Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons | Architects & Engineers PA
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In the Press
CDFL working MDEQ project
Mississippi Business Journal
JACKSON September 24, 2007 — Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons, Ltd. Architects and Engineers, PA, (CDFL) was recently awarded a large renovation by the Mississippi Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, which has presented the firm with many opportunities to employ environmentally sustainable techniques and materials.
The CDFL team has been charged with maximizing indoor environmental quality of two buildings with failed exterior surfaces and ineffective mechanical systems. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will occupy both buildings once they are completed.
The first structure to be renovated is a six-story, 110,000-square-foot facility located at 515 East Amite Street in Jackson, which previously housed the LDDS WorldCom headquarters. Exterior renovations will include removal of the ineffective exterior insulated fenestration system building envelope, or "skin," which will be replaced with a two-inch insulated metal panel system with integrated windows providing a water-tight facade. The Formawall Dimension Series by CENTRIA will be used because of its Cradle to Cradle certification, which evaluates a product's ingredients, environmental health impacts throughout its lifecycle and its potential for being recycled. All of the windows will be replaced with insulated "Low-E" glass to keep out harmful ultra-violet light rays and solar heat gain further enhancing the new HVAC system and occupant comfort. The primary sub-contractor, F. L. Crane and Sons, will recycle all existing aluminum window frames removed during the renovation.
Interior upgrades involve removing 8,500 yards of old carpet that will be recycled through Mohawk Group's Recover Program. This will be the largest quantity of carpet recycled not only in Mississippi but also in the surrounding states. CDFL's Interior Architecture Department has chosen one of Mohawk's newest modular carpets for the renovation. Mohawk's products are created from recycled materials, such as plastic soda and water bottles, and specifically designed to meet the United States Green Building Council's low-chemical emissivity standards to improve indoor air quality. Furthermore, all interior walls will receive low-volatile organic compound (VOC) paints to minimize odor and the harmful VOCs found in most paints. Evan Johnson & Sons Construction will serve as the general contractor for the project, which is budgeted at $6 million.
The second phase of the project will focus on the five-story, 62,670-square-foot building at 700 State Street where similar interior and mechanical renovations are necessary.