Intel CUB.2: Commercial Steel Detailing Case Study

Intel CUB.2: Commercial Steel Detailing Case Study

Project Overview

Sloped geometry, held accurate across ~24 sequences


Intel CUB.2 in Qiryat Gat, Israel is a commercial steel detailing project supporting one of Intel’s development and manufacturing environments. Moldtek detailed 4,632 tons of main and secondary steel across nearly 24 sequences on a compressed 15-week schedule. What made it demanding wasn’t the tonnage; it was the geometry — sloped framing zones and heavy members with slope-moment connections, worked out in close coordination with the fabricator and the connection designer, with senior staff reviewing the critical zones throughout.

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Tekla model of the Intel CUB.2 steel structure, Qiryat Gat, Israel
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Main + secondary steel
~24
Detailing sequences
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Weeks, fast-track
The Challenge

Sloped framing and heavy slope-moment connections, fast


The complication with Intel CUB.2 was geometry and connections under a deadline. Sloped framing zones, heavy member interfaces, misc. steel, and slope moment connections all had to be detailed accurately — and simplified where they were most critical — inside a compressed 15-week programme.

Complex sloped framing geometry

Accuracy had to hold through the angled framing regions, where a small geometry error compounds down the line.

Heavy member detailing

Large member conditions and their interfaces had to stay clear and buildable.

Connection designer alignment

The required connection information had to be incorporated early, not bolted on late.

Fabricator coordination

Critical areas were simplified and field concerns resolved in coordination with the fabricator.

Senior review discipline

Critical zones received additional senior-review attention rather than a single pass.

Intel CUB.2 steel model with heavy member and slope moment connection callouts
Moldtek’s Approach

Coordinate the critical connections early and review them hard


  • Connection input incorporated early

    The connection designer’s information was incorporated early, not bolted on after modeling.

  • Critical areas simplified with the fabricator

    Coordinated the critical areas with the fabricator to simplify them and resolve field concerns.

  • Repeated senior review

    Sloped-framing and slope-moment-connection zones went through repeated senior review before reaching shop drawings.

  • Shop-ready release

    Detailing risk reduced, constructability improved, and the critical connection packages kept on track.

Execution Timeline

15 weeks, balancing speed with review discipline


Controlled review cycles with senior review concentrated on the critical zones are what kept a fast-track package constructible instead of trading accuracy for speed.

Week 0Week 15
Wk 0
Kickoff
Scope reviewed.
Wk 1–2
Inputs
Detailing packages planned.
Wk 3–5
Modelling
Steel frame modeled.
Wk 6–10
Coordination
Critical connections coordinated with the fabricator and connection designer.
Wk 11–13
QA/QC and revisions
Senior review concentrated on sloped and slope-moment zones.
Wk 14–15
Release-ready output
Shop-ready drawings released for fabrication.
Tools & Standards

Shop-ready steel that held its geometry


The frame was detailed on Moldtek’s standard toolchain and delivered against relevant structural codes, so angled geometry and heavy connections released fabrication-ready.

Detailing toolchain

Tekla Structures SDS/2 AutoCAD Advance Steel Navisworks

Codes & standards

AISC AWS D1.1 OSHA ISO 9001:2015
The Outcome

Shop-ready steel that held its geometry


Balancing speed, constructability, and review discipline translated a 4,632-ton package into fabrication-ready output.

Sloped framing model of the 4,632-ton Intel CUB.2 steel package
4,632t

Clear scope execution

Clear scope execution for a 4,632-ton steel package.

~24

Sequences, fabricator-aligned

Strong coordination with the fabricator and the connection designer.

15 wks

Accuracy held under deadline

Attention to the sloped framing and the critical connection zones, delivered fast-track.

At a Glance

Project specifications


LocationQiryat Gat, Israel
Building typeCommercial — supporting Intel’s development and manufacturing environment
Steel tonnage4,632 tons
Detailing sequences~24 (nearly 24)
Defining conditionSloped framing geometry; heavy members with slope moment connections
Schedule15 weeks (fast-track), kickoff to release-ready
Key coordinationFabricator + connection designer; regular senior review
ScopeMain steel, secondary steel, misc. steel, sloped framing zones, heavy members with slope moment connections
Why it worked

“Sloped framing and heavy members with slope moment connections — angled geometry where accuracy compounds — detailed clash-free and simplified for the fabricator in 15 weeks.”

Moldtek Detailing Team

Commercial Steel Detailing · Intel CUB.2

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