 2 ton crane and six 2 ton jib cranes.
• The building was designed for future expansion of 49,000 square feet in production and manufacturing and a 2nd story can be added to the office area.
• The building consists of tilt-up concrete wall panels, king size brick and EIFS.
• On site work started in June and the owner moved in on November 7.   This project was delivered on time despite massive rain storms which caused the building site to be under water for much of June and July.

Smet Advantage

Smet’s pre-construction services played a major role in this large manufacturing project giving EMT International a huge Smet Advantage.  EMT International had already nearly settled on a site with another contractor when they came to Smet.  Smet and it’s subsidiary Development Funding Services (DFS) were able to find a much more suitable site, in a more desirable area and most fortunately saved EMT hundreds of thousands of dollars including incentives obtained by DFS and Smet on behalf of EMT International. From there we went into intense pre-construction and construction services to complete the very attractive 70,000 s.f. manufacturing plant on time and on schedule.

• Fulfillnet’s offices are located in a newly renovated  pre-existing 160,000 square foot building in Green Bay.
• The office space consists of 15,536  square feet is modern and uniquely State of the Art.
• Exclusive lighting and high-end flooring along with reclaimed wood accent walls and large exterior windows truly make this space something to boast about.
• The owners were also very  conscientious about  creating a desirable and comfortable work environment for their employees. With that idea in mind,  they designed  large open work areas and open offices, as well as  a gathering room, lunchroom, servery Kitchen, vending area and outdoor patio area.

Smet Advantage

Taking a normal looking office/warehouse and transforming it into something special was the thrill here. The Owners, Kate and Tom Burgess, assembled a team consisting of Performa Architects and Smet s to get the job done.  The end result?   A beautiful and very unique business headquarters for the Burgess Businesses.

• This 9,200 square foot project was built for a Polymer Concrete Resin Company and includes a manufacturing area with corporate offices in the front.
• The building incorporates Smet site cast tilt-up wall panels.
• Recessed striping makes for a very appealing exterior.
• Other features include specialized Smet stamped concrete floor on the interior office common areas, radiant floor heat, super insulated wall and roof systems, a vaulted entry way and structural features for future additions.

Smet Advantage

Forte owner and former Smet employee,Chris Frigo, knew the advantage of Smet’s Design/Build Construction Management process and was more than willing to implement that in the design and construction of his new office and manufacturing facility.  Features such as “cast on site” tilt up concrete, stamped concrete floors provided a unique facility for this unique business.

• 79,204sf addition to existing facility.
• Addition completed without interrupting shipbuilding operations at MMC.
• Addition was completed by building around a Naval Vessel under construction by MMC.
• The time from construction start to building enclosure was six months.
• The time from construction start to substantial completion was 9.5 months.
• The addition included three upper levels that included interior offices as well as improvements & updates made to the existing building.
• The Building houses (8) 50 Ton cranes which have the ability to go outside the East end of the building.

Smet Advantage

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• Centerline Machining is a 2 story 29,715 sq. ft. commercial/industrial building which includes 3000 sq. ft. of office space.  The building consists of a Block/EIFS/Arch. Panel system.  The building houses two 10 ton crane bays as well as 29 jib cranes.
• This project was the first building constructed in the new Hobart Centennial Center.  When this project began there were no electric, gas, water,  sanitation, or storm services on site.  Additionally, the building site was located more than a 1/2 mile away from the nearest access road.  The existing landscape was of high importance on this project, in which site plans were modified to save as many existing trees as possible.
• This facility was skillfully designed for work center efficiency, future expansions, and job creation.

• New build
• 6,000 sq ft, delivery / detail area, office space
• CMU construction, with architectural metal composite panel and full lite overhead doors
• Interior has a modern design,  including aluminum doors with gull glass walls and comfortable lounge area with fireplace
• Complimentary to the Owner’s East side location
• Challenges that needed to be met:
  • Poor soil conditions, in areas up to 7’ needed to be removed
  • Artic cold temperatures made it difficult to enclose the building
  • Once enclosed an intense schedule was required to pick up on time.

 Smet Advantage

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• 26,800 square feet of floor space.
• Constructed of masonry and tilt up concrete.
• Located on 10 acres in the Village of Howard.
• The manufacturing building encompasses 18,000 square feet, including 2,000 square feet of office space.
• A separate 6,800 square foot building is a state-of-the-art fire research and test laboratory where products are developed and tested to industry compliance standards.

 Smet Advantage

The “Smet hybrid” Design/Build technique combined with our Construction Management delivery method was completely utilized by the McWayne Companies (parent company of Solberg) on this LEED certified project.  Smet exclusively oversaw the complete site selection, design, bidding, value engineering, construction and start-up for this project.  Smet’s Development Funding Services (DFS) affiliate also created competition with municipalities which secured major governmental incentives for this project.  Those incentives put the project over the hump and enabled it to happen. Design was also a major factor in this very specialized building!

• Design/Build a new 129,666 square foot steel fabrication facility.
• Ground broken March 2011.
• Substantial Completion September 2011.
• The building is designed for four separate crane bays.
• There are nine overhead cranes in the facility.
• The construction of this facility included coordinating the installation of a State of the Art blast & prime line as well as  a seam welder imported in parts  from Italy.
• The construction of this facility included coordinating moving & installing equipment & machines from the existing steel. fabrication facility into the new fabrication building with no production lost.
• The construction of this facility included coordinating the extension of a rail spur into the building to facilitate delivery of steel by rail.

• Supplied and installed a new 3000 amp electrical service to the ship launch site for shore power to LCS and other vessels under construction.
• Constructed a shore power house where the ships can plug in for power.
• This project was completed during normal Marinette Marine manufacturing operations without disrupting or disturbing their operations.
• Supplied & Installed (6) 400 amp receptacles for the shore power.
• This process crossed over/under numerous existing utilities in the work areas.

• 2012 Daily Reporter “Top Project” award winning building.
• 58,882 square foot Paint/Blast Facility yard expansion.
• Two separate lines of  prep, blast , and paint bays for ship modules.
• Blasting bays has enough media to have (6) blast hoses continuously blasting for 18 hours straight for each of the (2) bays.
• A dust collection system that required 400HP motors.
• Each blast bay has three vacuums that can recover 18 hours of shot media in one eight hour shift.
• Each paint bay has a cure mode that quickly cures the paint much faster that standard drying.
• The building houses 840HP of air compressors with separate breathing air system that is fully monitored.
• 8 month construction time frame (during winter).