Department of Motor Vehicles - Facade Retrofits

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Sacramento, California, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

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OWNER –

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT –

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR –

FACADE CONSULTANT –

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 2012

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 89 ft27 m

Floors 6

GFA 504,000 ft²46,823 m²

RETROFIT TYPE Over-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Curtainwall

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

LEED Gold

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

Thermal comfort modeling

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

HVAC and/or mechanical systems
Lighting systems
Occupancy sensors
Daylighting controls
On-site energy generation

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Glass infill panels were replaced
Insulation was added
Original facade was conserved and a new facade was built on top
Sunshades were added / modified

DESCRIPTION
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is a government office building located in Sacramento, California. The building was originally constructed in 1962 and the facade was retrofitted in 2012. The retrofit involved mainly the replacement of the original facade, conserving sections of the original system. The retrofit was performed with a full occupied building.

OWNER

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1962

BUILDING TYPE –

Height –

Floors 6

GFA –

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN