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AIA
Green Design Showcase
Part
III/Final part of the Series
The
Atlanta Chapter of The American Institute of Architects
Committee on the Environment (COTE) accepted submissions
from local designers for both built and un-built
projects for display and discussion at Greenprints
2003. The projects selected illustrate regional
efforts to integrate environmentally responsible
design methods and materials. Come to GREENPRINTS
2004 and see the new year's AIA Showcase the morning
of March 18.
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Centers for Disease Control
Building 21 – A government building on the
Edward R. Roybal Campus, by Thompson, Ventulett,
Stainback & Associates, Inc.
This CDC Building demonstrates
how the entire design process maintains a sustainable
path. By overcoming the difficulty of coordinating
complex campus projects, the project leaders attempt
to respect and collaborate with the building’s surroundings
and community by employing conservation and integration
techniques.
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With collaboration from the contractor,
construction waste will be reduced by 50 percent
compared to projects that take standard waste management
action.
The project will reduce water use by 30 percent with
high efficiency irrigation equipment. By using daylighting
effectively, the indoor environment improves building
occupants’ productivity while decreasing energy costs.
Integrated daylight controls balance the shading
of the building from heat gain and daylight penetration
of interior spaces. The building will share a park/green
space and will be located within close proximity
of
public transportation, providing an enhanced, livable
community.
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Gateway Parks & Trails 2004 by the HOK Planning
Group
This is a regional effort in the St. Louis metropolitan
area that illustrates environmentally responsible design
throughout buildings and their surroundings. Gateway
Parks & Trails is a landscape and land-planning project
to promote clean water, safe parks and benefit neighborhood
trails throughout the 12-county St. Louis area.
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and recreational district of 200 miles of greenways and
trails, a population of two and a half million residents
will experience the natural features, unique history,
culture, geography and natural environment of the Missouri
and Mississippi Rivers. This HOK team's goal is to complete
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The Village at Carver – An urban, mixed-use
community, by John Skach, AIA
The Villages at Carver is a $123 million mixed-use
redevelopment of the former Carver Homes public housing
complex. By using an eight-acre linear park containing
athletic fields, trails and passive open space, the
redevelopment becomes an innovative use of public housing.
One unique feature, the multi-use project will be designed
to look like individual houses with large porches.
And to create a walkable, sustainable community, there
will be an active recreation area allowing greenway
access to community buildings.
By incorporating this greenspace, Skach is creating
a gateway to the larger Atlanta greenway system. From
the onset, the design team stressed the importance
of saving the natural beauty and qualities of the site.
Through its emphasis on connectivity, conservation
and green design integration, the community is united
in creating an urban utopia while addressing both the
public and private realms.
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Cartledge Residence – ‘Green’ residential
remodel, by Carl Seville
Consultants contributing
to the project being green: EarthCraft House™ team
This residential ‘makeover’ was
the first completed EarthCraft House Renovation project.
Completed in 2002, it serves as one of several EarthCraft
Renovation pilot projects constructed by SawHorse,
a residential Design/Build company. Originally a standard
ranch style house constructed in the 1950s, the home
received no new foundation during remodeling.
By replacing the existing ductwork
and installing high efficiency HVAC equipment and appliances,
this house was enlarged by over 1,300 square feet,
yet it uses less electricity to cool than before the
remodeling. The house site was kept completely intact
and even enhanced – no trees were disturbed, no expansion
to the footprint of the house and the on-site creek
water quality was improved by removing the washing
machine dump. Energy reduction was also achieved by
maintaining existing deciduous tree cover to shade
the south-facing house, preventing elevated summer
energy costs.
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Captain
Planet House – A single-family house/SIPS
Cottage, by the Captain Planet Foundation
Consultants
that contributed to your project being green:
Betsy Pettit, AIA/Building Science Corp.
This single family detached Cottage
is a passive solar designed home that demonstrates
multiple levels of sustainability and renewable energy.
The Captain Planet cottage plan is engineered for an
optimal use of materials and durability. From the wrap-around
porches to the standing-seam aluminum roof, this Cottage
has been designed and commissioned with components
and systems for high performance.
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Designed to be powered primarily by
photovoltaic and solar hot water systems, this home
is 90 percent more efficient than the average home.
The many efficient features include ducts in conditioned
space, controlled ventilation, high performance envelope
and advanced framing with structural insulated panels, "SIPS."
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Yerks Neuroscience Research Center – A lab
building and research facility at Emory University,
by O’Neal, Inc. Architects and Engineers
Under construction, this five-story research center
will be a distinctive architectural solution to a highly
demanding laboratory environment.
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One of Emory’s many green buildings,
the design of this 91,000- square-foot building is
sensitive to energy conservation by use of advanced,
multi-tiered lighting controls, low Nitrous Oxide
condensing boilers (for the energy plant) and use
of light-reflecting
roofing materials to reduce the heat island effect.
The laboratories and vivarium are designed with 100 percent outside air
(no recirculation) to ensure integrity of the science investigations
while the exhausting system incorporates maximum noise reduction. The
Yerks Neuroscience Research Center is also friendly for the pedestrian
or public transit commuter as it is connected with both pedestrian sidewalks
and bus shuttle system, giving access to the Emory Campus and surrounding
residential areas.
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