MoMA Tower will be another addition to the Manhattan skyline upon its completion. Designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, the 1,050-foot supertall tower tapers to its 82nd floor with the exterior wall featuring triple pane glass windows, making it the tallest building of its kind with this window selection. 170 luxury residential condominiums fill most of the tower, occupying 442,357 square feet, while the Musuem of Modern Art will occupy floors two, four and five for gallery space, at a total of 36,000 square feet. The facade is made up on metal and glass, and has a diagonal grid.

This unique tetrahedron-shaped building, designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group, is a dramatic addition to Manhattan’s skyline. Natural light, views, plants and moving water are integral components of VIA’s design aesthetic. The building facilitates indoor/outdoor living, with terraces and balconies throughout. VIA’s Garden courtyard, planted with 47 native species, opens toward the Hudson River. Among the project’s numerous awards: 2017 ACEC Excellence in Engineering National Award; and 2016 CTBUH Best Tall Building Award - Americas. Vidaris served as the façade consultant, retained for design assistance on aspects of the undulating exterior wall, with its high performance glass and aluminum spandrel which transitions into a stainless steel curtainwall skin on sloped roof. Vidaris’ sustainability team provided beyond-LEED advanced materials research, vetting materials for their environmental health impact. It conducted manufacturer outreach, reviewed emissions reports, wrote green specs and helped the design team select safer products. Vidaris’ energy modeling demonstrated a 19% cost reduction and 17.5% reduction in carbon emissions relative to the Energy Code baseline. During construction Vidaris performed inspections. In addition, Vidaris’ sister company, LPI, Inc., provided engineering evaluation of the stud and anchor welds for the sloped wall embedded assemblies, based on visual, magnetic particle and ultrasonic examinations.   Photo Credit: Pavel Bendov Photography

30 Park Place located in Tribeca, NYC is a limestone-clad and precast concrete creation from Robert A.M. Stern Architects that will be the tallest hospitality/residential building in lower Manhattan upon completion, as well as the tallest precast-clad building in the US. Once finished, the Robert A.M. Stern-designed building will stand at 926 feet tall and include 157 condos, as well as a 189-room Four Seasons Hotel.

2 Waterline Square consists of two residential towers and a ground floor retail podium project at Riverside Center on the west side of Manhattan. The two towers are 37 and 24 story’s tall respectively. Vidaris’ scope of services includes exterior wall, roofing and waterproofing (above grade and foundation) consulting and construction administration monitoring services, which subsequently includes NYC DOB TR-1 special inspections for shop fabrication and job site inspections and TR-8 energy code compliance inspections for building envelope.

This 39-unit residential condominium building was designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, and developed by Related, directly on the High Line in West Chelsea. It has an intricate metal and glass façade, a 2,500 square foot sculpture deck, a gallery in its commercial space, automated underground parking and a robot-operated storage facility. Vidaris’ energy modeling helped the design/development team select a number of outstanding energy efficiency features, including a window wall with large glazed expanses. The double-pane insulating glazing has U=0.28, inclusive of window frames. An efficient chiller and condensing boiler provide year-round comfort. To ensure that the HVAC systems and the envelope work in concert, Vidaris evaluated design options being considered for the Grand Room and representative bedrooms using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Long-term operation of the building in an efficient manner will be ensured via periodic measurement and verification. Vidaris developed the Measurement & Verification Plan to establish the means of accomplishing it. Vidaris’ consulting also included recognition and advancement of the project features such as:

• Superior IAQ, via low-emitting interior finishes (including flooring systems), IAQ management during construction, and sustainable maintenance practices
• Water-efficient landscaping and stormwater management

Vidaris’ consulting is co-funded by NYSERDA.

Located on a site bounded by Hudson, Grand, Greene, and York streets, the 900-foot-tall mixed-use condominium tower will likely be the tallest building in the state and one of the tallest residential buildings in the entire country. The new 79-story building will be home to 781 residential units. The approximately 1.5 million-square-foot development will have 15,000 square feet of retail space located in the tower’s 9-story podium, and about 14,000 square feet of public space, including a 7,365-square-foot public plaza. The retail storefronts will feature oversized windows between limestone piers with granite bases. The tower itself will be clad in limestone.

The existing Lighthouse Point Complex, St. George, Staten Island is the site of a unique mixed-use waterfront development at the base of the Staten Island Ferry. The project as planned includes retail shops, restaurants, a 164-room hotel and approximately 96 residential units housed in historic buildings along a waterfront esplanade. The site is the home of the Former U.S. District Lighthouse Depot. The former depot is comprised of many buildings and an historic perimeter wall.

For the investigation and assessment, Vidaris examined buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, the Vaults and the brick perimeter wall. The buildings were built between 1845 and 1918. Building 7 or the Old Administration Building is designated an individual landmark, buildings 5, 6, 7, 8 and exterior wall of the vaults are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The remainder of the site (including the perimeter wall) has been determined eligible for, but has not been listed on, the National Register. The buildings were principally used in the past as warehouses, an administration building, a lamp shop and barracks. The buildings are currently vacant and plans are underway to convert the spaces to commercial use.

For the restoration of Building 8 and new construction of Starwood Hotel & Resorts Westin Hotel, Vidaris is providing consulting and monitoring services. The hotel will be 190,000 sf, 12 stories and have 175 rooms, and will connect to existing Building 8.

Located in the East Rail Yards (ERY) section of Hudson Yards, a 17 million square foot development, this project includes six office floors, 217 hotel rooms, 135 residential condominiums, with retail on three floors.

Along with 35 Hudson Yards, Vidaris serves as the LEED/energy consultant for 10 Hudson Yards (LEED Platinum), 55 Hudson Yards, 30 Hudson Yards, 15 Hudson Yards, the Shed and the Retail Podium -- all LEED Gold. Vidaris also provides the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) consulting for the entire Hudson Yards site. Vidaris has also performed a site-wide study of the energy efficiency of the 13 MW cogeneration plant.

Vidaris assisted in optimizing the energy efficiency of the design through analysis of several measures, notably:
•glazing with lower solar heat gain coefficient and lower U- factor, spectrally-selective for increased light transmittance
•efficient spandrel panels, with optimization for cost- effective installation
•measurement & verification system
•heat wheel and also heat recovery for swimming pool
•VAV systems in areas that are usually serviced by constant volume systems (assembly areas, conference rooms)
•high efficiency chillers and boilers
•hot water and chilled water from the campus cogen plant, serving part of the building

Vidaris also conducted THERM analysis to evaluate condensation potential of specific design features, with specific recommendations to avoid it.

Vidaris’ LEED consulting has included offering an evaluation of the potential for pursuing LEED Platinum for the building, and documentation support of such measures as:
•35,000 gallon stormwater retention tank, with filtration.
•Weighted heat island compliance calculations, allowing for most effective terrace and high roof material selection
•Tenant guidelines for the office, restaurant and retail spaces
•Low-water use fixtures for multiple occupancy types for at least 20% water savings compliance
Vidaris’ consulting has been cost-shared by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

The Boston Garden redevelopment, known as Hub on Causeway, is a three-phase project on the site of the original Boston Garden, next to the existing TD Garden. Phase one is the podium, phase two is the residential/hotel tower, and phase three is the office tower. The podium is a 1.2 million square foot, eight-story above-grade new construction project with garage, retail and creative office space. The podium also has an additional three stories of below-grade parking and one level of below-grade tenant space. The building will be comprised primarily of retail and office space, but will also contain elevator lobby, restrooms and various back-of-house support space. The residential/hotel tower features a 200-key hotel over 16 stories and 325,000 square feet of residences over 33 stories. The office tower is a is a 574,000 square foot, twenty-three story new construction project situated above a podium with retail and concourse space. The building will be comprised primarily of office space, but will also contain elevator lobby, restrooms, and various back-of-house support space.