Located on the Ho Plaza and just a short walk from Cornell Universities most significant historic buildings, Olin Hall is a three-story brick and stone masonry building that contains teaching and laboratory spaces. Designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Architects (Empire State Building) in 1942, and altered with an addition in 1987 and again in 2009, the building was in need of repair and performance upgrades. CVM assessed the condition of the existing building through visual and destructive probing to develop strategies for repair of the existing stone and brick masonry, replacement of the 1987 windows and a program of reroofing all the buildings roofs. CVM provided lifecycle analysis (pew matrix) for new roofing systems to guide the owner in balancing service life, performance and cost.
Location: Ithaca, NY
Prime Consultant: CVM
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