CHALLENGE When Lincoln Financial Group began to look at their physical office space and the properties they have inherited over a series of mergers and acquisitions, they realized they had a special challenge with the Jefferson Life office building in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. Registered as a historical property, the building was a towering skyscraper of 17 floors, and 271,000 square feet when constructed in 1922. Alas through time, all vertical infrastructure items, plumbing drains, mechanical systems, and electrical feeders were in dire need for replacement. The building was also plagued with the immediate need for abatement procedures on all piping, ceiling, and floor materials. The building was fully occupied with office staff and connected to the adjacent Jeffe

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