{"id":15558,"date":"2023-11-16T10:38:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?post_type=news_events&p=15558"},"modified":"2023-11-16T10:38:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:38:35","slug":"the-beam-on-farmer-named-enr-southwest-2023-excellence-in-sustainability-project","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/news_events\/the-beam-on-farmer-named-enr-southwest-2023-excellence-in-sustainability-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beam on Farmer named ENR Southwest 2023 Excellence in Sustainability project"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Beam on Farmer, Arizona\u2019s first multi-story mass timber office building, has been named Engineering News-Record Southwest\u2019s 2023 Excellence in Sustainability project.<\/p>\n
The commercial building in Tempe, AZ, also was named ENR 2023 Best Project in the Office\/Retail\/Mixed-Use category.<\/p>\n
The 184,000-sf, five-story building was constructed of cross-laminated timber (CLT) slabs, and glulam beams and columns. The exterior is clad in metal and glass panels.<\/p>\n
IMEG provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design services as a subconsultant to RSP Architects<\/a>.<\/p>\n Because the building\u2019s wood structure is exposed, the electrical and ductwork offered an opportunity for a different approach. IMEG used a low-profile, energy-efficient underfloor air distribution system, that provided air distribution and housed MEP systems usually placed in the ceiling.<\/p>\n