Realtor Building - Facade Retrofits

REALTOR BUILDING

Chicago, Illinois, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

Andrea Martinez

OWNER –

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT –

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR –

FACADE CONSULTANT –

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 2010

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 151 ft46 m

Floors 13

GFA –

RETROFIT TYPE Over-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Curtainwall

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

Operational energy performance
Durability
Health and comfort

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

Whole- building energy modeling
Daylighting design

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

Daylighting controls

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Original facade was replaced with a new one

**This building is registered as a historic landmark

DESCRIPTION
The Realtor Building is a 13-story commercial office in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The building was originally constructed in 1963, and the facade was retrofitted in 2010. The retrofit involved mainly a re-clad of the building.

OWNER

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Fred H. Prather

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1963

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height –

Floors –

GFA –

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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