North Carolina Museum of Art Capital Improvement Site Tour

Wednesday, may 20th, 3:30-5PM

**Please wear jobsite PPE. This is an active construction site. All attendees must bring and wear full PPE to participate in the tour. 

About the Event : 

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) capital improvement project in Raleigh offers a building enclosure case study told from both sides of the design-construction relationship. Presenters from HH Architecture and Consigli Construction will walk attendees through the enclosure challenges encountered during renovation and expansion of this occupied cultural institution, including the discovery of asbestos-containing air barrier materials at new wall openings, the construction of a rooftop Art Conservation Center above active gallery spaces, and the demanding environmental performance requirements that conservation occupancies place on building enclosure assemblies. Attendees will gain insight into how design intent meets field reality — and how the project team adapted when existing conditions diverged from expectations.

Learning Objectives :  CEU Credit Pending

1. Describe investigation and response protocols for unforeseen hazardous enclosure materials — specifically asbestos-containing air barriers — encountered during occupied building renovation, including implications for project sequencing, remediation coordination, and air barrier continuity at new openings.
2. Identify the building enclosure performance requirements for art conservation facilities, including temperature, relative humidity, vapor control, and daylighting criteria, and explain how those requirements drive enclosure assembly selection and detailing.
3. Explain the design and construction challenges of adding a rooftop structure to an existing occupied building, including temporary weather protection, structural integration, and maintaining enclosure continuity and interior environmental conditions during construction.
4. Discuss strategies for managing indoor/outdoor threshold performance in a cultural facility context, including new entry sequences, accessible exterior pathways, and the enclosure implications of connecting an existing building to activated outdoor spaces.

Tickets

$0.00 Member Ticket

$0.00 Non-Member Ticket