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Upper Envelope Renovation James T. Foley Courthouse

Federal

Client: U.S. General Services Administration
Location: Albany, NY
Project Date: 2015
Cost: $1,547,000

Project Highlights:
Masonry Restoration
Historical Preservation
PV Solar Array Payback Period Study

NKB provided construction documents, cost estimates, and a photovoltaic solar array payback period study for the Courthouse roof replacement and upper envelope restoration at the Foley Courthouse. The renovation includes the replacement of 38,000 SF of roofing, the restoration of approximately 800 SF of masonry (including repointing of the top-most course of marble and face brick at the interior courtyards). As part of the design services, NKB created a plan for phasing of construction for this constrained urban location.    

Photo Credit: Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress