SlenderWall Included in Construction of NAIOP Award Winning Westfield Office Park
May 5, 2008
Midland, VA - Smith-Midland Corporation,
the manufacturer of the SlenderWall architectural
precast concrete panel system, announces its involvement in the
construction of Northridge at Westfield Office Park, awarded the 2007 National
Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Award
of Merit for the Best Speculative Building R & D for Phase I of
the project. NAIOP
awards recognize significant new contributions to Northern Virginia
by the commercial and industrial real estate community at a black-tie
gala held in November 2007.
Smith-Midland was
chosen to fabricate and install traditional architectural precast concrete
panels as well as the SlenderWall panels
for the construction for the three Northridge at Westfield office buildings
located in Fairfax, Virginia. The Northridge contract was worth
over $1.7 million.
The Northridge project involved three separate office
buildings, each one level high bay flex office and industrial buildings.
Finished in late 2007, the project used 386 SlenderWall panels
with “Second
Nature” architectural precast
concrete brick finish totaling 66,296 square feet. The buildings
were also designed with knock-out panels so the owner could change
the building’s configuration in the back of the building. The
knock-outs could be removed providing flexibility for the potential
tenants to customize the space to their needs such as openings
for garage doors or additional office storefront windows.
Smith-Midland
was honored to be a part of the construction team along with owner, Duke
Realty Corporation; architect, Architecture Incorporated; and general contractor,
Trinity Group Construction.
SlenderWall
combines time-proven components to create a permanent, light weight wall
system for both new construction and recladding projects. Architectural
precast concrete, insulated Nelson anchors and heavy-gauge stainless or galvanized
steel studs create a single, efficient exterior wall system with unlimited
design freedom. Due to the exclusive “lift-and-release” panel
landing system of SlenderWall ,
installation time and costs can be reduced by 50%.
Architectural Precast Concrete Brick, or Second
Nature, is the only “Class A” Architectural Precast
Concrete Brick finish with the quality level necessary for “Class
A” commercial projects. It features no leaking brick joints.
Only
SlenderWall offers the latest DuraFlex 360° technology. This technology
is the only 2” wall
connection system that meets AAMA 501.4-2000, the Interstory Differential
Movement vertical and horizontal displacement test. DuraFlex
allows isolation from the exterior precast concrete skin and the structural
stresses associated with wind loading, steel frame movement, expansion & contraction
and seismic shock.
Smith-Midland Corporation
is a publicly traded company (OTC BB: SMID, SMIWC; Boston Stock Exchange:
SMM, SMM/W). Smith-Midland develops, manufactures and sells a broad array
of precast concrete products for use primarily in the construction, transportation
and utilities industries. Smith-Midland has two manufacturing facilities
located in Midland, Virginia and Reidsville, North Carolina. Easi-Set Industries,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Smith-Midland Corporation,
licenses the production of Smith-Midland developed
products around the world. For more information please call (540)
439-3266 or visit www.smithmidland.com or
www.slenderwall.com.
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