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NATIONAL AUDIO VISUAL CONSERVATION CENTER (NAVCC)

Description: Atlantic Constructors, Inc. performed the HVAC and plumbing scopes of work on this 400,000 sq. ft. project in Culpeper, VA. This facility will be the repository for the United States Library of Congress, Motion Picture Bureau and Recorded Sound Division's record of moving images and recorded sound dating back to the early days of Edison and Bell. The building's repositories will be held at a constant 50ºF-35% RH except for the storage vaults for the pre-1935 cellulose nitrate film, which will be held at a constant 35ºF-60 grains of moisture.

  • Awarded the Overall Project of the Year in 2007 by McGraw Hill/Mid-Atlantic Construction Magazine, Best of 2007
  • This project was started May 2004 and was completed in January 2007.
  • Owner: Packard Humanities Institute - California
  • Customer: DPR Construction - Falls Church, VA
  • Architect: SmithGroup - Washington, DC
  • Engineer: Vanderweil Engineers - Alexandria, VA

National Audio Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC)

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