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University of Pennsylvania Quadrangle – 71 Chimney scaffolds!!!

March 31, 2026

You read that correctly! 71 Chimneys! Look at our scaffold all over the entire Quad complex! The Quadrangle, commonly known as "the Quad," is a historic dormitory complex at the University of Pennsylvania that opened in 1895. Designed by Cope and Stewartson, its architecture was inspired by Oxford and Cambridge universities, featuring a blend of medieval and Renaissance styles. Today, it is organized into three distinct college houses: Fischer Hassenfeld, Ware, and Riepe, and remains a central landmark of undergraduate life on campus. (this from their website). The chimney reconstruction and renovation is just 1 part of a giant $200 million revitalization project...

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A Masterpiece in Renovation – The Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania

March 24, 2026

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Once rejected, this now much appreciated "work of an artist”, as Frank Lloyd Wright declared, is being brought back to its former glory with a total exterior restoration! https://youtu.be/gZEfseAqfZ4?si=qd7zTzWF8ceY5PCT With the help of GC, INTECH, masonry restoration specialists, Joseph Dugan, Inc., and engineers, Alternate Design Solutions, Superior Scaffold (a Sunbelt Company) provided the foundation for renewal artists to render a masterpiece in renovation. The building’s exterior is undergoing critical restoration work that will target every inch of the facade, from the signature terra cotta tiles, sandstone walls, and copper roof to its doors and windows. Originally built in 1891 from red sandstone, brick and...

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Smokestack Scaffold – Work Deck and Transport Platform

April 1, 2025

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We’ve done many of these and it always amazes me how our guys build them. And even more amazing is how the restoration crews work up there and accomplish their tasks. In this case, Jon Goodroad and his crew from Joseph Dugan, Inc., called Superior Scaffold to get them up to the top so they could actually remove the top 6 feet of the smokestack, repair the damage, recap it and then restore the remaining parts of the chimney, making it sturdy and safe once again. They originally wanted stairs to get the men to the top of the 80’ tall smokestack....

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University of Pennsylvania Quadrangle – 71 Chimney scaffolds!!!

A Masterpiece in Renovation – The Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania

Smokestack Scaffold – Work Deck and Transport Platform