From an embodied carbon standpoint, it’s often said that the most sustainable building is the one that already exists. But is that necessarily true, particularly for buildings that require significant repairs to meet current standards? Designers with HOK and Trivers Associates faced this challenge when modernizing the Frank E. Moss Courthouse in Salt Lake City. The century-old masonry building lies within the active fault zone and needed a full seismic retrofit to meet current building codes. Yet even with significant new steel bracing and concrete sheer walls, the renovated building reduces embodied carbon by 59% (compared to a replacement building) and will use 50% less energy and 30% less water than typical buildings of its size and scale. The design team will share lessons learned from the Moss Courthouse renovation that can apply to other historic refurbishments and modernization projects in this interactive session focused on embodied carbon and electrification.
Speakers:• Charles Hardy, AIA, Chief Architect, GSA Public Building Service• Allison Johnson, AIA, Sustainable Design Leader, HOK• Barb Kerlin-Anderson, AIA, Principal | Sr. Project Manager, HOK• Claire Moore, Director of Engineering, HOK