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Designing a Flexible, Resilient Courthouse for Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County needed a new Civil Courthouse to replace a nearly century-old facility that no longer supported current needs. Now under construction, the 25-story building includes a shell floor that will allow the facility to add four courtrooms in the future.

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HOK designed the building to achieve LEED Silver certification. Sustainable design features include abundant natural light and extensive energy and water conservation.

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Strategies for resilience include raising the ground floor above street level in anticipation of sea-level rise and locating mechanical functions on higher floors.

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The new courthouse is Florida’s first social infrastructure project to be delivered under a public-private partnership (P3) model. HOK is the architect/designer on the project, Plenary Group is the developer and financial sponsor, Tutor Perini is the design-build contractor and Johnson Controls is the operations and maintenance partner.

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HOK designed the building to achieve LEED Silver certification. Sustainable design features include abundant natural light and extensive energy and water conservation.

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Strategies for resilience include raising the ground floor above street level in anticipation of sea-level rise and locating mechanical functions on higher floors.

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