CDER Office Building 1 FDA Consolidation Project, White Oak. MD: the CDER Office Building 1, the second phase of construction in the FDA's consolidation into the Federal Research Center, is the largest building in the complex.(PROJECT INNOVATIONS)

Buildings,  October, 2006  

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The LEED Silver design consists of a 6-story, H-shaped structure and a 4-story, I-shaped structure connected by a series of covered bridges on the second level and an underground tunnel system on the basement level. The structure incorporates offices, support workstations, conference rooms, pantries, IT support facilities, a food-service area, a mailroom, and more.

Special Design Features

The building sits on conventional footings with special progressive collapse beams that make the building stronger and more blast resistant. Some beams are more than 4 feet deep around ...

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