Menorah Home and Hospital

SGH worked closely with the project team, including the exterior wall system fabricator, from the early design phase through development and testing of a custom, unitized panel system. By using a prefabricated system with extra-large panels, the team reduced the project schedule and minimized disruption to the building, which was largely occupied during construction. Highlights of our work include the following:

• Provided detailed performance specifications for the exterior wall system, which included both opaque wall areas and operable windows
• Visited the fabricator’s facility several times to review their manufacturing capabilities, discuss design issues, observe full-scale mockup testing of the panels, and perform quality control inspections of the production panels
• Helped address detailing issues at panel perimeters and intersections with the existing construction
• Visited the site regularly during the construction process to observe ongoing work and in situ testing