{"id":55237,"date":"2016-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/04\/05\/signs-placed-on-fred-pamela-buffett-cancer-center\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T16:58:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T21:58:26","slug":"signs-placed-on-fred-pamela-buffett-cancer-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/04\/05\/signs-placed-on-fred-pamela-buffett-cancer-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs placed on Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two large exterior signs identifying the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center were placed on the building Monday by Kiewit Building Group. The 615,000-square-foot cancer center is located on Dewey Avenue between 44th Street and Durham Research Plaza (formerly 45th Street). <\/p>\n

The two signs are identical. One was placed on the north side of the building, the other on the south side of the building.<\/p>\n

The cancer center is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2017. Since the project is near completing use of the existing tower cranes, the sign installation had to be scheduled before the cranes were removed, said Kathy Bauer of Tetrad Property Group, the company which is providing owner’s representation services for the new facility. <\/p>\n

Unlike other signs that are installed in sections on a building, these signs featured a unique unit assembly system that allowed the signs to be completely assembled at ground level. They were then hoisted onto the building in one piece. <\/p>\n

Kiewit monitored weather conditions to determine the install date. “Because of the size of the signs and the fact that we needed to use a crane for placement, it was important that we have minimal wind during installation,” Bauer said.<\/p>\n

Several Omaha firms were involved in the signage project. They included: <\/p>\n