Komatsu Mining Corp.’s South Harbor Offices Feature Stone Wool Ceiling Systems
Komatsu Mining Corp., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, recently opened its new South Harbor headquarters in Milwaukee. Reflecting Komatsu’s focus on sustainability and its company-wide goal for carbon neutrality, the South Harbor office building is the only LEED v4 Building Design and Construction New Construction Gold project in Milwaukee and is the highest-rated LEED v4 BD+C in Wisconsin. Komatsu’s new facility is also the largest urban manufacturing project of its kind in the country. Helping meet the project’s sustainability, performance and aesthetic requirements, Eppstein Uhen Architects specified five types of Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling panels.
The company’s history in Milwaukee dates back to the origin of the P&H brand in 1884. The new facility was designed and built to enhance Komatsu’s goal of “creating value together” by emphasizing sustainability and leveraging technology and open spaces, providing a globally connected meeting place for both company and community.