Solae Global Headquarters
Design/build mechanical and plumbing contractor for Solae's LEED Silver, 170,000-square-foot headquarters, installing HVAC and lab utility systems for research areas.
- Owner
- Washington University Saint Louis
- Value
- $6,000,000
- Construction Manager
- Tarlton Corporation
- Architect
- HOK
- Industries
- Institutional
- Laboratory
- icon's role
- Engineering
- Fabrication & Modular
- Mechanical Construction
- HVAC & Sheet Metal
icon Mechanical was the mechanical contractor for this $84 million renovation of an existing three-story, concrete-framed laboratory and research facility. The LEED Gold-certified building offered more than 190,000 SF of tenant lease space for research and technology tenants, 89,000 SF of it pre-leased at the start. From the outset, icon identified several alternative designs that delivered up to $750,000 in initial cost savings. Because the building was finished out floor by floor to each tenant's requirements, icon delivered the work in phases: the core and shell in 2012, the first- and third-floor tenant finishes in 2013, and the second-floor build-out for the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC).
Scope of Work
Mechanical Systems — Designed & Installed
- Complete HVAC — chillers, boilers, cooling towers, and rooftop units
- Hot and chilled water supply, supply and return ductwork, and piping
- (3) RTUs per floor, centrally located over riser shafts and plenum curbs — eliminating all rooftop ductwork
- Tenant-flexible design accommodating varied future space requirements
BIM Coordination & Value Engineering
- Worked directly with the engineer to develop alternate savings ideas, then built them into the BIM design
- Ran the project's BIM 3D coordination — clash detection and coordination meetings with all subcontractors
Project Insights
- LEED Gold
- Up to $750,000 in icon-identified design savings
- icon-led BIM 3D coordination and clash detection across all trades
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