{"id":2069758,"date":"2023-03-31T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/?p=2069758"},"modified":"2023-03-31T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T17:30:00","slug":"new-kansas-city-aiport-terminal-features-ventilated-parking-facade-from-bendheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/new-kansas-city-aiport-terminal-features-ventilated-parking-facade-from-bendheim\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW KANSAS CITY AIPORT TERMINAL FEATURES VENTILATED PARKING FACADE FROM BENDHEIM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Architects selected an elegant and functional parking fa\u00e7ade from Bendheim<\/a> as part of a major upgrade for Kansas City International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A completely new air terminal for Kansas City opened on February 28, replacing two outmoded structures built in 1972. The extensive modernization effort also included a new seven-story parking structure. Over 2 million square feet in size, the building provides parking for 6,219 vehicles. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill served as principal architects for the overall project, named \u201cBuild KCI\u201d. The Kansas City-based firm of BNIM took lead on the parking facility, in a design-build partnership with general contractor JE Dunn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendheim joined this effort from the design stage, collaborating with their partner L\u00e4ngle Glas to create custom-engineered fastening systems for the parking facility\u2019s ventilated fa\u00e7ade. Bendheim ultimately provided over 50,000 square feet of tempered and laminated glass for the project. As a trained architect, Bendheim Vice President for Sales and Innovation Said Elieh was able to contribute to essential planning work before construction began. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving someone on the Bendheim side that understands the design vision we\u2019re trying to achieve, but then can bring that technical capacity on the manufacturer side to help realize that conceptual vision is important,\u201d explained Joshua Harrold, Associate Principal at BNIM. \u201cI think Bendheim has been a great collaborator in that respect.\u201d Bendheim\u2019s previous experience with the design of parking structure fa\u00e7ades on this scale includes 1 South Halsted\/727 West Madison<\/a> in Chicago, Ill., and the Mueller Parking Structure<\/a> in Austin, Tex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glass fa\u00e7ades can provide an aesthetically pleasing exterior for parking structures while also providing cost-effective natural ventilation. At KCI, the \u201cshingled\u201d design of the fa\u00e7ade creates pockets of air that slide between the glass panels, creating airflow in and out of the garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sheer size and weight of the glass panels, most as large as 6\u2019 x 14\u2019 and each weighing 800+ pounds, called for a carefully designed attachment system. Bendheim and L\u00e4ngle designed and manufactured custom vertical compression clip systems for the project, allowing a costly steel substructure to be eliminated from the design. The 14\u201d long clips support the length and weight of each panel while accommodating construction tolerances, live load movement, wind loads, and expansion joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffBendheim and L\u00e4ngle also kept ease of installation at the forefront of their design process. \u201cWe were very impressed with the Bendheim system\u201d, noted Paul Fischer, Project Manager and Field Foreman at AGP, Inc. \u201cIt was designed very well, and the installation of the system and the glazing was a breeze.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a price tag of $1.5 billion, Build KCI<\/a> constitutes the largest infrastructure project in the region\u2019s history. The effort also achieved the notable distinction of LEED BD+C NC (New Construction) Gold Certification, making it only the second terminal or concourse project in the United States to receive this designation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Kansas City prepares to open its new front door to major events such as the 2023 NFL Draft and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, regional pride has never ridden higher. \u201cWe were extremely proud to bring our understanding of glass and our extensive experience with ventilated parking fa\u00e7ades to this historic undertaking,\u201d noted Bendheim\u2019s Said Elieh. \u201cNo two fa\u00e7ade projects are alike, and we look forward to making further contributions to the renewal of America\u2019s infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Architects selected an elegant and functional parking fa\u00e7ade from Bendheim as part of a major upgrade for Kansas City International Airport. A completely new air terminal for Kansas City opened on February 28, replacing two outmoded structures built in 1972. The extensive modernization effort also included a new seven-story parking structure. Over 2 million square feet in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4972,"featured_media":2069761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"1853","footnotes":""},"categories":[2425,1853],"tags":[7749,44320,44323,44321,10123,44324,44322,8318],"acf":[],"views":21,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unnamed-2023-03-31T122303.506.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4972"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2069761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}