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US Department of Homeland Security, Regional Headquarters Renovation at 101 Congress Way
Chicago, Illinois |
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The Federal Office Building prior to renovation.
Rendering of the what the building will look like after the work
has been completed.
Under the General Services Administration’s “Design
Excellence Program”, the tri-venture team of Neumann/Smith,
HDR Architecture and Syska Hennessy Group was selected to renovate
the first 5 floors of an existing 10-story building, originally completed
in 1912 as a publishing facility for Rand McNally. The renovation
allowed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to consolidate
operations from several leased locations in Chicago into one government-owned
building.
This facility includes many sustainable design features and multiple
energy efficiency measures. The major energy efficiency measures
were evaluated based on a whole building energy simulation and
were proven to be cost effective over a ten-year life cycle. These
included air-to-air total energy recovery, installation of new
premium efficiency motors and variable frequency drives on existing
cooling towers, and the reconfiguration of the chilled water system
into a true primary-secondary pumping system. A third high efficiency
chiller was added to the central plant to provide redundancy and
high efficiency off-hours operations for a building where a third
of the occupants require 24-hour operation.
In addition to these energy efficiency measures, the design incorporates
strategies for the office of the future. The design includes a raised
access floor for power, telephone, and data cabling which allows
for greater flexibility in the layout of the office space and increased
energy savings. The ceiling is exposed concrete deck which allows
for an increased floor to ceiling height (approximately 11 FT) and
permits natural daylight to penetrate deeper in the office space.
Additionally, indirect/direct lighting has been employed to create
a more appealing office environment for the occupants. |
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