The Village of Skokie, Ill., not only made the unlikely move of selecting a dilapidated warehouse for its new $21.7-million, 75,000-sq-ft police headquarters, but it achieved LEED-Gold certification in the bargain.
However, the pairing of a precast warehouse and police facility wasn't exactly made to order. Because foundation walls and columns varied in dimension, crews custom-sized and field-cut each curtain wall element.