Hill Engineering Research and Development Laboratory
Job Details
Location:
University of Kansas
Job Size:
4,000 square feet
Building Owner:
University of Kansas
Completion Date:
Summer 2013
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Contractor:
Studio 804
1465 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7614
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Designer:
Studio 804
Building Overview
• The Hill lab houses EcoHawks, an interdisciplinary design program run by
the School of Engineering at the University of Kansas. Its students focus on
alternative energy for transportation and use the space for research and
fabrication.
Challenge
• The EcoHawks’ program had been rapidly expanding, so there was a need
to build a new engineering test facility. The building needed to remain
watertight with a durable, UV-resistant roof possessing a high solar
reflectance.
Materials Used
• EverGuard® Freedom™ TPO HW 60 mil
Solution
• Studio 804 is a separate design/build program for students in the KU School
of Architecture, Design, and Planning. They designed and constructed the
technically sophisticated, sustainable lab in 10 months. Their ideas required
roofing that could be easily applied and that was cost effective and industry
proven.
• GAF provided the EverGuard® Freedom™ TPO HW 60 mil Membrane, which
solved all the problems from ease of detailing to application.
• The project met LEED® certification requirements through the roof’s high
solar reflectance, which has been proven to save energy.
Key Fact
• EverGuard’s LEED® compliance helped the students easily provide the
documentation required to achieve LEED®-Platinum certification.
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