United States Botanic Garden
PROJECT: United States Botanic Garden
OWNER: United States Government
DATE: 1992 to Present
ARCHITECT: Architect of the Capitol
CONTRACTOR: Clark Construction
GREENHOUSE CONTRACTOR: Rough Bros. Inc.
OWNER: United States Government
DATE: 1992 to Present
ARCHITECT: Architect of the Capitol
CONTRACTOR: Clark Construction
GREENHOUSE CONTRACTOR: Rough Bros. Inc.
Montgomery Smith, Inc.
Energy audit for the Conservatory and Production Greenhouses 2008.
Consulting Services
Energy audit for the Conservatory and Production Greenhouses 2008.
Consulting Services
Completed in the 1933 by The Bohn Aluminum Co. of Detroit and Lord and Burnham this was the earliest Conservatory structure in America using aluminum for both the roof structural frame and the glazing system components.
Unexpected corrosion in the structural aluminum frame over the years had progressed to a point of posing a serious safety hazard and the buildings were closed to the public and dismantled in 1992. A complete replacement of the upper structures, glazing systems, environmental control systems and rehabilitation of the masonry buildings was completed and reopened in 2001.
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