Preservation / General Services Administration
Wayne Aspinall Federal Building
Grand Junction, Colorado 
Status: Plan
Westlake Reed Leskosky, as part of a Design-Build team led by the Beck Group, is designing the Partial Modernization High Performing Green Building (HPGB) renovation of the Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado. Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the project will transform the 1918 structure into a sustainable facility. The building's HVAC system and security system will be upgraded along with renovating the lobby and other interior spaces.
Designed under the supervision of architect James Wetmore, the three-story building is a multi-tenant professional office building housing the U.S. District Courts and various federal agencies. The building will be fully occupied throughout the project.
The design team is targeting LEED Platinum certification. Upon completion, the Wayne Aspinall building is expected to be the GSA's first Site Net Zero Energy building on the National Register of Historic Places. Building physics analysis has been used to study space thermal comfort, natural ventilation and daylighting potential, envelope thermal performance, renewable energy potential, and whole building energy performance. A 123 kW roof and canopy mounted photovoltaic array, GeoExchange, and variable refrigerant flow systems are included.
The project is being designed and implemented using the latest in 3D BIM technology, including Revit, NavisWorks and Innovaya.
