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Green Building Design
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THE ADAMS JOSEPH LEWIS CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES,
OBERLIN COLLEGE, OBERLIN, OHIO
This 13,600 square foot environmental studies building contains offices, classrooms, labs, a resource center, and an auditorium. Designed to "redefine the relationship between humankind and the environment," Oberlin's new environmental studies center runs on sunlight and teaches students about sustainability. It's green features include: passive solar heating and natural convective cooling of common areas; ground source heat pumps for heating and cooling individual rooms; electricity provided by 3700 square feet of PV panel; daylighting to minimize electric lighting; daylight-harvesting electric lighting; R-21 walls and R-30 to 40 roof assemblies; advanced glazing systems; sustainably harvested wood for structure and furniture; materials with recycled content; reusable/recyclable carpet; operable windows, low VOC products, CO2 sensors and demand control ventilation for indoor air quality; "living machine" to purify black water from toilets; creation of wetlands and restoration of site; 79% reduction in energy use vs. base case new classroom building designed to code.
See: http://www.oberlin.edu/newserv/esc/escabout.html
C.K. CHOI BUILDING FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ASIAN RESEARCH,
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VANVOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Since 1992, UBC has sought to incorporate green design in its new building projects. The C.K. Choi building was the first building designed and constructed under this initiative. The 30,000 square foot structure contains office space, grad student work stations, and seminar rooms. It has many green design features including maximization of day light and natural ventilation; 0.5 watts per square foot electric lighting density; daylight and occupancy sensor lighting controls; 50% of materials in building are reused or recycled (e.g. 60% of all timber beams and all doors and frames are salvaged from demolished buildings); no sewer connection; composting toilets and waterless urinals; recycling of gray water from sinks for irrigation along with collected rain water from the roof.
See: http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/2ourinitiatives/green_build.html
MCLEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER,
NORTHLAND COLLEGE, ASHLAND, WISCONSIN
This $4.1 million investment in green building design demonstrates Northland College's commitment to developing a sustainable future. The 32,373 square foot two-story student housing complex has 114 residents and is used in the college's curriculum to teach about energy performance, green materials, building lifecycles and sustainability. Computers monitor the building's renewable systems: passive solar South wing; a 20-kilowatt wind turbine, a solar domestic hot water system, and three photovoltaic panels. Students were involved throughout the design process. Other features include: high efficiency gas boilers and light fixtures; operable windows instead of air conditioning; heat recovery ventilation; low-flow showers and toilet fixtures; composting toilets; low VOC finishes to ensured exceptional indoor air quality; high recycled content products; bio-composite counter surfaces; and regionally harvested wood. The building was designed to be 50% more energy and water efficient than a typical college residence designed to code.
See: http://www.northland.edu/studentlife/ELLC/index.html
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