BROWARD COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, WIND HARDENING
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Johnson, Avedano, Lopez, Rodriguez & Walewski Engineering Group provided Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design Services for the Wind Hardening of the East Wing of the Broward County Judicial Center.

The project involved a comprehensive wind hardening analysis of the building's exterior to identify systems and components which were upgraded to meet FM Global, Florida Building Code and FEMA Hazard Mitiga¬tion Grant Program Requirements.

Typical components that were investigated as part of the project scope included: windows, doors, skylights, roof equipment and other penetra¬tions and fixtures on the exterior envelope of the building.

OWNER:     Broward County
ARCHITECT: ACAI Associates, Inc.