Parsons Tower - Facade Retrofits

PARSONS TOWER

Newcastle, 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 2015

BUILDING TYPE Education + Research

Height –

Floors 11

GFA –

RETROFIT TYPE Re-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Curtainwall

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Original facade was replaced with a new one

DESCRIPTION
Parsons Tower is an educational building in Newcastle College Campus in Newcastle, UK. The building dates from the 1970s and is undergoing (planned to finish by summer 2015) a retrofit that includes a re-clad of the building.

OWNER
Newcastle College

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1970

BUILDING TYPE Education + Research

Height –

Floors 11

GFA –

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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