UMASS AMHERST STUDENT UNION | AMHERST, MA

Owner: University of Massachusetts Building Authority | Boston, MA

Architect: Shepley Bulfinch, Inc. | Boston, MA

General Contractor: Barr & Barr, Inc. | Natick, MA

Lockheed Architectural Solutions, Inc. Project Manager: Eric Gregoire

Located at the center of the UMass Amherst campus, the UMass Student Union building supports over 30,000 students and 200 registered student organizations. The old building, designed and completed in 1957, was in need of renovations to accommodate the modern space and service needs of the student body. Lockheed Architectural Solutions, Inc. technicians were responsible for upgrading the building’s infrastructure by installing EFCO Interior Storefront System,  EFCO Entrance Doors, EFCO Curtain Wall System, Nanawall Folding Glass Storefront System, and more. Updates also included Noise Barriers Windows that enabled offices to have sound control. The exterior and interior updates didn’t only improve the overall look of the building, but they also improved the air quality, maximized daylighting and extended views from the offices.

INSTALLED COMPONENTS INCLUDED:

  • 65 Frameworks Type 2 Aluminum Interior Framing Systems
  • 2 EFCO 402 Series Interior Storefront Systems
  • 14 Pairs of EFCO D518 Series Wide Entrance Doors
  • 1 Single EFCO D518 Series Wide Entrance Door
  • 17 EFCO 5600 Traditional Curtain Wall Systems
  • 2 EFCO 5600 Octagonal Curtain Walls
  • 33 EFCO 5600 Pre-Glazed Curtain Wall Systems
  • 1 Nanawall SL-45 Folding Glass Storefront System
  • 5 Technical Glass Products (TGP) Fireframes Heat Barrier Series Fire-Rated Curtain Wall Systems
  • 2 Noise Barriers, LLC HM Quiet 62 Sound Control Windows
  • 5,620 square feet of OldCastle BuildingEnvelope Solarban 60 Insulated Glass
  • 9,115 square feet of OldCastle BuildingEnvelope Solarban 70XL Insulated Glass
  • 5,100 square feet of OldCastle BuildingEnvelope Laminated Monolithic Glass

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