Empire State Building - Facade Retrofits

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

New York, New York, 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 2011

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 1,545 ft471 m

Floors 102

GFA 2,248,355 ft²208,879 m²

RETROFIT TYPE Selective Replacement

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

LEED Gold

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

HVAC and/or mechanical systems
Lighting systems
Daylighting controls
Building management system

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Glass infill panels were replaced
Insulation was added

**This building is registered as a historic landmark

DESCRIPTION
The Empire State, one of the icons in New York, was originally constructed in 1931. The facade was retrofitted in 2011, in a pioneer project of deep retrofit. The retrofit involved the addition of insulation behind radiators and the refurbishment on-site of all 6,500 windows.

OWNER
W&H Properties

DEVELOPER
John J. Raskob; Alfred E. Smith

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER
Strong & Jones Engineers; H.G. Balcom & Associates; Post and McCord

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Starrett Brothers and Ekin

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1931

BUILDING TYPE –

Height 1,545 ft471 m

Floors 105

GFA 2,248,355 ft²208,879 m²

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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