Almono's Mill uses steel and historic appeal to draw in tech start ups.
Tech Start-Ups are springing up all over the country and with good reason. The growth is exponential and cities are finding innovative ways to incorporate this lucrative industry. Almono's Mill, part of Pittsburgh's largest development, will be the future home to tech companies and manufacturing companies alike. The Almono's Mill's infrastructure has been redesigned with steel to make the building more eco-friendly and durable.
"We asked ourselves what we could do to preserve this iconic site," says Tim White, senior vice president of development at RIDC. The project provides interpretation of a place that holds a nostalgia for many Pittsburghers, notes White, whose grandfather worked in the building during its heyday.
The steel skeleton of Mill 19 will be preserved and will encompass a set of new energy efficient buildings. Visitors, employees, and residents of the site alike can wander in and around Mill 19 and travel down a walkway that will extend throughout the quarter-mile long building. The old roof will be removed and a new canopy covered in solar panels will be added to generate a portion of the building's energy.
Steel is the best material to use for an energy efficient building. Steel buildings are made from 100% recyclable materials and can be designed for maximum energy and thermal efficiency.
