Matthew Chalifoux, principal with EYP Architecture & Engineering, based in Albany, N.Y., is hopeful that when the ongoing “greening” and fire safety project at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown Indianapolis is completed, “you won’t be able to tell what we’ve done.”
It’s a primarily behind-the-scenes project, which is why Chalifoux won’t mind if the general public doesn’t notice. The $69.3-million project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is providing work for nearly two dozen companies, with a new fire protection system, high-tech HVAC controls and a “green” roof that will be covered with vegetation and also harvest rainwater to flush the building’s toilets.