EMU - Mark Jefferson Science Complex

Location: Ypsilanti MI

Customer: Eastern Michigan University

Architect: Lord Aeck & Sargent

Date: 2011

Project Type: Educational Institutions, LEED GOLD

Size/Scope of Project: 89 panels, 10,000 ft²

Sunshading solutions from GKD span the façade's vertical distance on this LEED Silver Certification candidate. A specially designed outrigger attachment system utilizes the top and bottom arms as the primary anchor support while smaller intermediate supports stabilize at every floor plate. The result is energy-efficiency, sustainability and transparency at every floor level.

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