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Building: Packard Foundation Headquarters
Location: Los Altos, California
Address: 343 Second Street, Los Altos, California, 94022
Architect: EHDD Architecture
Client: David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Landscape Designer: Joni L. Janecki & Associates, Inc. (JLJA)
Mechanical Engineer: Integral Group
Contractor: DPR Construction
Size: 50,956 sf
Completion: July 2012
Cost: $32.2 Million

AE Interest: Largest Net Zero Energy building in the world certified by the International Living Future Institute [a]; LEED Platinum Certified; 915 rooftop solar panels; chilled beams; digital alerts indicate when employees can open windows and doors for natural ventilation; rainwater stored for irrigation and toilets; green roof; 95% of construction materials recycled from other buildings; Rain gardens and permeable paving reduce runoff; R-24 walls and roof; Courtyard design maximizes natural lighting [b]
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Building: University of Wyoming Visual Arts Facility
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Architect: Hacker
Stuctural Engineer: Martin/Martin Wyoming
Associate Architect: Malone Belton Able PC
Contractor: GE Johnson
Size: 77,484 sf
Completion: January, 2012
Cost: $ 27 Million

AE Interest: LEED Platinum Certification [a]; Evaporative cooling instead of relying on a chilled water system; Solar thermal evacuated tubes provide heating energy for the building [b]; Outlet timers; Natural lighting and daylight sensors; “Demand Control Ventilation” which only ventilates laboratory studios when necessary; Heat recovery units capture heat from exhaust air and recycle it for heating;
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Building: Tassafarona Village
Location: Oakland, California
Client: Oakland Housing Authority
Architect: David Baker Architects
Landscape Architect: PGA Design
Civil Engineering: Sandis
Structural Engineering: OLMM Structural Design
Size: 238,000 sq ft
Cost: $52,800,000.00
Completed: 2010

AEinterests: LEED Platinum certificate. Reused 93% of the existing factory. 100% High efficacy lighting. Has water heaters with rooftop solar collectors which cover 60% of the demand.

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Building: Center for Sustainable Landscape
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Client: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Architects: The Design Alliance Architects
Landscape Architect: Andropogon Associates
Construction Manager: Turner Construction
Civil Engineering: Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: CJL Engineering
Structural Engineering: Atlantic Engineering Services
Size: 24,350 sq ft
Cost: $15,656,361.00
Completed: 2012

AEinterests: Living Building Challenge, LEED platinum, Four Stars Sustainable SITES initiative, and WELL building platinum project certificates. Net-zero energy achieved through passive solar design, geothermal heating and cooling, and wind turbines. Net zero water building. Treats and reuses waste water as flush water, collects rainwater for irrigation. 96.74% of materials used in construction were diverted from disposal.

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Building:  Virginia’s Discovery Elementary School
Location:  Arlington, VA
Address:  5241 36th St. N Arlington, VA 22207
Architect of Record:  VMDO Architects
Landscape Architect:  Oculus
Structural Engineer:  Fox + Associates
Plumbing Engineer:  2rw Consultants
Construction Manager:  Heery
Size: 98,000 square feet
Completed:  2015

AEInterest: Net zero building, Largest net zero school in the United States, 100% LED lighting, Uses occupancy and automatic lighting controls, 1700 solar panels on the school’s roof functioning as power source and lab, Geothermal well-field under the playing fields, 2017 AIA COTE Top Ten, Two 132-gallon rain barrels that collect rainwater and used to water the school’s garden, Bioretention basins to clean and release water from the site, Cut annual energy costs almost in half compared to a school of the same size

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Building: One Angel Square
Location:  Manchester, England
Address: One Angel Square; Manchester; M60 0AG
Architect of Record: 3DReid: Home
Landscape Architect:Royal Haskoning
Structural and Mechanical Engineer:  BuroHappold
Contractor:  BAM Construction
Client:  Deutsche Bank
Size: 328000 square feet
Height:  238 feet
Cost:  £105 million
Completed:  2013

AEInterest: BREEAM score of 95.16%, Highest score ever under BREEAM, Double skinned facade and open atrium minimize heating and cooling loads, Air is heated or cooled in a huge basement plant room before giant fans push it up the service cores at the three corners of the atrium, Heat recovery from IT systems, Low energy LED lighting, High efficiency elevators with regenerative motors, Has own CHP plant that uses biofuel and waste cooking oil, Louvres at the top open to let heat out in the summer and close to keep heat in during winter, Rainwater recycling systems for toilet flushing and irrigation

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Building: First Unitarian Society Meeting House
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Client: First Unitarian Society
Original Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Project Architect: The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.
Contractor: J. H. Findorff & Son Inc.
Lighting Designer/Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Structural/Civil Engineer: Arnold & O’Sheridan
Addition Size: 20,000 sq ft.
Completed: 2008
Cost: US $8 million

AEInterests: LEED Gold Certified. Compliments, not mimics, Frank Lloyd Wright’s original design. Building footprint doubled yet stormwater runoff eliminated.
2011 Top Ten Green Projects (AIA). 7000 sq. ft. green roof

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Building: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Location: Singapore
Client: Ministry of Health – Singapore
Architect: HOK
Architect of Record: CPG Consultants
Civil/Structural Engineer: CPG Consultants
ME Engineer: Parsons-Brinkerhoff
Main Contractor: GS Engineering and Construction Corp
Size: 1,962,853 sf; 17 stories
Completed in 2015
Cost: US $371 million

AE Interest: Green Mark Platinum Certified. Net Zero Energy. 70% natural ventilation, 82% natural ventilation of inpatient beds, 100% of patients have windows with a view of greenery and daylight. 2017 Top Ten Green Projects (AIA)

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Project: Robert Redford Building for The National Resource Defense Council
Address: 1314 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Architect: Moule and Polyzoides
Structural Engineer:  Nabih Youssef & Associates
Sustainability Engineers: Syska Hennessy Group
Greywater System Design and Installation:  Environmental Planning & Design, LLC
Solar Consultant: Solar Design Associates
General Contractor: TG Construction Inc.
Project Manager: Tishman Construction Corporation of California
LEED Coordinator: CTG Energetics
Size: 15,000 sf
Completed: November 2003
Cost: $ 3.9 Million

AE Interest: First building in the US to achieve LEED Platinum [a].  90% recycled or recyclable construction materials [b]. Combined on-site grey water and storm water collection used to fill toilets and landscape irrigation [c]. 7.5 kW rooftop solar electric array provides 20% of the building’s power [d]. Remaining energy needs filled by purchasing renewable energy credits, occupant controlled ventilation, lighting, and temperature [e].

Articles: [1]

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Building: DPR San Francisco Office
Location: San Francisco, California
Address:  945 Front St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Architect: FME Architects
MEP Engineer: Integral Group
Structural Engineers: Paradigm Structural Engineers
Lighting Design:DPR Construction
Contractor: DPR Construction
Landscape and GreenWall Design: Habitat Horticulture
LEED Consultant: Environmental Building Strategies
Size: 24,010 sf
Completion: May 2014

AE Interest:
First Net Zero Energy Certified office building in San Francisco, submitted for LEED v4 Platinum Certification, 343 photovoltaic panels produce 118kWh of power for the building, water is primarily heated by a rooftop solar hot water system. Features three living walls, eight automated operable skylights over atrium, wine bar, and ultra low flow plumbing fixtures [a].

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Building: Indira Paryavaran Bhawan
Location: New Delhi, India
Address: Jorbagh Road, Ali Ganj, Lodi Colony
Client: Ministry of Environment and Forest
Architect: Central Public Works Department
Civil/Structural Engineers: Central Public Works Department
Size: 31,000 sf
Completed: 2014

AE Interest:
Office complex for the MoEF; received the highest green rating of any building in India when completed – LEED Platinum and GRIHA 5-star; net zero energy usage [a]; 75% of light during the day coming naturally, rest from photovoltaic energy production; chilled beam cooling system for energy savings; water recycling systems and low discharge fixtures allow for low total water usage [b].
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Building:  Santos Place
Location:  Brisbane, Australia
Address:  32 Turbot Street, 4000, Brisbane, Australia
Architect of Record:  Donovan Hill
Landscape Architect:  Gamble McKinnon Gree
Structural Engineer:  Alliance Design Group
Mechanical Engineer:  WSP Lincolne Scott
Contractor:  Hutchinson Builders
Client:  Nielson Properties
Size: 454,915.15 square feet
Height:  479 feet
Cost:  $205 million
Completed:  2009

AE Interest:  Tri-generation power supply.  Grey water re-use and re-cycling.  Rainwater collection and re-use.  ‘Smart – glass’ technology to improve thermal performance and light filtration.  Conventional air conditioning with multiple levels of zoning.  Automated lighting control integrated with movement sensors.  Bicycle parking with dedicated showers and lockers.  Reduced carparking capacities.  Potential for blackwater mining.
Green Star Rating – 6 Star.  NABERS energy rating – 5.5 Star. AGBR Rating – 5 Star.

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Project: Exploratorium at Pier 15
Location: San Francisco, California
Architect: Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis (EHDD)
Structural Engineer: Rutherford + Chekene
MEP Engineer: Integral Group
Civil Engineer: Kennedy/Jenks
General Contractor: Nibbi Brothers General Contractors
Size: 301,099 sf
Completed: 2013

AE Interest: LEED Platinum, Net Zero Energy and Carbon, 62.8% renovated from historic Pier 15 originally built in 1931, bay water radiant cooling system, energy monitoring, ample daylight. [1]

Articles: [1], [2]

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Project: Genzyme Center
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Architect: House & Robertson Architects, Next Phase Studios
MEP/Environmental Consultant: Buro Happold
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Lighting Consultant: Bartenbach LichtLabor
Size: 344,00 sf, 12 stories
Completed: 2003

AE Interest: LEED Platinum, maximum natural light through a system of mirrors and louvers to reduce glare, daylight dimming system, interior and exterior use of glass provides 100% visibility of outdoors and natural lighting for 90% of the interior work space [2], filigree slab concrete leads to increased thermal efficiency and decrease in structural materials, PV panels, and indoor gardens. [1]

Articles: [1], [2]

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Building:  Biosciences Research Building
Location:  Galway, Ireland
Address:  University Road, Galway, Ireland
Architect of Record:  Payette
Associate Architect:  Reddy Architecture and Urbanism
Structural Engineer:  Barrett Mahony Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineer:  Homan O’Brien
Contractor:  J.J. Rhatigan & Co.
Client:  National University of Ireland, Galway
Size:  86,112 square feet
Cost:  $36,720,000
Completed:  2013

AE Interest:  The Biosciences Research Building of the National University of Ireland was constructed for an extremely low cost of $413 per SF. 89% of the building is used for research space. The building block that allows this to happen is a “layered lab” concept with a high/low energy strategy, which places the most mechanically intensive spaces into a zone adjacent to the open lab space. This allowed 45 percent of the building to be naturally ventilated.  Thermal corridors incorporating OAKAWOOD curtainwalls act as a “thermal sweater” and as the primary means of circulation. The precast concrete superstructure contains the 30% Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag resulting in the saving of 3,221 gigajoules of embodied energy and 70% carbon reduction from the Irish baseline building code. The BRB is pursuing BREEAM rating of “Very Good” (equivalent to LEED Platinum).

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Project: Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport Terminal 3
Client: Shenzhen Airport Group Co. Ltd.
Developer: Shenzhen Airport Group Co. Ltd.
Architect: Massimiliano und Doriana Fuksas
Architect of Record: BIAD (Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)
Structures / Facade / Parametric design: Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering
General Contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Lighting Consulting: Speirs & Major Associates
Size: 500,000sm, 1.5km long.
Completed: 2013

AEInterests: complex geometry, parametric design, daylighting.
“..spring-loaded bearing bolts of the steel structure permit uniform distribution of temperature and especially seismic loads on the supports.”

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Building: Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building
Location: Portland, Oregon
Address: 1220 SW 3rd Avenue
Owner: General Services Administration
Original Architect: Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM)
Design Architect: Cutler Anderson Architects
Architect of Record: SERA Architects
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: Interface Engineering; PAE Consulting Engineers; Stantec Ltd.
Main Contractor: Howard S Wright Construction
Size: 525,000 sf; 18 story building
Completed in 2013

AE Interest: The EGWW Federal building was originally built in 1974 by SOM. Due to the building no longer being able to meet the functional, energy, or conservation requirements, the building was renovated in 2013. [a] After the renovation, this building achieved LEED Platinum certification due to it’s efficient, sustainable, and innovative technologies. [b] These technologies include solar thermal panels, 13,000 sf solar roof panel, and a rainwater collection system. [c]
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Building: Bahrain World Trade Center
Location: Manama, Bahrain
Address: King Faisal Highway
Design Architect: Atkins
Structural Engineer: Atkins
MEP Engineer: Atkins
Manager: Atkins
Main Contractor: Murray & Roberts
Size: 1,291,669 sf; 50 story
Completed in 2008
Cost: US $150 million

AE Interest: The Bahrain World Trade Center is the 1st skyscraper to incorporate wind turbines in the building design. The inspiration for the twin towers originated from regional “Wind Towers” and their ability to funnel wind, and the vast sails of the traditional Arabian Dhow. [a] There are three 95ft diameter turbines that are supported by three 103ft bridges that span the distance between the two towers. Each turbine generates 225 kw. The design and shape of the building allows the on-shore breezes to travel across the turbines and take advantage of 70% of Bahrain’s wind energy. [b]
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Building: La Trobe University Institute for Molecular Science 
Location: Bundoora, Australia
Design Architects: Lyons
Landscape Architects: Rush Wright
Briefing Architects: S2F
Structural & Civil Engineers: Meinhardt
Services Engineers: Norman Disney & Young (NDY)
Quantity Surveyors: Slattery Australia 
Construction: Watpac Construction (VIC)
Project Managers: APP Corporation
Size: 11,000 sm (about 118,400 sf)
Completed: 2013
Cost: $85.4 million

AE Interests: Formal certification for 5 Star Green Star (design), cellular solar facade, maximum north-south facades and minimum east-west facades, absorption chillers, reuse water, mixed-mode ventilation [1].

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Building: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) HQ
Location: Abu Dubai, UAE
Architects: Woods Bagot 
Structural Engineers: Burohappold Engineering
Fire Engineers: Design Confidence
Construction: Brookfield Multiplex
Size: 300,000 – 500,000 sf
Completed: June 2015

AE Interest: Awarded a 4 Pearl Estidama Construction Rating Certificate, 1000 sm rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) power system, solar thermal water heaters, permanent solar shading, oriented along the direction of typical wind flow [a], 95% of energy harnessed from lowering elevators reused throughout the building [b].

Articles: a, b

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Building: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Headquarters
Location: San Francisco, California

Address: 525 Golden Gate
Completion Date: July 2012
Architect: KMD / Stevens + Associates 
Structural Engineer: SOHA Engineers-Tipping Mar
General Contractor: Webcor

Size: 13-story Class A office building.

Area: 277,500 square feet

Cost: $190 million

AE Interests: An integrated, hybrid solar array and wind turbine installation can generate up to 227,000 kWh/year or 7% of the building’s energy need. The building features a state-of-the-art raised flooring system incorporates the building’s data and ventilation infrastructure and reduces heating, cooling and ventilation energy costs by 51 while maximizing daylight harvesting and as a result it saves electricity and minimizes artificial lighting. 525 Golden Gate carbon footprint is 50% less compared to other buildings of similar size

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Building: Sierra ODC
Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Address: eFACiLiTY”, #6 (SF No.: 218/2A), Annamalai Industrial Estate, Kalapatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641048, India

Cost: $1.4 M
Size: 18,732 sq.ft
Completed: June, 2017

AE Interest: The SIERRA ODC building has scored 103 points out of 110 under LEED certification and has been recognized as the world’s second highest ranking Green Building. 20 % of the construction materials used are recycled, over 80 % of the construction waste has been either reused or recycled, and 78.3 % of the materials used are local products. A great portion of the budget was spent in the acquisition of 60Kw solar panels that make the ODC Sierra a carbon-neutral building. By using water saving fixtures and curbing wastage, the building have managed a 89% water efficiency, and 100% of the Water is recycled. These many features helped the building achieved a  platinum rating.

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Building: Canmet Materials Technology Laboratory
Location: Ontario, Canada
Architect: Diamond Schmitt
Structural Engineer: RJC Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: Integral (Alias Cobalt Engineers)
General Contractor: Ellisdon Corporation
Completion: January, 2011
Cost: $69 Million

AE Interest:
Certified LEED platinum in 2013; Achieved sustainable site design, indigenous plants and rainwater reuse; Clerestories bring natural light into corridors and labs; Customized orientation specific solar shading reduces glare and thermal gains; 100% fresh air ventilation [a]; Thermal collection system located on roof; 77% reduction from national median Energy Use Intensity (EUI) for building type; Just under one-third of the construction material is made from recycled materials,  44% of the construction material was harvested and manufactured within 450 miles of the site[b]; Exterior materials (zinc and glass fiber cement panels) are rated for long-term performance and interior materials are tough and robust for a long term durable building plan

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Building: Taipei 101
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Owner: Taipei Financial Center Corporation
Architect: C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners
Structural Engineer: Evergreen Consulting Engineering; Thornton Tomasetti
MEP Engineer: Continental Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Completion Date: 2011
Architectural Height: 1667 ft
Occupied Height: 1437 ft

AE Interest:
Combines traditional Chinese pagoda architecture and the segmentation of a bamboo stalk into 8 story segments; The top of each segment houses mechanical floors [a];  Contains a 728 ton tuned mass damper (TMD);  LEED Platinum certification for Operations and Maintenance in 2011; Facade is double paned green glass that reflects and blocks heat gain by 50 percent; Energy efficient lights, low-flow water fixtures, custom lighting controls; A/C system consists of high efficiency ice water chillers, brine tank, and ice storage tank; Smart Elevators climb from 5th floor to 89th floor in 37 seconds equipped with constant pressure units, dampers, and ceramic brakes [b]

  
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Building: West Branch of the Berkeley Public Library
Location: Berkeley, California
Address: 1125 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA  94702, United States
Architect: Harley Ellis Devereaux
Landscape Architect: Roberts and Associates
MEP Engineer: Harley Ellis Devereaux, Timmons Design
Lighting Design: Minuscule Lighting
Structural Engineer: Tipping Mar
Contractor: Kitchell CEM
Size: 9400 sf
Cost: $7.9 Million
Completed: December 2013

AE Interest:
Leed Platinum certified in 2016 [a]. Also net-positive; this is the first certified Living Building Challenge public library in California [b]. Incorporates passive daylighting, and natural ventilation. The building contains a wind chimney that is designed to use the steady ocean breezes to draw natural ventilation through the building. To prevent road noise, the front facade is extended above the roof to create a continuous wind chimney. Radiant floor system and window radiator grilles are connected to thermal panels to provide heating and cooling, no additional HVAC system is needed. Solar radiation provides renewable energy through photo-voltaic panels for electricity and solar thermal panels for hot water [b].
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Building: The Sustainability Treehouse
Location: Glen Jean, West Virginia
Address: 2550 Jack Furst, Glen Jean, WV 25846, United States
Architect: Mithun
Architect of record: BNIM
Landscape Architect: Nelson Byrd Woltz
MEP Engineer: Integral Group
Geotechnical: S&ME
Lighting Design: Dave Nelson & Associates
Structural Engineer: Tipping Mar
Contractor: Swope Construction
Client: Boy Scouts of America/ Trinity Works
Size: 5805 sf (Building); 10600 acres (Site Area)
Cost: $7.7 Million
Completed: 2013

AE Interest:
Net-zero and on target for Living Building Certification. This building stands at about 125 ft tall and is supported by a Corten steel frame [a]. The forest canopy provides shading to the interior and galleries while the structure itself harvests solar energy and wind energy through the changing seasons. The Treehouse is designed to optimize natural lighting and 100% of the spaces are naturally cooled. No drinking water is used, only rainwater. Renewable energy sources include photo-voltaic panels, wind turbines, and a future central plant geothermal collector [b]. Locally sourced, and site-salvaged materials were used for construction. The naturally weathering materials significantly reduce the need for finishes, protect environmental quality, and minimize ongoing maintenance [a].
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Building: Bank of America Tower
Location: New York, NY
Address: 115 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036 USA
Architects: Cook + Fox Architects
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
Mechanical Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Construction Manager: Tishman Construction
Size: 2.2 million sqft
Completed in 2009
Cost: 1 billion USD

AE Interest: Currently LEED Platinum certified, curtain wall is made of low-e glass and heat-reflecting ceramic frit, implementation of water-saving measures via waterless urinals, greywater recycling, and rainwater harvesting systems; overnight, a thermal ice-storage tank in the cellar produces ice in order to reduce peak demand on the city’s electric grid

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Building: Spring Street Salt Shed
Location: New York City, NY
Address: 336 Spring St, New York City, NY 10013
Architects: Dattner Architects
Structural Engineer: The Burns Group
Mechanical Engineer: Greeley and Hansen
Construction Manager: Turner Construction
Size: 6,300 sqft (Salt Shed) + 425,000 sqft (garage)
Cost: $271 million

AE Interests: double skin facade, cavernous garages, intelligent lighting plan by Domingo Gonzalez Associates, powerful HVAC system, and 1.5 acre green roof that helps with storm water retention, awarded with LEED Gold status, built to accommodate 5,000 tons of salt, used for de-icing roadways, poured-in-place concrete

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Building: Federal Center South Building 1202
Location: Seattle, Washington
Address: 4645 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134
Architects: ZGF Architects
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineer: WSP Flack + Kurtz
Construction Manager: Sellen Construction Company
Size: 209,000 sq ft
Completed in 2012
Cost: $65 million

AE Interest: Currently certified LEED Gold (looking to achieve LEED Platinum certification), Energy Star score of 100, Energy Performance 40% better than ASHRAE 90.1 2007, 2030 Challenge compliant, Energy Use Index (EUI) of 20.3 KBtu/sf/year, top 1% of energy-efficient office buildings in the US, “chilled sails” radiant cooling, rainwater plumbing, solar shading, exposed structures, heavy usage of timber to reflect Washington’s landscape. [Source]

 
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Building: One Washingtonian Center
Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Address: 9801 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg MD 20878
Architect: Ward/Hall Associates
Size: 341,000 sq. ft.
Completed: 1989

AE Interest: Achieved LEED Platinum as a result of a renovation project, Energy Star score of 90, reduced water usage by 30% from baseline, uses only Green Seal cleaning products, 50% of building’s solid waste is recycled, performs more efficiently than 75% of similar buildings in the area, offices are stocked with recycled paper products, recyclable materials are collected daily, cafeteria and other amenities on site. [Source 1, Source 2, Source 3, Source 4]

    
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Building: Green Office Spring
Location: Paris, France
Architect: Quadri Fiore
Urban Developer: SEMNA
Completion: 2017

AE interest:
The first building in the world to obtain an Outstanding rating in the design phase under 2009 BREEAM; a High Performance score for 7 HQE targets: integration, worksite, energy,  water waste, maintenance, and water quality; positive-energy building; natural light and thermal comfort; rainwater recovery system; 6,500 square meter of rooftop photo-voltaic panels; Building Management System (BMS) [a]
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Building: Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Developer: Nanyang Technological University
General Contractor: Teambuild Construction Pte Ltd
Architect & Structural Engineer: CPG Consultants Pte Ltd
Size: 107,639 sq.ft
Completion: 2006
Total Cost: $38 million

AE interest:
Green Mark Platinum certified from Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA); green roof; high performance glass; high efficiency discharge lights; rainwater collection system; rain sensors; courtyard with water feature and plants [a]
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Building: R.W. Kern Center
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
Address: 893 West St, Amherst, MA 01002
Architect: Bruner/Cott & Associates, Inc.
Civil Engineer: The Berkshire Design Group
Landscape Designer: Richard Burck & Associates
LBC Consultants: Integrated Eco Strategy
Construction Manager: Wright Builders
Electrical Engineer: RW Sullivan
Geotechnical Engineer: O’Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates
Lighting Designer: Lewis
Lighting Design: Kohler & Lewis Engineers
Structural Engineer: Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates
Other: Cutler, Strategic Building Solutions, South Mountain Company, AM Fogarty, Rybak Engineering, Coldham & Hartman Architects, Kalin Associates
Size: 17,000 sq. ft.
Completed: 2016

AE Interest: Huge collaborative effort among many different firms.  Designed to meet the Living Building Challenge; it achieves net zero energy and water and was built without red list products. 90% of construction waste diverted from landfill. Rainwater and grey-water collection systems. Solar roof. Natural light in every space. Passive and active ventilation systems. Compost collection system. Storm-water recharge system.
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Building: The Centre for Sustainable Development
Location: Montreal, Canada
Address:  50 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, QC H2X 3V4, Canada
Architect: Menkes Shooner Dagenais Letourneux
Structural Engineers: Pasquin St-Jean et Associés
MEP Engineer: Bouthillette Parizeau
Project Manager: Services CGP inc.
LEED Consultant: Lyse M. Tremblay
Size: 14,000 sq. ft. lot, 5 Floors
Completed: 2012

AE Interest:
First building Quebec to achieve LEED Platinum. They claim the building serves as a model and reference for anyone interested in environmental protection with respect to construction. Makes use of a plenum ventilation system, air circulates below the raised floor which requires much less energy than traditional HVAC. Geothermal heating and cooling system: 28 geothermal wells that lie 152 metres underneath. Living walls for improved indoor air quality. Built with recycled materials and reclaimed wood,. 90% of construction waste recycled. Waterless and low-flow plumbing, along with rainwater capture system and green roof.
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Building: William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Address: 1200 President Clinton Ave, Little Rock, AR 72201
Design Architect: James Polshek
Structural engineering: LERA
Civil Engineer: McClelland Consulting Engineers
Size: 153,779 SF
Completed: 2004

AE Interest: One of the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly places to work in the United States [a]. First federal building to receive LEED Platinum rating [b]. To achieve such rating, the Clinton Presidential Library includes features such as an integrated pest management program, waste stream management and an ongoing indoor environmental quality (IEQ) [c].

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Building: Telus Garden (high-rise)
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Address:  510 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0M3, Canada
Design Architect: Gregory Henriquez of Henriquez Partners Architects
Structural engineering: Glotman Simpson
Developer: Westbank Corporation
Size: 1,000,000 SF
Completed: 2015

AE Interest: The office space and retail space are LEED Platinum, the residential space is LEED Gold [a]. It is Vancouver’s first LEED Platinum certified office tower and has the highest LEED score card ever submitted to the Canada Green Building Council [b]. It includes features such as a District Energy System (DES), which recycles heat from existing buildings and uses it to heat office and residential towers. Additionally it has the largest solar panel system in Vancouver and uses the power harnessed to power the exterior lighting [c].
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Building: One Bryant Park (The Bank of America Tower)
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Architect: Cook + Fox Architects
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
M + E Engineer: Jaros, Baum, & Bolles
Contractor: Tishman Construction Corporation
Cost: $1 Billion
Height: 1,200 ft

AE Interest:
The Bank of America Tower is the first skyscraper designed to attain a Platinum LEED Certification; the design of the building makes it environmentally friendly, using technologies such as floor-to-ceiling insulated glazing to contain heat and maximize natural light, and an automatic daylight dimming system; the tower also features a greywater system, which captures rainwater for reuse; the building is made largely of recycled and recyclable materials, air entering the building is filtered, as is common, but the air exhausted is cleaned as well [a]
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Building: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Location: Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Architect: Foster + Partners
Landscape Architect: Gillespies
Acoustic Engineer: Sandy Brown
Contractors: Al Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading and Hip Hing Construction Company (Phase 1A); Arabian Construction Company (Phase 1B)
Client: Mubadala Development Company

AE Interest:
The science and technology institute is powered by a 10MW solar PV plant, the PV modules on the Masdar City boundary are the largest in the Middle East; the buildings are fitted with water efficient fixtures, smart water reduction and monitoring technologies and efficient laundry systems; [a] the wastewater, recycled at the city’s treatment plant, is also reused for irrigation; the project used special concrete mixtures and sustainable forest woods to reduce carbon emissions. [b]
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Building: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Address: 415 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210
Owners: Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
Architect: HNTB Architecture, Inc., Rafael Vinoly Architects
Contract Value: $530,000,000
Size: 1,700,000 sq. ft.
Completed: 2004

AE Interest: LEED Silver as of May 2016, Siphonic Roof Draining System was the first of its type in the United States, atypical drainage system eliminated the need for a retention tank and pump system [1]

    
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Building: Council House 2
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Address:  218-240 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Project Director: Rob Adams
Design Director: Mick Pearce with DesignInc.
Design Architect: Stephen Webb
Architect of Record: Jean-Claude Bertoni
Architect: Mick Pearce with DesignInc.
Structural/Civil Engineers: Bonacci Group
Services Engineer: Lincolne Scott
Main Contractor: Hansen Yuncken
Environmental Consultant: Advanced Environmental Concepts
Size: 134,940 sq. ft.
Completed: 2006

AE interest: Operates in two seasonal modes, as well as day and night mode. First new office building to meet and exceed 6 Star rating under Green Star by Green Building Council of Australia. Yellow wind cowls and photovoltaic roof panels generate portion of electricity. Purge windows for cooling. Operable timber shutters on western facade. One complete air change per half hour.

   
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Building: Marco Polo Tower
Location: HafenCity district of Hamburg, Germany
Address:  Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
Architect: Behnish Architects
Structural Engineers: Weber Poll
MEP Engineer: Heinze Stockfisch Grabis + Partner
Project Manager: Hochtief 
Owners: Hochtief and Dahler & Company Immobilien
Size: 134,549 sq. ft.
Completed: 2009

AE interest: Each floor turned a few degrees about a central axis, providing spectacular views for all apartments. Organic design of balcony terraces, providing shade for recessed facades. Roof features vacuum panels and solar collectors for cooling and heating. Holistic ecological building concept.

  
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Building: Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
Location: Hyderabad,  Andhra Pradesh, India
Address:  Survey No.64, Kothaguda Post, R R District, Hyderabad, Telangana 500084, India
Architect: Karan Grover
Energy Consultants: Tata Energy Research Institute
Structural Engineers: Comten Engineers
Landscape Architects: Arati Chari & Associates
Size: 20,000 sq. ft.
Completed: 2003

AE interest: LEED platinum  rating [1], 24 kW produced by photovoltaic system meeting 20% of building energy, Climate responsive design utilizing prevailing winds, 60% of roof covered by vegetation [2], courtyards used as light wells rendering 90% of spaces have natural light, 96% of building waste recycled [3]

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Building: George Washing ton University – Milken Institute School of Public Health
Architect: Payette
Associate Architect: Ayers Saint Gross Architects
Civil Engineer: Wilen Mensch Corporation
MEP/ FP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers Inc
Structural Engineer: Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates
LEED Consultant: S.D. Keppler & Associates, LLC
Lighting Designer: Atelier Ten
Elevator Consultant: Zipf Associates, Inc.
Acoustical / Audiovisual: Shen Milsom Wilke
Code Consultant: Rolf Jensen Associates
Fire Protection Consultant: R.W. Sullivan Engineering
Location: Washington, DC
Size: 161,100 sf
Completion: 2014

AE Interest:
LEED Platinum; Green Roof; Low flow plumbing and rainwater collection system to reduce potable water consumption; use of local and recycled building materials [a]; Energy efficient lighting in classrooms and conference rooms; Use of chilled beams and mass air displacement in heating and cooling systems [b].
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Building: Atocha Railway Station
Location: Madrid, Spain
Architect: Alberto de Palacio Elissagne and Gustave Eiffel (1892), Rafael Moneo (1992)
Structural Engineer: Henry Saint James (first remodel)
Completion:  1852 (original), 1892 (first remodel), 1992 (current)

AE interest: Wrought iron trusses in main building deisgned with Gustave Eiffel, 4000 square meter botanical garden in main area, remodel work into existing historical site, largest railway station in Spain [a]

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Building: Green Lighthouse
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Purpose: Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen
Architect: Christensen & Co
Engineering Consultant: COWI
Contractor: Hellerup Byg
Size:10,441 sf
Completion: 2009

AE Interest:
LEED Gold certified; Denmark’s first CO2 neutral building; Uses solar cells, solar panels, natural ventilation and solar screening to aid with cooling; Large windows and skylights provide ample daylight; Insulated walls of 400mm thick (twice as thick as normal) used to keep energy consumption at a minimum [a].
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Building: Pixel
Location: Melbourne Australia
Adress: Queensberry Street 205, 3053 Melbourne, Australia
Design Architect: studio505
Landscape Architect: studio505 and University of Melbourne
Structural Engineers: VDM Group
Carbon Analysis: RMIT University Centre for Design
ESD Engineer: Umow Lai & Associates
Acoustic Engineer: Marshall Day Acoustics

AE Interest: Australia’s first carbon neutral office building, generates all water and electricity on site, scored 105 LEED points [a], recycled color panels used to maximize sunlight, shade, view, and glare control, green roof with native grass used for rain water collection
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Building:  The Change Initiative Building
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Address: Sheikh Zayed Road
Design Architect: HOK
Architect of Record: HOK
Sustainable design and services: Ramboll
M+E Engineer: Ramboll
Size 34,000 sq. ft.

AE Interest: LEED Platinum certification, surpassing all previous records for sustainability[a], retail for energy conservation, waste management, and organic food, architects created a customer learning environment focusing on energy, water, waste, and household [b], heat reflective windows, reused and recycled water, most of the building’s interior materials were recycled [c].
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Building: The Edge
Location: The Zuidas, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Address: Gustav Mahlerlaan 2970
Design Architect: PLP Architecture
Interior Architect: Fokkema & Partners
Structural Engineers: Van Rossum Consulting Engineers
MEP Consultants: Deerns
Sustainability Consultant: C2N Bouwmanagement
Size: 40,000 sm
Completion: 2015

AE Interests: Received the highest BREEAM rating that has been awarded to an office building (2016) due to its innovative sustainable design. It is energy positive by using 70% less electricity than other office buildings of its size by using solar power panels and a geothermal well . To reduce the energy cost even more the building was shaped based on the path of the sun and they co-developed the Light-over Ethernet (LoE) LED System with Philips to adjust energy use [a].

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Building: SUNY-ESF Gateway Center
Location: Syracuse, New York
Address: 1 Forestry Drive
Architect: Architerra
Structural Engineers: Clark Engineering & Surveying, P.C.
MEP / FP Engineer: vanZelm, Heywood & Shadford
Civil Engineer: Bryant Associates, P.C.
Geotechnical / Environmental: Dente
Size: 54,000 sf
Cost: $20.4 M
Completion: 2013

AE Interest: LEED Platinum 2014, carbon neutrality goal by 2015 plan included housing a district energy plant in the Gateway Building to reduce carbon production and promote energy independence [a]. The Heat and Power Plant produces 60% of campus heating and 20% of electricity uses a variation of green energy [b].

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Building:  Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies
Location: Oberlin, OH
Address: 122 Elm Street, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Design Architect: William McDonough + Partners
Civil Engineer: CT Consultants
M+E Engineer: Lev Zetlin Associates
Contractor: Mosser Construction, Inc.
Size: 13,600 SF
Cost: $6,405,000
Completed in January 2001

AE Interest:
Zero-energy building and net-energy exporter [a], Photovoltaic solar panels, natural ventilation, etc. [b], “The Living Machine” purifies wastewater for reuse [c], AIA Top Ten [d]
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Building:  The BLOX
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Neighborhood: Prague 6 – Dejvice
Design Architect: DAM.architekti
Green Consultant: Arcadis
Construction Manager: STRABAG SE
Size: 16,200 square meters
Completed in 2015

AE Interest: BREEAM – Outstanding certification [a], Follows Dejvice neighborhood 1920s urbanistic scheme [b]
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