Items Tagged ‘LEED’
PNC Bank – Harbor East
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PNC Bank – Harbor EastLocation:
Baltimore, Maryland, USACompletion Date:
April 2009Original Use(s):
warehouseNew Use(s):
bankProject Description:
History
Dating back to the turn of the last century, this building was built as a furniture warehouse.[1] The warehouse is located in the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore which was marked by numerous warehouses from the same time period.[2]
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PNC Financial Inc. was created in 1982 from the merger of Pittsburgh National Corporation and Provident National Corporation. Since 2000, PNC has been focused on being greener. From green banking to building LEED-certified new branches, the bank also focuses on construction with recycled materials and structures.[3]
The architectural firm that adapted the warehouse was Gensler. The Baltimore location has handled projects across the United States.
Outcome
The redevelopment of Harbor East started in 1983 when Baltimore city officials hired a planning team to envision the new Inner Harbor.[4] Gensler restored the warehouse while at the same time incorporated PNC hallmark traits. The 3,270-square-foot bank branch includes a retail banking area, offices, and a conference room. The height of the basement was lowered so as to allow the retail space to meet ground level. Numerous materials from the warehouse were reused in the renovation and will be coupled with the water- and energy-saving mechanical systems for the certification process to be awarded LEED Gold.[5]
[1]Architectural Record
[2]Wikipedia
[3]PNC
[4]Wikipedia
[5]Architectural Record
Images courtesy of Architectural Record.
Bryant Arts Center
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Bryant Arts CenterLocation:
Granville, Ohio, USACompletion Date:
August 2009Original Use(s):
men's gymnasiumNew Use(s):
arts centerProject Description:
History
This 1904 Neoclassical building originally served as Cleveland Hall, the men’s gymnasium, at Denison University. In 1950, a new men’s gymnasium was built at the university. Cleveland Hall then became the women’s gymnasium. The studio art department later took over the building in 1970 when the men’s and women’s athletics were joined in the Physical Education Center. During this time period, the school also used the building for a student union, with dining facilities, a social hall, and meeting rooms.[1]
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Founded as one of the earliest colleges in “Northwest Territory,” Denison University was originally called Granville Literary and Theological Institution and then Granville College. Landscape architectural firm Frederick Law Olmsted Sons created the “Olmsted Plan” for the campus in 1916 which the school continues to follow.[2]
The New York City architectural firm of Beyer Blinder Belle was brought on to see the newest conversion through. The firm is known for its involvement with many other historical building adaptive reuses. It was founded with “a different approach to the design of the built environment which focuse(s) on the social integrity of communities and institutions empowering the daily lives of people; their interaction with each other on streets and in neighborhoods; their potential to take pleasure in moving through the city; and their memories and associations with the physical fabric around them.”[3]
Outcome
The Bryant Arts Center is now 45,000 square feet after an intensive adaptive reuse of the original building and additions to the north and east wings. The Center now serves as home to the studio art and art history programs within the Department of Art. The renovation has provided space for studios for ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and digital media, as well as fully electronic classrooms, open gallery spaces, an art history resource room, outdoor performance spaces, a common area for studio art seniors, and independent studios for faculty.[4]
The facade was retained but the original timber-frame interior has been replaced with a modern steel structure. This provided the school to have the lighting, circulation, and ventilation upgraded. A central four-story atrium was created to connect the floors and provide light through all the levels. Green construction was used on the project and it has been submitted for LEED Silver certification.[5]
[1]Denison University
[2]Denison University
[3]Beyer Blinder Belle
[4]Denison University
[5]Architectural Record
Images courtesy of Brad Feinknopf.
Green Building And Adaptive Reuse Under One Roof
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City & Guilds founder David Gammino is undertaking a new development project that will utilize historic tax credits and green building techniques. The building at 408 N. 3rd Street in Richmond, Virginia, was originally built in 1912 as a stable for horses and storage for funeral carriages. Gammino intends to repurpose it into an 18,000-square-foot apartment building with indoor parking. He intends to pursue LEED certification but is finding that meeting both the requirements for LEED and historic tax credit is difficult. “For instance, to be LEED certified the building most meet certain efficiency standards, however historical rules dictate that original brick walls can’t be covered with insulation. The original steel ceiling beams also must remain exposed and the area can’t be used for insulation. Gammino’s solution is to put seven inches of insulation board on the ceiling, when normally only a couple of inches are used. Also the building will have a green roof, which is covered in vegetation that helps insulate the building as well as reduce storm water runoff.” Gammino plans to have the apartments ready to lease this spring.
Garden Street Lofts Wins Gold Award For Going Green
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The Garden Street Lofts in Hoboken, New Jersey, has a lot going for it. This major adaptive reuse project of an old storage warehouse and factory is now the first mixed-use residential high-rise in New Jersey. It also was just recently awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The developer, Larry Bijou of Bijou Properties, is looking at other adaptive reuse projects he’d like to initiate in the city including turning a three-story parking garage into a three-in-one mixed use residential, retail and education facility.
Monahan Building
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Monahan BuildingLocation:
Lakeville, Connecticut, USACompletion Date:
2008Original Use(s):
school gymnasiumNew Use(s):
school offices and residential apartmentsProject Description:
History
This building built in 1938 once served the Hotchkiss School in Lakeview, Connecticut, as its gymnasium. The 23,000-square foot Georgian-style building, designed by Henry S. Waterbury of the architectural firm Delano & Aldrich, was named after the school’s Athletic Director Otto Monahan who retired in 1941. As the center of sports for the school, it was active for 94 years before shutting down in 2002.[1]
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The Hotchkiss School is an independent boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, classes are provided for grades 9 through 12 as well as some postgraduates.[2] The co-educational institution has embraced LEED Certification as the objective for all its buildings, new and renovated.[3]
Butler Rogers Baskett is a New York-based architectural firm specializing in the design of facilities for institutions of higher education and independent schools, professional and corporate office interiors, sports and club facilities, and specialty retail and historic preservation projects. The firm’s educational practice is committed to a sustainable future.[4]
Outcome
Hotchkiss had originally considered razing the building soon after it stopped using it for athletics. Thanks to the efforts by alumni and others, the school reconsidered the plans and developed a new program.[5] The completely gutted and renovated gymnasium is now home to a new multi-use program of flexible spaces for the alumni and development departments, two residential apartments for visiting faculty and space for the school’s new Center for Global Understanding and Independent Thinking. The project team was successful in receiving Gold LEED Certification for the adaptive reuse project.
BRB chose LEED New Construction Version 2.1 for this project because the design completely changed the building’s program. Monahan’s LEED scorecard includes: Sustainable Sites – 5 points, Water Efficiency – 4 points, Energy & and Atmosphere – 8 points, Materials and Resources – 7 points, Indoor Environmental Quality – 10 points – and Innovation and Design Process – 5 points, for a total of 40 points, one more than the 39-point Gold threshold.
The building’s brick façade, thick walls, generous windows, southern exposure, and slate roof provided an excellent framework for innovations in energy-efficiency. Sustainable features include:
- Water-efficient landscaping, using no potable water
- Water use reduction, 40% beyond baseline
- Energy performance, 25% beyond baseline for existing buildings
- Building reuse, maintaining 75% of existing shell
- 10% recycled content, 20% regional materials
- Controllability of systems
- Daylight for 75% of spaces, views for 90% of spaces
- 100% green power
- Green cleaning and housekeeping[6]
[1]The Hotchkiss School
[2]The Hotchkiss School
[3]archinnovations
[4]archinnovations
[5]The Hotchkiss School
[6]archinnovations
Images courtesy of Butler Rogers Baskett and The Hotchkiss School.
Renovated Sugar Refinery to Provide Sweet New Homes in Brooklyn
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The plans to adapt the Domino Sugar Refinery on the East River are now under public review process for Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). The project is a joint venture between The Refinery, LLC, the CPC Resources (for-profit subsidiary of the Community Preservation Corporation) and Rafael Vinoly Architects (RVA) PC. The old sugar refinery in Brooklyn is on the verge of becoming a green mixed-use model for sustainable development. RVA’s scope includes 2,200 apartments (at least 30% for lower-income families), green roofs, a variety of open spaces that allow public access to the East River, and various LEED certifications.
Extreme Green Makeover: Cool Example of Adaptive Reuse
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LPA Inc. has converted an underutilized industrial building near the John Wayne Airport in Irvine, CA. Now the Koll Airport Professional Center, it is now a sustainability-minded professional office complex. The building has received LEED Silver certification and offers flexibility and affordability in a series of sustainably designed office suites. The reuse of the building offers a convenient office location as well as underground parking and public transportation access. Prime parking spaces have been allocated for fuel-efficient vehicles. As for the structure, 76 percent of existing exterior walls and structural elements were reused.
Hotel Palomar Philadelphia Puts on the Final Touches
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Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has converted the 1929 Architects Building in Philadelphia into the 230-room Hotel Palomar. Starting in February 2008, Gensler and Powerstrip Studio worked on 24-story Art Deco building. This is Kimpton’s 11th adaptive reuse development, helping to play a part in their desire for every building to have its own story. In addition to being an adaptive reuse project featuring original works by local artists on the ground floor, the building has also been LEED certified.
Making Green Places Thru Adaptive Re-Use & Historic Preservation
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Dr. Mary Ann Heidemann outlines the potential for adaptive reuse and the benefits this effort can provide. She focuses on the green perspective – saved energy and land. She emphasizes that “the greenest building is the one that has already been built.” Due to their “low road” type, industrial buildings are perfect for adaptive reuse as their designs and layout are not unique. This allows the building to be used in any potential fashion. She walks through a number of successful projects. The presentation closes by positing that “adaptive re-use of historic downtowns makes for great places” which is important to a successful knowledge economy.
A Study in Sustainable Adaptive Reuse
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Naomi Reetz examines the adaptive reuse of the old Montgomery Ward Catalog Building in Baltimore which had been vacant for 15 years. In renovating the structure, the private developer focused on sustainability. The project utilized a specific game plan: thorough knowledge of the building and its infrastructure, patient planning, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) strategies. As Reetz noted, “the adaptive reuse process can be exasperating and expensive – or, satisfying and cost effective, depending on your approach.” The developer felt that their process approach helped them realize the latter.