College of Business Conveys Sustainability with Curtainwall

The newly opened University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) College of Business building quickly is becoming known as the "heart of the UNL campus," thanks to its prominent location and distinctive design featuring curtainwall. Demonstrating the importance of this project, alumni and private donations funded the $84 million construction project, the largest of its kind in UNL's recent history.

Intentional Design
According to the project's lead architect, New York-based Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), Wausau's curtainwall was used to "provide a sense of both openness and permanence" for the new College of Business building. Sustainable design and construction to meet LEED Silver criteria also were top-of-mind for RAMSA and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture (APMA) of Nebraska, the project's associate architect.