National Park Service Office
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Award Winner : Icon Construction, Inc.
Architectural Excellence : One modular building of (4) floors make up a total of 4.092 sq. ft. of an administration office facility for the National Park Service. The office building serves as the headquarters for the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C. From beginning to end, this project was completed in four months, came in 25 days ahead of schedule and under budget. The first thing that comes to mind when doing the project was “blending in” due to the location being in DC and only being blocks away from the monument of the National Mall, this building needed to blend into the landscape. The site selected for the building to rest is located between two bridges which posed a challenge accessing the site. The building sits close to very large mature trees giving the appearance it has been part of the scene for a while.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : Icon Construction’s modular buildings meet or exceed all current energy codes. Sustainability begins with Icon’s centrally located U.S. manufacturing plant. The 65,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility utilizes an abundance of natural lighting and other energy saving technologies. Materials utilized in Icon modular buildings include recycled steel, recycled carpet, recycled lumber, LED lighting and double-paned low-E windows as well as various other products. In addition, unused materials are recycled. Icon Construction’s modular manufacturing process allows us to provide a cost-effective modular building solution by managing time spent on construction and by controlling other factors like labor and material costs.
Design Firm Name : Icon Construction, Inc.
Occupied Date : 2/15/2011
Production Start Date : 1/14/2011
Project Location City : Washington
Project Location State Name : DC
Technical Innovation : The interior lighting for this facility utilized state-of-the-art LED illumination to meet the lighting requirement. LED illumination consumes significantly less energy than standard bulbs, thus resulting in a more energy efficient building. LED lighting is extremely durable and long lasting, equating to the virtual elimination of bulb replacement. Furthermore, LED lighting generates less heat, less lighting heat generated heat removes a significant amount of demand from Air Conditioning system, which results in both reduced energy demand and longer Air Conditioning System life span.
Total Square Feet : 4092