Ci converted an existing 60,000 SF retail building into a cutting-edge engineering and rapid prototyping facility housing Aspen Aerogels’ next generation of thermal runway solutions. 

The project posed inherent challenges as the existing building was a former box store that had remained vacant for some 20 years. Transforming a retail building into an industrial manufacturing facility required much more elaborate HVAC and electrical systems to support pressurization, the density of equipment and extra redundancy. The design implemented selective equipment pads and slab replacements, as well as strategically locating mechanical equipment on the ground and roof. The multi-phased project also included a 40,000 SF addition for support office spaces.