NEW YORK–Alcoa’s Reynobond® aluminum composite material was selected for the
façade of 100 Park Avenue, the first retrofit building in New York City
to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver
certification.
100 Park Avenue was one of the first steel and glass modern skyscrapers
that transformed Park Avenue into a desirable business address. The SL
Green Realty Corporation and Prudential Real Estate commissioned Moed de
Armas & Shannon Architect of New York, to transform the classic address
into a “New Modern Classic,” a state-of-the-art corporate headquarters
location constructed to sustainable design standards.
Metal was specified by the architects to give the tower a new modern
perspective. Alcoa Architectural Products’ Reynobold® ACM with a Pewter,
Kynar® finish was the material of choice for the exterior façade.
“One of the engineering challenges on this project was to develop a way
to anchor the panel system over a deteriorating veneer brick façade
without imparting any loads on the veneer brick,” said Michael Potkay,
director of engineering for IDA International, Inc., a metals
fabricator. “The light weight of the ACM panel was integral to achieving
the resulting suspended system. The ACM panels provided the desired
aesthetic, and their light weight made it possible to re-clad the
building without adding stress to the original façade underneath. The
high recycled content of the material also helped with the quest for
LEED certification since ACM meets sustainable design standards. The
architect selected Reynobond ACM, in particular for the façade, because
of his long-standing relationship with IDA and experience working with
Reynobond materials.”
When the $72 million redevelopment of the 36-story, 955,000-square-foot
office tower was completed, the architects had doubled the height of the
lobby and integrated new double-height retail storefronts into the lobby
and building exterior. The infrastructure was upgraded: dated systems
were replaced with state-of-the-art electric and HVAC systems.
Additional sustainable amenities include 14 green roofs, which employ a
low-maintenance/water consumption Xero Flor® mat system; enhanced
recycling capabilities; and an energy management program that includes
the installation of low-flow plumbing fixtures that reduce water
consumption by approximately 50 percent a year.
About Alcoa Architectural Products
Alcoa Architectural Products offers a complete range of exterior and
interior cladding and corporate identity solutions. Architects and
specifiers have found greater control over the finished appearance of
their projects when working with the Alcoa family of products, which
includes the brand’s new Reynobond Face Fastened Solution, the new
Colorweld® 500 finish with the industry’s first 30-year warranty, and
innovative materials such as Anodized Reynobond, Reynobond Wood Grain
ACM and Reynobond with KEVLAR®, in addition to classic Reynobond ACM,
Reynobond Natural Metal and Reynolux® profiled panels and flat sheet.
Alcoa Architectural Products is a part of Alcoa’s Building and
Construction Systems business unit. For more information about Alcoa
Architectural Products’ complete line of products, visit www.reynobond.com
About Alcoa
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the world’s leading producer of primary aluminum,
fabricated aluminum and alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day
aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in
the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction,
commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets
over the past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are
flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as
Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and
building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such
as titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for eight consecutive years and approximately
75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 59,000 people in 31
countries across the world. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.