We consistently work towards incorporating energy-saving tactics into the buildings we design. We profile projects detailing energy-saving statistics. We are committed to energy-efficient spaces and reducing the environmental impact of each building.
We’re looking at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, located just blocks from the White House. The project incorporates numerous sustainable features, including a green roof, native plantings, low-flow plumbing fixtures, lighting controls, C02 monitoring and numerous local, rapidly renewable and recycled content materials. The building’s HVAC systems consist of both active chilled beam and mass air displacement technologies.
While the university’s medical center was founded in 1824, the School itself was only established recently in 1997 and has never had a true “home.” Instead, its seven departments currently occupy space in various university buildings and several leased locations in and around GW’s Foggy Bottom campus. This project, a signature new building for the School, is intended to help create a singular identity to the general public.
Energy reduction from the code baseline.
Which is equal to the annual energy consumed by 202 residential homes.
Reduction in lighting power density.
Reduction in building water usage.
Which is equal to 6,173 bathtubs per year.
Reduction in stormwater runoff.
The green roof and greywater system capture the equivalent of 322 bathtubs of water per year.
Of the roof area is vegetated.
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Northeastern EXP features an organic pinwheel design, shaping research and classroom neighborhoods with shared community spaces radiating from the core to define each area. The building façade was tuned to achieve a 78% reduction in peak solar heat gain and a 62% reduction in cumulative solar radiation leading to energy use reductions and reduced mechanical system sizing. The use of stainless steel further leads to an embodied carbon reduction of almost one million tons when compared to aluminum while the natural stainless surface reflects light in a natural and warm tone giving the building an inherent energy.
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