Ashley Courthouse and Annex

HEAPY provided criteria engineering design and LEED program management services for the major renovation/modernization to the James M. Ashley and Thomas W. L. Ashley U.S. Courthouse located at the north end of Toledo’s Civic Center Mall. The building currently occupies four floors and a basement.

The new courthouse complex reused and improved the existing assets and architectural elements including glass, celebrating the glass manufacturing heritage of Toledo, to convey the concept of transparency in the judicial process and stone to enhance compatibility with the existing historic courthouse.

The project included upgrades to mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems, elevator replacement, accessibility upgrades, tenant improvements, facade repairs, and roof replacement.

Now complete, the new annex and upgrades of the Ashley U.S. Courthouse meet the long-term space requirements for the Judiciary and the Department of Justice. Employees previously working in the 94-year-old courthouse moved into the new annex to begin a two-year renovation of the building.

The project is on track for a USGBC LEED® certification goal of LEED Version 4 Gold. HEAPY provided LEED® consulting services required to assist in achieving the targeted certification level. The design also includes solar array panels and meets GSA’s energy and greenhouse gas reduction goals.