Phipps Exhibit Staging Center

VITAL STATS Certification Status Living Building Challenge Version of LBC 3.0 Location Pittsburgh, PA Gross Building Area 9640 square feet Start of Occupancy April 2019 Full Time Equivalent Occupants 5 Tourists per Year 300 TEAM ROSTER Owner Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Architect FortyEighty Architecture General Contractor Massaro Corporation MEP Iams Consulting, LLC Structural and […]

ELECTRICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE – ZERO NET ENERGY CENTER

The Electrical Training Institute (ETI) of Southern California is an education and training facility for electrical contractors run by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Los Angeles County Chapter and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11. Project scope of a full retrofit the existing 150,000 sq. ft. building to net zero energy […]

GREEN IDEA HOUSE

VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM BUILDING SYSTEMS INFORMATION NON-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS PASSIVE SYSTEMS Passive Conditioning and Ventilation – The need for air conditioning was eliminated by a 5-foot roof overhang that shades the home in the summer. In winter, the southwest orientation of the house heats the living spaces. The thermal garage is also heated passively via a […]

MAHLUM PORTLAND OFFICE

VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PLACE PETAL 01. LIMITS TO GROWTH Mahlum’s previous Portland location was in a multi-story unreinforced masonry building with inequitable workspace locations. One of the most important reasons for the office move was to ensure employee health (daylighting/indoor air quality) & resiliency (seismic event). The team selected an existing single story timber […]

CLASS OF 1966 ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE

The Class of 1966 Environmental Center on the campus of Williams College houses the Environmental Studies department and the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives. The project began in 2013 when Williams College instituted its first Environmental Science majors and made the operational decision to co-locate the department with the college’s Center for Environmental Initiatives. The […]

EPSTEN GROUP, INC

vital stats *  The project was registered under LBC 3.1, but when 4.0 was released, the team opted to pursue the requirements of the 4.0 version of the Materials Petal. Because the Petal certification structure and remaining Petals correspond to the 3.1 version of the Living Building Challenge, though the requirements of the 4.0 Materials […]

MSR DESIGN 510 MARQUETTE STUDIO

In the year leading up to the decision to move their Minneapolis studio, the staff of MSR Design conducted a firmwide study of the concepts behind the Living Building Challenge. This research, combined with MSR Design’s strategic goal to be the leading firm that achieves inspiring generative impacts across the board on all projects, made […]

UNIVERCITY CHILDCARE CENTRE

Officially opened in April 2012, the UniverCity Childcare Centre is located at the heart of UniverCity, Simon Fraser University’s high-density, sustainable community on Burnaby Mountain, British Columbia. The 5,700-ft2 facility hosts 50 children ranging from 3 to 5 years old. The building provides two centres with separate spaces and services for two groups of 25 […]

THE SUMMIT FOUNDATION/SANT ASSOCIATES

The project is located at 1717 K St. NW, a multi-tenant 12-story office building centrally located in downtown Washington D.C. The Summit Foundation a non-profit charitable organization. The project director, Lex Sant, is a trustee and treasurer of the Summit Foundation and also a member of Sant Associates. Both small organizations occupy a portion of […]

University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy – Keller Center

The Keller Center revived and re-imagined a mid-century masterpiece by Edward Durell Stone. The building is prominently located on the Midway Plaisance at the University of Chicago’s South Campus. The building is an example of the New Formalism architectural style, developed from the International Style prevalent in the 1960s. It is characterized by classicism, strict […]

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