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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.

Articles:  1, 2

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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]
[a, b, 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].

Article: [1]

Video: [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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Full list of specifications and consultants found here: [1]

    
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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]

[1, 2, 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].
[a,b]

Awards [1]
[1]

       
[1, 2, 3]

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]

[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].
[a]

Video [1]
[1]

  

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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
[a]

  
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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].
[a,b,c]

    
[1,2,3]

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].

[a]

Video: [1]

    
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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].

[a,b]

Video: [1]

[1] [2] [3]

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]
[a, b, c, 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]
[a, b]

    
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Building name: Geelen Counterflow
Location: Haelen, The Netherlands
Design Architect: Architecten En Bouwmeesters
Landscape Architect: Natuur bij huis
Structural Engineer: Adviesbureau Lüning
Electrical Consultant: Electro Duyckers
Construction Manager: Wagemans Bouwadvies
Ecological Consultant: Laneco
Size: 2800 sqm (24757 sqft)
Completion: 2017

AE interest: Highest ever BREEAM score of 99.94%. It is an office building with a canteen that generates 50% more energy with it’s solar panels than it uses. Mass-timber without adhesives used for structure. Utilizes LED lighting controlled by presence, rain water storage, solar heat collectors, triple glazed windows, Rubber floors, an Ecological Garden, and many other environmental features.

   
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Building name: Roxbury E+
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Design Architect: Interface Studio Architects (ISA)
Architect of Record: Urbanica Design
Structural Engineer: DM Berg Consultants, PC
M+E Engineer: Engineering Design Build, Inc
Construction Manager: Urbanica Construction
Size: 7883.0 sqf
Completion: 2013

AE interest: LEED Platinum. Affordable sustainable housing design, net positive energy houses (produce more energy than they consume), wood frame, Use of orientation and angled roof to maximize photo-voltaic panels. Use of passive ventilation, energy star appliances, heavy insulation and high efficiency HRVs (Heat Recovery Ventilator).

Interface Studio Architects – Roxbury E+

       
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Building: Austin Central Library
Location: Austin, Texas
Address: 710 W. Cesar Chavez St.
Design Architect: Lake Flato and Shepley Bulfinch joint venture
Landscape Architect: Coleman & Associates
Structural Engineers: PE Structural Consultants and Datum Engineers, Inc.
M+E Engineer: Jose I. Guerra, Inc.
Site Service Electrical Engineer: Harutunian Engineering, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Urban Design Group
Plumbing Engineer: Encotech Engineering
Size: 198,000 SF
Completion: August 2017

AE Interest: anticipated LEED platinum rating [a], rainwater harvesting system to fill toilets and irrigate surrounding landscaping, 567 solar panel system on top of main building to power a third of the building, rooftop vegetation garden [b], regional and recycled construction materials, use of daylight and LEDs, demand controlled ventilation, variable air and water flow [c] `
[a, b, c]

Video of construction time-lapse: [1]

[1], [2], [3]

Building: Treet
Address: Damsgårdsveien 99
Location: Bergen, Norway
Architect: Artec
Structural Engineer: SWECO Norway
Glu-lam and CLT structures: Moelven
Module production: Kodumaja
Completion: 2015

AE Interest: world’s tallest wooden building at 14 stories (as of 2016); load borne by glu-lam trusses with high-capacity connections; high degree of prefabrication, including prefabricated residential modules; CLT in elevator shaft, internal walls, balconies and stairwells

Article: [1, 2, 3]

    
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Building: The Cotton Gin at the CO-OP District
Location: Hutto, TX
Address: 420 US-79
Design Architect: Antenora Architects LLP
Structural Engineer: Architectural Engineers Collaborative
Civil Engineer: Bury
MEP Engineer: TTG
General Contractor: American Constructors Inc
Landscape Architect: TBG Partners
Size: 7,800 sf
Cost: $985K [b]
Recipient of the 2017 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture

AE Interest:
Reuse of 2 existing 1938 cotton gin structures, public event space, exposed steel structure, perforated stainless steel over glass [c]

Article: [a]

    
[1,2]

Building: Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center
Location: Nanjing, China
Architect: MAD Architects
Client: Jiangsu Zendai Commercial Culture Development co., ltd
Associate Engineers: CCDI group; Nanjing Kingdom Architecture Design co., ltd
Landscape Architect: Earth Asia Design Group
Status: Under Construction

AE Interest:
Was built with clean construction materials, incorporates ponds, waterfalls, brooks, and pools to collect and recycle rainwater, permeable glass screens and vertical shading fins.[a]
[a]

   
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Building:  The Spiral
Location: New York, NY
Address: 66 Hudson Boulevard
Design Architect: BIG Architects
Size: 2.85 million sf
Currently in progress

AE Interest:
1,005 ft rise, 27,000 sf of retail, 20,000 units of housing, terraces ascend one per floor, interior office spaces, and linear green spaces [a]
[a]

Video: [1,2]

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Building: 152 Elizabeth
Location: New York City, New York
Architect: Tadao Ando
Landscape Architecture: Paul Friedberg and Partners
Interior Design: Gabellini Sheppard Associates
Size: 32,000 sqf
Completion: 2016

AE Interests: Poured-in-place concrete, living green wall measuring 55-feet-high and 99-feet-wide, airport-quality exterior glass to ensure sound-proofing, a floor-to ceiling water wall [a], a place of sanctuary, incorporates light, air, sound, and water to reach harmony [b]
[a,b]

     
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Building:  Learning Hub (The Hive)
Location: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Address: 52 Nanyang Ave, Singapore
Design Architect: Heatherwick Studio
Lead Architect: CPG Consultants
Civil & Structural Engineer: TYLin International
M+E Engineer: Bescon Consulting Engineers
Size: 14,000 sm (150,695 sf)

AE Interest: large courtyard linking all 12 towers; corner-less classrooms for better student-teacher interaction [a]; Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Platinum Award [a]; 10 different silicon mixtures hold together the handmade concrete towers [b]; 3D artwork cast onto concrete walls [b]; classrooms use water-filled metal coils to control air temperature (silent convection) [b]

Sources: [a, b]

     
[1, 2, 3, 4]

Building: Bombay Sapphire Distillery,
Location: Laverstroke, England, U.K.
Address: Laverstoke Mill, London Road, Whitchurch RG28 7NR
Architect: Heatherwick Studio
(Glass House) Structural Engineer: Arup
M&E Engineer: Couch Perry Wilkes
Civil and Structural Engineer: Graham Schofield Associates
Size: 4,500 sm (48,438 sf)

AE Interest: world’s first botanical distillery that uses heat from distillery to introduce specific climates into the two glasshouses [a]; 893 glass pieces and 1.25+ km of stainless steel [a]; BREEAM Rating: ‘Outstanding’ [a]; Edwardian and Victorian historic buildings meet contemporary restoration [b]; Located in conservation area on the River Test [c]

Sources: [a, b, c]

Video: [1]

   
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Building:  Pacific Place
Location: Queensway, Hong Kong, China
Address: 88 Queensway, Hong Kong, China
Architect: Wong and Ouyang, LTD
Lead Designer: Heatherwick Studio
Design Consultant & Engineer: HDA
Size: 650,000 sm (6,997,000 sf)

AE Interest: restaurant features terrace ribbons intertwined with structural columns [a]; four mixed-used towers on four-floor shopping mall [b]; reduced energy use through clever uses of glass to provide natural glass [b]; heavy use of natural wood and stone [b]; elimination of angular edges to remove the previously dated look [c]

Sources: [a, b, c]

        
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Building: 48 North Canal Road
Location: Singapore
Architect: WOHA
Civil and Structural Engineer: CP Lim & Partners
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Squire Mech Pte Ltd
Contractor: Takenaka Corporation
Project Year: 2012
Size: 1370 sqm

AE Interest:
First four floors used for “pocket park”/informal space [1], front shopfront is used as formal meeting rooms starting on the fourth floor [2], front shop front was modeled after previous demolished building to maintain ethnic roots [3].
[1,2,3]

          [a,b,c,d,e,f]

Building: School of the Arts Singapore
Location: Singapore
Completed: 2009
Architect: WOHA
Structural and Civil Engineer: WorleyParsons
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: Lincolne Scott
Contractor: Tiong Aik Construction
Built Area: 52945.0 sqm

AE Interest:
Theaters and art halls on street level encourage community involvement [2], Theaters created with box-in-box design to eliminate noise [3], separated tower design allows breezeway between towers [2], Naturally ventilated classrooms are kept cool with layered meshes and screens [3].
[1,2,3]

      
[1,2,3,4,5]

Building: Genexis Theater
Location: Singapore
Completed: 2008
Architect(s): WOHA, Arup
Structural Engineer: Jurong Consultants pte ltd
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: Jurong Consultants pte ltd
Contractors: Jurong Consultants pte ltd, Shimizu

AE Interests: Housed inside a sphere like shape [5], 400,000 timber beads used to reduce echo on backstage [a], 560 adjustable seats can be removed to create thrust stage [d], lobby constructed of untreated wood, steel and timber [d], winner of president’s design award [d].
Sources: [a,b,c,d,e]

      
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Building: Cristalchile Bottling Factory
Location: Llay-Llay, Chile
Architect: Guillermo Hevia Architects (GH+A)
Collaborating Architect: Francisco Carrión G.
Development/CAD: Marcela Suazo M.
Built Area: 27500 sqm
Completed: 2006

AE Interest:
undulating rooftops are “image of a mantle moved by the winds of the area”, passive ventilation, Venturi effect ” hot air from production area  is taken  out and temperature is dissipated through holes in the glass facades”, glass facades, only natural zenithal lighting during the day, geothermic heating [a]
[a]

     
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Building: Carozzi Production and Research Food Center
Location: San Bernardo, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Owner: CAROZZI
Architect: Gulliermo Hevia Architects (GH+A)
Lead Architects: Tomás Villalón A., Francisco Carrión G., Javier González E.
Collaborating Architects: Maureen Hänel G., Felipe Urrejola C.
Structural Engineer: Yanko Morales U.
Contractor: Constructora ENV Ltda.
Size: 52000 sqm
Completed: 2012

AE Interest:
Undulating roofs mimic Andes mountains, “passive ventilation, water recovery, natural illumination, rational use of the hydric resources”, “double skins, ventilated façades”, public space between factories, interprets the geographic environment [a]
[a]

    
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Building: Ferreteria O’Higgins
Location: Pudahuel, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Architect: Guillermo Hieva Architects (GH+A)
Lead Architects: Tomás Villalón A., Francisco Carrión G, Robin Renner
Contractor: Pitágora S.A.
Lighting: Opendark
Exterior Skin: Hunter Douglas
Climate Consultant: BIOTECH Chile Consultores Ltda.

AE Interest:
Corten steel double skin that “protects the inside from the exterior temperature and direct solar radiation”, wall as thermal barrier, “vertical Venturi effect of passive ventilation”, geothermic weather conditioning, translucent veils, insulated panel interior, displays shades of orange and brown throughout the day [a]
[a]

                
[1,2,3,4,5]

Building: Municipal Healthcare Centres San Blas + Usera + Villaverde
Location: Madrid, Spain
Architect: Estudio Entresitio
Structural Engineer: María José Camporro (architect)

AE Interest: made up of 3 buildings, all have the exact same floor plan, but made of different materials; competition was for San Blas and Usera locations, but had same client, use, and budget; Usera’s façade is made of perforated metal panels with a gold finish, San Blas is concrete cast in horizontal timbers with blue tiles finish, Villaverde is made of a mixture of transparent, translucent, and opaque panels [a]; Villaverde was a separate commission and sits on a separate site; All 3 are mixed use spaces; considered “placeless buildings”; Loose orthogonal grid; Non-stop visual continuity inside each building down long corridors [b]
[a,b]

            
[1,2,3,4]

Building: The Interlace
Location: Singapore
Architect: Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
Landscape Architect: ICN Design International
Structural Engineer: Squire Mech
Structural Engineering Façade: Arup
Project Year: Completed 2013
Size: 170,000 m²

AE Interest: residential; made up of 31 apartment blocks (each 6 stories tall and identical in length) stacked hexagonally around 8 large courtyards; alternative to the usual vertical towers built in tropical environments [a]; shared spaces mixed among private spaces and integrated into nature creates a natural, community feeling [b]
[a,b]

                
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Building: Holland Green
Location: London, UK
Architect: Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
Collaborating Architect: Allies & Morrison
Structural Engineer: Arup
Services Engineer: Arup
Project Year: Completed 2016
Size: 323,000 ft²

AE Interest: made up of residential buildings and one main exhibition hall [a]; Residential buildings – rectilinear geometries, façade is made up of 2 parts: identical vertical windows and a grid-like structural system, height of each building is proportional to surrounding green space; main exhibition hall – “tent in the park”, parabolic roof lines to contrast residential buildings [b]
[a,b]

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Building: HSBC Headquarters
Location: Hong Kong Island
Address: Hong Kong, China
Completed: 1986
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineers: Ove Arup and Partners
M + E Engineers: Roger Preston and Partners
Size: 99,000 m². Three Towers at 29, 36, and 44 stories high
Awards: Won Structural Steel Award, Royal Academy Premier Architectural Award.

AE Interests: Building based upon three foundation towers with pre-cast materials situated in to complete the structure (a). The building maintains notable versatility allowing the bank to easily alter space to meet their needs (b).

[a] [b]

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Building: Century Tower
Location: Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, Japan
Completion: 1991
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Arup
M+E Engineer: J Roger, Preston and Partners
Size: 26,590 meters², 136.6 meters tall, two towers 19 & 21 stories tall.
Awards: Lightweight Medal Cladding Award, Institution of Structural Engineers Special Award.

AE Interests: Expanded on the Foster design idea of HSBC Headquarters to create an office environment with high quality architecture and originality (a).  Previously due to fire regulations combining an open office atrium with open floor space had been prohibited; however, using smoke activated baffles, inspired by airplane wing flaps, and fans, the smoke could be drawn out by increasing air flow to desired levels (a).

(a)

[1] [2] [3] [4]

Building: 50 UN Plaza Residential Appartment
Location: First Avenue and 46th Street New York City, USA
Architect: Foster + Partners; with SLCE collaborating
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk Group
M +E Engineer: Flack and Kurz
Size: 309,300 ft²;42 story’s

AE Interests: Situated Across the Street from United Nations Headquarters in New York (a). Constructed with an environmental conscience using recycled materials and recycled water for irrigation purposes. (b)

(a)  (b)

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Building: S11
Address: Steckelhörn 11, Hamburg, Germany
Architect: Jürgen Mayer
Structural Engineer: WTM
Client: Cogiton Projekt Altstadt GmbH
Completed: 2009

AE Interest: Triangular footprint, 26.4m front, 1.3m rear; placed directly between two buildings. Facade is built from sheet and corrugated metal. Texture and color of the metals allow for the building to fit in with its more classical neighbors; cantilevered elements on the facade match the massing in adjacent building. Part of larger “Hafen City” development. [a]

Source: [a]

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Bridge: Viaduc de la Savoureuse
Location: crosses the Savoureuse valley between Montbéliard and Belfort, France
Completed: 2011
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Bridge Designer:  Jean Muller International (Egis Group)
Structural Consultant: COREDIA
Civil Engineer: Effiage TP
Geotechnical Consultant: Fondasol
Project Manager: Setec

AE Interests: Bridge is part of a high-speed train link, covers a distance of 800 m of the 1,300 m rail, Lateral girders span between a series of parallel steel portal frames, tetrapod piles support the duct while bearing down on tapered concrete pads. [a]
[a]

 
 
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Building:  Trollstigen Visitor Center
Location: Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Address: Trollstigen, 6300 Åndalsnes, Norway
Design Architect: Reiulf Ramstad
Structural Engineer: Dr Techn. Kristoffer Apeland AS
Mechanical Engineer: Erichsen & Horgen Engineering AS
Electrical Engineer: Norconsult
Contractor: Christie Opsahl AS
Project Year: Completed 2012
Size: 200000.0 sqm

AE Interest:
Visitor center and viewing platform built for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration [a]; structure and materials resistant to extreme stress from heavy snow loads [b]; low energy consumption and on site mini hydro plant makes building completely self-sufficient in terms of energy [c].
[a,b,c]

Video: [1] Building first mentioned at min 1:18

 
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Building:  Norwegian Mountaineering Center
Location: Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Design Architect: Reiulf Ramstad
Project year: Completed 2016
Contractor: M. Kristiseter
Size: 200000.0 sqm

AE Interest: Adventure center and public project for Norway [a]; total planning time 10 years [b]; reflective rectilinear façade made of different shades of bronze and silver tiles [c]
[a, b, c]

Project and construction team in Norwegian [1]

More information [1, 2]

 

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Building:  University College Østfold Halden
Location: Remmen, 1783 Halden, Norway
Design Architect: Reiulf Ramstad
Project year: 2006
Structural Engineer: Dr Techn. Kristoffer Apeland AS, Oslo Norway
Mechanical Engineer: Erichsen & Horgen Engineering AS, Oslo Norway
Electrical Engineer: Støltun Engineering AS, Norway
Contractor: NCC Norway
Size: 28000.0 sqm

AE Interest: A refurbished education building for the Østfold University College’s Helden Campus [a]; the use of glass and skylights reduced the dependence on artificial light; use of mass and strategic structural planning allows building’s internal temperature to remain close to constant all year long; has a rectilinear geometry [b]
[a, b]

   
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Building: Clareview Community Recreation Centre and Library
Location: 3804 139 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Architects: Teeple Architects, Architecture Tkalcic Bengert
Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christoffersen
Mechanical Engineer: Stantec
Electrical Engineer: AECOM
Contractor: Clark Builders
Client: Edmonton Public Library
Status: Completed in 2014

AE Interest: LEED Silver, designed for urban context of community, connects local rail station to roads, environmental controls support sustainability [a]

[a]

Articles: [1]

 
[1, 2]

Building: 60 Richmond East Housing Development
Location: 60 Richmond St E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Architect: Teeple Architects
Project Manager: Chris Radigan
Project Architects: Richard Lai, William Elsworthy
Structural Engineer: CPE Structural Consultants Limited
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Jain & Associates
Contractor: Bird Construction Company
Client: Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Status: Completed in 2010
Size: 99,000 sq.ft.

AE Interest: Urban permaculture [a], LEED Gold, 6^th floor community garden irrigated by rain run-off, first housing co-operative built in Toronto in almost 20 years [b]

[a, b]

Articles: [1]