Sustainable Architecture Book 2.33 MB Pratt Institute Libraries: Sustainable Architecture Research Guide Guide to finding information on sustainable architecture and green building design. KEY TERMS Adaptive reuse Architecture - environmental aspects Architecture. Sustainability in architecture. This page describes SDM Architects work in the field of sustainable architecture design. Beyond the 'elimination of negative environmental impact', sustainable design must create projects that are meaningful innovations that can shift behaviour. Sustainable architecture is the design of sustainable buildings. The 1. 0 Most Sustainable Architecture Projects In The U. S. By Karissa Rosenfield(Read the original story here)In honor of Earth Day, we have complied a preview of the top ten most sustainable exemplars of U. S. Each project featured will be honored with a COTE Top Ten Award for . Arizona State University Student Health Services: Tempe, Arizona / Lake. The design imbues the new facility with a sense of health and wellness that leverages Tempe. The facility achieved LEED Platinum certification and is one of the best energy performers on campus as evidenced by ASU. Bud Clark Commons: Portland, Oregon / Holst Architecture. As a centerpiece of Portland. The architecture helps achieve this goal with a walk- in day center with public courtyard and access to support services; a 9. Sustainable features include large- scale graywater recycling, zero stormwater runoff, solar hot water, and a high- performance envelope, resulting in energy savings estimated at $6. Bushwick Inlet Park: Brooklyn, New York / Kiss + Cathcart, Architects. This project is the first phase of the transformation of the Greenpoint. The design team integrated a program of playfields, public meeting rooms, classrooms, and park maintenance facilities, into a city- block sized site. The park building becomes a green hill on the west side, making 1. Manhattan. Below the green roof is a complex of building systems . A solar trellis produces half the total energy used in the building. Edith Green- Wendell Wyatt (EGWW) Federal Building Modernization: Portland, Oregon / SERA Architects with Cutler Anderson Architects. On track to be one of the lowest energy- use buildings in the U. S., EGWW is a model for U. S. General Services Administration nationwide. With a unique facade of . In addition to the energy improvements, the design reveals the history of the building, exposing the artifacts of the original builders. This LEED Platinum campus center meets ESF. The double- ended bioclimatic form exemplifies passive solar design. Net positive energy systems integrated with the design serve four adjacent ESF buildings, providing 6. John & Frances Angelos Law Center: Baltimore / Behnisch Architekten and Ayers Saint Gross. The John and Frances Angelos Law Center is the first large- scale opportunity for the University of Baltimore to demonstrate its intent to pursue strategies that eliminate global warming emissions and achieve climate neutrality. With this in mind, the Law Center is a highly sustainable and innovative structure that strives to reduce reliance on energy and natural resources, minimizing its dependence on mechanical ventilation and artificial lighting of interiors. This is part of a larger comprehensive effort on the part of the A/E team to approach sustainability from a more holistic vantage point from the outset of the project. Sustainability Treehouse: Glen Jean, West Virginia / Mithun with BNIMSituated in the forest at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, this interactive, interpretive and gathering facility serves as a unique icon of scouting adventure, environmental stewardship and high performance building design. Visitors ascend indoor and outdoor platforms to experience the forest from multiple vantages and engage with educational exhibits that explore the site and ecosystem at the levels of ground, tree canopy and sky. Innovative green building systems. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Headquarters: Los Altos California / EHDDThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation headquarters acts as a catalyst for broad organizational sustainability and brings staff, grantees and partners together to solve the world. For the last two decades, as its grant making programs expanded locally and worldwide, staff and operations have been scattered in buildings throughout the city. This project enhances proximity and collaboration while renewing the Foundation. Land Port of Entry: Warroad, Minnesota / Snow Kreilich Architects, Inc. This LEED Gold certified Land Port of Entry is the first to employ a ground source heat pump system. Sustainably harvested cedar was used on the entire exterior envelope, canopies and some interior walls and 9. FSC certified. Additionally 2. Rainwater collection, reconstructed wetlands and native plantings address resource and site- specific responses. The facility proudly supports the mission- driven demands of US Customs and Border Protection while addressing the sustainable challenges of our future. Aspinall Federal Building and U. Sustainable architecture is architecture that seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space and the ecosystem at large. Introduction to Sustainable Design December 1998 Sustainable Design S. Courthouse: Grand Junction, Colorado / Westlake Reed Leskosky. The design aims to be GSA. Exemplifying sustainable preservation, it restores and showcases historic volumes and finishes, while sensitively incorporating innovative systems and drastically reducing energy consumption. Features include a roof canopy- mounted 1. W photovoltaic array, variable- refrigerant flow heating and cooling systems, 3. Geo- Exchange system, a thermally upgraded enclosure, energy recovery, wireless controls, fluorescent and LED lighting, and post- occupancy monitoring. AIA, Terrapin Bright Green.
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