Richard H. Poff Federal Building

RICHARD H. POFF FEDERAL BUILDING

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

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OWNER General Service Administration

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT –

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR Balfour Beatty plc

FACADE CONSULTANT Curtain Wall Design and Consulting, Inc.

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR Cosentini Associates

ENERGY USE INTENSITY 45 kBTU/ft²/yrkWh/m²/yr

COMPLETION 2014

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 216 ft66 m

Floors 16

GFA 344,928 ft²32,045 m²

RETROFIT TYPE Over-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Curtainwall

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

Durability
Health and comfort
Security

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

Daylighting design
Interior or exterior glare analysis

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

HVAC and/or mechanical systems
Lighting systems
Building management system

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Original facade was conserved and a new facade was built on top
Original facade was replaced with a new one

DESCRIPTION
The Poff Federal Building is a government office and courthouse building located in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. The building was originally constructed in 1975, and the facade was retrofitted in 2014. The retrofit removed existing curtain walls in the north and south facades and installed an unitized glass and aluminum curtain wall with integral sunshades at the southern exposure.

OWNER
General Services Administration (GSA)

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY 80 kBTU/ft²/yrkWh/m²/yr

COMPLETION 1975

BUILDING TYPE –

Height 215 ft66 m

Floors 16

GFA –

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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