It’s one thing to come up with a creative design for DBD Structures. It’s quite another to get the job done on time and within budget. John Oster’s leadership and management skills made this happen.
	The DBD Structures team, including President Brian Gaunce was given a vacant building, a concept, a tight budget, a tight schedule and a question: “Can you make this work?” Their answer is a building packed with 155 music rehearsal studios called Soundwave Studios. Marina Meets a Creative Design Challenge for DBD Structures  go to article
	The intricate sound attenuation boxes required to soundproof a building filled with 155 rehearsal studios not only worked acoustically, but it made the mile of ductwork the unifying architectural element in a utilitarian building. go to article

Creative Challenge #2: Meeting the Budget ...
John Oster's Team Executes a Challenging Project

The Soundwave project was an unusual design, and the schedule was tight. To stay on top of things foreman John Oster and VP of Construction Carl Koos had the job laid out before the contract was signed. “Carl and I went out early for a couple of days,” John explains. “We laid out the walls and then I laid out the ceiling hangers.” John’s strategy was simple and sensible. “My crew of ten could get the job done in two months if we kept the same people on the same duties throughout the project. They would repeat the same thing 155 times. We would pick up speed as we went along.” 

Putting in the spiral ductwork was the easy part. Then John laid out the wall penetrations and the framers put in the metal studs and sheetrock. Then we could put in the arms from the main duct to the individual studios. “Constructing the walls in advance meant we were working in a tight space. It was difficult to move up and down the hall,” John remembers. “We worked in different areas whenever possible, but we often had ten people all in the same area at the same time. Some started at 6:00, some at 7:00. Frustration was inevitable. Working together with DBD Structures, we coordinated constantly with other trades. Carl and I worked together on spiral ductwork delivered by vendors and attenuation boxes that we fabricated in our shop. We could only give 48 hour notice of deliveries.” Safety was the number one concern. Large mechanical and electrical crews had to share a 6’ hallway with materials and mechanical lifts. “This is the kind of job where injuries can arise,” John says. “Every crew member was responsible for pointing out possible safety problems before they happened. Working together with DBD Structures, we completed the project safely, at very high speed and with no injuries.” 

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