500 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Kaidy Wollman
Construction Option
Charlottesville, VA
Breadth Topics
Analysis 1 & 3: Structural Breadth
The “Alternative Façade Design” and “Alternative Roof Systems” will both require the analysis of the existing structure. The redesign will require appropriate construction strength and structural attachments. Load transfers may also be impacted and must be analyzed. The new façade will need to be analyzed for proper connections and to understand if the existing structure is able to hold the new loads, which may increase. Additionally, different roof systems have different loads that will impact the structure. Currently the existing structure supporting the roof only contains joists for a section of the roof due to mechanical equipment and an analysis needs to ensure that additional support is not required.
Analysis 1 & 3: Mechanical Breadth
The “Alternative Façade Design” and “Alternative Roof Systems” will both require the analysis of how these changes will affect the mechanical scope. By analyzing insulation values and energy efficiency, this redesign will require appropriate mechanical improvements. In this breadth an analysis of the heat transfer properties of the existing facade, windows, and roof system components will be done to understand how changes to the envelope would impact the R-value. This analysis will determine what the current projected mechanical loading is and how it will influenced by the envelope. An energy modeling software will be used to compare the loads.