The Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse is a 266,742 square-foot steel and concrete structure with brushed stainless steel exterior skin. Its five stories contain a four-story atrium, six courtrooms, judges’ chambers, holding cells, U.S. Marshals Service office, bankruptcy courts and other government offices. It incorporated the latest security measures for federal facilities, including force protection, limited progressive collapse, and blast requirements in glazing and skin. The building was the first federal courthouse to achieve LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Close collaboration with the design team and the client resulted in over two dozen awards including recognition as the Government Building of the Year by Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), the GSA 2008 Construction Excellence Award, as well as a national Top 10 Green Project by the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE).
