Insights and Case Studies
From Legacy to Landmark: Safely Demolishing a Community Icon
Challenge Flintco was tasked with delivering a 216,000 SF, state-of-the-art multipurpose coliseum on an active State Fairgrounds, with the historic Jim Norick Arena standing just feet away. Once the new coliseum opened, the beloved Jim Norick Arena would need to be imploded—without damaging the new facility or disrupting ongoing fairgrounds operations. Solution Planning began early….
Converting a 1940s Factory into a Modern Arts Venue
Challenge The Momentary transforms a 65,000 SF former Kraft cheese factory into a dynamic arts destination with galleries, performance spaces, outdoor areas, and an artist-in-residence program that blends visual and performing arts, culinary experiences, and a relaxed, interactive visitor experience. Constructed in 1942 and abandoned for years, the structure presented significant challenges. Floors were uneven,…
Construction Layout Will Never Be the Same
Flintco is an early adopter of the LightYX technology, which makes the layout process much more efficient, accurate, and integrated. The application and hardware use a visible laser to project plans on any surface for use during layout. Changes in the field are integrated into the plans electronically for approval by the design team, keeping…
Flintco Adopts New Construction Technology, Touchplan
It’s always amazing to watch the speed of technology like Touchplan evolve and scale firsthand. The enterprise-wide agreement provides Flintco and their trade partners unlimited use of Touchplan’s intuitive daily planning software to improve certainty and predictability across all of their projects. Adopting new technology defines what we mean by continuous improvement and respect for others….
Building the Lesson Plan: Turning Construction into a Living STEM Curriculum
Challenge Broken Arrow Public Schools envisioned a 48,000 SF STEM Innovation Center where students could explore up to 140 disciplines through hands-on learning. The project required more than constructing a building; it needed to function as a teaching tool, with systems and construction processes that students could observe, analyze, and operate. Solution Flintco transformed the…
Building Through Crisis: Delivering Memphis’s Hyatt Centric Amid Pandemic Disruption
Challenge In August of 2019, Flintco broke ground on the eight-story, 227-room Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis—a project blending contemporary hotel construction with the preservation of the historic 1878 Wm. C. Ellis & Sons Ironworks and Machine Shop. Working closely with local preservationists, the team planned to integrate salvaged industrial elements from the original blacksmith…
Using Laser Scanning to Protect Crews from High-Voltage Risk
Challenge When high-voltage transmission lines intersect the envelope of an 11-story downtown tower, there is no margin for assumption. At the 222 North Detroit Office Building in Tulsa, Flintco identified a potential life-safety hazard early: three active 130-kilovolt high-voltage transmission lines running along the building’s east side. With the structure already framed and façade installation…
Solving Hidden Utility Conflicts on a Live Airport Project
Challenge Modernizing Concourse B at Memphis International Airport meant performing complex construction in a fully operational, high-security environment—where every delay creates a ripple effect on the client’s ongoing operations. Early site work revealed that existing underground utilities, including sanitary and sewer lines, were inaccurately documented, creating immediate risks to both the project schedule and airport…
Engineering the Impossible: Building an Iconic Arena with No Identical Panels
Challenge The BOK Center presented an architectural paradox: to create Cesar Pelli’s iconic vision for a 565,000 SF arena, with no two exterior walls sharing the same radius or geometry. The building’s envelope required thousands of one-of-a-kind components, including the centerpiece—an 80-foot cantilevered glass curtain wall comprising 60,000 square feet of custom-fabricated glass panels—each dimensionally…
