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Building 66, officially called the Landau Building, houses classrooms and the Chemical Engineering department. The 88,000 sf building is one of several facilities on the MIT campus designed by I.M. Pei.
When the building sustained extensive water damage after a high-pressure
steam pipe burst in the sub-basement, Commodore was engaged by MIT to repair the laboratories, classrooms, lounges and conference rooms.
The hardest hit area of the building was the Chemical and Biological Engineering teaching lab in the sub-basement. Closest in proximity to the break, the vented steam melted ceiling tiles and damaged equipment. Water from above also flooded the laboratory. Phase I repairs made to over 15,000 sf of the building included short term ceiling and lighting fixes so students could return to their labs and the building could resume operation.
Phase II of the restoration was conducted over 17,000 sf of the building. Commodore worked with MIT and their insurance company to identify and inventory damaged finishes, and MEP systems. This required an extensive preconstruction process, working within the occupied building, to examine every facet of the space and the full extent of the damage.
The majority of work in phase II included the cleaning and repair of electrical systems, the installation of all new laboratory case work, new floor finishes throughout the laboratories, and extensive repairs to the plumbing and HVAC systems.
Architectural and electrical renovations were also required in the first floor classrooms, along with a complete renovation of the first floor lecture hall, the second floor student lounge and the third floor conference room. |
