Mickey Leland Federal Building

MICKEY LELAND FEDERAL BUILDING

Houston, Texas, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

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OWNER –

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT Gensler

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR –

FACADE CONSULTANT –

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 2014

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 293 ft89 m

Floors 22

GFA 544,769 ft²50,611 m²

RETROFIT TYPE Re-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Highly-Glazed curtainwall ( > 50% glass)

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

Security

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

Whole- building energy modeling

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

HVAC and/or mechanical systems
Lighting systems
Daylighting controls
Building management system
On-site energy generation

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Original facade was replaced with a new one

DESCRIPTION
Mickey Leland is a federal building in Houston, Texas, USA. The building was originally constructed in 1983, and the facade was retrofitted in 2014. The retrofit involved mainly a replacement of the exterior building envelope with a new curtain wall system attached to the outside of the existing building structure.

OWNER
GSA

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1981

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 293 ft89 m

Floors 22

GFA 544,769 ft²50,611 m²

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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