The Fay-Penn Economic Development Council developed a multitenant building to provide retail services to more than 1,000 employees who work at the nine businesses operating within the Fayette Business Park in Fayette County, Pa. In a departure from the more typical emphasis on designing the building for lowest initial cost, the 10,800-square-foot property incorporates advanced materials, energy-saving HVAC and an alternative electrical technology, resulting in an attractive, environmentally friendly building with life cycle-based features the development agency uses in marketing the business park.
The agency initially envisioned six 1,800-square-foot spaces, but the nearly 5,000 square feet committed to by the project’s completion presented a broader range of sizes. The tenant mix thus far includes a restaurant, physical therapy clinic, child daycare and a beauty salon.
Fairchance Construction, a Butler Builder in Fairchance, Pa., utilized design-build services for the project, which includes Kansas City, Mo.-based Butler Manufacturing’s Widespan structural system with its MR-24 standing-seam metal roof system and Shadowall metal wall panels at the rear. The balance is made up of 4-inch split face block and stucco over a pre-insulated panelized wall system.
McMillan Engineering, Uniontown, Pa., provided architectural services, and Pine Hollow Mechanical, Uniontown, Pa., provided the mechanical and electrical design. Significant energy savings are derived from a windmill electric generator that powers the exterior lighting and a geothermal system of water source heat pumps for heating and cooling.
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