HTC Commercial Flooring is proud to submit our 13-floor apartment building project in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the “Most Aggressive Timeline + Schedule” category of the Fuse Alliance Spark Awards. Starting on December 16th, HTC had until year end to complete 33,000 square foot renovation in all wings and corridors of the occupied living facility: with 3 mandatory off days for holidays.
Our scope included the removal and disposal of existing carpet and wall base before we came back with Schonox floor preparation, Mohawk vinyl plank, and Tarkett/Johnsonite’s vinyl cove base. Our crews were given one hour per floor to disassemble each top-mounted threshold, remove the existing carpet tile and preset/reassemble the thresholds to receive new Mohawk luxury vinyl plank at all 186 unit entryways.
With an extremely tight deadline, our team worked in multiple shifts, including nights and weekends, to ensure continuous progress. HTC’s proprietary project management system allowed real-time tracking of materials, schedules, and progress, ensuring seamless execution. Despite unforeseen subfloor issues and lost workdays, we delivered the project ahead of schedule without compromising quality.
This project highlights HTC Commercial Flooring’s ability to manage aggressive timelines through strategic planning, skilled execution, and unwavering commitment to excellence.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
