To honor their 100-year anniversary in 2018, the
#RotaryClubofBatonRouge donated a 14-ft tall, spherical sculpture for the Mississippi Riverfront.
From initial planning stages using the BIM model of the
#JLG 1255 telehandler through the final installation, we helped our customer at Turner_Industries install this unique, singing sculpture with absolute confidence. Being built on the
#MississippiRiverfront offered its fair share of challenges, including extremely limited space requirements on the levee. “One wrong little step and you would’ve been hearing about this on the news,” said Mark Kenney,
#RiggingEngineer on the project. Using the
#BIM model for the
#telehandler, however, Mark and his team were able to leap that hurdle with ease. The 3D BIM model’s precise specifications allowed them to visualize its exact placement on the levee and share that information with the
#RotaryClub and the artist of the sculpture. “It was much easier…versus looking at a specifications sheet,” Kenney ...