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1235 Saline Street
N. Kansas City, MO 64116
PH: 816-741-2876
FAX: 816-746-9331
PROJECT NAME Security Building
PROJECT LOCATION St Louis, Missouri
PROJECT ARCHITECT The Lawrence Group
PROJECT GENERAL CONTRACTOR Alberici Construction
NUMBER OF WINDOWS 435
SCOPE OF WORK Historic Window Restoration & Replication

The Security Building has large double hung windows with 7-1/2 inch bottom rails.

Built in 1891, the Security Building is a cultural asset to the city. It was designed by the Boston architecture firm of Peabody, Stearns, and Furber in the Romanesque classic revival style popular at the time. The architects used Missouri pink granite and red brick for the U-shaped building. The Security Building is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. In recent years the building has been occupied at a little more than half of its capacity. Renovation includes updating the building to meet fire safety codes, improving the elevator, and restoring the overall appearance of the building. Furthermore, the developers are seeking a "green" certification in which strict environmental codes would be made. In order to do this, the windows will be glazed to make them airtight, a white coating will be applied to the roof to deflect heat, while paint, carpeting, and other materials that are environmentally friendly will be added. Insulation will also be added to make the building more energy efficient.

Re-View manufactured decorative elements like this grille that were beyond repair.

Re-View was contracted to restore all existing wood windows and convert the sash to insulated glass. All sash were removed and transported to the Re-View restoration facility to have lead paint removed, restore the sash, adapt sash for insulated glass, glaze sash and factory finish the units. Many of the existing windows had to be replicated to match existing.

This LEED project requires Re-View to recycle all of the used glass and provide certified wood from managed forests.

 
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