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Reitz Student Union Addition

  • Client University of Florida
  • Location Gainesville, FL
  • Type New Construction
  • Size 160,000 sq. ft.
  • Cost $47 M
  • Firm’s Responsibilities Building Enclosure Commissioning

Provided the Building Enclosure Commissioning Agent for the Reitz Student Union Addition at the University of Florida.

Provide Building Enclosure

Provided the Building Enclosure Commissioning Agent for the Reitz Student Union Addition at the University of Florida. The building is five stories and contains restaurants and study spaces for the student body. The building enclosure includes all exterior systems separating the interior environment from the exterior and will primarily consist of curtain wall and metal wall panel exterior cladding systems, membrane roof systems, and below-grade waterproofing systems. With a budget of $47 million, the project will be designed to meet LEED Gold Certification standards. Was responsible for commissioning the building’s enclosure throughout the design, construction & acceptance phases of the project.

  • Provide design review through-out most phases (Design Development and Construction Documents) of design
  • Develop and maintain the building enclosure commissioning plan.
  • Provide the project’s building enclosure commissioning specifications during the design phase including laboratory and field testing procedures for building enclosure systems
  • Perform field monitoring and conduct performance verification testing of building enclosure systems during the construction phase of the project
  • Review Operations & Maintenance Manuals for building enclosure systems
  • Assist in verification that certain building enclosure systems, including glazing, roofing, meet LEED NC Gold Certification standards, e.g. roofs shall meet minimum Solar Reflectance Index requirements of LEED NC SS Credit 7.2: Heat Island Effect: Roof. In addition, provide Building Enclosure Commissioning as part of enhanced commissioning credit.
We will follow up quickly with a request for information and a formal proposal.