This Whole Foods Market is the central focal point of a new redevelopment of the Spring House Village Shopping Center located in Spring House, Pennsylvania. The project is being delivered through a design-bid-build method where Mushinsky Voelzke Associates, MV&A, is the architect responsible for the design. The owner, Stoltz Real Estate Partners, awarded the project to MidAtlantic Construction who came in with a bid of $3.5 million and a substantial completion date of April 4, 2017. The building has a 45,000 square foot floor area with an additional 5,000 square foot mezzanine. A combination of brick and stone veneers as well as the large amount of glazing makes for an aesthetically pleasing exterior

while steel columns and joists make it possible for an extremely functional open sales floor area. The architecture of this building is sure to enhance the customer’s shopping experience.

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Analysis 1: Photovoltaic System Installation

The Springhouse Village Whole Foods Market has a significant amount of unused, flat roof space that would be an excellent location for the installation of a photovoltaic system. This analysis is expected to provide a supplementary form of energy for an environmentally

friendly client

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Analysis 2: Prefabricated Panels for Exterior Façade

This analysis is expected to provide an alternative means and method of construction for the exterior façade that will result in an acceleration of the schedule for the building envelope.

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Analysis 3: Adhered Thin Brick Veneer

With a significant amount of time dedicated to the finishes of the building, this analysis proposes the use of an adhered thin brick veneer for the exterior façade of the building to accelerate the schedule.

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Research Topic: Implementing Lean Thinking into the Project

Implementing lean construction, a construction management method that reduces waste, should prove to be very valuable for a client that is extremely passionate about reducing, reusing, and recycling to reduce our impact on Earth and its resources.

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Lighting/Electrical Breadth

This breadth will be integrated into the first analysis, which focuses on the installation of a photovoltaic system. A detailed electrical assessment will need to be performed in order to determine how the photovoltaic system will be interconnected into the existing electrical system of the building.

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Structural Breadth

This breadth will also be integrated into the first analysis, which focuses on the installation of a photovoltaic system. Adding photovoltaic panels on the roof will consequently result in an added load on the structural system of the building. A detailed structural assessment will need to be performed to determine if the existing structural system is sufficient enough to carry the added loads.