Building Information

Building Name: Laboratory Building

Location: Virginia

Building Occupant Name: Federal Government Agency

Function Types: Laboratory and Office

Size: Approximately 175,000 SF

Stories Above Grade: Five

Dates of Construction: Estimated Completion- 2018. Project to be awarded late September, 24 month schedule following NTP. 

Cost Information: AECOM Cost Estimate at 100% CD- $90.7 Million

Project Delivery: Design - Bid - Build

 

 

Primary Project Team

                 Owner: Federal Government Agency

                 Architect: AECOM

                 Interior Designer: AECOM

                 Landscape Architect: AECOM

                 Mechanical Engineering: AECOM

                 Electrical Engineering: AECOM

                 Plumbing Engineering: AECOM

                 AV/IT/Security: AECOM

                 Fire Protection: AECOM

                 LEED Consulting: AECOM

                 Structural Engineering: Ellinwood + Machado

                 Civil Engineering: Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors

                 General Contractor: W M Jordan ​

 

Architecture

                  The Laboratory Building is the third phase in a restructuring plan of the central campus area. Five stories in height and approximately 175,000 SF, it will be the new primary research and development facility for two different research and engineering groups within the Federal Government Agency. As many as 266 permanent staff members and various visitors from the government, public, and business sectors will be served by this building. The research facility has laboratory support spaces, some in the form of offices, and a wide variety of laboratory types: chemistry, electronics, sensors, prototyping, fabrication, cleanrooms, and other special use labs. This premier research facility is primary Business occupancy with an accessory assembly area on the first floor.

 

Major Codes

Federal Government Agency, Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service 

International Building Code 2012

International Fire Code 2012

International Mechanical Code 2012

International Plumbing Code 2012

NFPA- 20 Sections, major sections listed below

                  NFPA 45, Standard On Fire Protection For Laboratories Using                                                                         Chemicals, 2011

                  NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2011

                  NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2013

                  NFPA 101, Life Safety Code 2012

Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard (ABAAS)

              

Zoning: Site is located on a large Federal Government Agency Campus

 

Historical Requirements: None

 

 

Building Enclosure

                  Façade:

                        Exterior Wall Materials: Terracotta Panels, Metal Panels, CMU Veneer, Glass

                        Glass Types: Vision, Spandrel, Laminated, Acid Etched

                        Glazing Systems: Curtain Walls

                  Roofing: TPO Membrane

                  The new research facility features two types of rainscreen system façade, terracotta and metal (Silver and White). Curtain wall is also utilized. In the exterior rendering, the terracotta panels, white metal panels, and silver metal panels can all be seen. Curtain wall is also shown on the shorter side of the building with long metal extrusions creating separation and providing shading. Per IBC, the Laboratory Building is of Type IB Construction.

 

                 

Sustainability Features

                  In an effort to reduce heating and cooling energy, the building has both vertical and horizontal shading devices. The rainscreen wall system also contributes to reduction in heating and cooling loads. The roof of the chiller plant is deigned to be a green roof.  Highly sophisticated control systems have been implemented building-wide to reduce the amount of energy used. Desiccant wheels in the air handling units reduce the amount of dehumidification that the cooling coil needs to perform, so a higher chilled water temperature is able to be used, saving considerable energy. The Laboratory Building was designed to achieve LEED Silver Certification and is on track to earn a Gold Certification.