Phoenix Award for Innovation in Reconstruction: Silver Lining

摘要

RESTORATION CONTRACTORS are usedto putting structures and their contents back together following a fire, flood or other peril, but sometimes projects require more than the average restoration and rebuild. Such was the case with the UGI Corporation and AmerlGas Partners LP headquarters in King of Prussia, Pa., following an electrical fire.The 38-year-old building spans five stories and covers 100,000 square feet. The fire began in an overhang outside of the firstfloor, but under the second floor of the building. Initial reports indicated that the fire had only impacted the exterior of the building. A thorough walk-through revealed that the damage was far more extensive, filling the entire building with soot. In addition, the structural damage would require selective destruction and an extensive rebuild. The company used the opportunity to expand the building's first floor, update the exterior fagade, and renovate the interior to reflect some of their corporate initiatives.