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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2008 - ASI was selected to supply and install the windows on the National Archives & Records Administration Building in Kansas City. The building site is in the old Adams Express building just west of Union Station and the post office. Initially the project was going to include supplying and installing aluminum clad wood windows as manufactured by Eagle throughout the building. Eagle manufactures an outstanding wood window that is often used on historic structures, but it doesn't match every element of a distinct window that is 98 years old. The pricing for the Eagle window is outstanding for historic structures. The National Parks Service reviewed the project documents and demanded that some of the windows match exactly to the originals. They demanded exact replicas in highly visible areas and accepted the Eagle window in areas such as clerestory windows. Fortunately, ASI is tied directly with the historic window company called Re-View. Re-View fabricated exact replications and ASI was able to meet the demands of the historic authorities. "We were very fortunate to have a close relationship with our sister company, Re-View on this project", said Tom Hon. "Re-View was able to match the windows exactly so we could comply with the historic criteria as established by NPS." In addition to supplying and installing historic windows, ASI installed some massive rail house doors that exceeded 9 feet in length and 10 feet in height.
This picture captures the decrepit condition of the rail house building just west of Union Station before ASI began work on supplying and installing historically correct replicas.
These pictures capture the rail house door replicas as they are being manufactured. ASI installed historic replica doors on the new NARA building. The NARA building will house treasures from the Central Plains Region including records relating to the milestone Brown v. Board of Education, Wild West showman "Buffalo Bill" Cody, President Ulysses S. Grant, and Walt Disney. There will be 50,000 cubic feet of records in the storage area. Contact Tom Hon at ASI for more information on this project or input on one of your endeavors.
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