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Discovery Elementary School

Arlington, VA

Project Contacts: Nicholas Piteo, Niklas Vigener

Arlington County Public Schools needed to accommodate increasing enrollment. They undertook constructing a new school to meet these demands and added the challenge of making this building the first zero-energy school in the Mid-Atlantic. To help...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Air Barrier, Air Infiltration, Award Winning, Building Science, Field Testing, LEED Projects, Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics, Roofing, Water Leakage

Austin Central Library

Austin, TX

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Austin Public Library wanted a more modern facility focusing on electronic information and serving as a community gathering space. The 198,000 sq ft building features a six-story atrium filled with natural light and a “cowboy hat...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Government

Keywords:Air Barrier, Award Winning, Balcony, Below-Grade, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Library, Waterproofing

University of California, Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences

Berkeley, CA

Project Contacts: Kenneth Klein

The UC Berkeley Health Sciences Initiative included replacing Warren Hall near the northwest corner of campus with the new Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences. The five-story Li Ka Shing Center offers space for scientists to...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Award Winning, Below-Grade, Classroom, New Construction, LEED Projects, Laboratory, Masonry, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Peer Review, Roofing, Waterproofing

Crocker Art Museum

Sacramento, CA

Project Contacts: Kenneth Klein

With 125,000 sq ft, the Teel Family Pavilion at the Crocker Art Museum triples the space of the original 1869 Crocker family mansion. To maintain appropriate air and moisture levels for the art, the pavilion required an airtight and...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Addition, Air Barrier, Award Winning, Curtain Wall, Museum, Peer Review, Roofing, Skylight, Waterproofing

Van Ness at 1325 Boylston Street

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Michael Louis

The 550,000 sq ft Van Ness offers offices, apartments, retail space, and below-grade parking in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. The mixed-use development comprises two towers bridged by a landscaped plaza over ground-level retail spaces...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Air Barrier, Air Infiltration, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Plaza, Residential, Walls, Walls and Fenestration, Waterproofing

Charlton Memorial Hospital

Fall River, MA

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti

Southcoast Hospitals Group was looking to update Charlton Memorial Hospital, which was constructed in the early 1980s. They undertook a project to improve energy efficiency, reduce air leakage through the enclosure, and update the hospital’...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Air Barrier, Building Science, Cladding / Recladding, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, Glass and Glazing, Peer Review, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Walls

Corning Museum of Glass, Contemporary Art + Design Wing

Corning, NY

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Matthew Normandeau

The Corning Museum of Glass houses a renowned collection of glass artwork and historical glass. The new 100,000 sq ft Contemporary Art + Design Wing, which is clad in white glass, includes a 26,000 sq ft gallery to showcase...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Air Barrier, Building Science, Glass and Glazing, Metal, Roofing, Skylight, Thermal and Moisture Drive

University of Utah, Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Salt Lake City, UT

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Christopher Decareau

The Marcia & John Price Museum Building at the University of Utah was a collaborative, design-build effort between Prescott Muir Architects, VBFA Inc., and Layton Construction Co., Inc. In collaboration with the original project team,...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Air Infiltration, Building Science, Masonry-Brick, Mechanical/Electrical System, Moisture Control, Museum, Thermal, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Windows

South County Justice Center

Porterville, CA

Project Contacts: Judson Taylor

Tulare County needed a new courthouse to serve their growing demand for court services, consolidate court operations, and improve access and services for the southern half of the county. Located on the former site of Porterville Fairgrounds...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Government

Keywords:Air Barrier, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Construction Administration, Courthouse, Metal, Peer Review, Plaster, Thermal and Moisture Drive

Grinnell College, Athletic and Fitness Center

Grinnell, IA

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Jason Der Ananian

For the new Athletic and Fitness Center at Grinnell College, the design team needed to address the combination of high internal temperature and humidity of the natatorium set in a cold climate. To minimize problems, such as staining, icicle...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Air Infiltration, Building Science, Natatorium, Sport/Entertainment, Thermal and Moisture Drive

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Discovery Elementary School

Austin Central Library

University of California, Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences

Crocker Art Museum

Van Ness at 1325 Boylston Street

Charlton Memorial Hospital

Corning Museum of Glass, Contemporary Art + Design Wing

University of Utah, Utah Museum of Fine Arts

South County Justice Center

Grinnell College, Athletic and Fitness Center

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