Shaw Book - Volume 1 Mar. 2016 | Page 34

018_033 Shaw_Structural 10/21/04 6:57 PM Page 32 Toyota Motor Corporation, Torrance, CA U tilizing “green” concrete is one of Shaw & Sons capabilities. At the Toyota Motor Corporation facility in Torrance, CA, Shaw & Sons’ workmen safely re-sized existing cast-in-place wall panels to retrofit them into place at the new Alternative Fuel Vehicle facility. The retrofitting saved Toyota thousands of dollars in construction costs and recycled concrete that would have otherwise been wasted. With Shaw & Sons more than 56 years of experience, the company’s extensive resource of knowledge and expertise helps simplify complicated projects such as this retrofit. 32 Precise elevations and project engineering are extremely important for setting retrofitted precast panels at the Toyota Alternative Fuel Vehicle Facility.